90.3 The Rock wants
you to support live music in Knoxville. Here are some great concerts
coming soon thanks to some help from your friends at 90.3 The Rock...Progressive
Radio for Knoxville!
Clarence Brown Theatre Presents a Special Collaboration with the KSO for AMADEUS Sept. 8-19
90.3 The
Rock thanks The Clarence Brown Theatre at The University of Tennessee, a
nonprofit organization for their support of WUTK programming.WUTK is proud to be a media sponsor for most of the
2010-2011 season of performances.
Tickets for
"Amadeus," a collaboration with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
which runs September 8th through 19th at Clarence Brown
Theatre main stage can be purchased now by calling 865-974-5161 or at www.clarencebrowntheatre.org.Amadeus is
directed by artistic director Calvin MacLean, and Conducted by Maestro Lucas Richman.A link to Clarence Brown Theatre is on our home page..
Sound Off Battle of the Bands Line-Up Selected!
90.3 The Rock and The Square Room Present:
2nd SOUND OFF BATTLE OF THE BANDS
THE SQUARE ROOM October 2010 – March 2011 – 1st Wednesday / each month All ages event 7pm doors * 8 pm show time
25 SEMI-FINALISTS ANNOUNCED!
Wednesday, October 6 Arpetrio Dishwater Blonde Johnny Astro & The Big Bang Pegasi 51 Soulfinger
Wednesday, November 3 The Big Deuce Brimstone Treehouse The Great Great Pines Silver Jubilee The Theorizt
Wednesday, December 1 The Black Jack of Ballarat Danielle Madison Dave Dykes & The Grateful Heart Elliot Collett Jason Ellis
Wednesday, January 12** Notice this is not the first Wednesday of the month. It has been moved up a week to accommodate any holiday traveling & semester schedule conflicts. Bone Prophet The Fontinelles Gene Priest & The Cardinal Sin The Hotshot Freight Train Skytown Riot
Wednesday, February 2 Davis Mitchell The Gentleman Conspiracy Lions Madre Rally
Wednesday, March 2 FINALS
In the event that a band/musician cannot perform on the assigned evening the following 2 bands will serve as alternates: 1. Butcher Brothers 2. The Albees
90.3 THE ROCK, in partnership with The Square Room, Metro Pulse, TVC/UTTV, Rock Snob Records, Rik's Music, Nouveau Graphics, and AC Entertainment are proud to present the 2nd Sound Off Battle of the Bands competition taking place the first Wednesday night of each month beginning in October and running through March!
First Friday 6-Pack Concert Raises over $500 for WUTK!
90.3 The Rock thanks One Eighty Magazine, The Square Room, all the great bands who played live, and all who showed to to support the first-ever ‘First Friday 6-pack! We raised enough money to cover our tech support fee for the new computer server install. What a great night of music and positive vibes! The Square Room Friday, Sept 3rd Doors open at 5 p.m. All ages event 'FIRST FRIDAY 6-PACK' benefits WUTK. Minimum $1.80 donation requested at the door.
$1.80 PBR First 180 beers free on behalf of Cherokee Distributing Must have valid photo ID and be 21 and over for alcohol.
Also a release party for the September issue of 180 MAGAZINE. More details coming at you soon! Ticket Information: Venue: Minimum $1.80 donation The Square Room Requested at the door 865-544-4199
Gold Standard Hip Hop Show Hits WUTK Airwaves Sunday Nights at 10!
90.3
The Rock has been Knoxville’s
original home for rap and hip hop music since the early eighties.And now, The Gold Standard Hip Hop Show Sunday
nights from ten until midnight brings you the best mix of classic rap, and the
freshest hip hop.
The
Gold Standard Hip Hop show is a DJ-centric program featuring live mixing, guest
DJs, and classic mixes from some of the world’s best hip hop deejays.
Gold Standard is K-Town's source of breaking music way before anyone else spins it.Throw in a healthy mix of hip hop’s foundation
classic tunes, a current event and news section along with discussion, and artist
interviews.
Gold
Standard features only the highest quality of music that meets the standards
set forth during the golden era of Hip Hop.So join DJ Wigs and M.C. Culpepper Sunday nights at ten for The Gold
Standard Hip Hop show, only on Knoxville’s first home for hip hop, 90.3 The
Rock.
WUTK is proud to sponsor this year's moogfest 2010!
moogfest 2010
Line-Up Announced!
90.3 The Rockis proud to be a promotional partner with the first-ever moogfest!Moogfest - the annual event honoring the remarkable vision of Robert Moog and his amazing musical inventions that changed the course of music - is reinventing itself. This year, moogfest 2010 will move from New York City to Asheville, NC - the place Bob Moog called home for the last 30 years of his life and will expand to a 3-day, multi-venue event during the weekend of October 29 -31, 2010. During the festival, moogfest 2010 will host artists and audiences from throughout the world in different venues throughout Asheville’s beautiful, historic downtown. The line-up of artists performing at moogfest reads like WUTK’s play list.Take a look at this!
90.3 The
Rock thanks Carleo Entertainment and 90 Proof and SOUTHBOUND at One-Oh-Six South Central Street in the OldCity
for their support of programming.
90 Proof
and The Rock’s Fire on the Mountain jam band show present Free Jam with Free J,
an open mic jam session for local bands and musicians Wednesday nights at 8 at
Southbound.No cover for those 21 and over. $5 each for 18-20 year olds. Musicians are encouraged to bring their own instruments, but a drum kit is provided.
Counter Culture,
featuring open decks for area electronic deejays Thursday nights at 9 at 90
Proof is also free for those 21 and over, and $5 cover for 18-20 year olds.
Performing
live at 90 Proof this Thursday, August 12th is Galdytron, Fresh Hats
Tight Beats, Dialectic Sines, Alex Falk, and Meatball Madness.This is an 18 and over show with $7 admission.
And this Friday, August 13th is a
Fundraiver at 90 Proof with Fast Nasty, electric Arc, and Magma Blood.Proceeds benefit the Gulf Coast Relief Fund. Free show, but donation recommended, please!
More
info about Southbound and 90 Proof can be found at www.carleoentertainmen.com.
WUTK presents Ghostland Obervatory live at the Valarium Friday, September 17th!
90.3 The Rock and our Thursday night electronic music show “The Midnight Voyage” present Ghostland Observatory live at the Valarium Friday, September 17th. Doors open at 8p.m. And a link to purchase tickets can be found at www.thevalarium.com.
Ghostland Observatory is composed of front man Aaron Behrens and drummer/composer Thomas Turner. Their blend of electronics, drums, guitars, and vocals will hit the Valarium stage! Tunes from Ghostland Observatory can be heard on 90.3 The Rock, including the song “Dancing On My Grave.”
Tickets are $20 in advance and $22 at the door and more info on the band can be found at www.ghostlandobservatory.net.
WUTK sponsors 2010 Brewers Jam Saturday, October 16th at World's Fair Park!
WUTK is proud to be a sponsor of the 2010 Knoxville Brewer's Jam taking place Saturday, October 16th at World's Fair Park. Along with the celebration of handmade craft beers from over 30 local and regional breweries from around the south, there will also be live music from
90.3 The Rock presents Dark Star Orchestra at the Valarium Thursday, September 9th!
90.3 The Rock and our Tuesday night jam-band show “Fire On the Mountain” proudly present AN EVENING WITH DARK STAR ORCHESTRA live at the Valarium Thursday, September 9th. Doors open at 8p.m. and tickets are now available at www.thevalarium.com.
DARK STAR ORCHESTRA’S shows are built around the extensive catalogue of the Grateful Dead. The band plays a series of songs performed throughout the Dead’s thirty-year career the same way a composer would interpret the music of classical composers.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $22 at the door.
Band of Horses at the TN Theatre tickets are on sale now!
90.3 The Rock welcomes Band of Horses to the Tennessee Theatre Saturday, October 16th. Doors open at 7p.m. and tickets are on sale now at all tickets unlimited outlets, by phone at 656-1200 or online at www.knoxvilletickets.com.
Led by lead singer Ben Bridwell, Seattle's Band of Horses is touring to support the release of their latest album Infinite Arms. The band blends country roots sounds with indie rock. Songs from the new album can be heard on The Rock, including the single "Laredo."
