WMBRBQ 2017 happened earlier today! WMBRBQ is our annual Spring picnic/barbecue for station members.
Here are some photos of the day, taken by Eurah Ko (host of Magic Lantern) –
Events
Fred Fest VI
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Fred Fest is an annual concert featuring New England rock acts, thrown together by WMBR and the students of the East Campus dorm, with support by MIT’s Large Event Fund. Over 200 people came out to see this year’s acts, Sarah Borrello, Dressed for the Occasion, and Nemes.
Here’s some photos from this year’s event, courtesy of Billy De Maio, host of Madame Resistance on Mondays at 11PM.
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Ampersand Variety Show TONIGHT! 8:00 pm, Bartos Theater
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Our Ampersand Concert Series continues TONIGHT, September 12th!
Tonight at 8:00, we’re continuing our concert series with a variety show! We will be hosting acoustic and lo-fi acts from MIT and the community with acts: Ken Field, The Peter Godart Trio, Brendan Little, Hoonah, Charlie Kohlhase and Curt Newton, and Jeff Breeze. There will be jazz, folk, acoustic rock, and so much more! Don’t miss this, this will be a truly unique, mind-blowing experience!
We will be at the Bartos Theater (E15-070) – doors open at 7:30 pm. Come early and see the List Visual Arts Center galleries upstairs until 8pm. Be there or be lame!
Get your tickets through CopyTech here! $3 for MIT affiliates (students, staff, faculty, etc), and just $5 for the general public!
Need more info? Look no further! ampersand@wmbr.org
Hope to see you all there!
The Ampersand concert series brought to you by WMBR & List
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Ampersand: A WMBR&List Concert – August 15th!
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Our Ampersand concert series starts on August 15th at 8:00 pm! The show starts at Bartos Theatre at 8:00 pm; theatre located at: E15-070, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142.
Get your tickets here! $3 for MIT affiliates, $5 for general public.
Ampersand is a new concert series put together by WMBR&List Visual Arts Center to bring music and visual art together.
The concert series debuts with headlining artist Julia Kent, an electroacoustic cellist from NYC that uses looped and layered cello recordings to explore the relationship between human creations and nature. The opening artist will be Luke Damrosch, an electroacoustic percussionist and visual artist from Providence, RI. Ampersand is a new concert series put together by WMBR&List Visual Arts Center to bring music and visual art together. Be sure to arrive early and head upstairs to enjoy the List’s latest exhibit by artist Ken Okiishi. LIST Project: Ken Okiishi
Doors open at 7:30 pm.
More details: Ampersand Site, WMBR Home
Event contact information: ampersand@wmbr.org
Julia Kent, born in Vancouver, is a cellist currently based in New York City. She combines electronic aspects to her acoustic music to create a distinct, haunting element to her music. Her latest album, Character, was released this year, and follows her others releases Green and Grey (2011), Last Day In July (EP, 2010), and Delay (2007). Her compositions have been featured in the films This Must Be The Place, The Boxing Girls Of Kabul, and Trinidad. For more information, go to her website, music.juliakent.com, or email her at juliakent@theleaflabel.com.
Luke Damrosch, born in Washington DC, earned his BFA in Jazz Performance from the New School in New York in 2008. He is currently based in Providence, RI. Luke combines acoustic and electronic elements in his work, creating unique ambient tones that set him apart from most artists. He also incorporates visual aspects, both in video and in print, to many of his pieces, providing a transcendental experience. For further information, go to his website, lukedamrosch.net, or email him at lukedamrosch@gmail.com.
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