Happy Halloween WIDR listeners! This Thursday on October 29th, I conducted an interview with Lee Emi of The Crane Wives, a Grand Rapids band. On November 21st, Lee Emi is going to perform at Bell’s Backroom on an album release tour. Earlier this month, she released her first ever solo album, titled DESTROY EVERYTHING. I listened to this album in preparation for the interview. I did not know what to expect of this record because I’m largely unfamiliar with The Crane Wives’ sou

On September 26th, 2026, 30H!3 performed at the tailgate for the Western Michigan University Broncos football game. The event was orchestrated by WMU’s Campus Activities Board, who usually puts on a tailgate concert each year. I am not a fan of 3OH!3. Now, I’ve never really given it a wholehearted, honest shot, but I don’t really like what I’ve heard. I think a lot of it sounds pretty tacky and dated. Even still, it’s a step in the right direction after last year, and it seem

Heartbreaking that the album art isn't an awkward picture of the band standing side by side. This is their first self-titled record where this is the case and that is an absolute travesty. Millions will suffer for their negligence, and their reputation will be forever tarnished. Very disappointing... There is no one that hates Weezer more than Weezer fans. Everyone with knowledge of this group in any capacity knows that. But that kind of irony presented by their fandom is may

Not long ago, we aired a special program recorded by Phoebe Bridgers herself last week. Lost Signal aired on 89.1 WIDR FM Friday, August 14th and Saturday, August 15th, and it was a really cool opportunity to get some track-by-track commentary from her while listening to this record for the first time. It wasn’t just the first time listening to Lost Weekend either, because until that point I had never listened to a Phoebe Bridgers album before. The closest I ever got was the

Back in July, I had the privilege of being able to interview the renowned Todd Rundgren as he was on his Damned If I Do Tour. It was an interview that went pretty dang well all things considered. I feel as though I was really able to get the idea of what this guy's all about, and I found myself interested in what he was all about. Following the interview, I was able to get my name on the guest list for his show at Bell's Beer Garden right here in Kalamazoo on July 17th. What

This week at WIDR, we're enjoying some of the spring weather coming through Kalamazoo as the semester comes to an end. We're still hard at work making sure your source for radio evolution is stocked up on brand new tracks every week! We'll be starting off with Caity Ahearne and some of her thoughts on the track Laid Back by Heat Above: " It's giving futuristic vibes with the synth going on. I really enjoy how it's upbeat, the vocals come in and it slows down a bit, but then t

It's a new week here at 89.1 WIDR FM, and we're starting something brand new. It's the New Music Highlights! Each week, I'll be taking some of my favorite reviews the Music Team typed out to highlight new tracks that are now playing on WIDR! It's a great way to give dedicated listeners a taste of what's new at WIDR each week and another reason for them to tune in! Without further ado, the first highlight of the week is from local artist, Hach , with the rerecording and releas

Swedish rapper Pradaaslife and Swedish producer Silver recently combined talents on a new full-length album entitled Die Down. The two...

Although this is my first time hearing sow, I first started listening to Scuare before seeing him at the Exoiety, "The Out of the Woods...

I was made familiar with Jeff Buckley by his version of the song Hallelujah, which I feel is where most people know him from. In...