WFMU was named “Best Radio Station in the Country” by Rolling Stone magazine for four consecutive years.Some fans of the station include: Velvet Underground founder Lou Reed, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, filmmaker Jim Jarmusch and playwright Eric Bogosian, Neutral Milk Hotel frontman Jeff Mangum, Kurt Cobain, Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant, Sonic Youth guitarists Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore, and many more.
The station also helps out the community and fellow radio stations.WFMUbegan voluntarily hosting the webcast of legendary New Orleans jazz music station, WWOZ, when its studio and transmitter were destroyed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.WFMU took donations for the WWOZ and raised over $70,000.
In the destruction of Hurricane Sandy WFMU was hit pretty hard.They lost a lot of equipment and had to cancel their annual record fair.The fair is one of their major sources of funding. In effort to help out the station a record swap is being held (organized by our friend, Malcolm Tent of Trash American Style):
Sunday, December 9 at Bar 82. Bar 82 is located at
136 2nd Ave, in Manhattan
The swap starts at 3 PM and goes until “???”
The bar will be opened accompanied by entertainment from some of the city’s best DJ’s.If anyone would like to be a vendor at the event they must contact Malcolm Tent Updates on the event and more information:https://www.facebook.com/events/304000386366133/
New Haven Record Riot! Sunday November 11 9:30AM-3:30PM $3 Regular Admission (Early Admission 8AM $10)
We will not be setting up at this, but you should still go. There will be over 40 dealer tables with LP’s, CD’s, DVD’s and lots more. Annex YMA 554 Woodward Ave. (off exit 50 on I-95) New Haven Annex
The Fall 2012 WESU Community Record Fair at Wesleyan University FREE Admission! This Sunday (October 28, 2012) 11AM-4PM at Beckham Hall (45 Wyllys Ave, Middletown, CT)
WESU (the radio station at Wesleyan University) is holding a Free Community Record Fair that is open to the public (that’s you and me and everybody)!
The fair will be held in Beckham Hall on the Wesleyan University campus (45 Wyllys Ave. Middletown, CT). Vendors will be selling new and used music in all formats. There will be other vendors there such as the Hartford Area Roller Derby selling delicious baked goods and more! Everyone should come out for the music and stay for the delicious food and awesome company. Another plus is, we will be there! There will be a Redscroll Records booth, so if you guys have any questions or requests hit us up! You can check out more information on their Facebook event page.
The WESU Spring 2012 Community Record Fair And Sale At Wesleyan University
is approaching fast. April 15th from 11AM-4PM we’ll be selling some wares there along with a variety of vendors. There will be a couple food trucks outside once again. I’ve definitely found some gems there in the past and am looking forward to finding some more.
The fair can be found just off High Street in Middletown at Beckham Hall (45 Wyllys Ave., Middletown, CT 06459 to be precise).
After all the WFMU fair isn’t around again until the end of October!
