Every week this summer, WPRB will highlight one its DJs in “Get To Know WPRB’s DJS.”
DJ Name: DJ Emanuel Ferrietis
Show: “The Outer Space Employment Agency,” Tuesdays 11Am to 1 PM.
Blog ForYour Show?:
 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Outerspace-Employment-Agency/126122274072342
Type of music played on show: Jazz and Jazz-related music.
Reasons why you decided to be a DJ?: “Well, I wanted to make jazz more accessible, less mysterious. Other reason, I was inspired by a few WPRB DJs such as Marvin Rosen, Will Constantine, and …

by Jake Sanders
Ah yes. Like a national holiday for those who aren’t quite patriotic, The Pitchfork Music Festival comes around but once a year…however, I don’t have the money to attend. No, I’m not bitter or jealous. After all, there’s a ton of music blogs to choose from that give an group-by-group account of the festival, plus all the really juicy stuff that happens off stage. That should be almost as good as being there, …

This is the third of WPRB’s four part review of the Pitchfork Music Festival held on July 15-17  in Chicago, Illinois.
 Day Three
by Griffin Winton-LaVieri (WPRB Music Director)
Sunday was the hottest day of them all and I was the most worn out. We saw The Fresh and Onlys, Kurt Vile, and Ariel Pink at the Green Stage but I was too tired and hot to be able to judge them well. Kurt Vile seemed to be …

This is the second of WPRB’s four part review of the Pitchfork Music Festival held on July 15-17  in Chicago, Illinois.
 Day Two
by Griffin Winton-LaVieri (WPRB Music Director)
Having realized it was worth it to be up front and thus arrive at the gates early; Ravi and I spent two hours waiting outside the festival grounds on Saturday.  However, that day, instead of going to the Green stage where Fleet Foxes would headline, we opted for the nearby …

This is the first of WPRB’s four part review of the Pitchfork Music Festival held on July 15-17  in Chicago, Illinois.
 Day One
by Griffin Winton-LaVieri (WPRB Music Director)
Every year the Pitchfork Music Festival seems to book the best bands.  Last year as I watched the artist announcements (Broken Social Scene!) come out (LCD Soundsystem!) through out the spring (Pavement!), I was all too aware that there was no way I could make it. But 2011 was different; …

Every week this summer, WPRB will highlight one its DJs in “Get To Know WPRB’s DJS.”
Name: Dan Buskirk
Show: “Jazz with Dan Buskirk” Mondays 11:00AM -1PM.
Type Of Music Played: “Post-Coltrane era jazz.”
Reasons for Being a DJ: “I think I’m a frustrated musician and this is my way of getting that out.”
Day Job: Writer.
Hometown: Philadelphia.
Listening To Now: Roswell Rudd, “The Incredible Hunk.”
Favorite Summer Food: Oysters.
Currently Reading: Kingdom Under Glass by Jay Kirk (biography of Carl Akeley, an American …

Every week this summer WPRB will highlight one its DJs in “Get To Know WPRB’s DJS.”
DJ Name: Julia Factorial
Show: “Cleanr Yr Room” (with Art), Mondays from 7-9PM.
Type of music played on show: Teenage concerns–ie; songs about hating your parents. A lot of punk rock–”The Replacements, The Marked Men, So Cow, Lunachicks, Ted Leo, Karp, Lungfish, The Raincoats, Kurt Vile, Reigning Sound… Pretty much anything on the following labels: Richie, Hozac, Tic Tac Totally, Siltbreeze, Homestead, K, Hyped To Death. …

When much-loved “Nocturnal Transmissions” host Doctor Cosmo passed away in early April, it was decided soon thereafter that a fitting, lasting tribute would be to name the station’s Production Studio after him.

Every week this summer WPRB will highlight one its DJs in “Get To Know WPRB’s DJS.”
Real Name: Griffin Winton-LaVieri
DJ Name: Griffin
Show: Wednesdays 4-6PM
Type of music played on show: Indie-Rock
Reasons why you decided to be a DJ?: “Because I like listening to radio!”
Day Job: Student.
Where are you from originally?: Pennington, New Jersey.
What can you not stop listening to right now?: The new The Pains of Being Pure At Heart album.
Favorite summer food?: Blueberry Buckle (Which is …

Every week this summer WPRB will highlight one of its DJs in “Get To Know WPRB’s DJS.”

Real Name: Pablo Mosteiro
DJ Name: Pablo
Show: “The Death of Tango” Saturdays from 6-8PM Eastern.
Blog For Your Show?: There is a Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_343616490591
Type of music played on show: Tango
Reasons why you decided to be a DJ?: “I thought it was a good opportunity to get to know new music and share my taste for music.”
Day Job: Graduate …