Hey there WPRB listeners!
WPRB is happy to announce that it will soon be airing (date TBA) an exclusive interview with Ralph Farris, the violist of the string quartet ETHEL about their new record Oshtali. Formed in 1998, the string quartet ETHEL dedicates itself to the performance of contemporary and new music. For the past five years, they have been in residence at the Native American Composers Apprenticeship Project, a part of the Grand Canyon Music …

Better late than never! Last weekend we were lucky enough to bring some turntables and t-shirts to Art All Night 2010 in Trenton. If you ask me, the event was a massive success. We saw some great art, ate some delicious food, met some awesome people and listened to a boatload of fantastic tunes.  I don’t know who took these pictures, but they were on my camera the next morning. Take a look. You know …

Hey all,
Here are our top 30 charts for the week, which we will now be posting with greater regularity.
Gabe
1 LCD SOUNDSYSTEM This Is Happening EMI
2 THE FALL Your Future Our Clutter Domino
3 VARIOUS ARTISTS Daptone Gold Daptone
4 TENDER TRAP Dansette Dansette
5 BASIA BULAT Heart Of My Own Rough Trade
6 TITUS ANDRONICUS The Monitor XL
7 EASTER MONKEYS Splendor Of Sorrow
8 TALLEST MAN ON EARTH The Wild Hunt Dead Oceans
9 GORILLAZ Plastic Beach Virgin
10 PARTY PHOTOGRAPHERS Party Photographers
11 CARIBOU Swim Merge
12 NATIONAL High Violet 4AD
13 HOLD STEADY Heaven Is Whenever Vagrant
14 CAETANO VELOSO Zii E Zie Nonesuch
15 ROCKET FROM THE TOMBS Romeo and Juliet
16 SO COW Meaningless Friendly Self-Released
17 ARCHIE BRONSON OUTFIT Coconut Domino
18 DAVID BYRNE AND FATBOY SLIM Here Lies Love Nonesuch
19 IGGY POP & THE …

Bob continues the exploration of Beethoven’s String Quartets, in order of composition, on Monday May 17th with Opus 127 in E flat major, the first of the great Late Quartets. This will be followed by Opus 132 in A minor on May 24, then Opus 130 in B flat major with the Grosse Fugue on May 31, Opus 131 in C# minor on June 7^th, , Opus 135 in F major on June 21, and …

Happy almost-May!