WXCU Radio - Capital University Radio

DJ Maura Hope talks with the founders and promoters of Cleveland's Spring Fling Festival, Jason Parent and Cory Hajde.

Check out our review: http://wxcuradio.com/concert-review-spring-fling-iii-at-the-agora-theatre-and-ballroom-51515/

The Matt half of Matt and Kim talks about getting naked and his desire to eat brunch with Jay-Z.

http://www.mattandkimmusic.com/

http://www.facebook.com/mattandkim

Kevin Devine talks about being on tour for 2 straight years, the possibility of a new Bad Books album, and his new Devinyl 7″ split series, and plays a beautiful Elliot Smith cover.

http://facebook.com/KevinDevineMusic

http://www.kevindevine.net/

Festival season is among us.

Music-lovers of all walks of life are purchasing three-day “VIP camping experiences” for no less than $500. Fake, plastic, disposable flower crowns are being bought. Line-ups are being announced.

Here in Columbus, Ohio, we know how to live and love the arts. The support for local musicians, artists, designers, and businesses is astoundingly high and loudly-voiced. The community is known for its popular city-wide festivals such as Independents Day and Comm Fest. However, for the first time ever on Labor Day weekend 2014, Columbus was given the next step: a nationally-marketed music festival.

But this was not just any old music festival. This large-scale urban event was set to incorporate something that no other festival had fully confronted before: Fashion.

Fashion Meets Music Festival premiered as a free, three-day festival with national/international acts (Parachute, Cold War Kids, New Found Glory, and more) headlining. It was the first of its kind in the United States.

After many successes and some failures in its first run, FMMF is coming back this September 5th and 6th as a two-day music festival with bigger, better, and brighter plans. After an exclusive interview with FMMF’s own Bret Adams and Melissa Dickson, WXCU DJ Tori Butash had a chance to talk through some of the upcoming changes.

http://fmmf.us/

Echosmith is an indie rock band that is keeping it in the family. The band, comprised of all siblings from the ages 16 to 21, have been touring since the release of their 2013 album Talking Dreams and the hit single “Cool Kids.” WXCU DJs Ryan and Maura got the chance to talk to Noah, age 19 and bassist of the band via the phone about favorite tour snacks, The Warped Tour, and more.

Jukebox the Ghost has been classified as power pop, indie pop, piano rock and others of the like. Even with only three people Jukebox has never failed to have a full sound. And on February 13th they filled Skully’s Music Hall to the brim with avid fans and gave them that full sound they were looking for.

DJs Maura and Ryan spoke with Tommy, guitarist and vocalist for the band, before the show about touring, the origins of the band’s signature doodles, and their recent performance on Conan.

This week, DJs Ryan and Maura got a chance to talk to rapper Cashmere about his start, his new album, and what he has in store for 2015.

Cashmere on Facebook: http://facebook.com/bkcashmere

DJ Wes Meadows interviews Levi Benton of Miss May I. Check out a transcript from our friends at Flowerpot Records at http://flowerpotrecords.tumblr.com/post/110765716609/flowerpotrecords-levi-benton-miss-may-i-on-wxcu

DJs Ryan March and Maura Hope interviewed Mike Shea on January 21st via phone. Shea founded Alternative Press Magazine in 1985 in Cleveland, Ohio. After many ups and downs the magazine found stability in the 90’s and has been a staple to music fans ever since. In this interview Ryan and Maura discuss the Alternative Press Music Awards, print publishing versus internet publishing, the Cleveland Music Scene, and how Alternative Press Magazine got its start.

http://altpress.com

DJs Maura Hope and Ryan Gates interviewed Julien Solomita via phone, Friday October 10th from the depths of Huber-Speilman at Capital University.

Julien Solomita is a relatively new Youtuber. His channel predominately features vlogs of his life with his new puppy Peach and his well known girlfriend Jenna Marbles. Julien began making videos consistently after being featured in several of Jenna’s videos. Find out more by listening to the interview and checking out his channel and twitter page.

https://twitter.com/JulienSolomita

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFightingSolo