Music – WHUS Radio

Concert Recap: Samia’s Sold out Show in Manhattan

October 20, 2021

Concert Reviews, Concerts, Featured, Music, Photo Gallery

Photos By: Rita PlanteSavannah Conley During Opening SetBand Members Briston Maroney and Savannah Conley Join Samia on Stage Up and coming indie folk-rock artist, Samia, made her debut at The Bowery Ballroo...

Montero: Lil Nas X More Than Proves Himself in Debut Album

The News Desk

October 18, 2021

Album Review, Featured, Music

As a college dropout living in his parents’ basement, Montero Lamar Hill launched his rapping and singing career with the release of “Old Town Road” and its seemingly endless remixes, becoming known worldwide as Lil Nas X soon after. The song inspired a slew of memes and TikTok trends, most notably the “yeehaw juice” costume-changing trend.

Ladies and gentlemen, Tyler, The Creator just landed in Geneva, and that’s in Switzerland

Elizabeth He

September 7, 2021

Album Review, Featured, Music

By Elizabeth He Tyler, The Creator released CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST in late June this year, and yet was teasing this album’s concept long before anyone could recognize it. About a year ago on Instagram and ...

CONCERT RECAP: MODEST MOUSE AND THE DISTRICTS IN BROOKLYN

Rita Plante

August 31, 2021

Concert Reviews, Concerts, Featured, Music, Photo Gallery

Indie rock mainstays Modest Mouse and up and coming rockers The Districts, just wrapped up a four night run at Brooklyn Steel. I had the chance to catch night 2 in Brooklyn and part of their set in New Haven. ...

Chemtrails Over the Country Club leaves other albums in the dust

The News Desk

April 20, 2021

Album Review, Featured, Music

By Ally Urban and Amanda Brocki Dedicated fans of Lana Del Rey know that the queen of the sultry pop music scene has a knack for creating cinematic quality musical masterpieces. “Chemtrails Over the Country...

Musician Chris Thile takes the digital stage at Jorgensen

Joe Vazquez

April 17, 2021

Featured, Music, News

Grammy Award winner and MacArthur Fellow Chris Thile, a member of the Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek and former host of the radio program “Live From Here,” returns to the Jorgensen Performing Arts Center ...

Full interview with JR SPECS about his latest release ‘GETCHA GEEKED’

Rita Plante

March 5, 2021

Featured, Local News, Music

Full interview with JR SPECS and Rita Plante I had the pleasure of sitting down with University of Connecticut senior and hip-hop musician Josh Redmond to talk about his brand new release “GETCHA GEEKED.” R...

WHUS Battle of the Bands to feature four local groups

WHUS Staff

February 28, 2021

Announcements, Battle of the Bands, Concerts, Events, Featured, Music, News, Upcoming Event

WHUS Radio will be hosting its second annual Battle of the Bands on March 13, 2021 at 7 p.m. The event will feature local bands Bleach the Sky, Cyborg Village, Roadhog and Zebvlon. All of the bands are part of...

Liliac: The five-part family band championing vamp metal music

Ally Urban

January 28, 2021

Music, News

Liliac, the five-part family rock band hailing from California, is to vamp metal as the Mikaelson family is to vampires. All of the supernatural teen drama from the CW series “The Vampire Diaries” aside, t...

WHUS staff’s top albums of 2020

WHUS Staff

December 31, 2020

Album Review, Featured, Music

Here are the top three albums of 2020 from some of our staff here at WHUS. They are in no particular order and reflect the tastes and opinions of each board member! Aidan Brueckner, General Manager Georg...