WHFR Music Performances

Title Program Post date
Live From Studio J Podcast for March 9, 2017 Evening in Red 03/09/2017 - 7:02pm
Live From Studio J Podcast for March 2, 2017, Kenny Hill Group 03/02/2017 - 7:02pm
Live From Studio J Podcast for February 23, 2017, Chrissy Morgan 02/23/2017 - 7:02pm
Live From Studio J Podcast for February 16, 2017, Laura Mendoza 02/16/2017 - 7:02pm
Live From Studio J Podcast for February 9, 2017, Echo of Silence 02/09/2017 - 7:01pm
Live From Studio J Podcast for February 2, 2017, Douglas Million 02/02/2017 - 7:02pm
Live From Studio J Podcast for January 26, 2017, Mick Ives and the 222's 01/26/2017 - 7:02pm
Live From Studio J Podcast for January 19, 2017, Panic or Pain 01/19/2017 - 7:02pm
Live From Studio J Podcast for January 12, 2017, The Seatbelts 01/12/2017 - 7:02pm
Live From Studio J Podcast for January 5, 2017, Zander Michigan 48018 01/05/2017 - 7:02pm
Live From Studio J Podcast for December 29, 2016 12/29/2016 - 7:02pm
Live From Studio J Podcast for December 22, 2016, Craig Brown Band 12/22/2016 - 7:02pm
Live From Studio J Podcast for December 15, 2016, Ex-American 12/15/2016 - 7:01pm
Live From Studio J Podcast for December 8, 2016, Inconnu 12/08/2016 - 7:01pm
Live From Studio J Podcast for December 1, 2016, Bogart 12/01/2016 - 7:02pm
Live From Studio J Podcast for November 24, 2016 11/24/2016 - 7:01pm
Live From Studio J Podcast for November 17, 2016, Read Em' and Weep 11/17/2016 - 7:02pm
Motor Live Drive @5 Podcast for November 10, 2016, Aberrant Way 11/10/2016 - 7:02pm
Motor Live Drive @5 Podcast for November 3, 2016, Kenny Hill Group 11/03/2016 - 6:02pm
Motor Live Drive @5 Podcast for October 27, 2016, The Britemores 10/27/2016 - 6:02pm

News

Support Independent Music - Friday June 5 Bandcamp Supports Artist during the COVID-19 Pandemic

WHFR's mission is to play local, independent and music little heard elsewhere on the radio dial. COVID-19 has had a great effect on the musicians just like it has had a great effect on our WHFR broadcasts. While WHFR is not producing local programming, we will keep you posted when HFC will let our DJs back on-the-air, we want to continue to support the musicians we play and fit our mission. Bandcamp is a website that many musicians use to let people stream music, download, and even purchase physical copies of their music. Bandcamp has set up the first Fridays of the month by waiving all of their fees and having all the purchases going to the artist and/or labels. The next Bandcamp fee free day is FRIDAY JUNE 5. Then they will have it again on Friday July 3rd. You can find many of the local and independent artist we play on WHFR via Bandcamp and even WHFR has our Motor City Gems release available on Bandcamp for purchase. After the page break are links to the Support Artists Bandcamp article and a link to our Motor City Gems release.

WHFR DJ Spotlight Series: THE MIX with BAM

WHFR is pleased to feature a new WHFR DJ Spotlight Series for our home page so our DJs can stay connected with you while we're temporarily away from the Studio A chair. You might find music reviews, suggestions for staying active, backstories about how we got into the radio business, and some nice comments to help us all stay connected. Enjoy!

As we go into the Memorial day weekend, many of us are normally looking forward to a weekend of live electronic music in the heart of Detroit. People come from around the world to see some of the biggest names in EDM at the Movement festival. But not unlike "The Mix" show on WHFR, this year's festival has also been postponed for now. I encourage everyone to take some spare time and go online to the various social media sites and follow your favorite DJ's and mix shows. So many DJs are doing live steams posting downloadable live mixes right now that you are bound to find something from your favorite artists including tons of local content from your favorite DJ's that normally spin on The Mix. "The Mix with Bam radio show" Facebook group is a great place to start your search. Also, don't forget to check out the live streams all weekend long for the "Virtual Movement festival" live at Movement.US Until we can get back live into the mix at WHFR on Thursday nights, stay safe and let the mix continue at home. -BAM

WHFR DJ Spotlight Series: Pat Frisco of SPIRITS REJOICE with a List of New Music

WHFR is pleased to feature a new WHFR DJ Spotlight Series for our home page so our DJs can stay connected with you while we're temporarily away from the Studio A chair. You might find music reviews, suggestions for staying active, backstories about how we got into the radio business, and some nice comments to help us all stay connected. Enjoy!

Pat Frisco is the host of the Avant Jazz program SPIRITS REJOICE typical on Tuesdays 7-10pm. Here is a list of new music he has checked out that you should check out too!

Here are some new ones that have come my way over the past couple of months:
-The Russian pianist Simon Nabatov has released 3 new recordings, all of which are unique and are excellent examples of his immense talent. Leo Records has released two of these: and Clean Feed the third one.

WHFR DJ Spotlight Series: Joe Sullivan of BIG BAND, BROADWAY AND BEYOND

WHFR is pleased to feature a new WHFR DJ Spotlight Series for our home page so our DJs can stay connected with you while we're temporarily away from the Studio A chair. You might find music reviews, suggestions for staying active, backstories about how we got into the radio business, and some nice comments to help us all stay connected. Enjoy!

Hi. I’m Joe, host of BIG BAND, BROADWAY AND BEYOND typically every Friday 10am to Noon. The music I play on this programs covers at least 100 years of American popular music. I love what I do at WHFR and looking forward to when normal locally produced programming is back on the air. I am anxious for normal living and entertaining WHFR listeners again.

WHFR DJ SPOTLIGHT SERIES: Bob Burnham of RADIO VAULT and SUNDAY NIGHT MYSTERIES

WHFR is pleased to feature a new WHFR DJ Spotlight Series for our home page so our DJs can stay connected with you while we're temporarily away from the Studio A chair. You might find music reviews, suggestions for staying active, backstories about how we got into the radio business, and some nice comments to help us all stay connected. Enjoy!

The concept of RADIO VAULT on Tuesdays at 3:00 is not new. The whole approach, however, is somewhat unique. The current incarnation of the show began on WHFR about 3 years ago. Radio Vault is never scripted. The idea, however, is that it is a HOSTED show, meaning we don't just play the old recordings -- we TALK about them -- even if it's just to announce the original broadcast date. Radio Vault is also not a nostalgia show, per se, but we do respect the historical significance, all while using the latest digital technology to make the audio as clear as possible.

WHFR DJ Spotlight Series: Anderson Coleman of BLUES WITH A FEELING

WHFR is pleased to feature a new WHFR DJ Spotlight Series for our home page so our DJs can stay connected with you while we're temporarily away from the Studio A chair. You might find music reviews, suggestions for staying active, backstories about how we got into the radio business, and some nice comments to help us all stay connected. Enjoy!

BLUES WITH A FEELING is a lot different from most blues programs, it makes a difference at WHFR.FM. The arrival of this high-quality sound has encouraged listeners to delve into their vaults and find vintage blues that have been languishing for years.

I am Anderson Coleman. I produce and host the program BLUES WITH A FEELING. These blues are an embodiment of expressing one’s deepest feelings.

WHFR Classical 24 Programming for Next 3 Weeks During Stay Home, Stay Safe Michigan Executive Order

WHFR has been in trying to stay business as usual during the COVID-19 Pandemic but we have to put the healthy and safety of our WHFR volunteer staff first. Once Gov. Whitmer issued the Michigan-wide “Sheter-In-Place” order, WHFR and Henry Ford College made the decision to have all of our volunteers to stay at home and have our Classical 24 service run 24/7 for the next three weeks. We hope we will be able to back to live local programming after April 13. Enjoy the classical music and thanks for supporting WHFR.

WHFR is Business As Usual (Mostly) During Current Era of Working From Home, School Closures and Fear of COVID-19

WHFR has a commitment to serve the Dearborn-Detroit community providing music and talk shows that are an alternative to other broadcasters on the radio dial. We will continue this commitment to providing live and local programming while making sure the station is still safe for our volunteers. Many of our shows will be business and usual and you will not notice much of a difference from our programming. BUT, there might be times you will hear Classical 24 when a live DJ is on, another DJ filling in, or a pre-recorded show. WHFR is keeping the station clean and safe for the staff members/volunteers who are well but some of our staff may elect to err on the side of caution and stay home. We want to be an alternative to what all the other broadcasters are playing. Thanks for listening to WHFR and for supporting noncommercial education radio.

ANTHONY BRAXTON & PETER BROTZMANN FEATURED ON SPIRITS REJOICE & APPEARING AT THE 2020 BIG EARS FESTIVAL

The music of Anthony Braxton and Peter Brotzmann will be the focus
of a special radio program on Spirits Rejoice Tuesday March 10.
Rare solo concerts as well as ensemble sets by Anthony Braxton and
Pater Brotzmann will be a prime feature at this year's Big Ears Festival
in Knoxville, Tennessee. The festival will run from Thursday March 26
through Sunday March 29. At this, the 2020 Big Ears Festival:
Multi wind instrumentalist and composer Anthony Braxton will be featured
in a rare solo set as well as his Diamond Curtain Wall Trio and a world premier

03-03-2020: 12 - 1 PM: Tuesday Forum. We Are Not Alone.

Our guest today is Rey Hernandez. Rey is a Co-Founder of the Dr. Edgar Mitchell Foundation for Research into Extraterrestrial and Extraordinary Encounters. Rey has published several peer reviewed academic articles on Consciousness and the FREE Experiencer Research Study, and was a co-editor of an 820-page book titled “Beyond UFOs: The Science of Consciousness and Contact with Non-Human Intelligence”. Remember after the broadcast this show is available as a podcast from this website: click on Talk Shows--Tuesday Forum--(select date).