WHFR PRESENTS JOHN COLTRANE'S ASCENSION

Special programming is planned for this EASTER SUNDAY as WHFR PRESENTS presents JOHN COLTRANE'S major piece of music ASCENSION. Tune in on EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 5, from 2-7pm EDT, for a 5-hour foray into this iconic piece of music and others in a similar vein...

Top Ten BLUES for March 2026

Please join Highway 61 for the best in new Blues releases and local area Artists' music every Friday, 2:00 – 6:00pm, with host DJ~KittyLuv;) 'making~waves'.
 Here is our latest Top Ten Blues new releases being aired at WHFR-FM 89.3...

"WHFR Journal" Talks Autism Awareness AND Acceptance -- Friday, April 3, at 1pm

Join us tomorrow, April 3 as we kick off Autism Awareness Month on the WHFR Journal. We'll share a special show from the PRX series "Top of Mind", titled "Improving Life for People with Autism". Host Julie Rose speaks with advocates about awareness and, even more importantly, acceptance of people with Autism. You'll also hear about a couple of musical delights coming to HFC and the Dearborn area for you to enjoy. Tune in tomorrow at 1pm only on the WHFR Journal.

This Just In: Episode 89

Episode 89 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase, airs March 30th, 2026 from 8-9pm and March 31st, 2026 from 3-4pm. This week's playlist:

Magic Wands & John Ashton - Sacred Mirrors [Indie Rock]
ALBII - What's The Point? [Pop / Alternative]
2LOT - Favorite Star [Alternative / Electronic]

Aubrie Sellers - Subatomic [Alt Country]
Aubrie Sellers - Prototype [Alt Country]
Aubrie Sellers - Little Rooms [Alt Country]
Aubrie Sellers - Mirage [Alt Country]

WHFR Journal This Week: Freddy, Mabel & the Pirate King, STEM Day at HFC, and Flying Squirrels -- Friday, 3/27 at 1pm

Join us on this week's "WHFR Journal" as we chat with Dr. John Michael Sefel and Anthony Lai from the HFC Theatre and Music Departments about their exciting collaboration on the upcoming production of Freddy, Mabel & the Pirate King, playing for the next two weekends, beginning April 3, here at HFC. We'll also talk about STEM Day at HFC with HFC Advisor in the Science area, Elyse Hogan. We'll wrap this week's "Journal" with a piece from Interlochen Public Radio and PRX titled "Glowing Squirrels and the Search For 'Why'". All right here on the only station Making Waves... WHFR-FM.

WHFR PRESENTS: Pianist/Composer Yelena Eckemoff

Born in Moscow, Russia, Yelena Eckemoff was taught by her mother and started playing music when she was four years old. A child prodigy, she studied classical music at Moscow State Conservatory and the esteemed Gnessin State Musical College...

WHFR PRESENTS PIANIST/COMPOSER KRIS DAVIS

Ever since her first recording as a leader in 2010, pianist KRIS DAVIS has brought a fresh, inspired and creative approach to today's jazz and improvised music. From solo performances to duo, trio and larger ensembles, Kris has established herself as one of the top pianists, composers and group leaders of our time...

"WHFR Journal" Talks Mad About Marches with the Dearborn Symphony, Women's History with The Henry Ford, and Ceramics with HFC -- Friday, March 20, at 1pm

Join us March 20 at 1pm for this week's WHFR Journal as we talk with Dearborn Symphony Orchestra Conductor and Musical Director Steve Jarvi about their "Mad About Marches" performance on March 27. We'll then chat with Lori Petreluis, Manager of Museum Programs at The Henry Ford about their exciting Women's History Month events and exhibits. We'll wrap the show with HFC's own Steve Glazer as he shares the latest on the exhibition at our Sisson Gallery and it's partnering Ceramics Conference taking place in metro Detroit next week. Tune in and enjoy -- and Happy Spring!

This Just In: Episode 88

Episode 88 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase, airs March 16th, 2026 from 8-9pm and March 17th, 2026 from 3-4pm. This week's playlist:

The James Hunter Six ft. Van Morrison - Ain't That A Trip [Blues]
The Legal Matters - Marching On [Local Indie Rock / Power Pop]
The Spongetones - So Long [Rock]
Dermot Kennedy - Funeral [Rock / Pop]

Léonie Pernet - Contre Terre [World]
Laibach ft. Wiyaala - Allgorhythm [World / Electronic]
Zanna - Cloud #9 [World]
PUNCHBAG - What's in My Bag [Pop / Alternative]

WHFR PRESENTS THE MUSIC OF HENRY THREADGILL PART FOUR

To wrap up our four part feature of the music of HENRY THREADGILL, WHFR PRESENTS will focus on his music of the latter part of the 2010s up through the present time. In the last decade, Henry has focused a great deal upon his work as a composer and conductor. Featured works will include Henry's work with WADADA LEO SMITH'S Great Lakes Quartet and his own 14 or 15 kestra (taking off on the concept of Sun Ra's Arkestra). Finally, a return where it all started with music from AIR and the Sextet(t)...

"WHFR Journal" Talks HFC Community of Care and Star Trek with a Women's History Month Flare - Friday, March 13, at 1pm

Join us tomorrow on the WHFR Journal as we share info on an afternoon dedicated to highlighting essential resources available to students in their communities called "Community of Care", taking place on March 25 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Henry Ford College. Also, in honor of the 60th Anniversary of Star Trek and Women’s History Month, we look with PRX at the voyages of D.C. Fontana – the trailblazing screenwriter who helped Star Trek go where television had never gone before. This and more on the WHFR Journal, Friday, March 13 at 1pm. "Live long and prosper"!

This Just In: Episode 87

Episode 87 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase, airs March 9th, 2026 from 8-9pm and March 10th, 2026 from 3-4pm. This week's playlist:

Tongues of Fire - Superficial [Alternative / Punk]
BALTHVS - Inner Heights [Psychedelic / Funk]
Status/Non-Status - At All [Alternative / Rock]
Odd Mob ft. Lizzy Land - Never Alone [Dance / Electronic]

Midweek Midnights 1-Year Anniversary

It has been an immense honor to be welcomed onto the WHFR team, and this first year has been one of learning, discovery, and simply relishing in the joy of the work I do here at the station. Midweek Midnights has become a passion project, one that has taught me the importance of keeping the spirit of music alive, and of doing things for yourself, regardless of who’s watching (or in this case, listening)…

REMEMBERING COUNTRY JOE (January 1, 1942 - March 7, 2026)

The legendary songwriter, vocalist, guitarist and activist, COUNTRY JOE MCDONALD, has left us at the age of 82. Most well known for his anti-war and other political protest songs, Country Joe's career has found him composing and performing music spanning areas of country, folk, psychedelic rock and soul...

This Sunday on "WHFR Presents"

WHFR Presents will put the focus on Power Pop this Sunday, March 8, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., when Bill Keith presents "Pop Goes the Mitten."  Explore a homegrown evening of music influenced by the Beatles, Cheap Trick, Big Star and the Raspberries.  Bill will share new and classic Michigan-made music from artists like the Legal Matters, Nick Piunti, Crossword Smiles and the Romantics... ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––