WHFR News

Hello. I’m Taylor, and I will be hosting an EDM-focused show, The Electronik Underground, premiering this Friday from 8:00 to 10:00 PM.

This Electronic Dance Music program focuses on specific genres/feelings per show. One show would be Dubstep, another could be Ambient, and another could be DNB, but they are all contained within their own shows. I even may play unreleased IDs and Wips!

Let's go over what my shows might include. Although the ambiance of feeling-type shows is constant, they are not genre-specific. In the artist showcase, I present an EDM artist with the possibility of getting them on the show. Although the artist grab bag is a showcase for artists, I put all of the artists together because they haven't released much.

You may never know what you will get in the show so tune into The Electronik Underground every Friday from 8:00 to 10:00 PM!

We're grateful for you and thanks for listening!

Join us on the WHFR Journal today at 1:00 p.m. as we air the exciting State of the College Address given by HFC President Russell Kavalhuna prior to the start of our new Winter 2025 semester. Learn about developments with the college and ways that our students benefit from our dedicated HFC team.

That's today at 1:00 p.m. on the WHFR Journal only here on 89.3 FM, WHFR - FM. Enjoy!

"THE NEW THING" in jazz was on the horizon. John Coltrane was setting the music world on fire with his innovations in sound. Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp and Pharoah Sanders would follow suit with unique approaches to the music coupled with social and spiritual commentary. Many other great jazz musicians would jump aboard the IMPULSE RECORDS bandwagon to create music unlike any other heard previously.

From 1961 through the 1970's, IMPULSE RECORDS could be counted upon to hear what was new and happening in jazz and improvised music. Through many changes in ownership, including ABC Records who reissued many Sun Ra hard to find recordings in the 1970's, Impulse Records held true to the creative sounds in modern music. And they are back on the scene today as well.

TUNE IN TO WHFR RADIO on Sunday, January 26, between the hours of 1-7pm EST, as the radio program WHFR PRESENTS will be expanded to a six-hour broadcast of the music of IMPULSE RECORDS from the beginnings of the label to the modern day. WHFR PRESENTS can be heard over the airwaves locally on 89.3fm and heard worldwide via the internet via whfr.fm.

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WHFR PRESENTS airs every Sunday beginning (usually) at 4:00 pm with a rotating cast of WHFR DJs, taking in-depth looks into the many genres of music that WHFR has to offer. Tune in at 89.3 on the FM dial in Dearborn/Detroit and surrounding communities, or listen anywhere via our online streamer.
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Episode 32 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase airing Mondays from 8-9p, airs January 20th, 2025.

This week's playlist:

Shores of Null - Destination Woe [Melodic Black / Doom Metal]
Pink Turns Blue - Stay For The Night [Goth Rock / Darkwave]
MacBook Orchestra - Books for Sale [Hip Hop]
Laibach - I Want To Know What Love Is (Distorted Love Mix) [Industrial / Darkwave]
ISHI - Castles [Electronic / Chill]
Ora the Molecule - Løveskatt [Art Pop / Italo-Disco]
Dukemestir - Pick a Song [Electro-Pop]
EVA - Phlegm [Nu-Metal]
Distant Relatives - Desert Rose [Post-Punk]
The Mourning - Chaos Machine [Prog Rock]
Brian Nasty - Anyday, After Wednesday [Hip Hop]
Jamaican Jazz Orchestra - Brain Freeze [Jazz / Reggae]

Tune in to This Just In each week as we feature a unique playlist of music recently received at the station, in a variety of musical formats.
To submit your music for airplay consideration, please visit the Contact Us tab on our website: https://whfr.fm.

Mark your calendar, set your alarm, or simply remember to “Tune In” this coming Sunday at 7:00pm to Hotwax Radio. The White Rabbit will be featuring a rebroadcast of his iconic MLK show, highlighting the life and legacy of the American civil rights hero, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Reflect, respect, and regain hope January 19th from 7-9PM EST. You will not be disappointed - and as always, your listenership is appreciated!

Trevor Lamb will join The Henry Ford Big Band for a magnificent performance on January 18th, 2025. They have selected a wonderful program of music that covers the gambit of the jazz idiom from Duke Ellington to Carla Bley and everything else in-between. Plus, a few tunes will feature the powerful vocal stylings of Oliva Van Goor. The performance will be followed by a Q&A session for any and all questions to be asked.

Based in Detroit, Trevor began his music career at Wayne State University. He maintains several projects including the “Eat It Up Trio” performing regularly around Detroit, and several jam sessions held weekly at various venues with the goal of cultivating local talent in the metro Detroit region. Trevor has toured internationally in Japan, where he not only showcased his own talent but also hosted clinics for university students there. Trevor has a strong passion for the Detroit jazz scene, and he expresses that in his art.

The show will take place January 18th, 2025, at 7:00 PM in the Adray Auditorium, located in the MacKenzie Fine Arts Center (Building F) at Henry Ford College.

Discounted tickets can be purchased here using code: WHFR20

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