Station Chatter

07.16

V89 Show Flyers: 2010-2014

This is an archive of flyers for V89-sponsored events that occurred from 2010-2014. Though not complete, we hope that by sharing these flyers, we can preserve a part of our station’s history for future generations to look back upon. If you have flyers from past shows that aren’t up here, feel free to get in touch […]

07.07

Interview: Dan Briggs

https://wvfs.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/dan-briggs-wvfs-interview.mp3 Yesterday, V89 had the pleasure of interviewing Dan Briggs, the bass player for Between The Buried And Me. Based in North Carolina, Between The Buried And Me is a progressive metal band that has been carrying the torch for that genre for over fifteen years now. This Friday will see the release of their […]

07.06

Interview: Joe Angio

https://wvfs.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/joe-angio.mp3 This was not an April Fools’ joke. On April 1st, 2015, V89 hosted an interview with the film director Joe Angio, who recently released his documentary film on the cult-legendary alt-country/proto-punk band The Mekons, titled Revenge Of The Mekons. The film was screening in town at the Challenger Learning Center theater, and so to […]

07.02

In-Studio: Wet Nurse

https://wvfs.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Wet-Nurse-02-05-15.mp3 On February 5th, 2015, V89 played host to an in-studio from one of our very favorite Florida bands: Wet Nurse. Prior to a show they were playing at TV Land, which also featured Melt Channel, Naps, and Rebecca Krueger; the Orlando garage-pop foursome stopped by to play a few songs on our airwaves. They performed […]

06.26

Interview: Dustin Wong

https://wvfs.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/dustin-wong-interview-final.mp3 On November 22nd, 2014, V89 was happy to be able to interview the experimental guitarist and composer Dustin Wong. Following a show he played in collaboration with Takako Minekawa at FSU’s Club Downunder, Dustin was kind enough to speak with us over the phone about his process of making music, the video for “He She See Feel,” and […]

06.20

Interview: Drew DeNicola

https://wvfs.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/BIG-STAR-Interview-Album-Side.mp3 Here we have an interview with filmmaker Drew DeNicola, the creator of Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, a documentary film about Memphis band Big Star. Released in 2013, the documentary tells the story of Big Star, a band formed in the early 70’s to massive critical acclaim but little commercial success; resulting in a […]

06.12

In-Studio: Hundred Waters

On June 9th, 2012, WVFS hosted then-Gainesville based group Hundred Waters for an in-studio performance. The band appeared in anticipation of their set headlining V89’s summer throwdown at Rehab, which also featured performances from Hold That Hand and Pat Puckett. Now on OWSLA Records and based in Los Angeles, Hundred Waters have recently become known […]

06.02

Interview: Natalie Prass

https://wvfs.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Natalie-Prass-interview-final.mp3 Now based in Virginia, Natalie Prass is a singer-songwriter who recently released her debut album, Natalie Prass, on Spacebomb Records. Produced by Matthew E. White, the album features Prass’ tunes about love and heartbreak, backed by lush string and horn arrangements from over two dozen musicians in the Spacebomb studio. It’s been a recent favorite of ours at V89, […]

05.28

Interview: Killer Mike

https://wvfs.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Killer-Mike-Interview.mp3 Another great piece from our archives, this is a 2008 interview that was conducted with Killer Mike by our Undaground Railroad program. Now best known as a member of Run The Jewels (whose most recent album, Run The Jewels 2, was voted “Best Hip Hop Release” of 2014 by our DJ staff, and our fourth favorite […]

05.22

Interview: Dengue Fever

https://wvfs.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Dengue_Fever_Interview.mp3 Fresh from the vaults, we have an excellent interview with Dengue Fever, which was done prior to a show the group played at Club Downunder on April 22nd, 2009. The interview was conducted by our very own Nico Ws and Alexis Diao (@meowdiao), and representing Dengue Fever was Ethan Holtzman (keyboard) and Senon Williams […]

05.18

Interview: Doug Martsch

https://wvfs.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/doug-martsch-interview.mp3 Last Friday, WVFS was honored to host an interview with Doug Martsch, the longtime leader of Boise, Idaho indie rock band Built To Spill. A highly consistent and influential group, noted for Martsch’s distinctive voice and virtuosic guitar playing, they are now touring in support of their eighth album Untethered Moon. In anticipation of a show at […]

05.15

Interview: Clark

https://wvfs.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/clark-interview.mp3 On March 27th, 2015, V89 was excited to host a phone interview with the English electronic producer Chris Clark. A veteran of Warp Records, whose music has for years been at the forefront of the electronic scene, the man better known simply by his surname, Clark, spoke with us prior to his show at Club Downunder […]

05.12

In-Studio: Thou

On November 1st, 2014, WVFS hosted the Baton Rouge-based metal band THOU for an in-studio performance. The group appeared on their way to The Fest in Gainesville, and played a special set featuring collaborator Emily McWilliams on keyboard and vocals. They performed tracks from their latest album at the time, Heathen, as well as previous record Summit […]

04.21

Interview: Waxahatchee

https://wvfs.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/waxahatchee-interview.mp3 On April 17th, 2015, V89 hosted an interview with Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield. In anticipation of her show at Club Downunder, the Philly-based singer-songwriter came in and spoke with us on-air about relocating, the difference between writing sad music and being a sad person, and her third album, Ivy Tripp. Now, V89 is excited to present the interview […]

01.21

Watch: Fungle Junk (Live On Hootenanny)

On December 1st, 2014, V89 played host to local band Fungle Junk for an in-studio during our Hootenanny program. Along with answering questions from our on-air DJ, the band performed several songs live on-air, which were captured on video by Ryan Zimmerman and Tyler Lee. Watch the videos below, and tune in every Monday night from […]