Station Chatter

05.18

Interview: Doug Martsch

Your Browser does not support the new HTML5 Audio-Tag, sorry! 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 […]

05.15

Interview: Clark

Your Browser does not support the new HTML5 Audio-Tag, sorry! 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, […]

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

Your Browser does not support the new HTML5 Audio-Tag, sorry! 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 […]

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 […]

01.03

Here Are Our Individual DJs’ Best Of 2014 Lists

At the end of 2014, V89’s DJ staff voted for its favorite albums of the year, to be tallied and counted down on-air during a seven hour “Best of 2014” special. That special aired  yesterday and the results have been announced (to view our list, click here), but we’re not done yet: while the top albums list has […]

12.04

Interview: Hundred Waters

Formerly from Gainesville, Hundred Waters is a four-piece band that formed in 2011, consisting of Nicole Miglis, Trayer Tryon, Paul Giese and Zach Tetreault. After releasing their self-titled debut album in 2012, they’ve since toured with everyone from Julia Holter to Skrillex, relocated to Los Angeles, and signed to the OWSLA label for the release […]

10.13

Interview: Cymbals Eat Guitars

Last Friday, Cymbals Eat Guitars came through town to play Part I of V89’s 27th Birthday Bash at Club Downunder, alongside Slothrust and Whateverer. Fresh off of some dates opening for Bob Mould, the Staten Island-based band is now touring in support of its third album LOSE, which reflects on themes such as the fear of losing your youth and […]

06.18

Welcome!

We are so glad to have you here at our website!  We are the people behind the scenes of WVFS, Florida State’s nationally recognized, volunteer run, radio station.  Not only do we have a lot to play, we have a lot to say.  Check in here for the latest station chatter on great music, general […]