Groundswell Columbus with host Eric French

eric_home Groundswell Columbus is a weekly one hour showcase of the music made right here in our city—past, present, and covering a wide spread of sound—and is hosted by local musician/producer Eric French. Recent artist features include Joey Hebdo, Silo the Huskie, Jack Via, Willie Pooch, Willie Phoenix, and Phantods. Listen to Groundswell Thursdays at 7pm or Fridays at 1pm.

Email groundswellcolumbus@wosu.org if you would like your original music featured on the program.

Capital Noise

cn-logoCapital Noise is your weekly preview of the Columbus concert scene. Tune in for a taste of the upcoming live acts in town, and find out about the great venues around Columbus. You can also download The Set-List, a podcast preview of the show.

Capital Noise premieres weekly on Monday nights at 7pm, and repeats Tuesdays at 1pm and Wednesdays at 6pm. The Set-List will be updated and available for download Mondays as well.

Capital City Radio’s Music

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Capital City Radio presents XPoNential Radio, an NPR service with a unique mix of emerging and heritage contemporary musicians.

Capital City Radio’s News Programs

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The Takeaway is the new national morning news program that delivers the news and analysis you need to catch up, start your day, and prepare for what’s ahead that invites listeners to be part of the American conversation. Airing Monday-Friday at 7am.

Here! Now! In the moment! Paddling in the middle of a fast moving stream of news and information. Here and Now is Capital City Radio’s daily news magazine. Airing Monday-Friday at 12noon.

PRI’s The World is a one-hour, weekday radio news magazine offering a mix of news, features, interviews, and music from around the globe. Airing Monday-Friday at 5pm.

THE LATEST POSTS

Roll up! Roll up! Capital Noise Update and SPECIAL EVENT!

What, what?! Lots of great acts in town this week, you say?! Heck yes. And, if you like awesome food and you also enjoy the Short North, come hang out with us at Surly Girl Saloon tonight at 8pm!

Gin & “It”

If you love Rope then you owe it to yourself to see this play.  It’s hard to describe, but Reid Farrington has separated the actors from the film, projecting them as apparitions on a live set and supplied his own technicians to keep the “1 take” feel of the movie.  Art that fires up your [...]

Scratch My Back

This goes into my must-have category. I’m pretty sure that even if Peter Gabriel were covering the worst music in the world, it would become cool somehow.
Courtesy of NPR:

On paper, it’s a fool’s errand: Peter Gabriel, a 60-year-old icon with one of the most distinctively dusky voices in rock, gets down with the young folk [...]

Tunes (March 4, 2010)

Broken Social Scene – World Sick

This is the first glimpse of the bazillion-member Toronto collective that we’ve had since 2005’s self-titled third album (Arts & Crafts), though band leaders Kevin Drew and Brandon Canning have each released solo albums since then. Forgiveness Rock Record (Arts& Crafts, 2010) should bring plenty of excitement; any band [...]

Capital Noise is here!

That’s right folks. Capital Noise debuts tonight at 7pm right here on Capital City Radio. Take a listen to the acts in town for the next week–you might find some surprises!