Due to inclement weather (boy does that sunshine seem long ago), the WBAR concert tomorrow (Friday) is being moved from the lawn to the Event Oval on LL1 of the Diana Center.  Doors open at 4:45 pm, show starts at 5 pm.

On a similar vein, please note that security will be checking for CUIDs at Bacchanal on Saturday morning.  We’ve heard it’s because word got out to Free New York City Concerts, so the committee had to up safety measures.  But not to fret, the Red Bull truck will be playing between sets and allegedly staying on campus till 4 pm.  Due to the ridiculously early Bacchanal concert, Holi has been moved to 9:30 am, in the plaza in front of EC (Ancell for those in the know).

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Starting this Monday, April 1st, the Diana Center 2nd Floor Lunchroom will simulcast WBAR (Barnard College Radio) programming over its loudspeaker during weekday lunch hours. From Monday to Friday from 11 am to 3 pm, members of the Barnard/Columbia community who have chosen to be well-nourished by the Diana Center Cafe will receive additional nourishment from our diverse mid-day lineup of shows. These shows run the gamut of genre and format, ranging from DJs playing hip hop to punk, global pop to contemporary indie, as well as talk shows featuring film review and general banter. Monday also marks 20 years since WBAR officially went on air (that’s longer than Justin Bieber has been alive!). Click for the full 24/7 schedule of shows—all of which are produced entirely by current members of the Barnard/Columbia student body.

There will be PSA’s and event announcements for campus organizations every hour so email wbarcomments@gmail.com if your student group has an initiative or event that you want to promote over lunchtime programming. WBAR executive staff will also be fielding questions and concerns about the shows at that email address. Listeners, feel free to call in at (212) 854-4773 to speak with DJs who are live on the air.

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Bwog apologizes for the late post, but tonight at 6:30 in Altschul Atrium at Barnard, WBAR will be celebrating its 20th anniversary of broadcasting with a concert and zine release party! There will be FREE BIRTHDAY CAKE on hand.

There will be four great student bands: Pariguayo, Distro J, Drug Pizza, and Rutabaga.

And two awesome bands from off-campus: Tonstartssbandht, an experimental krautrock band from NYC/Montreal, and Lantern, a psych punk band from Philadelphia.

More information for the event can be found here.

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Probably not this dark/cool.

Columbia Music Festival keeps getting more exciting! After their announcement two weeks ago that Hoodie Allen would be the festival’s first headliner, more acts have been announced today by WBAR, Live at Lerner, and WKCR.

WBAR announced that their headliner will be New York rapper Le1f. The concert will also include Queens rap trio Children of the Night, Kansas electronic producer MORRIs, and LA experimental beatmaker Earnest Blount. The show will take place at Lehman lawn starting at 5pm on Friday, April 12.

Live at Lerner will have Brooklyn electronic trio Archie Pelago at their concert on Wednesday, April 10, from 8-9pm in the Lerner piano lounge.

Finally, WKCR will host Barry Altschul’s BRAHMA, a New York City jazz trio. This will happen at the Lerner Party Space, starting at 8:30pm on Thursday, April 11.

A rare performance of the bouncy, harmonized post-punk of Household whose 2011 Items was one of the year’s best records; Midnight Magic, a nine-person disco band whose highly-anticipated new album, Walking The Midnight Streets, combines funk, soul and pop into a danceable dream; and headliner James Chance & The Contortions, legendary no-wave funk punk band.

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Update: Peace Food is catering some “FANCY FANCY” vegan food, and more will be arriving at 4:30. A peek at the happy concertgoers is below.

WBAR’s annual day-long free concert is happening now! This year, acts include DâM-FunK, Widowspeak, and Bush Tetras, among many others. There will be joy and music and free BBQ from 2 to 7 pm on Lehman Lawn at Barnard, and then the festivities will continue in the Diana Center Event Oval from 7 to 10. Translation: it’s time to stop pretending you’re actually going to write your term paper today and go out and play before the semester’s over.

Soaking up the sounds

This fine Saturday, WBAR, Barnard’s College Radio will host their 19th annual music festival and BBQ. The shows will run from 2 pm to 7 pm on Lehman Lawn, then party on inside to the Diana Oval until bedtime (at 10 pm). Judging from the lineup, genres will range from carefree folk to 80s throwback to eerie ambient noises. But don’t let us judge for you! Listen for yourselves…

Midtown Dickens is a quartet from North Carolina who marry intricately crafted folk songs with an offbeat sense of humor.

Night Birds plays punk music the way it’s supposed to sound: fast, loud, and to-the-point. Their style is definitely rooted in the classic sounds of 80′s hardcore, but with surf-rock flourish throughout.

Don’t worry, it gets rowdier…

Instead of pre-gaming with cheap vodka in your J.Crew swag, drink some blood red wine and dye your hair black, GOTH PROM 1986 is tonight! WBAR is throwing the party, and appropriate dress is strongly recommended, so ask that mysterious nocturnal figure dressed in black down your hall if you can borrow some of his/her threads. Balam Acab, Purling Hiss, Leather, and RL Grime will be performing, and a prom queen and king will be declared. Doors open at 7 pm, and the event is free and open to the public. Listen to The Cure, Joy Division, and some Depeche Mode to get in the mood.

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Grab your black eyeliner and break out the lace. Tomorrow night WBAR presents Goth Prom 1986, a free concert featuring an intoxicating brew of hardcore, garage-rock, and beats by Balam Acab, Purling Hiss, Leather, and RL Grime in the Diana Event Oval from 7 to 11:30 pm. The event is open to the public, so feel free to bring your NYU hipster bros and introduce them to the dark side of fashion. Goth attire is not required but highly encouraged.

Taste a preview of the darkness:

Full press release with more detailed descriptions of the bands after the jump

If Live at Lerner is Lollapalooza, this is Coachella. In a miraculous coincidence of students coming together around genuinely cool, good music, “Ambassador of Boogie Funk” Dam-Funk is playing an in-studio session at WBAR right now. You can tune in via www.wbar.org (or stop by Sulz Basement, if you’re really enterprising) and jam out.

“My voice sounds like this because I’m hovering,” he says!

Thanks WBros!

WBAR is giving away two passes to the annual CMJ Music Marathon! This year, the line-up totals “a hair under 900 musicians,” and the festival will going down from October 18th to the 22nd. DJs will be giving away one pass tonight between 6 pm and 8 pm during Rian Rooney and Sam Schube’s show, “Pope or No Pope.” Zoe Camp will award the second pass to a lucky caller tomorrow night between 8 pm and 10 pm during her show, “The Beastly Feastly.” Passes retail for $495, so scribble down WBAR’s digits (212-854-4773) and remember to call in tonight.

Skewering Musicians With A Gigantic 3-Pronged Weapon And A Thesaurus

Pitchfork—the website whose album reviews have a Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease score on par with your student loan agreement—stopped by for WBAR-B-Q last Friday. They posted some snazzy pictures here and here. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to like these pictures before they were cool. 19 people already like the album on facebook.

Read a recap of the festivities from Bwog’s All Things Alfresco correspondent Zoe Camp after the jump!

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Our friends at WBAR threw together this awesome mix featuring tracks by each of the ten bands scheduled to play at this upcoming Friday’s annual WBBQ.

Some Highlights: Real Estate earned Pitchfork’s prestigious best new music with their self-titled album. The Crystal Ark, lead by Gavin Russom, counts two of the former members of LCD Soundsystem among their ranks and will be performing their 2nd US show. Blondes promise to fulfill your Balearic disco dreams.

Tracklist after the jump. Download the full mix here.
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Barnard College Radio WBAR has just announced the lineup for WBAR-B-Q, the 18th edition of its annual concert and outdoor barbecue! The staff are pretty hyped about it, calling it “the most spectacular WBAR-B-Q ever.” From 3 to 11 pm on Friday, April 15, you can expect lots of free food, games, and giveaways on Lehman Lawn and in the Diana Event Oval. There are gonna be two shows (i.e. double sickness): one outside on the lawn in the afternoon and one that night in the Diana Event Oval. Remember, attending the WBAR-B-Q is your chance to hear lots of up-and-coming performers. People may not have known about Animal Collective or Vampire Weekend when WBAR booked them to perform in 2003 and 2007, respectively, but now they’re both totally legit! That said, check out this year’s lineup with an open mind:

3 pm: “lo-fi surf rock”

• Driphouse and Carl Calm
• Beige
• Big Troubles
• Grooms
• Julianna Barwick
• REAL ESTATE

7 pm: “psychedelic acid house”

• Laurel Halo
• BLONDES
• ARP
• THE CRYSTAL ARK – the second performance ever by latest project from Gavin Russom, of LCD Soundsystem.

Break out of your pre-finals slump and head over to Hewitt Dining Hall for WBAR’s Winter Formal for free unidentified giveaways, in addition to the free music and fun. Featured artists include Amen Dunes, Sweet Bulbs, Sleepies, Mr. Dream, and Midnight Magic. The Facebook event promises lots of dancing, so for all those tired of grinding in Campo, go get your grind on in Hewitt. The Village Voice seems to care about this event, and so should you! Doors open at 8.

But if dance parties aren’t your thing, check out a musical showcase hosted by Youth for Debate in Wien Lounge at 9 PM. Cupcakes, cookies, cider, and hot chocolate will be served in abundance!

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