Decade of Difference: Curtis Salgado
The original Blues Brother, Curtis Salgado began with his own band the Nighthawks in the Seattle area. And no, it is not the same band that began in Washington DC - the Nighthawks are a [...]
Decade of Difference: Washed Out
Ernest Weatherly Greene is Washed Out. After completing college, Greene was unable to find a job as a librarian and moved back home where he began producing songs from his bedroom. Initially his music was [...]
Decade of Difference: Manchester Orchestra
Named as a tribute to the UK city of Manchester, Manchester Orchestra formed in the Atlanta suburbs. Lead singer Andy Hull grew increasingly frustrated with his private Christian high school and ultimately spent his senior [...]
Decade of Difference: Lake Street Dive
Lake Street Dive came together when the original band members were students in Boston at New England Conservatory. Rachael Price had already attracted attention as a jazz singer with several independent releases, but despite this [...]
Listen Now: In-Studio Session with Matt Myers of Houndmouth
Matt Myers from Houndmouth joins Tad Abbey in the WNRN studios to talk about the band's forthcoming album Good For You and to perform live. Stream the session above to hear him [...]
Decade of Difference: Parker Millsap
As a youth Parker Millsap alternated between Pentecostal church hymns and old blues music, laying the foundation for his unique style.He made his first record as a teen, drawing primarily from these first two influences. [...]
Decade of Difference: Laura Veirs
Laura Veirs grew up with only a passing interest in music but as a college student in Minnesota her introduction to punk rock led her to join an all female band. Travel to China to [...]
Preview In-Studio Vol. 9 this week on Decade of Difference + Live at 5!
This week tune into Decade of Difference (at 8AM and 9AM) and Live at 5 as Bob Mosolgo and Tad Abbey highlight some of their favorite performances from our latest In Studio at WNRN [...]
Decade of Difference: Bruce Hornsby
Commonwealth native Bruce Hornsby spent several years playing local clubs in Virginia before he and his brother John moved to LA where they worked three years as writers. After returning to Virginia, Hornsby spent some [...]
In-Studio at WNRN Vol. 9 Tracklist Announced!
Despite everything the past year has thrown at us, we at WNRN have remained committed to connecting you with the artists that you love. In 2020, that meant re-imagining our in studio sessions while [...]
Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor Talks Virginia Music with WNRN
Old Crow Medicine Show began performing on street corners in upstate New York and found an early home in Boone, NC, but Ketch Secor considers himself a Virginian at heart. [...]
Listen Now: Paul Thorn Home Studio Session
Paul Thorn connects with Bob Mosolgo from home in Tupelo, MS on the eve of his fall tour to perform songs from latest album Never Too Late to Call. In addition to performing [...]











