WMPG To Release Local Music Compilation to Benefit USM’s Oakhurst Food Pantry
We have released a wide-ranging compilation of local music to raise emergency funding and help secure food for the USM’s Oakhurst Campus Food Pantry . The release, Local Motives #1 , includes tracks from no fewer than 27 local musicians, including Grammy winner Dave Gutter and indie rock favorites Weakened Friends, as well as a roster of local heavyweights such as Little Oso, One Hundred Thorns, Snake Lips, Brit Martin, Juniper Ginger, Ella Hue, TheWorst, Whitney Walker, Red Eft, Space Fog, Plague Dad,…
WMPG is seeking a Contract Radio Audio Engineer
WMPG is seeking to “contract ” a Radio Audio Engineer for 10 hours a week. The qualified person will have a couple years experience repairing broadcast equipment and comfortable with computer networks. We need someone to make our radio signal sound great! If interested email stationmanager@wmpg.org or phone (207) 780-4424 for more details. Will stay posted until filled. This is a “contract” position and not a USM position. This person will be responsible for…
A Journey to WMPG
A Journey to WMPG – Jeff Kerschner We didn’t listen to much music growing up. My father was opposed to music in the house. My Mom would play a handful of records during his work day. Johnny Cash, John Denver, and Harry Belafonte played over and over. A high school friend introduced me to the Beatles – whoa… At age 17, I joined the Clyde Beatty Cole Bros Circus. I was on the concessions crew….
Brian Shankar Adler live on Juke Jive N’ Jazz
If you missed Brian Shankar Adler on Dave Wade’s Juke, Jive and Jazz, catch it on our archives. Brian is a drummer/percussionist known for his musical explorations of space and time. He grew up on an indian ashram, and has performed in caves, forests, and adjacent glacial ice fields as well as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. And his partner, saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom, who after pushing NASA to take jazz into space, actually had…
Battle of the Bands – Tuesday November 18th – McGoldrick
The WMPG Battle of the Bands is coming right up! It happens on November 18th – starting at 7pm in the USM McGolddrick building on the USM Portland Campus. Come see some of USM’s top bands compete in this year’s 2nd Battle of the Bands! Winning band gets bragging rights along with a recording session at Monaco Studios , other prizes includes a gift certificate from Buckdancer’s Choice. For the Fall Battle of the Bands we have moved the show…
Karmo Sanders on USM, Music and ME
We were sad to hear about the passing of Karmo Sanders recently. Karmo joined the USM Department of Theatre in 2017, bringing an indefatigable passion for theatre, comedy, playwriting, and teaching. A consummate theatre artist, Karmo taught Playwriting, The Art of Dialogue, Public Speaking and Acting for Non-Majors, a class in which she delighted in spotting talented students and encouraging them to become Theatre majors. Every day, she brought an easy laugh, a well-crafted joke,…
Bluegrass Spectacular at OLS – Nov 6th
Bluegrass Spectacular returns at OLS – a benefit night for WMPG Buy Tickets online or call One Longfellow Square box office 207-761-1757 (box office hours : Friday 12PM to 3 PM) It’s back! For the 20th Anniversary of the WMPG Bluegrass Spectacular, we’ve got some old favorites and a group of young pickers making a name for themselves across New England, for yet another installment of your favorite night of the year. As always, your hosts are the World…
WMPG’s Freaky Fridaze 4-8pm
A rotating cast of WMPG DJ’s broadcast live from venues around town. The live events runs from 4-8pm. Broadcasting live from 5:00-7pm. WMPG’s Freaky Fridaze rolls on with a brand-new lineup of live broadcasts from some of our favorite local spots. This happy hour series takes your favorite community DJs out of the studio and into the wild, spinning records and soaking up the vibes with listeners, music lovers, and beer drinkers alike. Hi Fi Fidelity is on…
Begathon – we hit our goal – Thank you!
We did it! Thank you! donate online We live in a time when so much of what we hear is driven by algorithms and automation but WMPG is proudly human. Every show on our airwaves is created by volunteers who share their own voices, stories, and music choices, not for faceless crowds, but for real people who listen and care. That connection builds trust and belonging, both on and off the air. You can hear it in…
