We throw parties, host hangs, and bring people together — that’s kind of our thing. Here’s what’s coming up.
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Stereo Sessions: KWICK
Released in 1981 on EMI America, To The Point finds KWICK — emerging from the Stax-affiliated Newcomers — fusing deep harmony traditions with sleek synthesizers and dance-floor precision in the competitive aftermath of Stax’s collapse. Produced by Allen Jones, architect of the Bar-Kays’ reinvention, the album places KWICK alongside contemporaries like Ebonee Webb and Galaxy in a post-Stax wave that embraced disco’s momentum without abandoning Memphis’s muscular groove.
Fall Fund Drive
WYXR’s Fund Drive is our biannual week-long fundraiser where our volunteer DJs pair up on-air to ask for your support. Tune in all week for special duo broadcasts and live music performances, and help keep Memphis radio alive.
WYXR and the Memphis Listening Lab Present: “On My Way” book release party
For 40 years, Larry Heard traveled the world, performing his special blend of soulful Deep House music. From Fingers Inc to Mr. Fingers and beyond, these moments are captured in “On My Way”, a 365-page book that documents this incredible journey through Larry’s eyes. Working with fellow Memphian Ross Devlin, “On My Way” is a singular history of House Music and the people who made it happen.
Join us at the Memphis Listening Lab on September 19th, from 4-7pm, as Larry and Ross present this new book for the first time in public. The two will discuss the book along with music historian and WYXR program manager Jared “Jay B.” Boyd. Please RSVP to secure your place, as seating will be limited.
6th Birthday Party
Join us outside of the station window in the Central Atrium at Crosstown Concourse to cheers to 6 years of WYXR! We’ll have cupcakes, drinks, and our annual group photo.
Raised By Sound Fest
WYXR’s Raised By Sound Fest celebrates Memphis music, new and old, across multiple genres and features our unique group of volunteer DJs. It will feature free, day-long performances on Saturday, a ticketed headline concert on Friday, and a ticketed headline concert and after-party on Saturday night.
