2008 NEWS 

11/1/08

WRYR/Local Lowdown Rocktober Fundraiser Another Success!

Andy Och, host of Local Lowdown on WRYR, and Grand Master of the WRYR/Local Lowdown Rocktober 2008 Fundraiser reports on that great night of music:

On Saturday "ROCK"tober 4th we made WRYR history!  A live concert fundraiser with 10 bands that lasted 12 hours, produced over 11 hours of live broadcasting and raised close to a thousand dollars for the station!  The bands donated their time and talent and The Local Lowdown/WRYR underwriters DC9 donated the club, stage and sound!  The live broadcast started around 5 pm  and the tireless on air efforts of Brett Keller, Phil Lecroy, Robb Tufts and Handsome Dan combined with the engineering efforts of Mike Roche, Mike Shay, Brian Tabinowski and the event hosting, planning and producing of Andy Och were an incredible thing to see and hear!  The live music event and surrounding interviews made for compelling radio that kept listeners across the country logged on and listening up until we signed of around 3 am!  This is the third such live LOCAL LOWDOWN/WRYR PRESENTS fundraiser concert and each one has gotten bigger and better!  We look forward to bringing you more of these live broadcasts and live events.  Help us help you to live a better life through better music.  Thank you all for your support!  Don't miss all these great bands and more like them LIVE every Sunday night on the Local Lowdown at 9 pm et on WRYR.ORG and WRYR 97.5 FM!  Also find information about the show and the bands at www.myspace.com/andyoch

OCT 4th SHOW SCHEDULE:

4 pm - Good Deale Bluegrass (MD) - Bluegrass
5 pm - E. Joseph and the Phantom Heart (MD) - Alternative Rock
6 pm - Leaving, TX (MD) - Country Rock
7 pm - Atomic House Band (MD) - Classic Rock
8 pm - Left of Avalon (MD) - Heavy Rock  ((ANDYO's BAND!))
9 pm - The Frustrations (DC) - Alt/R&B/Ska
10 pm - The Mindless Expanse (VA) - Heavy HeavyRock
11 pm - Roxie Heart (DC) - Punk Rock
12 am - The Slow Learners (DC) - Roots Rock
1 am - Aries (MD) - Stadium Rock

10/3/08

See WRYR's Tom Wisner Live This Weekend!

Tom Wisner, the "Bard of the Chesapeake" and host of WRYR's Chesapeake Country, will be playing live this weekend.  

What: First Sunday Concert Series

Where: Galesville Memorial Hall, 952 Main Street, Galesville, MD 20765

When: Sunday, October 5, 2008

7/13/08

Andy Och Gets a Shoutout on AboutSeafood.com

Andy Och, host of "Local Lowdown" on WRYR and DC area local music and friend, gets some words of thanks from "Dr. Rockfish" on AboutSeafood.com. 

Check it out:

 http://www.aboutseafood.com/health-nutrition/blog-about-seafood/radio-show

6/23/08

Tom Wisner:  77-year-old a Genuine Voice of the Chesapeake

Tom Wisner, bard of the Chesapeake and host of "Chesapeake Country" on WRYR, returns to perform an evening concert at 7 p.m. July 9 on the beach of the Annapolis Maritime Museum.  Check out the story about Tom in The Capital.

4/20/08

Square Dance & Pot Luck Dinner Returns!

Please join us for a Contra/Square Dance and Potluck Dinner.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26th, 2008

Galesville Memorial Hall
952 Galesville Rd.
Galesville, MD

ALL AGES WELCOME

Caller: Janine Smith

Band:  Leah Weiss (fiddle), Gary Wright (guitar), Kate Brett (banjo), Kevin Enoch (bass)

Pot Luck Dinner:  5:30 pm  (plates, utensils, cups napkins will be provided)

Dance:  7:00 pm – 10:00 pm  (no experience necessary)

$10.00 adults

$5.00 children 10-18yrs – under 10 free

OLD TIME SOUTH COUNTY PHOTOS ON DISPLAY

DIRECTIONS FROM ANNAPOLIS: Route 2 south, left on Route 214 (Central Avenue) in Edgewater,
After South River High school right on 468 (Muddy Creek Road), a few miles later left at the 1st
stop light Galesville Memorial Hall is on the left by the fire station

4/14/08

WRYR/Local Lowdown Spring Fling Fundraiser a Success!

Andy Och, host of Local Lowdown on WRYR, and Grand Master of the WRYR/Local Lowdown Spring Fling 2008 Fundraiser reports on that great night of music:

On Sunday April 6th over 120 people gathered at DC9 in NW Washington, DC to watch 9
bands perform from 4:30 in the afternoon until after 1:30 in the morning!  In all my
years of live rock and roll, I have never seen an event run so smoothly!  All of the
bands showed up on time, played their sets in timely fashions and helped each other
on and off with equipment to make the well oiled fundraising MACHINE function
flawlessly!  This was in part due to careful planning, a lot of prep time, a HEAP
LOAD of promotion, a ton of WRYR support, professional attitudes of the performers,
Bill and the DC9 gang...AND A WHOLE LOT OF LUCK!!!!  And WE RAISED OVER $900! And I'm still getting emails from people who couldn't attend the event, but want to donate.  Many also want to know when the next event will happen.  Which brings me to my next point...the 2008 WRYR/Local Lowdown ROCKTOBER BLOW OUT will be held on Saturday Oct 4th at the gracious home stage of
DC9...and I hoping for twice the people and twice the money raised for WRYR! 
(details much later on line up...but I will say this...you won't believe your ears!)
Listen to the The Local Lowdown...Sundays LIVE AT 9PM Local Lowdown and repeats every Monday at 2pm, locally on 97.5FM and ALL AROUND THE WORLD on www.wryr.org!  Start you week off right with AndyO..."THE OCHSTER" and WRYR's The The Local Lowdown.

4/9/08

Power Returns to the Tower!

The WRYR antenna was finally repaired today.  The 100 watt flamethrower is back in action and WRYR is back on the air.  "Can you hear me now?"  We hope you can!  It was a long day of repairs by Paul, Aldon,  Harry, Mike Roche, Mike Snedgan, and Mike Shay,  out at Lowe's Wharf Marina, where our transmitter and antenna are located.  These repairs were done 75 feet above ground.

WRYR would like to send out special thanks to Greg at United Rentals out of Baltimore for the donation of  the lift services.  As you can see from this picture, the loan of the lift made this repair possible.   

UR Rentals
1709 Old Sulphur Spring Road
Baltimore, MD  21227
410-242-9600
Greg Yablonski

http://www.ur.com

3/12/08

2008 National Media Reform Conference

On June 6-8, several thousand activists, journalists, scholars, policymakers and concerned citizens from across the country will gather at the Minneapolis Convention Center for the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform, hosted by Free Press. Now in its fourth installment, this unique event is the largest gathering of media reform advocates in the country.

3/8/08

WRYR / Local Lowdown Spring Fling Fundraiser Concert

Andy Och, host of WRYR's Local Lowdown, has signed up some of the finest bands from the DC area to convince you to part with some of your cash to help your favorite local radio station, WRYR, and you get to hear some great music!

Join us on Sunday, April 6, 2008 at DC9 from 4 pm to 2 am, and you'll hear nine (9!) bands.  The night's card has folk, rock-a-billy, rock & roll, blues rock, hard rock, heavy rock, and everything in between.  Tell a friend, heck, tell 50!  $10 at the door gets you 10 hours of great times.  DC9 will have food and drink specials.  A lotta music for a little money, and you'll be helping your community radio station.

Click on the button below to find the line-up of bands and detailed information. 

 Thanks go out to DC9!

1/9/08

Benefit Dance & Pot Luck Dinner for WRYR Returns!

Please join us for a Contra/Square Dance and Potluck Dinner to benefit WRYR.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 19th, 2008

Galesville Memorial Hall

ALL AGES WELCOME

Caller: Janine Smith

Band:  Leah Weiss (fiddle), Gary Wright (guitar), Al Tharp (banjo), Jenn Reichwein (bass)

Pot Luck Dinner:  5:30 pm  (plates, utensils, cups napkins will be provided)

Dance:  7:00pm – 10:00pm  (no experience necessary)

$10.00 adults

$5.00 children 10-18yrs – under 10 free

DIRECTIONS FROM ANNAPOLIS: Route 2 south, left on Route 214 (Central Avenue) in Edgewater,
After South River High school right on 468 (Muddy Creek Road), a few miles later left at the 1st
stop light Galesville Memorial Hall is on the left by the fire station