Donna The Buffalo-Herd of Them?

Just a month before the 23rd annual Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance in Trumansburg, N.Y. the host band-Donna the Buffalo- is releasing their first new CD in five years! 

Listen just after the top of each hour to WHWS for another track from the new Donna the Buffalo release called "Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday."

 The follow up to 2008’s acclaimed Silverlined, which reached the Top 10 on the Americana charts, Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday—the group’s 10th studio album—proves the band as a consistent steward of Americana music, their signature sound—traditional mountain music infused with elements of Cajun, rock, folk, reggae and country—an eclectic and extraordinary melting pot of such.
In creating the new album, founding members and songwriter-vocalists Jeb Puryear (vocals, guitar) and Tara Nevins (vocals, guitar, fiddle, accordion, scrubboard)—joined by band members David McCracken (Hammond organ, clavinet), Kyle Spark (bass) and Mark Raudabaugh (drums)—convened in a rustic church in Enfield, New York, along with co-producer Robert Hunter. The building overflowed with vibe, and the music poured out as the group recorded take after live take to old-school analog tape, with as few overdubs as possible. What resulted are the 14 organic and authentic tracks that make up Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday.
“We tried to do the record and keep in tact the things people love about us,” says Puryear. “We’re really excited to start sharing Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday,” adds Nevins, “because making this record was a very personal process that was also a lot of fun.”
The album will be worked at Americana and AAA radio this spring and summer, with the emphasis track being “I See How You Are,” a tune penned by Nevins. In addition, the band will be touring heavily throughout the remainder of the year to promote Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday. Festival dates include MerleFest, The Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance, Nashville’s Dancin’ In the District, Strangecreek Music Festival, Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival, The Great Blue Heron Festival, Red Ants Pants Festival, Targhee Bluegrass Fest, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival and MagnoliaFest, among many others. The most up-to-date touring information can be found here.

Track listing for Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday:

1. All Aboard
2. Don’t Know What We’ve Got
3. Working On That
4. I Love My Tribe
5. Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday
6. One Day At A Time
7. Love Time
8. No Reason Why
9. I See How You Are
10. I Can Fly
11. Ms. Parsley
12. Why You Wanna Leave Me
13. Real Love
14. Spinning World

About Donna the Buffalo
Closing in on the quarter-century mark, Donna the Buffalo has developed one of most respected 'brands' in the world of touring roots acts, along with a well-deserved reputation for crafting social narratives and danceable grooves without equal. With nine studio albums under their belt, the band has been praised as having “earned a reputation as one of the most respected, eclectic and hardest-working acts today” (Encore). Led by founding members and songwriter-vocalists Jeb Puryear and Tara Nevins, Donna the Buffalo marries musical trailblazing and tradition, their music running the gamut of what is defined as “roots music.” Throughout it’s career the band has traveled millions of miles and spent nearly a quarter of a century performing at the country's most prestigious festivals and clubs. Their fervent fan base, nicknamed The Herd, follows the band with zeal and has created a unique and supportive community online and at DTB shows across the nation. As an extension of this community and the band's own dedication to live roots music, Donna the Buffalo started its own annual event—The Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance—20 years ago in upstate New York, which draws more than 15,000 people every year, and have since added to the GrassRoots festival family with Shakori Hills in NC and the Virginia Key GrassRoots Festival in Florida. On June 18, 2013, the band will release its 10th studio album, Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday, via Sugar Hill Records.
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On Stage with Donna the Buffalo at Grassroots, T-burg 2008.  Photo by Greg Cotterill

GCH's Summer Twist List On WHWS 105.7

Fans Invited to Sweeten Their Personal Summer Soundtracks with Free Music Downloads


HERSHEY, Pa., June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Music-lovers across the nation are invited to turn up their stereos this summer with five classic cover tracks recorded by Gym Class Heroes exclusively for Jolly Rancher® Candy and Twizzlers® Twists fans. At-home DJs can tune-in to these summer favorites-"Summer Breeze," "Cruel Summer," "Good Times," "Lovely Day" and "Summertime"-now through September 8, 2013 by visiting the Jolly Rancher Candy and Twizzlers Twists Facebook pages for free downloads of all five songs.[*] Moreover, fans will be able to stream these five exclusive tracks on Spotify® and twist-up pool-perfect playlists with the Summer Twist List™ app.
Summer Twist List
Multiplatinum alternative/hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes adds their unique style to "Summer Breeze," "Cruel Summer," "Good Times," "Lovely Day" and "Summertime," giving these songs a fresh, new hip-hop vibe. Fans can add these songs to their permanent music collections by visiting either the Jolly Rancher Candy or Twizzlers Twists Facebook page to download the songs for free.^*

(Listen to WHWS 105.7fm all this week at the top of each hour between 2pm and midnight for Geneva's own Gym Class Heroes and their five song Summer Twist List!!)

Matt and Travie returned to Geneva, NY last summer to film segments for VH1's "Behind the Music. Photos by Greg Cotterill

 
"Every summer has its own soundtrack and each of these songs bring back some special summertime memories for us," said Travie McCoy, lead singer of the Gym Class Heroes. "We had a lot of fun putting the Gym Class Heroes stamp on these classics tunes and hope our fans enjoy them too."
To create the ultimate summer mix, fans can also connect to an exclusive Spotify app through both brand Facebook pages to stream the five exclusive Gym Class Heroes summer tracks and add them into any playlist that they can share with friends via Facebook. Get ready for a twisted summer!
 "Summer can be an endless party with the right playlist and we're excited to help fans get beach-ready with their own, personal Summer Twist List," said Anna Lingeris, spokesperson for the Jolly Rancher Candy and Twizzlers brands. "Fans are going to love these exclusive Gym Class Heroes songs that they can download for free on both the Jolly Rancher Candy and Twizzlers Twists Facebook pages or stream through Spotify."
For more information visit the Jolly Rancher Candy and Twizzlers Twists Facebook pages.
About The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is the largest producer of quality chocolate in North America and a global leader in chocolate and sugar confectionery. Headquartered in Hershey, Pa., The Hershey Company has operations throughout the world and approximately 12,000 employees. With revenues of more than $6 billion, Hershey offers confectionery products under more than 25 brand names, including such iconic brands as Hershey's, Reese's, Hershey's Kisses, Hershey's Bliss, Hershey's Special Dark, Kit Kat, Twizzlers, Jolly Rancher and Ice Breakers.  Hershey also offers premium and artisan chocolate products under such brands as Scharffen Berger and Dagoba through the Artisan Confections Company, a wholly owned subsidiary.  The company is focused on growing its presence in key international markets such as China and Mexico while continuing to build its competitive advantage in the United States and Canada.
For more than 100 years, The Hershey Company has been a leader in making a positive difference in the communities where its employees live, work and do business. Corporate Social Responsibility is an integral part of the company's global business strategy, which includes goals and priorities focused on fair and ethical business dealings, environmental stewardship, fostering a desirable workplace for employees, and positively impacting society and local communities.
Milton Hershey School, established in 1909 by the company's founder and administered by Hershey Trust Company, provides a quality education, housing, and medical care at no cost to children in social and financial need. Students of Milton Hershey School are direct beneficiaries of The Hershey Company's success.

About Gym Class Heroes
Rapper/singer Travie McCoy and his band, alternative/hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes, catapulted to international stardom in 2007 with their #1 hit "Cupid's Chokehold/Breakfast In America," which set the record for holding the top spot on the Top 40 radio charts for the most consecutive weeks by a band and helped earn them the "Best New Artist" award at the MTV Video Awards that same year.  As a solo artist, Travie was responsible for one of the biggest songs of 2010 with his smash single "Billionaire (featuring Bruno Mars)."  This year, Gym Class Heroes scored their second #1 hit with "Stereo Hearts (featuring Adam Levine)," the multiplatinum certified, lead single from their fourth Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen release, The Papercut Chronicles II.  The album also spawned a pair of platinum singles including the top 5 smash "Ass Back Home (featuring Neon Hitch)" and "The Fighter (featuring Ryan Tedder)."  Collectively, Travie and Gym Class Heroes have sold over 2 million albums worldwide and over 10 million digital singles.
[*] While supplies last
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Moreau Lands A Internship with the Wendy Williams Show

Youdlyn Moreau '13, who graduated with a BA in media and society and music, has landed a summer internship with the "Wendy Williams Show," a daytime television talk show. As a production intern, she will have the opportunity to learn about all aspects of the program.

"I enjoy watching the ‘Wendy Williams Show.' As a production intern, I hope to learn all aspects of the show's production, especially ‘Hot Topics,' a celebrity news segment during the show; ‘Ask Wendy,' a segment where audience members get to ask Wendy for advice; and ‘Hot Talk,' a discussion panel with special guests," she says.

In January, Moreau attended the Colleges' NYC Entertainment and Media Day led by Stephanie Annear, assistant director of the Salisbury Center for Career Services and Professional Development. Among the companies that the group visited was Debmar-Mercury, a leading media company that oversees the "Wendy Williams Show." Moreau received a tour of the studios, and also had the opportunity to meet Wendy Williams. 
Soon after, the production staff contacted Moreau about applying for the internship. During spring break, she interviewed for the internship and was hired later that day.
"Even though I'm a graduating senior, I still took a chance and applied," Moreau says.

In the summer of 2011, Moreau interned with WBLS 107.5FM, the same radio station that hosted Williams' radio talk show, "The Wendy Williams Experience," until it became a TV show in 2008.

Moreau has honed her communication skills and talk show hosting ability with her radio show, "The Lynda Starr Show: Pop Diva Extraordinaire" on WHWS 105.7FM. She plays music, discusses celebrity news, and interviews guests. Previous visitors to the show include Chris Howard, president of Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, and John Trasviña, Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Moreau is excited to gain experience working in the television industry. She says, "I aspire to develop skills in many aspects of the music and entertainment industry."
Moreau is a media and society, and music double major. She is from Brooklyn, N.Y., and studied abroad in London in the spring of 2012.  Recently she participated in the Senior Symposium with a contribution titled, "Music, Words, and Emotions."
On campus she has been involved with the Concert Advisory Committee and Hai Timiai, which is the senior honor society for William Smith, and she is a former member of the Colleges' Chorale.

With interests in broadcast media, music blogging, songwriting, and singing, Moreau says she's also passionate about the music industry.

"I am determined to let my passion for music and media allow me to achieve my biggest successes in the music industry," Moreau says.

James Carville Is HWS Commencement Speaker

James Carville, one of America's best-known political commentators and a leading citizen in the revitalization of post-Katrina New Orleans, will deliver this year's Commencement address at Hobart and William Smith Colleges on Sunday, May 19.

With a history of impressive electoral victories at the local and state level, Carville was the lead strategist for the successful election in 1992 of William Jefferson Clinton as the 42nd president of the United States. The next year, he married Republican strategist Mary Matalin who worked on the campaign of incumbent George H.W. Bush. Their cross-aisle marriage has resulted in more than two decades of political commentary on every major television network and news organization, informing Americans across the political spectrum. Their book All's Fair: Love, War and Running for President became a national bestseller.

Following Hurricane Katrina, Carville and Matalin relocated their family from the Washington, D.C. beltway to Carville's home state of Louisiana where they have been vocal supporters of the renaissance of New Orleans. Together, they have taken part in a range of environmental, educational, economic and cultural projects in support of the Gulf Coast. They have embraced such causes as The Idea Village, Teach for America, Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Small Businesses program in New Orleans, Boys Hope/Girls Hope, Women of the Storm, the Loyola Institute of Politics and others. Described by New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu as "wonderful ambassadors and great friends of the city," Carville and Matalin recently co-chaired the Super Bowl Host Committee.

"One of the most gifted minds in modern American politics, James Carville is also one of the most civically engaged," says President Mark D. Gearan. "James has dedicated his life to civic engagement - to the electoral process at the heart of our democracy and to a city devastated by the largest natural disaster in American history. Along with his wife, Mary Matalin, he has taught us that while politics can be deeply held, thoughtful engagement can result in productive civil discourse. It is my hope that James can offer our graduating seniors his perspective on living a life of consequence."

The former co-host of CNN's Crossfire and Sirius XM radio's 60/20 Sports with Luke Russert, Carville is the author of a number of books including, most recently, It's the Middle Class, Stupid! with pollster Stan Greenberg. Carville and Greenberg also co-founded Democracy Corps, an independent, non-profit polling organization dedicated to making government more responsive to the American people. Carville has provided consultation to campaigns in more than 20 countries and teaches political science at Tulane University in New Orleans. Often referred to as the "Ragin' Cajun" for his animated and colorful debating style and his roots in Louisiana, Carville began managing political campaigns in 1982. Before entering politics, he worked as a litigator at a Baton Rouge, La., law firm, was a U.S. Marine, and taught high school. He received his undergraduate and Juris Doctor degrees from Louisiana State University. He will receive an honorary degree from Hobart and William Smith Colleges on May 19.

Commencement 2013 marks the 188th graduation for Hobart and the 102nd for William Smith. In addition to Carville, the Colleges will award honorary degrees to Maureen F. Curley, president of Campus Compact; John Grotzinger '79, mission leader and project scientist for the Mars Science Laboratory; and Mara O'Laughlin '66, who recently retired from the Colleges as assistant vice president for the performing arts initiative.

As president of Campus Compact, Curley is dedicated to advancing campus-based service, service learning, and civic engagement. Prior to assuming the role of president in 2006, Curley was chief relationship officer for The Bridgespan Group, where she helped develop Bridgestar, an initiative that connects executive-level managers with career and board opportunities in the nonprofit sector. She also previously served as director of public policy for the Community Service Society of New York and executive director of the Massachusetts Service Alliance. Additionally, Curley is the founder of the Forum for Women Leaders of Nonprofit Organizations.

Curley has taught courses on nonprofit and volunteer management at Columbia University, New York University and the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Currently, she serves on the boards of Antioch University, the National Service-Learning Partnership and the Massachusetts Commonwealth Corps. Curley holds a bachelor's degree from Emmanuel College and a master's from Antioch University New England.

Grotzinger has the distinction of being the mission leader and project scientist for the Mars Science Laboratory which successfully landed the Curiosity Rover on Mars in August 2012 and just seven months later found evidence of a habitable environment that could have supported life. Due to the likelihood that the early history of the red planet is similar to that of the Earth, Grotzinger hopes to gain more understanding of Earth's evolution through studies of Mars. Still underway, the mission is widely described as among the most successful in NASA history.

Grotzinger is the Fletcher Jones Professor of Geology at the California Institute of Technology. An eminent sedimentologist and stratigrapher with wide-ranging interests in sedimentary processes, geobiology, and Earth's early history, he previously served as the Shrock Professor of Earth Sciences and Director of the Earth Resources Laboratory at M.I.T. He was elected into the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors that can be accorded a U.S. scientist. He earned a B.S. in geoscience from Hobart and was a member of the lacrosse team. He earned an M.S. from the University of Montana and a Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

O'Laughlin arrived at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 1962 as a first-year student from Manhattan. Other than a brief departure just after graduation to teach history at Romulus Central School, she has remained central to HWS. During the course of more than 40 years of service to the Colleges, she took on increasingly complex administrative roles from admissions to advancement, each one allowing her to make an indelible mark on the institution.  As director of admissions of William Smith College from 1974 to 1992, and then of Hobart and William Smith Colleges until 2005, she admitted nearly two-thirds of all William Smith alumnae.  In 2005, O'Laughlin took on a new role - that of assistant vice president of institutional advancement for the William Smith College Centennial Fund, a position that allowed her to reconnect with the alums she first met when they applied. After the initial Centennial fundraising goal of $6 million was surpassed and a total of $8 million raised, O'Laughlin was named assistant vice president for the performing arts initiative. As such, she played an important role in framing the scope of the new performing arts project.

O'Laughlin was instrumental in establishing "Frank's Books" in the Warren Hunting Smith Library on campus - an extensive collection of nearly 11,000 scholarly books from the library of Professor Emeritus of History Frank O'Laughlin, to whom she was married for 35 years. She also established the Frank and Mara '66 O'Laughlin Scholarship, which targets middle income students of high promise in their first year.

Commencement will happen on the Hobart Quad on Sunday, May 19, at 10 a.m.

Listen Live As Herons Head To Liberty League Tournament

The William Smith College lacrosse team won their third straight game to finish out the regular season, topping Skidmore 13-8 in a Liberty League contest played today on Boswell Field at the Caird Center for Sports and Recreation. Senior Kathleen Ragan led the Herons with four points on three goals and an assist.

William Smith is 10-6 overall and a 7-2 in the Liberty League. The Herons have earned the No. 3 seed in the Liberty League tournament, and will meet No. 2 seed St. Lawrence on Friday, May 3. Rensselaer secured the No. 1 seed and right to host the tournament. Vassar is the No. 4 seed.

WHWS - 105.7fm will broadcast the Heron's game starting at 3:45pm Friday.

 

In their final regular season home game on Boswell Field, senior Marissa Potter recorded three goals, senior Katie Dexter won a game-high five draws, and senior Liz Seidel recorded a game-high four ground balls and scored her first goal of the season. Along with her four points, Ragan added two caused turnovers. First-year Hannah Connolly produced three goals. Sophomore Katie Sipple registered a goal and two assists and classmate Abbie West notched two goals. Sophomore Rachel Hughes came away with four draws. First-year Marina Guigli played all 60 minutes in goal and finished with eight saves. She also picked up three ground balls.

WHWS in Argentina

WHWS Student Station Manager Megan Silverstein is listening online-when she's not enjoying the sights of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

WHWS Featured In Rochester Newspaper Article

The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle today (4/8/13) published a front page story with the headline "Colleges Keep a Unique Beat"-"Campus radio meeting challenge of new music in new era" WEOS & WHWS station manager Greg Cotterill and WHWS Music Director Hazel Moellering were both quoted in the article.  

Hobart and William Smith Colleges have a similar arrangement with WXXI for its station, WEOS-FM (89.7) but the college teamed up with the Smith Opera House to launch a student,                                          station,WHWS-LP-FM  (105.7) in 2008. WEOS has been broadcasting National Public Radio programs since 1990, but struck an agreement with WXXI, the local NPR affiliate, in 2010 that had WXXI take over some of the administrative responsibilities of WEOS, which has remained under the colleges’ ownership. “It all came together when the economy took a dive,” said Greg Cotterill, who manages the stations for the colleges. WHWS has become the main outlet for the students, though from midnight to 10 a.m. Radio Bilingual — Spanish language-speaking program from Fresno, Calif., — is played on this low-power station that can be heard in Geneva and the surrounding area. 

 Hazel Interviews Mrs. Mary Gearan during the WHWS live broadcast from the construction of the Lakefront Playground last October.


Hazel Moellering, a 21-year-old senior who is the music director of WHWS, describes the music played on the station as “cool and off-tempo.” “We’re letting people explore less mainstream types of music. We get lots of alternatives, international stuff — and lesser known stuff from all over the country,” said Moellering, a graduate of the International Baccalaureate Program at the Wilson Magnet Commencement Academy. You can read the entire story here.

Get Your Weekly Feed!

The Weekly Feed is broadcast every Wednesday at Noon on WHWS 105.7fm, but if you just can't wait  until next week....Hear you go!

U.G. Benefit For The Smith

Saturday April 6th starting at 5pm get to the Smith Opera House for a night of Music, Dance, Yoga and more! The U.G. Benefit is for the Smith. Hazel gave away CD at Scandling today and talked with Pablo about the special fundraiser and Pablo sang a song he wrote last night!

Rolling Stones Summer Tour Announced

This morning the Rolling Stones finally released dates for their "50 and Counting" North American tour.

SEE THE TOUR DATES / '50 AND COUNTING' PHOTOS

Jimi Hendrix - Two Hours This Thursday!

"The Jimi You Never Knew" is a two radio special and it's on WHWS 105.7fm this Thursday at starting at 2pm!! More than forty years after his death, Jimi Hendrix's music is still relevant today. A new album release debut at #2 on the Billboard Hot 200 list and the signle charted at #1. Jimi's legacy is extensive ans has continued to grow through the efforts of Experience Hendrix, who have just released the album "People, Hell, and Angels." The album features studio recordings of the Band of Gypsys, as well as other previously unreleased material and various guest musicians. Join David Dye from the World Cafe as he hosts "The Jimi You Never Knew" THURSDAY 4/4 2PM!...only on WHWS 105.7fm.

The Weekly Feed Features "They Might Be Giants" & "Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr."

WHWS 105.7 broadcasts The Weekly Feed every Wednesday at noon.  If you can't wait until then, here's the web version!