The finalists for the 2020 Wammie Awards were announced on February 12. WOWD's popular FORBIDDEN ALLIANCE show was nominated in their Music Media category.

Forbidden Alliance, co-hosted by Robbie and Weasel, provides a platform for DMV rock musicians to tell their stories, and to play their music and the music that influenced them.  It airs Sundays from 9 AM to Noon.  As noted in the Wammie nomination, "Weasel and Robbie have encyclopedic and historical knowledge of the local scene as well as the greater underground and pop music scenes . . . "

"We at WOWD are proud that Forbidden Alliance has been recognized for what it is -- an incredible and unique radio resource giving voice to DC rock & roll history," says Program Director Steve Hoffman.

Nominations were selected by public voting.  A panel of expert judges will determine the award winners, announced at a public gala event on Sunday, March 29 at the Lincoln, the culmination of  a "Wammie Weekend" celebration of DC musicians.  The Wammies are administered by The MusicianShip, a nonprofit group focused on music education for at-risk youth.

Rob Bamberger's incredible five-hour WOWD special A Hot Jazz New Year's Eve is now available for your re-listening pleasure HERE. 

Now, you can continue to enjoy vintage jazz in the New Year.

WOWD partners with the Montgomery County Public Libraries for “Just for the Record – A Vinyl Day” on Saturday, April 18 at the Silver Spring Library.  

The event includes a live music competition: the Make Music Montgomery contest.  If you’re a Montgomery County resident, you can apply to participate in this contest by auditioning in person on March 2 or submitting a recording by March 8.

More info about the contest and the application process here.

How do we create spaces that are both physically and spiritually accessible?

Interfaith-ish (alternate Wednesdays 9-10am) host Jack Gordon welcomed guests to WOWD to discuss.

Lobna “Luby” Ismail, president of Connecting Cultures LLC, describes her experience going on pilgrimage using a wheelchair; and Silas Calame, a student leader with Hillel at Gallaudet University, explains what the broader Jewish community can learn from centering deaf participants.

A transcript of this show is available here.

Listen to the show here.

Learn more:
Connecting Cultures connecting-cultures.net
Hillel at Gallaudet University www.gallaudet.edu/office-of-campus…inistries/jewish
MUHSEN muhsen.org

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