We just wanna keep you posted on what’s coming up in music and what’s going on at the station. There’s usually quite a lot. Welcome to What’s Up Wednesdays.

Friday Album Releases:

• Japanese House release In the End It Always Does. Written in 2021, the album is said to be inspired by relationships gained and lost over the years.
• Nothing But Thieves release Dead Club City.
• Lucinda Williams’ Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart is also out Friday.
• Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire” is also out Friday.

Upcoming Events:

In case you haven’t had a chance to check out our events calendar, here are the events coming up this week:

• Just a few days left to check out the “Interwoven” event taking place at Riffe Gallery all the way through July 7th. This event is a celebration of fiber and the many forms it takes. Artists included utilize fiber to “explore topics such as contemporary culture, personal narratives, influences, and emotions that lie just below the surface of our consciousnesses.”

6/29

• Experience BAM Thursdays at the Columbus Museum of Art. Enjoy live music, great art, delicious bites, vendors and fresh libations in their garden space, as well as free general admission to the gallery from 5-9 pm.
• On Thursdays, you can catch Vinyl: A Very ’80s Musical over at Shadowbox Live! If you miss it Thursday, no worries! You can catch the matinee on Sunday at 2 pm.

6/30

• METRIC JOIN US IN THE BIG ROOM ahead of their show at the Newport Music Hall with openers Summore.
• Shadowbox Live! presents Body Language, a sketch comedy and musical experience.
• Check out Baker’s Acres in Alexandria for their “Not Quite All Night” Sale/Extravaganza! Get 20% off a huge selection of plants, plus experience beer tastings, food trucks and a dessert vendor!

7/1

• Kick off July by joining the CD 92.9 FM Scene Team as we cheer on the Crew to victory! Join us at Whistle & Keg 2 hours before kickoff for games and prizes at the Modelo Gameday Crew Party! Wear Black and Yellow, Drink Gold. Modelo. Official Import Beer of Columbus Crew SC.
• There’s a super lineup over at the Riverbend Music Center! Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds play alongside Garbage and Metric.
• Thomas and the Workmen play The Basement with Esteems and Moonroof supporting.
• If you missed Shadowbox Live! presents Body Language, Saturday is your second chance to catch it.

7/2

• Hear your favorite pop songs performed as if they were written in the ’40s, ’50s, or ’60s when Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox take the stage at the Newport Music Hall.
• As mentioned above, you can catch a matinee performance of Vinyl: A Very ’80s Musical over at Shadowbox Live! at 2 pm!

7/4

• You simply must join Not-So-Grand Marshall Brian Phillips for the 40th annual Doo Dah Parade. Celebrate liberty and Lunacy on the 4th of July. The Good Witch of the [Short] North would even look kindly on you either for watching or being in the parade! There’s no entry fee, and no pre-registration, you just show up!

Here at the station:

You still have chances this week to win tickets with all of the weekday DJs:

• All of the DJs have chances today and tomorrow for you to win Big Room passes for Metric on Friday!
• Brian Phillips has tickets to the Cake show on September 15th and the Ani DeFranco show on September 16th. Listen in for your chance to win!
• Laura has tickets to see The Struts on July 11th and Joy Oladokun on September 26th.
• Grayson has three-day passes to Nelsonville Music Festival!
• Grayson can also send you to the Yung Gravy show at the Ohio State Fair or to see Jimmy Eat World and Manchester Orchestra.
• Grayson also has tickets to the recently-announced CD 92.9 FM Holiday Show featuring Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Michigander, and Arlie on December 1st!
• Tom has tickets to see Third Eye Blind at the Ohio State Fair and tickets to see Bad Omens at KEMBA Live! Outdoor on September 24th!

Plus:

• TONIGHT at 9 pm on Frontstage, Tom Butler plays two songs back-to-back from Brian Damage!
• Summer merch is out in our store. Show everyone that no matter how old you get, you can always visit Camp CD 92.9!
  
• Don’t forget to sign up for a lounge account so you can get started with those 929 lounge points. And, of course, keep tuned in for lounge tips because you never know what concerts you might be able to win tickets to or who will be in The Big Room next!
• FRIDAY: Tune in at 9:30 am to check out our weekly Pet Adoption feature brought to you by our friends at Columbus Humane and Hollywood Feed: a new breed of pet supply store. Our adorable and energetic friend from last week, Big Prince is still looking for a home!

–Just Emma (JustEmma@CD929FM.com)