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Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at midnight tune into WBRU for the best music from Providence and Southern New England. Bands hang out in the BRU studio as we play tracks hot off the local music presses, chat about their gigs and dish out the latest in local music news.		 Got a local band of your own?
Send us a CD! Be sure to include a contact name, number and e-mail address:
    HomeBRU'd
    c/o 95.5 WBRU
    88 Benevolent St.
    Providence, RI 02906

You can also send your music to us using http://plaympe.com or email it to us at homebrud@wbru.com
The Rock Hunt
Every Spring, WBRU hosts a local music competition . Local bands get to compete for great prizes in front of a panel of music industry professionals. Past winners include Zox, Monty Are I, Triangle Forest and It Was the Best of Times. Keep listening to WBRU for details about the next Rock Hunt.		 Cheap Date Series
WBRU brings tons of up-and-coming national acts to Providence for low ticket prices. And we're committed to putting a local band on every one of these bills. It's our way of exposing local artists to larger audiences and giving back to the local music community. Past performers include Monty Are I, Zox, and the Bravery. If you want to play at a Cheap Date show, start by sending your music to the above address.

What's Playing on Home BRU'd
Home BRU'd Playlist for Wednesday, March 10th
All Rock Hunt semifinalists tonight! Still a bit more than a week before the first show, but I'm already pumped. You can find out the full details for all of the semi-final shows here: Rock Hunt Details.Keep Me Conscious – See You At The BridgeThe Intel – This Is A Song About PiratesFighting the Influence [...] 03/11/2010 12:50:18am
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Home BRU'd Playlist for Tuesday, March 9th
Home BRU'd is gearing up for Rock Hunt 2010! Some great entries will be played from now until the semifinals, and I got to add some to tonight's selection of local music, among past finalists and winners.Playlist:Santa Mamba – TrailblazerAwesome Brothers – I Like My Ladies ShyYou Scream I Scream – High MaintenanceZox – HomebodyThe [...] 03/10/2010 01:22:57am
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Home BRU'd Playlist for Monday, March 8
Herra Terra – Lost in LabyrinthThe Wandas – Please Come HomeLive From the Sun – New CityThe Valar – Here in the ShadowsTriangle Forest – RockagonFor the Love of Sloane – Dig Deeper 03/09/2010 01:28:17am
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Home BRU'd Playlist for Wednesday, March 3rd
Some of my older favorites on Home BRU'd tonight. Rock Hunt 2008 winners It Was The Best Of Times, 2008 finalists Awesome Brothers, and classic Monty Are I. Got some new tunes in there as well though – I was especially happy to play Starting Over Tuesday, as it turns out it's the lead singer's [...] 03/04/2010 01:19:12am
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Home BRU'd Playlist for Monday, March 1st
Triangle Forest – RockagonStreet Credit – On the RoadJohnny Lingo – Step OutsideDeer Tick – Smith HillThe Coming Weak – VacantSomeday Providence – Summertime in Rhode Island 03/02/2010 01:08:06am
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Recent Posts on the WBRU Local Music Blog
Lightning Bolt at Firehouse 13
Lighting Bolt played an incredible show at Firehouse 13 this past Thursday. The benefit show for Dan Tanner featured five bands – Talk Normal, Russian Tsarlag, Human Beast, Tinsel Teeth, and, of course, Lightning Bolt – with Midnight Mongo Sound System DJing some awesome mixes between the sets. As Lightning Bolt took the stage (or, [...]
Concert Review: Monty Are I at Lupo's
Friday night, I made it down to our 40th Birthday Bash show at Lupo’s just in time to see The Coming Weak perform.  Dressed all in black, they showed what makes them one of the more popular local acts: catchy relatable music, a lively familiar relationship with the crowd, and a high-energy performance that left [...]
Concert Review: Lupo's Summer Block Party 7/10
Providence's local music talents were on full display at last night's Lupo's Summer Block Party. It was quite an affair: two stages, one dunk tank, eight bands, and nearly nine hours of local music. Hope Anchor began the evening with a hard-hitting set in the alley beside Lupo's. Playing in an alley hinders a band [...]
Providence Sound Session Preview ? 2009
WBRU is proud to announce its involvement with and support of this year's Sound Session, which will be July 5-11 at various venues throughout Providence. Here are some shows by both local and national acts that you can definitely catch us at during that week.Tuesday, July 7thWBRU/360 Presents: Fairhaven w/ Route 44 and Grand ArmyTickets [...]
Four Local Bands Rock the Providence Arts Festival
In between the overcast and rainy days, the sun finally shone on Providence this past Saturday for the Providence Arts Festival. Nearly eighty vendors lined Westminster Street selling food, jewelry, clothing, art, and more. The BRU Crew and several local bands from Providence provided the music for the day. In case you [...]
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