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The first entry to the 2023 Contest is "Break Me Down" by Bloomington artist Karen Bridges. If you want to perform your own Tiny Desk concert, submit to the Contest by March 13.
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WGLT asked student producer Samantha Hill to make a Highway 309 playlist of her own — featuring songs inspired by and coming out of the civil rights movement.
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We're excited to bring you the 3nd annual Holidays on Highway 309 special, handcrafted by Ariele Jones.
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Songs from Khruangbin and Leon Bridges, Lo Moon, Mannie Fresh, and Hurray For the Riff Raff were among the most played on WGLT in 2022.
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WGLT’s Highway 309 LIVE presented by CEFCU will continue to champion local and new music. The series will bring artists from radio to stage to share intimate details of their life, artistic process and more.
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New music is the lifeblood of Highway 309. Here's a Spotify playlist of some of the new songs you're hearing when you travel this eclectic highway.
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From March 12-13, Highway 309 devoted the entire weekend to women musicians and women-led bands. You heard pioneers including Aretha Franklin, Koko Taylor, and Judy Collins – and those making their mark today, like JGrrey, Sarah Shook, and Olivia Rodrigo.
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This weekly updated Spotify playlist is a comprehensive array of the broad new music that has landed on Highway 309.
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The pandemic brought the live music scene in Bloomington-Normal to a screeching stop in 2020. But many artists took advantage of the unexpected downtime to create new albums that bloomed in 2021.