Emily Votaw

Athens

Correspondent and Multimedia Producer at WOUB-TV (Athens, OH)

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Esteban Flores talks with WOUB ahead of debut album release

3 days ago | woub.org | Emily Votaw

Esteban Flores talks about the symbolic figures at the heart of Slow Joy’s debut full length album < < Back to COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) – Slow Joy is the solo project of Esteban Flores, who uses powerful alternative rock arrangements to explore themes of bliss, grief, and the overwhelming chaos of the world. Since 2020, Flores has released three EPs and numerous singles, steadily building momentum toward his debut album, A Joy So Slow at Times I Don’t Think It’s Coming. He’s been touring both...
New sculpture park showcases art behind Stimson firehouse

4 days ago | woub.org | Emily Votaw

Athens Municipal Arts Commission opens public sculpture park behind Stimson Avenue firehouse complex Saturday < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Most hikers don’t give raccoon pawprints a second glance. However, Morgan County artist David Griesmeyer and his two young children are not most hikers.
This Week On Radio Free Athens: April 19, 2025

1 week ago | woub.org | Emily Votaw

This Week On Radio Free Athens: April 19, 2025 < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Find a schedule of programming for Radio Free Athens below.
ABC Players produce sensory-friendly show 'F Is for Friends'

1 week ago | woub.org | Emily Votaw

ABC Players to produce sensory-friendly show ‘F Is for Friends’ at Stuart’s April 19 < < Back to NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – The ABC Players’ sensory-friendly production F Is for Friends opens Saturday at Stuart’s Opera House (52 Public Square).
Hall of Fame induction celebrates diverse WV musical legacies

1 week ago | woub.org | Emily Votaw

Legacy and history shine at 10th West Virginia Music Hall of Fame ceremony < < Back to CHARLESTON, West Virginia (WOUB) – The 10th West Virginia Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony lit up the Charleston Cultural Center Theater (1900 Kanawha Blvd E) Saturday with a moving celebration of the state’s diverse musical heritage. This year’s inductees showcased the breadth of West Virginia’s musical legacy: Daniel Johnston, the alt-music icon known for his raw, confessional songwriting; Jeff...
This Week On Radio Free Athens: April 12, 2025

1 week ago | woub.org | Emily Votaw

This Week On Radio Free Athens: April 12, 2025 < < Back to Radio Free Athens (RFA) is broadcast Saturdays on WOUB 1340 AM and allows community volunteers and Ohio University students to present music and interview content through a format-free, host-driven program.
Vibrancy Theater presents a production of 'Bootycandy'

2 weeks ago | woub.org | Emily Votaw

Ohio University’s Vibrancy Theater presents a production of ‘Bootycandy’ < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio – April 10 – April 19, Ohio University’s Vibrancy Theater presents a production of Bootycandy, a play written by Robert O’Hara and directed by Devin Ty Franklin as their M.F.A. thesis production.
Amy Grant talks tour, new album, hits, and prayer

2 weeks ago | woub.org | Emily Votaw

Amy Grant ruminates 5 decades of touring, new album, songwriting for tough topics, and the prayer that changed her life < < Back to MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) — Amy Grant has been heralded “the Queen of Christian pop,” garnering the most No.1 Billboard Top Christian Albums in history; but her crossover success beyond Christian media is unparalleled. The Gospel Music Hall of Famer also notched two No.1 songs on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, and has received both Kennedy Center Honors and a Hollywood...
WV Music Hall of Fame honors Daniel Johnston this weekend

2 weeks ago | woub.org | Emily Votaw

West Virginia Music Hall of Fame honors Daniel Johnston’s enduring legacy < < Back to CHARLESTON, West Virginia (WOUB) – Before Daniel Johnston became an underground musical cult icon, he was a wildly creative youngster growing up in New Cumberland, WV—drawing superheroes and eyeballs, writing confessional songs on chord organ, and dreaming of epic artistic greatness in a world he didn’t quite understand—and that didn’t quite understand him. This weekend, the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame...
DJ Koze Plays with Sound and Your Perception of It » PopMatters

2 weeks ago | popmatters.com | Emily Votaw

Music Can Hear Us Pampa What’s that you hear? A dental drill? Is that Vocaloid Damon Albarn giggling? Is this vibe heading towards “Woody Woodpecker” or an “ayahuasca retreat?” But most often, you’ll ask: Have I heard this sample before? Maybe you have, perhaps you haven’t, but that’s beside the point. DJ Koze thrives on a sense of déjà vu, reshaping sound fragments, reversing melodies, warping tempos, and layering unexpected textures to create something new.