Kara Manning

Belgium, United States

Director, Host and Producer at WFUV-FM (Bronx, NY)

playwright, music scribbler, Islington aspirant and coffee addict

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UKNY for May 11 | WFUV

4 days ago | wfuv.org | Kara Manning

Skip to main content The British-American duo of Bristolian Louise Macphail and Chicago native Kristin McFadden released their first official single as Prima Queen in 2019 ("Milk Teeth"). By 2023, they were Glastonbury Emerging Artists finalists and had released a first EP, Not the Baby.
Brass Queens: NY Slice Session 2025

1 week ago | wfuv.org | Kara Manning

A true New York City band, Brass Queens have played all over this town; from the Blue Note to Brooklyn Bowl, even underground in the subways. They've been around since 2019 when co-founders Alex Harris and Ally Chapel realized that there was no female brass bands in the New York City area — and set about changing that fact. Recently, the band brought their brass to the Bronx for a "NY Slice" session.
UKNY for May 4 2025

1 week ago | wfuv.org | Kara Manning

Glaswegian twins Rachael and Paul Swinton, who record as Cloth, released their third album, Pink Silence, in late April. An exquisite, dreamy album that precisely captures that in-between essence of dawn and dusk, it flows with Owen Pallett's string arrangements, Portishead's Adrian Utley on synths, and a beguiling cool calm. On "UKNY" tonight at 11 p.m., one of Cloth's lovely new songs. Also, Rachael lands on a song from Pale Blue Eyes' new New Place as well.
FUV High Line Bash 2025: Recap

2 weeks ago | wfuv.org | Kara Manning

Maybe it was the two-tone checkerboard FUV wristbands handed out on arrival — and a lot of black-and-white fancy garb — but the High Line Bash definitely went back to the future with headliners The English Beat on Wednesday night, April 30. The storied ska band, led by founding singer and songwriter Dave Wakeling, delivered a ranking full-stop revival with cheer and charm at City Winery NYC.
UKNY for April 27

2 weeks ago | wfuv.org | Kara Manning

Tonight's "UKNY" at 11 p.m. stays north in Scotland with an FUV Live session with Lauren Mayberry, who released her debut solo album, Vicious Creature, last December. Also, Brighton-based, Scottish-Thai singer Helen Ganya, Dundee-based Theo Bleak, Glasgow-based Rebecca Vasmant, and Edinburgh's Barry Can't Swim. British and global releases on "UKNY," Sundays 11 p.m.-midnight, on 90.7 FM, streaming online and in the Archives after broadcast.
Fantastic Cat: Five Essential NYC Night Spots

3 weeks ago | wfuv.org | Kara Manning

In search of New York's hottest club after you catch Fantastic Cat smash WFUV's High Line Bash at City Winery on April 30? Bill Hader's Stefon Zelesky might be "Saturday Night Live" history, but all four of Fantastic Cat's lead vocalists — Mike Montali, Anthony D'Amato, Don DeLego and Brian Dunne — are ready to step in. In "Five Essential NYC Night Spots," the guys sing the praises of a few, well, more interesting places in the Big Apple.
David Shaw: The Loft at City Winery 2025

3 weeks ago | wfuv.org | Kara Manning

Although David Shaw is best known as frontman of The Revivalists, he's also taken flight as a solo artist in his own right, releasing a second album in 2024 called Take a Look Inside, released on his Yokoko Records. The contemplative album digs deep into Shaw's internal storms, quietude, and quandaries as he lives a sober life. His path to parenthood also inspired one song outside the boundaries of himself, powerfully addressing women's reproductive rights ("Alabama").
UKNY for April 20

3 weeks ago | wfuv.org | Kara Manning

A confluence of spring holidays — and the beautiful season itself — was the inspiration of tonight's "UKNY" at 11 p.m. An hour abloom with songs by Porridge Radio, NewDad, The Blue Nile, Sea Power, Hinako Omori, Eliza Shaddad and many others — all with springtide, Easter parades, or floral reveries on their minds. British and global releases on "UKNY," Sundays 11 p.m.-midnight, on 90.7FM, streaming online and in the Archives after broadcast.
The English Beat: Five Essential Songs

4 weeks ago | wfuv.org | Kara Manning

Got your ticket yet to the 2025 WFUV High Line Bash at City Winery at Pier 57 on April 30? If so, along with Jade Bird and Fantastic Cat, you're going to see one of Britain's most beloved, critically revered two-tone, ska, and punk bands, The English Beat, led by singer, songwriter and guitarist Dave Wakeling.
UKNY for April 13

1 month ago | wfuv.org | Kara Manning

Full confession: due to travel, tonight's "UKNY" had to be prerecorded early last week, so I just missed the inclusion of the starry, spiky return of the new Pulp single — sorry, Jarvis! That said, there are other fantastic big comebacks to cheer about this evening at 11 p.m., like Stereolab, bouncing back with their first album in 15 years, Instant Holograms on Metal Film, out on May 23. The group's skyward-tilting new single is co-written by Laetitia Sadier and Tim Gane.