Off Air

a magazine by WPIR Pratt Radio

005: The Cyrkle Revival

Our board members Eve Mikkelson and Arzu Oran interviews Pat McLoughlin and Don Dannemann, two of the members of the iconic 1960s rock band The Cyrkle.

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004: RAEGAN

Nur Güzeldere interviews and photographs rising singer-songwriter RAEGAN.

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Earlier this month on October 6th, Lucca Dohr heled an album release concert at Heaven Can Wait in New York City, featuring performances by fellow artist Graham Riley and Lauren Juzang, in celebration of his new EP June Bug which came out just the day before. Here, after catching the final one and a half songs of his live performance, I interrogated Lucca about music, film, youth, love, and Jeff Buckley.

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002: DEBBY FRIDAY

I play DEBBY FRIDAY on the aux when I want to induct someone into a cult--the cult of FRIDAY. No matter the track, whether it's her early computerized BITCHPUNK days or her melodic hazey singles, I always get the same reaction from those who earwitness. Who is this?? they ask me, opening Shazam. The new single “Let u in” is something different from what I know of DEBBY FRIDAY.

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001: Lowertown

Last week we interviewed Lowertown, a sizzling, independent New York indie band—in anticipation of their new EP Skin Of My Teeth, dropping October 27th. In conversation with Olivia Osby and Avsha Weinberg, we discussed their upcoming European tour, the nature of live performance, social identity in both the physical and digital world, living in New York, and musical influences. As the band prepares to travel overseas, they open up about the new confidence they’ve found as musicians.

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Off Air

005: The Cyrkle Revival

004: RAEGAN

003: Lucca Dohr

002: DEBBY FRIDAY

001: Lowertown

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