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By: Aaron Bardo “FIJI Time” Beyond the windows, I saw nothing but darkness. I checked my watch; it was just past 4 a.m. All around me heads unconsciously slouched at a 45-degree angle. I rubbed my neck. Sleeping on planes is never fun unless reality is destined by those dreams. The Fiji of my subconscious [...]

Dec 31st Sarasota will ring in the new year to the sounds of New Vega at the main stage at Main and Orange in downtown Sarasota. www.whoamagazine.co/new-vega/ www.pineappledrop.com This is the first national tour for New Vega before in 2013 in support of the full length album dropping February 2013. New Vega will be featured [...]

Jam Don’t Shake like this. Train and Benny talk with thier good friends TJP and Max Lewis of Funk it Records. 9:15 am EST Tune in at www.whoa100.com www.rockthejellyproject.com

To all of our fans/family, our staff has been extremely dedicated this year and we realize the importance of R&R. So we will be on a holiday schedule to give our staff a chance to enjoy their families and the holidays. We shall return to a normal schedule on Jan 3rd 2013. From our family [...]

Let’s wish Train a Happy Birthday! He does a lot for the Indie community and artists/musicians all over the world. His tenacious and relentless pursuit of the WHOA endeavor is unprecedented. We wish you all the best for today and in the future. You can say Happy B Day to Train on Facebook or shout [...]

On Wednesday, November 7th, the Sacramento-based band, Family Photo, released its E.P. entitled Nude Celebz on Stereocure, a digital release record label and music/art collective. Stereocure is thrilled to introduce its favorite assemblage of “dismantled pop” wizards in Family Photo, and their five-track E.P., much of which was recorded at Top Tomato, a DIY venue [...]

Wildlife Protection through Sigma Lenses Article and Photographs by: Michael Keel As you may have read already in the Winter 2013 issue, I started my wildlife project that will involve various wildlife rescue centers locally and around the world eventually. I exclusively use Sigma lenses with my photography work. Why is that you ask? Well, [...]

9 am EST www.whoa100.com record it and listen later! With a commanding presence, uncompromising style and powerful harmonies, Dinah Thorpe makes electro-folk-pop that is not afraid to be smart. Her song cycle, 12, lives where beats meet melody, and pulls listeners in with equal parts grace, humor, and sensuality. The album is already creating a [...]

If you live in the Los Angeles area come celebrate the release of Opus Label Three, next Thursday 11/15 @ On the Rox! This is a guest list only event so please RSVP to RSVP@OPUSLABEL.com The night includes some of our favorite artits like Static Revenger, VanJess and KAUF.

Art Uptown, Sarasota’s oldest, continuously operated, artist-owned fine art gallery, invites area artists to enter its “January in Paradise” juried art competition at the gallery at 1367 Main St. Accepted entries will be exhibited from Jan. 5 to 25. An opening reception will be held Friday, Jan. 11, 6-9 p.m. Both 2D and 3D works [...]

Noise Ordinance CD is a Grassroots project to Showcase the local original music scene in the Sarasota area, with a 2 disc-compilation and an all day CD Release Party at Cock and Bull Pub Sarasota FL. Currently we are judging over 80 local original tracks that have been considered for inclusion on a 2 disc [...]

Ian Ross Subtitle: Hyper-Organic Art By: Michael Keel Photos By: Rob Evans   So who is Ian Ross and why did I choose to share Graffiti art with our readers? The simple answer equals dedication, originality, perseverance and imagery that makes your head spin back a few times. I can honestly say graffiti art is [...]

This October, Stereocure embarks on its first ever travelling showcase. The tour is based in the midwest and on the east coast, beginning with 3 shows at Oberlin College in Ohio, and moving on to DIY spots and colleges in the New York and Boston areas. The showcase features nine of the label/collective’s performing acts as well [...]

To Order a Physical CD go to http://whoamagazine.co/whoa-retail-store/ and to Order Digital or Listen to his lead off single Sorry In The Meantime go to  deanjohanesen.com Starting Today you can order Dean’s new release at deanjohanesen.com A Time and A Place will be released Nov 20th . WHOA just secured a Books A Million Tour and [...]

By: Brittany Clarke Gear up and get ready for this year’s 2012 Bear Creek! This isn’t just your average music festival with huge stages and over crowds of screaming fans. Bear Creek is quite the opposite. Held in Live Oak, Florida about 45 min north of Gainesville, this festival offers an array of colorful options [...]

Today marks 1 year on air for WHOA 100. The station originally developed to bring an ear to what you read about in the WHOA Magazine has become somewhat of a phenom to include the recently #5 ranked Train and Benny Show which airs Live M-TH from 9-10 am EST. WHOA has emerged as a [...]

The Sarasota/Manatee Chapter of Soldier Songs & Voices will hold its inaugural series of workshops beginning October 11th, 2012. Soldier Songs and Voices was begun by musicians in the Austin, Texas area in 2009, as a part of Welcome Home Project, a nonprofit 501(c)3 foundation. Workshop Sessions will be held at the Fogartyville Community Media [...]

Through the Sparks lets loose its sixth release, “Alamalibu,” June 19, 2012 on Skybucket Records. Approaching a decade of endurance, the band recorded the EP after putting out a single every month for a year (collected on 2011′s Almanac MMX). They hit the studio hard with a collection of songs that hearkened back to the [...]

IRONTOM emerged at the beginning of the year with the intent on forging a presence for themselves on the Los Angeles music scene. With influences ranging from The Arctic Monkeys to Led Zeppelin, the music exhibits a variety of styles and sounds on top of a classic sensibility for song writing. The personalities of each [...]