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DC is a music town, despite all of the politics, the workaholics and the museums. Antidote radio was created to be a unique refuge offering the best of music across a range of genres; a place were you could hear music created within capital and it’s surrounding areas, right along side great new releases. We aim to be the antidote to all of that news of war, politics, and tragedy, providing you with a musical oasis. Antidote is a place where you will hear about the people who make music, and the people who make music happen in the DC area….and you can hear the music at the same time.
You might hear jazz, blues, folk, world music; tracks from the past or new releases; interviews with international world-class musicians passing through the DC area or with DC resident musicians making their mark on the local and national scene. You’ll get the latest updates on local music events and festivals.
We’ve been visited live by national and international musicians like Paul Kelly, Steve Earle, Storm Large, Carmen Lundy, Champion Fulton; writer and Smithsonian curator John Hasse, DC jazz Fest director Willard Jenkins and Blues Alley owner Harry Schnipper; and countless DC area musicians including Yasmin Williams, Mark G. Meadows, Cecily, Anthony Pirog, Alison Crockett, John Previti, Dave Chappel, Yana Nikol, Cristian Perez, Irene Jalenti, Bobby Thompson, Jay Jenc, Be Steadwell, Sean Heely, Ayo, Jan Knutson, Nataly Merezhuk and so many more.
You can catch Antidote broadcasting live in the DC area at WERA 96.7FM, and online at wera.fm, 5pm every Tuesday.
Antidote supports the DC area music scene by curating live music events and as a record label producing promoting mainly DC area artists
Antidote airs live every Tuesday at 5:00 pm on WERA 96.7FM – streaming live on www.wera.fm. The program rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 5pm.
In the UK airs on Sundays at 5pm (GMT) on West Norfolk Radio.