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Out of the Box with Paul Shugrue

 

Out of the Box with Paul Shugrue

Monday - Thursday at 7pm and Saturdays at 1pm on WHRV FM

Listen to OUT OF THE BOX, Monday through Thursday night from 7 pm to 9 pm and Saturday from 1pm to 5pm and you'll hear alternative, Americana, blues, reggae, singer/songwriters, Celtic, Cajun, world beat, electronica, local artists and more…..all mixed together by Paul Shugrue who will keep you up to date on all the great new music that's being released but rarely played on the radio anywhere else.

Out of the Box

"Out of the Box" Definition:

Paul Shugrue, Host of Out of the Box on WHRV FM1. an expression that describes things nonconformist and creative.
2. Used as a synonym for "brand new" meaning ready-made, immediate, just created.


OUT OF THE BOX is truly "alternative" music right here on WHRV-FM, 89.5

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Find out more about Paul and his other shows here.

 

 

Out of the Box On-Demand Archives  

THE VEER MUSIC AWARDS
WHRV’s Paul Shugrue was honored with Veer Magazine’s "Best Media Program Supporting Local Music" in 2013 and the “Industry Award” at the 2012 Veer Music Awards. Veer Magazine is Hampton Roads’ alternative, independent publication covering arts, culture, entertainment, beer/wine, travel and dining

 

CD of the Week

The CD of the Week: Vampire Weekend "Modern Vampires of the City"

On their third album this young band takes us through their quarter life crisis, but they have a unique way way of making it fun. Hear Paul's review by clicking on the album cover or by subscribing to the CD of the Week Podcast at I-Tunes.

 

Out of the Box CD of the Week podcast: Subscribe with iTunes or View All CD of the Week Archives

 

Most Played Albums of the Week

 

Most Played Albums of the Week (so far):

Strokes

Comedown Machine

Dawes

Stories Don't End

Depeche Mode

Delta Machine

Eric Clapton

Old Sock

Iron & Wine

Ghost on Ghost

Mike Aiken

Captains & Cowboys

Patty Griffin

American Kid

Phoenix

Bankrupt

Various

The Music is You: Tribute to John Denver

David Bowie

The Next Day

Emmylou Harris

Old Yellow Moon

Junip

Junip

Sigur Ros

Kveikur

Steve Earle & The Dukes

The Low Highway

Vampire Weekend

Modern Vampires of The City

Cayucas

Bigfoot

Eleanor Friedberger

Personal Record

Fabulous Thunderbirds

On the Verge

Guster

Live Acoustic

James Hunter Six

Minute by Minute

JJ Grey & Mofro

This River

Joe Bonamassa

An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House

Kim Richey

Thorn In My Heart

Kurt Vile

Wakin On A Pretty Day

National

Trouble Will Find Me

Ocean Blue

Ultramarine

Over the Ocean

Be Given to the Soil

Paula Cole

Raven

Randall Bramblett

The Bright Spots

She & Him

Volume 3

Steve Martin & Edie Brickell

Love Has Come For You

Tom Jones

Spirit in the Room

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Mosquito

 

2012 Archives

Here's a list of the best albums of the year (in no particular order) on Out of the Box:

 

THE SHINS Port Of Morrow

BONNIE RAITT Slipstream

MUMFORD & SONS Babel

JACK WHITE Blunderbuss

NORAH JONES Little Broken Hearts

HEARTLESS BASTARDS Arrow

DR. JOHN Locked On

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Wrecking Ball

GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS New Wild Everywhere

FIRST AID KIT The Lion's Roar

BAND OF HORSES Mirage Rock

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Away From The World

OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW Carry Me Back

KATHLEEN EDWARDSVoyageur

JOE LOUIS WALKER Hellfire

GARY CLARK JR. Blak and Blu

SANTIGOLD Master Of My Make-Believe

BEACH HOUSE Bloom

THE LUMINEERS The Lumineers

LYLE LOVETT Release Me

SETH STAINBACK Earth & Worm

CAT POWER Sun

BRANDI CARLILE Bear Creek

JD MCPHERSON Signs & Signifiers

JIMMY CLIFF Rebirth

THE XX Coexist

THE AVETT BROTHERS The Carpenter

DR. DOG Be the Void

REGINA SPEKTOR What We Saw From the Cheap Seats

BETH ORTON Sugaring Season

THE WALKMEN Heaven

EDDIE SHAW & THE 757 ALLSTARS Still Riding High

THE BLACK KEYS El Camino

LAWRENCE LAMBERT Soul Folk

JOHN MAYER Born and Raised

NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE Psychedelic Pill

 

At the end of 2012 we put the year into proper perspective with a month-long series of shows featuring a different aspect of the year's music. click the link to look at the playlist:

Saturday 11/24: Debut Albums

Monday 11/26: Collaborations

Tuesday 11/27: Re-issues

Wednesday 11/28: Veterans (eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

Thursday 11/29: Live Albums

Saturday 12/01: Covers

Monday 12/03: Rock Albums

Tuesday 12/04: Americana Albums

Wednesday 12/05: Blues Albums

Thursday 12/06: Comebacks

Saturday 12/08: Albums (part I)

Monday 12/11: Male Artists

Tuesday 12/12: Female Artists

Wednesday 12/13: Bands

Thursday 12/14: Local Artists

Saturday 12/16: Albums (part II)

12/17-25: Out of the Box Christmas Music

Wednesday 12/26: CDs of the Week (part I)

Thursday 12/27: CDs of the Week (part II)

Saturday 12/29: Songs

Monday 12/31: Tribute Albums

Tuesday 1/01/13: 2013 Music!

 

 

Out of the Box Retrospectives


7/9 - 7/14, 2012
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
One Wrong Turn
Hear the Review

7/16 - 7/21, 2012
Eddie Shaw & the 757 Allstars
Still Riding High
Hear the Review

6/25 - 6/30, 2012
Little Feat
Rooster Rag
Hear the Review

6/11 - 6/17, 2012
Metric
Synthetica
Hear the Review

6/4 - 6/9, 2012
Brandi Carlile
Bear Creek
Hear the Review

5/26 - 6/2, 2012
Regina Spektor
What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
Hear the Review

5/19 - 5/25, 2012
John Mayer
Born and Raised
Hear the Review

5/12 - 5/18, 2012
Beach House
Bloom
Hear the Review

5/7 - 5/11, 2012
Norah Jones
Little Broken Hearts
Hear the Review

4/30, 2012
Jack White
Blunderbuss
Hear the Review

4/19 - 4/16, 2012
Bonnie Raitt
Slipstream
Hear the Review


4/2 - 4/8, 2012
Great Lake Swimmers
New Wild Everywhere
Hear the Review


3/26 - 4/1, 2012
Sons of Bill
Sirens
Hear the Review

3/19 - 3/26, 2012
The Shins
Port of Morrow
Hear the Review

3/12 - 3/19, 2012
The Decemberists
We All Raise Our Voices to the Air
Hear the Review

3/5 - 3/12, 2012
Bruce Springsteen
Wrecking Ball
Hear the Review

2/27 - 3/5, 2012
Lyle Lovett
Release Me
Hear the Review

2/20 - 2/27, 2012
Galactic
Carnivale Electricos
Hear the Review

2/11 - 2/18, 2012
Heartless Bastards
Arrow
Hear the Review

2/4 - 2/11, 2012
Dr. Dog
Be the Void
Hear the Review

1/30 - 2/4,2012
Joe Louis Walker
Hellfire
Hear the Review

1/23 - 1/30, 2012
Various Artists
Chimes of Freedom
Hear the Review

1/16 - 1/23, 2012
Kathleen Edwards
Voyageur
Hear the Review

1/9 - 1/16, 2012
The Little Willies
For the Good Times
Hear the Review

 

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