The Route Song of the Day
Two longtime hosts on The Route announce retirement.
News & Views from WRUR
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Mountain Stage comes to Kodak Hall March 21, 2025 -
Hannah, host of "Candyland," which aired Mondays from 6-8 p.m. on WRUR-FM (Rochester), has been named the new music director of The Route. -
The Grammy-winning artist brings powerful cuts from her forthcoming album, No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin, as well as fan favorites, to this performance.
Latest Route Music News
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On her sophomore release, Am I the Drama?, the trash-talking Bronx rapper still has no filter — but could, perhaps, have used an editor. -
"Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery" recalls the success of the woman-led music festival created by singer Sarah McLachlan. McLachlan and documentarian Ally Pankiw talk about the film.
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An 1844 religiously inspired songbook that uses shape notes to help people read music got a major update recently and it attracting younger singers. -
Rock and roll is alive and well atop the Billboard 200 albums chart this week, as Twenty One Pilots' Breach hits No. 1. -
The Puerto Rican band blends bomba, plena and salsa into its sound, trading ocean blues and sunset pinks for playful jazz breaks and tasteful synthesizer effects. -
Vulnicura VR Remastered revisits a project the Icelandic pop artist debuted a decade ago, now reimagined with advanced technology. -
Carlos Vives carries the mantle of Colombia's vallenato tradition. Now 30 years after his landmark recording, he revisits songs from La Tierra del Olvido with a 12-piece band. -
An old religiously inspired songbook that uses shape notes for people who can't read music got a major update and is attracting younger singers.
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The sixth album by the North Carolina band, made over the course of a breakup between two of its members, is a masterpiece about life spent clinging to the edge of the abyss. -
From cumbia to salsa and Chicano rap, Latin music has a home among audiences in Tokyo, Japan.
