college in new york city . currently airing online only wbar was developed as a freeform alternative to wkcr fm on the columbia university campus . in addition to broadcasting an array of shows wbar hosts several live concerts per year in morningside heights including the wbar b q a free all ages day long showcase of bands and food as well as a goth themed event in the winter . recent performers have included real estate gavin russom 1 cold cave gang gang dance and more . wbar city new york new york branding wbar barnard college radio frequency 87.9 mhz first air date april 1 1993 format college radio callsign meaning w b a rnard college radio owner barnard college webcast wbar stream website wbar.org contents 1 history 2 notable shows 3 wbar b q 4 notable djs 5 references 6 external links history edit wbar was formerly located in barnard college s mcintosh hall before it was moved by the administration to the basement of sulzberger hall in the spring of 2007 pending demolition of mcintosh . wbar used to host radiothons a fund raising week long series of live shows interviews and give aways held in the wbar studio . alcohol was served . dirty projectors headlined 2005 s radiothon closing show 2 supported by akron family other passengers r. stevie moore and the shot heard round the world . the show was held at the west end basement on 03 05 05 . wbar and nyu also held a battle of the bands on 10 25 02 . notable shows edit wbar has a history of putting on shows that feature up and coming live acts as well as on campus talent . among past performers include ari up bikini kill 3 and daniel johnston . 4 03 05 96 bikini kill play at 1020 bar 5 11 11 02 allergic to whores witch hunt gorefist play at lower level mcintosh hall . 26 03 03 the intima young people v for vendetta the shame play at prentis hall . 25 10 03 off minor the fiction sequoia birthday boyz a day in black and white play at prentis hall . 20 02 04 animal collective need new body magic play at prentis hall . 9 11 04 blood on the wall tunnel of love cause co motion isle of citadel the return play at lower level mcintosh hall . 18 11 04 the blow yacht knife skills dear nora play at the west end basement . 15 10 08 dmbq pit er pat scary living play at adp . 06 02 09 woods wavves nodzzz at the underground lounge . 04 12 13 le1f children of the night morri play the inaugural columbia music festival wbar b q edit wbar puts on its annual wbar b q each april . held outdoors on barnard college s lehman lawn the day long show is free all ages and open to the public . food is usually available and in the past alcohol has been served . past line ups have included vampire weekend liturgy cold cave and real estate . 2006 fixations yacht e rock bobby birdman king kong ding dong o death lucky dragons midnight hours man man . 6 2007 oneida dark meat cause co motion public record soiled mattress & the springs vampire weekend nat baldwin & sam rosen the shot heard round the world yan yan . 7 2008 wizards of the coast bear food will win the war liturgy thee yetis les sans culottes megafaun takka takka tickley feather crystal stilts cause co motion awesome color the skaters videohippos japanther . 8 2009 fitz jerome ellis acrylics liturgy metalux xeno & oaklander free blood packfm soft circle gang gang dance . 9 2010 cold cave blues control liturgy burning star core jana hunter twin stumps u.s. girls think about life prince rama of ayodhya old men . 10 2011 real estate blondes the crystal ark arp laurel halo big troubles grooms beige julianna barwick . 11 2012 dam funk bush tetras widowspeak mike slott pete swanson ex yellow swans forma archie pelago night birds midtown dickens notable djs edit chris baio former wbar college rock music director and current bassist of vampire weekend 12 shirley braha creator of new york noise joseph gordon levitt actor who attended columbia university school of general studies charlie kubal music producer created 2010 s mashup album of the year the notorious xx amy phillips news editor at pitchfork media adam shore first wbar music director and former general manager of vice records gideon yago mtv news and cbs news correspondent references edit rock out to indie beats at 18th annual wbar b q columbia daily spectator . retrieved 13 nov 2011 . http echoplex.blogspot.com 2005 03 in belly.html http www.tigerbomb.net pages bkpages bikilive.htm http www.columbiaspectator.com 2009 02 09 heads radio http www.tigerbomb.net pages bkpages bikilive.htm http www.brooklynvegan.com archives 2006 04 2006 wbar bbq w.html http www.ohmyrockness.com features.cfm page 6 http www.brooklynvegan.com archives 2008 04 the wbar bbq is.html http www.brooklynvegan.com archives 2009 04 2009 wbarbq ann.html http www.brooklynvegan.com archives 2010 03 17th annual wba.html http pitchfork.com news 42247 photos wbar b q vampire weekend archived may 29 2010 at the wayback machine . coup de mayin magazine . retrieved 27 may 2010 . external links edit official 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