In Chicago, legendary artists like U2, Talking Heads, and R.E.M were heard on XRT long before they were heard anywhere else. The tradition of introducing you to promising new artists continues with XRT's newest on-air feature - Hear First.
Hear First gives XRT listeners insight into new artists and their music with compelling stories about who they are, followed by a song by that artist. See some past features below, and listen for Hear First throughout the week on 93XRT!
Week of 5/25/09
Grizzly Bear: Two Weeks
Week of 5/18/09
Cocktail Slippers: St. Valentine's Day
Week of 5/11/09
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears : Sugarfoot
Week of 5/4/09
Great Lake Swimmers: Pulling on a Line
Week of 4/27/09
Empire of the Sun: Walking on a Dream
Week of 4/20/09
Syd Straw: The Stranger I Live With
Week of 4/13/09
Tinted Windows: Kind of a Girl
Week of 4/6/09
Bishop Allen: The Ancient Commonsense of Things
Week of 3/30/09
Kickdrums: Just a Game
Week of 3/23/09
Marianne Faithful: Hold On Hold On
Week of 3/16/09
JJ Cale: Who Knew
Week of 3/2/09
Gentleman Reg: Coastline
Week of 2/23/09
Loney Dear: Airport Surroundings
Week of 2/16/09
The Damnwells: 55 Pictures
Week of 2/9/09
Buddy & Julie Miller: Gasoline and Matches
Week of 2/2/09
The Bird and The Bee: My Love
Week of 1/26/09
Clarence Bucaro: 'Til A Spring Wind Blows Again
Week of 1/19/09
Radiohead: Reckoner
Week of 1/12/09
Blitzen Trapper: War On Machines
Week of 1/5/09
Belle and Sebestian: The Magic of a Kind Word
Week of 12/29/08
Webstirs: Wesley Station
Week of 12/22/08
The Rosebuds: Cape Fear
Week of 12/15/08
Powderfinger: Lost and Running
Week of 12/8/08
Juliette Commagere: Nature of Things
Week of 12/1/08
Ackerson: Carried Away
Week of 11/24/08
Salvador Santana Band: Why Yo: Mexican Institute of Sound Remix
Week of 11/17/08
Glasvegas: Geraldine
Week of 11/10/08
Whitley: A Shot to the Stars
Week of 11/3/08
Iguanas: If You Should Ever Fall On Hard Times
Week of 10/27/08
The Dears: Disclaimer
Week of 10/20/08
People In Planes: Last Man Standing
Week of 10/13/08
Ezra Furman: Glasses
Week of 10/6/08
Pop Levi: Wannamama
Week of 9/29/08
The Uglysuit: Chicago
Week of 9/22/08
Joseph Arthur: Faith
Week of 9/15/08
Jules Shear
Week of 9/8/08
Irma Thomas: Same Old Blues
Week of 9/1/08
Seabird: Let Me Go
Week of 8/25/08
Glen Campbell: Walls
Week of 8/18/08
Darker My Love: Two Days Out
Week of 8/11/08
Sloan: Believe In Me
Week of 8/4/08
Lucy Wainwright Roche: Chicago
Week of 7/28/08
Carrie Rodriguez: Infinite Night
Week of 7/21/08
Martha Waitwright: See Emily Play
Week of 7/14/08
Vancougar: Philadelphia
Week of 7/7/08
Walter Meego: Forever
Week of 6/30/08
My Brightest Diamond: Inside A Boy
Week of 6/23/08
Hayes Carll: I Got A Gig
Week of 6/16/08
The Radiators: Wild and Free
Week of 6/9/08
Al Green: Standing In The Rain
Week of 6/2/08
The Republic Tigers: Buildings and Mountains
Week of 5/26/08
Frightened Rabbit: Head Rolls Off
Week of 5/19/08
Katie Herzog: Song Bird
Week of 5/12/08
Otis Taylor: Hey Joe
Week of 4/28/08
M83: Graveyard Girl
Week of 4/21/08
Devotchika: Transliterator
Week of 4/14/08
Ben Arthur: Last Goodbye
Week of 4/7/08
Nick Cave: Dig Lazarus, Dig
Week of 3/31/08
Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens: What Have You Done
Week of 3/24/08
The Heavenly States: Lost In The Light
Week of 3/17/08
The Waifs: Pony
Week of 3/10/08
Ben Arthur: Last Goodbye
Week of 3/3/08
The Ravenettes: Lust
Week of 2/25/08
Jack Penate: Spit At Stars
Week of 2/18/08
MGMT: Time To Pretend
Week of 2/11/08
What Made Milwaukee Famous: The Other Side
Week of 2/4/08
Louis XIV: Air Traffic Control
Week of 1/28/08
Wyclef Jean: Fast Car
Week of 1/21/08
Eric Lindell: Lady Day and John Coltrane
Week of 1/14/08
Sons & Daughters: Gilt Complex
Week of 1/7/08
Marah: Old Time Ticking Away
Week of 12/31/07
Sarah Borges & The Broken Shingles: Stop and Think It Over
Week of 12/24/07
Rufus Wainwright: Over The Rainbow
Week of 12/17/07
Sigur Rios: Hijomalind
Week of 12/10/07
Liam Finn: I'll Be Lightning
Week of 12/3/07
Am Syndicate: To The Peasant's of the Emperor
Week of 11/26/07
Jonathan Rice: Thc
Week of 11/19/07
Baby Shambles: Deft Left Hand
Week of 11/12/07
Cass McCombs: That's That
Week of 11/5/07
John Doe: The Golden State
Week of 10/29/07
Pinback: Devil You Know
Week of 10/22/07
Ween: Your Party
Week of 10/8/07
Band of Horses: Is There A Ghost
Week of 10/1/07
Earlimart: Fakey Fake
Week of 9/24/07
Rogue Wave: Lake Michigan
Week of 9/17/07
Sea Wolf: #2
Week of 9/10/07
Bishop Allen: Rain
Week of 9/3/07
Imperial Teen: Shim Sham
Week of 8/27/07
The Brunettes: Her Hairagami Set
Week of 8/20/07
Lee Rocker: Gone
Week of 8/13/07
Korby Lenker: Bored
Week of 8/6/07
Derek Webb: Name
Week of 7/30/07
Soulive: Waterfall
Week of 7/23/07
Mark Ronson: Stop Me
Week of 7/16/07
The National: Apartment Story
Week of 7/9/07
Rick Holmstrom: I'm Leaving
Week of 7/2/07
Glenn Mercer: Hold The World
Week of 6/25/07
Mid State
Week of 6/18/07
Voxtrot: Steven
Week of 6/11/07
The Aliens: Setting Sun
Week of 6/4/07
The Clientele: Bookshop Cassanova
Week of 5/28/07
Jeff Buckley: So Real
Week of 5/21/07
Van Morrison & Tom Jones: Cry For Home
Week of 5/14/07
Keren Ann: Lay Your Head Down
Week of 5/7/07
Papercuts: Dear Employee
Week of 4/30/07
Charlotte Gainsbourg: The Songs That We Sing
Week of 4/23/07
Midlake: Roscoe
Week of 4/16/07
Dinosaur Jr.: Crumble
Week of 4/9/07
Apostle of Hustle: My Sword Hand's Anger
Week of 4/2/07
Mary Weiss: Cry About The Radio
Week of 3/26/07
Ted Leo: Colleen
Week of 3/19/07
!!!: Must Be the Moon
Week of 3/12/07
Apples In Stereo: Can You Feel It?
Week of 3/5/07
Willie Mason: Save Myself
Week of 2/26/07
John Butler Trio: Funky Tonight
Week of 2/19/07
Deer Hoof: Match Book Seeks Manic
Week of 2/12/07
Fujiya and Miagi: Ankle Injuries
Week of 2/5/07
Of Montreal: Heimdalgate Like A Promethean Curse
Week of 1/29/07
John Hammond: Tore Down
Week of 1/22/07
Carrie Rodriguez: 50'S French Movie
Week of 1/15/07
Etienne de Rocher: Juniper Rose
Week of 1/8/07
Smithereens: Not a Second Time
Week of 1/1/07
Bloc Party: The Prayer
Week of 12/25/06
Devotchka: Venus In Furs
Week of 12/18/06
Cat Empire: Sly
Week of 12/11/06
Jonah Smith: Little Black Angels
Week of 12/4/06
The Fields: Song For The Fields
Week of 11/27/06
Pat McLaughlin: In Front of God and Everybody
Week of 11/20/06
Peter Bjorn and John: Let's Call It Off
Week of 11/13/06
Regina Spektor: Better
Week of 11/6/06
Imperial Crowns: Lil' Death
Week of 10/30/06
Elton John: And The House Fell Down
Week of 10/23/06
Portastic: Sour Shores
Week of 10/16/06
The Thermals: The Thermals
Week of 10/9/06
Goat: Two Sides To Love
Week of 10/2/06
Joe Grushecky: Code of Silence
Week of 9/25/06
Robin Hitchcock: Museum of Sex
Week of 9/18/06
Yo La Tengo: Black Flowers
Week of 9/11/06
M. Ward: To Go Home
Week of 9/4/06
Mew: The Zookeeper's Boy
Week of 8/28/06
Guy Davis: Uncle Tom Is Dead
Week of 8/21/06
Bobby Bare Jr.: The Heart Bionic
Week of 8/14/06
The Long Winters: Fire Island, AK
Week of 8/7/06
Franz Ferdinand & Jane Birkin: A Song For A Sorry Angel
