La Mesita is a feature series of live performances and interviews from Wattz up! produced by Yollocalli Arts Reach youth, broadcast live through Lumpen Radio, WLPN 105.5FM Chicago.

Techlado, is a music producer from Chicago, Illinois who blends dark Cumbia and experimental reggaeton. He is a member of the industrial black metal punk band Ozzuario, as well as being the creative force behind the dark techno artist known as LNR TMB.

La Mesita - Techlado

La Mesita is a feature series of live performances and interviews from Wattz up! produced by Yollocalli Arts Reach youth, broadcast live through Lumpen Radio, WLPN 105.5FM Chicago.

La Janesita is a Latin American electronic producer from Chicago and is a member of JukeMx, a Mexican community inspired by footwork. Their purpose is to generate a Hispanic circle to create and promote a culture faithful to 160 bpm, not only in Mexico, but in Latin America and the world!

La Mesita - La Janesita

La Mesita is a feature series of live performances and interviews from Wattz up! produced by Yollocalli Arts Reach youth, broadcast live through Lumpen Radio, WLPN 105.5FM Chicago.

Mila La Morena is a fusion of r&b, Latin, and alternative. She incorporates all the genres she grew up with to tell her story of being Latine in the US, with heartbreak, and queerness. They have been performing in Chicago since 2018 and songwriting since the age of 5. Not to mention she has the best fits on the gram!

La Mesita - Mila La Morena

La Mesita is a feature series of live performances and interviews from Wattz up! produced by Yollocalli Arts Reach youth, broadcast live through Lumpen Radio, WLPN 105.5FM Chicago.

Los Skins is a chicane punk band from the south/west side of Chicago. They play all sounds from punk to cumbia, and take lots of influence from their roots and where they come from. Did we mention their drummer is only 14 years old!?

La Mesita - LOS SKIN

Wattz up! is produced by Yollocalli Arts Reach youth and broadcast through Lumpen Radio, WLPN 105.5FM Chicago.

We are ending our season 21 with our annual holiday special! And this year it’s a reunion, featuring all the students of the YSYW Class and Sonic Vibez! 

Santa & company are visiting the students at Yollocalli to see if they are worthy of meeting her and going through any previous encounters they may have had with her in the past. Hopefully, some of these students can go through some of their holiday traditions, music, movies and teach us a little bit about Christmas!

Wattz Up! -Xmas Edition 2022

Wattz up! is produced by Yollocalli Arts Reach youth and broadcast through Lumpen Radio, WLPN 105.5FM Chicago.

On this episode the team wanted to know what exactly makes a city good to walk around, so we all took on some key aspects of our neighborhoods and tried to determine what our communities need to make it better suited for a higher quality of living. We’re talking about small businesses, safety, public transportation, and of course, asking “what is a walkable city?”

Wattz Up! - Walkable Cities

Wattz up! is produced by Yollocalli Arts Reach youth and broadcast through Lumpen Radio, WLPN 105.5FM Chicago.

On this week’s episode of Wattz Up! The team talks trash about the forsaken act of LITTERING. What happened with all the trash we produce lately? And how can we be more aware of it? We did some research for you, conduct some vox populi, dumpster dive with Yolo, learn how to recycle with Angel, and listen in on an interview with community org LVEJO by Sebastiana and Brian!

Wattz Up! - RADIO-ACTIVE: No Littering on this Show

Wattz up! is produced by Yollocalli Arts Reach youth and broadcast through Lumpen Radio, WLPN 105.5FM Chicago.

On this episode of Wattz Up!, the crew discusses the lows and highs of their lives. The roads, the rides, tips on how youth can balance stress and lastly, they take a trip back to the past with affirmations and letters to their younger selfs!

Wattz Up! - 2 Stressed 2 B Blessed

Wattz up! is produced by Yollocalli Arts Reach youth and broadcast through Lumpen Radio, WLPN 105.5FM Chicago.

On this episode of Wattz Up!, the crew dives into their fav and most hated tropes in shows/movies, gives their media picks that helped them get through the pandemic, and sit with Polo Vega aka Trillones, therapist and meme creator, to analyze some scenes from pop culture.

Wattz Up! - Consu-Media: U R What U Watch

Wattz up! is produced by Yollocalli Arts Reach youth and broadcast through Lumpen Radio, WLPN 105.5FM Chicago.

The Fall 2022 studio and class of Your Story, Your Way! and Sonic Vibes produced this annual Halloween special edition: "Your Horror, Your Way! 8.0: Invasion". Listen to original harrowing tales and soundscapes centering around the theme of “Invasion”, from government conspiracies, privacy, environmental screams, to generational curses, wars and other horrific truths of the human kind!

*Some content may be considered disturbing to some audiences. Listener discretion is advised.

Your Horror, Your Way! 8.0

Wattz up! is produced by Yollocalli Arts Reach youth and broadcast through Lumpen Radio, WLPN 105.5FM Chicago.

Listen as we present a series of 15 audio stories produced by the young participating creatives in a collaboration with Yollocalli Arts Reach, Lumpen Radio and Apple Creative Studios as they share some of their experience throughout the project and biggest takeaways! 💖

Participating artists: Ariandy Luna, August Abitang, Brian Cruz, Diego Tadeo, Denise Rodriguez, Elizabeth Cardona, Emmanuel Flores, Esha Raut, Gloria (Nine) Valle, Kaelah Serrano, Samantha Campo, Sebastiana Smith, Vic Chavez, William "KiD" Guerrero, Zipporah Auta

Wattz Up! - Yollo X Apple Creative Studios Recap

Wattz up! is produced by Yollocalli Arts Reach youth and broadcast through Lumpen Radio, WLPN 105.5FM Chicago.

Wattz Up! youth radio is back this fall for SEASON 21!!! For our first episode, we’ll be following radio journalist Melissa Regalado in a four-part series as she sits down to speak with first generation college students and graduates.

Featuring interviews that dive into the meaningful experiences and thoughts they had going into higher academic institutions and sharing them for fellow first-gen students.

Wattz Up! - College 101: A first gen guide

College 101: A First Gen Guide is a four-part series that speaks with first generation college students and graduates, delving into the meaningful experiences, thoughts they had going into higher academic institutions and sharing them for fellow first gen students.

*Produced and hosted by Melissa Regalado

College 101 - A First Gen College Student Pt.1

College 101 - A First Gen College Student Pt.2

College 101 - DACA Student Pt.1

College 101 - DACA Student Pt.2

Wattz up! is produced by Yollocalli Arts Reach youth and broadcast through Lumpen Radio, WLPN 105.5FM Chicago.

This week, follow the Wattz Up! team as each member takes you on a personal journey and the lessons they learned from them in a series of youth produced audiopieces! Inspired after a visit to the MCA Nick Cave exhibition Forothermore. Enjoy!

Wattz Up! - Stories From The Cave Soundcloud

Wattz up! is produced by Yollocalli Arts Reach youth and broadcast through Lumpen Radio, WLPN 105.5FM Chicago.

Wattz Up! recaps Rudio Fest 2022! Our fabulous youth journalists Cynthia Salgado & Brian Cruz discuss their fav music sets, new concepts of music and a bit of history of the festival. Featuring one on one interviews with Mengers, Eschicano + Lester Rey, LngSht, & DJ Colocha. Also, sharing some audios from the conference room from Elis Paprika, Ely Guerra, Mila la Morena and Los Aptos.

Wattz Up! - Yollo Crashes Ruido Fest 2022

Wattz up! is produced by Yollocalli Arts Reach youth and broadcast through Lumpen Radio, WLPN 105.5FM Chicago.

The sonic vibes crew takes over the studio for a second week in a row, presenting a series of research audio-pieces highlighting their favorite musical artists!

Followed by a second hour of interviews where students curated questions and asked each other about the topic of DREAMS.

Wattz Up! - Sonic Vibes Studio Takeover: Side B

Wattz up! is produced by Yollocalli Arts Reach youth and broadcast through Lumpen Radio, WLPN 105.5FM Chicago.

This week, the students of the Sonic Vibes (Summer 2022) program take over the airwaves! Presenting a series of Music Jamz segments where they discuss some of their favorite tracks of all time!

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