Todd & Beth at Beach Road Weekend Music Festival (August 2022)
Cape Cod Beer owners Todd & Beth Marcus have always been big fans of music, and when they moved to Cape Cod in 1998 they fell in love with MVYRADIO, because they appreciated MVYRADIO’s dedication to seeking out new artists, having varied and interesting programming, and playing a great mix of music that they love! And once they got to know them better they also became big fans of the people that work there!
Cape Cod Beer has been a proud supporter for many years, and loves being a sponsor of the afternoon MindBender. (For the uninitiated the Afternoon MindBender is a daily question where MVYRADIO listeners, who are super-smart, get to prove it every day, by plumbing deep within their grey matter to answer some of the toughest queries on a variety of subjects. Show your smarts weekdays at 3:20pm on 88.7 or streaming live at mvyradio.com!
ABV: 5.5% IBU: 45
MVYRADIO MindBender American Pale Ale
When we wanted to create a new beer, namely an American Pale Ale, we were searching out a name and concept when the idea struck us to make a beer that celebrates and honors MVYRADIO and the MindBender, so we’re very excited to bring you Mindbender Pale Ale.
This light & crisp ale is packed with hop flavor that will send you into sensory overload. Pouring a hazy golden color, this refreshing brew is bright with aromas of fresh citrus, grapefruit, and a hoppy dankness. Unlike the daily Mindbender question on MVYRADIO, sipping on this Pale Ale is a no brainer.
The beer releases in 16oz cans on Black Friday (11/25), and the labeled cans have 8 different MindBender questions on them to test your smarts!
MindBender Bash | Dec. 10th 7pm
Anyone who knows us, knows that Cape Cod Beer loves a good excuse to host a PARTY – and even more so when we can combine it with a new beer and live music. Join us at Cape Cod Beer on Saturday, December 10th from 7-10pm for a night of live music with Johnny Hoy & The Bluefish!
General Admission tickets are $20 and include a $10 donation to MVYRADIO. There is also a VIP Package for $38 that includes admission, one 4pack of the MindBender American Pale Ale & a specialty Mindbender 16oz can koozie. As an extra effort to help support our favorite local radio station, we will be donating 88.7 cents from every pint of MindBender American Pale sold at the brewery to MVYRADIO. Surely there will be MindBender questions asked throughout the night! Rumor has it that there might even be some prizes for the smartypants in the room!
Join us for a few beers, a few laughs, some dancing, and great live music to support a great local radio station!
Since 1983, WMVY has operated out of a little house, at the end of a dirt road, on a special little Island off the coast of Massachusetts. Independent and eclectic, not unlike the local populace, the station has always remained true to the vision of being a Voice For The Vineyard. The station’s roots stretch back to the 1970s, when community radio WVOI broadcast out of the same building for a brief period. In 1981, an automated station hit the airwaves on 92.7. But it was May 1983 that WMVY, as you would recognize it, sprung to life, with live DJs and a loose musical format wrapped less around hits and more around quality, under-appreciated artists.
Since 1983, WMVY has operated out of a little house, at the end of a dirt road, on a special little Island off the coast of Massachusetts. Independent and eclectic, not unlike the local populace, the station has always remained true to the vision of being a Voice For The Vineyard. The station’s roots stretch back to the 1970s, when community radio WVOI broadcast out of the same building for a brief period. In 1981, an automated station hit the airwaves on 92.7. But it was May 1983 that WMVY, as you would recognize it, sprung to life, with live DJs and a loose musical format wrapped less around hits and more around quality, under-appreciated artists. Owners Bob and Linda Forrester, consultant Clark Schmidt, Jeff Damon, Mike McLaughlin, Pete “Fly By Night” Sawyer, DiAnn Ray and others created the template that built WMVY’s reputation. Award-winning Program Director Barbara Dacey spent the 1990s shaping WMVY into a beloved local institution and a national model for Triple A format radio stations. By the late 1990s, the station had been acquired by Aritaur Communications. Under the leadership of Joe Gallagher, the station became one of the first broadcast radio stations in the country to stream. The station pursued On The Road adventures, building a massive archive of concerts, interviews and exclusive performances. In 2012, Aritaur had sold off its other radio stations and needed to sell WMVY. Rather than shut down the station or hand it over to a corporate group, a novel plan was hatched. Aritaur sold the 92.7 FM signal license to a Boston station that was looking to air its content on the Cape & Islands, but they did NOT sell the content, the equipment or the brand. The SAVE MVY campaign was launched, and in 60 days, the MVY staff raised $600,000 from listeners to cover one year’s operating expenses. In February 2013, WMVY signed off 92.7 and became an internet-only station. Fifteen months later, WMVY re-emerged on 88.7 FM. The station transitioned to an independent, listener-supported, 501c3 non-profit, and continued its tradition of playing eclectic, under-appreciated artists, while re-affirming its commitment to being A Voice For The Vineyard. Today, the station is still run by staffers who’ve been with the station 15, 20, even 30 years. The stream goes far and wide—over half of the station’s donors are from outside the 88.7 FM broadcast area. And it all still springs out of that little house, down the dirt road, on a special little Island off the coast of Massachusetts
