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Bad For You - Hard Country Music

Maybe it should be a tradition that once a year during the WTJU Rock Marathon, we as a community all get together one weekday afternoon and drink beer and listen… MoreMaybe it should be a tradition that once a year during the WTJU Rock Marathon, we as a community all get together one weekday afternoon and drink beer and listen to great classic country music together. Would that be so wrong? Wouldn’t Hank have done it this way? Less

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1. "Good Lord Lorrie" - Turnpike Troubadours - Goodbye Normal Street
2. "Going Poaching" - Hellbound Glory & the eXcavators - Hellbound Glory Presents the eXcavators "Going Poaching"
3. "Luxury Liner" - Emmylou Harris - Luxury Liner
4. "Can Chaser" - Emily Nenni - On The Ranch
5. "Turn It On, Turn it Up, Turn Me Loose" - Dwight Yoakam -
6. "I'm Bad For You" - Eric Strickland & The B Sides -
7. "California Blues" - Dickey Betts & Great Southern -
8. "Spotlight" - David Allan Coe -
9. "Have Mercy" - The Judds - Rockin with The Rhythm
10. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Pedal Steel Noah - Texas Madness EP
11. "Made in America" - Kristina Murray - Southern Ambrosia
12. "Truth No. 2" - The Chicks - Home
13. "Black Myself" - Amythyst Kiah - Wary + Strange
14. "Two Coats" - Tyler Childers -
15. "I Swear (To God)" - Tyler Childers -
16. "Less Honkin' More Tonkin'" - The Deslondes -
17. "Fist City" - Loretta Lynn -
18. "Why Baby Why" - George Jones -
19. "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry" - Jerry Reed -
20. "I Honky Tonked Too Hard Last Night" - Ramona & The Holy Smokes -
    Notes: CVILLE CLASSIC
21. "New Tattoos" - South Texas Tweek - New Tattoos
22. "Vandalism Spree" - Hellbound Glory - Pinball
23. "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" - Keith Whitley - Don't Close Your Eyes
24. "Hank Western" - Gary Stewart -
25. "You Win Again" - Jerry Lee Lewis -
26. "Please Don't Bury Me" - John Prine - Sweet Revenge
27. "I'm a Lover, But I'll Still Fight" - Dale Hollow -
28. "Not Fade Away" - Tanya Tucker -

The Shannon Shaw Dance Party-A-Go-Go!

Two hours of raucous tunes for the purpose of shaking one's booty, all from the mind and voice of Shannon Shaw, including her inimitable work with the Clams, her fantastic… MoreTwo hours of raucous tunes for the purpose of shaking one's booty, all from the mind and voice of Shannon Shaw, including her inimitable work with the Clams, her fantastic solo album, plus her recordings with Hunx & His Punx, Bloodshot Bill and whatever great live tracks we can get our claws on! Less

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1. "Point of Being Right" - Shannon and the Clams - Gone by the Dawn [Hardly Art: 2015]
2. "Big Wheel" - Shannon and the Clams - The Moon Is in the Wrong Place [Easy Eye: 2024]
   Notes: NEW
3. "Midnight Wine" - Shannon and the Clams - Year of the Spider [Easy Eye: 2021]
4. "The Boy" - Shannon and the Clams - Onion [Easy Eye: 2018]
5. "Leather, Metal, Steel" - Shannon Shaw - Shannon in Nashville [Easy Eye: 2018]
6. "Bean Fields" - Shannon and the Clams - The Moon Is in the Wrong Place [Easy Eye: 2024]
   Notes: NEW
7. "Vanishing" - Shannon and the Clams - Year of the Spider [Easy Eye: 2021]
8. "White Rabbit" - Shannon and the Clams - 'Gremlins Crawl / White Rabbit' [Volar: 2012]
9. "If You Could Know" - Shannon and the Clams - Onion [Easy Eye: 2018]
10. "White Lipstick" - Hunx and His Punx - 'White Lipstick' [Sub Pop: 2022]
11. "The Moon Is in the Wrong Place" - Shannon and the Clams - The Moon Is in the Wrong Place [Easy Eye: 2024]
    Notes: NEW
12. "Year of the Spider" - Shannon and the Clams - Year of the Spider [Easy Eye: 2021]
13. "Cult Song" - Shannon and the Clams - Sleep Talk [1-2-3-4 GO!: 2011]
14. "Cold Pillows" - Shannon Shaw - Shannon in Nashville [Easy Eye: 2018]
15. "Lovers Lane" - Hunx and His Punx - Too Young to Be in Love [Hardly Art: 2011]
16. "All of My Cryin'" - Shannon and the Clams - Year of the Spider [Easy Eye: 2021]
17. "Ozma" - Shannon and the Clams - Dreams in the Rat House [Hardly Art: 2013]
18. "Hunk Hunt" - Shannon and the Clams - Hunk Hunt [1-2-3-4 GO!: 2010]
19. "I Leave Again" - Shannon and the Clams - Onion [Easy Eye: 2018]
20. "Golden Frames" - Shannon Shaw - Shannon in Nashville [Easy Eye: 2018]
21. "If You're Not Here (I Don't Know Where You Are)" - Hunx and His Punx - Too Young to Be in Love [Hardly Art: 2011]
22. "Blast Me to Bermuda" - Shannon and the Clams - I Wanna Go Home [1-2-3-4 GO!: 2009]
23. "Done With You" - Shannon and the Clams - Sleep Talk [Hardly Art: 2011]
24. "Mary, Don't Go" - Shannon and the Clams - Year of the Spider [Easy Eye: 2021]
25. "I Might Consider" - Shannon Shaw - Shannon in Nashville [Easy Eye: 2018]
26. "Strange Wind" - Shannon and the Clams - Onion [Easy Eye: 2018]
27. "Leaves Fall Again" - Shannon and the Clams - Year of the Spider [Easy Eye: 2021]
28. "Honey Time" - Bloodshot Bill & Shannon Shaw - 'Honey Time' [Slovenly: 2016]
29. "Mama" - Shannon and the Clams - 'Mama' [Suicide Squeeze: 2014]
30. "When You're On" - Shannon and the Clams - I Wanna Go Home [1-2-3-4 GO!: 2009]
31. "Bad Boy" - Hunx and His Punx - Too Young to Be in Love [Hardly Art: 2011]
32. "Knock 'Em Dead" - Shannon and the Clams - Gone by the Dawn [Hardly Art: 2015]
33. "Make Believe" - Shannon Shaw - Shannon in Nashville [Easy Eye: 2018]
34. "Rip Van Winkle" - Shannon and the Clams - Dreams in the Rat House [Hardly Art: 2013]
35. "Flowers Will Return" - Shannon and the Clams - Year of the Spider [Easy Eye: 2021]
36. "Love I Can't Explain" - Shannon Shaw - Shannon in Nashville [Easy Eye: 2018]
37. "Heartbreak" - Shannon and the Clams - Hunk Hunt [1-2-3-4 GO!: 2010]
38. "Real or Magic" - Shannon and the Clams - The Moon Is in the Wrong Place [Easy Eye: 2024]
    Notes: NEW

We Are The Mods

Modernists, or "Mods", were a subculture beginning in 1950s London and spreading throughout Great Britain and Europe. They still exist today, to a lesser degree. The original Mods were heavily… MoreModernists, or "Mods", were a subculture beginning in 1950s London and spreading throughout Great Britain and Europe. They still exist today, to a lesser degree. The original Mods were heavily influenced by style and fashion, listened to modern jazz, ska, and rhythm and blues, wore form-fitting suits and rode Vespa or Lambretta motor scooters. We will focus our exploration on the early-mid 1960s Mods, who were listening to British bands such as The Who, The Small Faces, The Creation, The Action, The Smoke, John's Children, as well as The Kinks and The Yardbirds. Take a trip into this amphetamine-fueled British era of music and style that refused to comply with the prevailing majority, with your honorary rock DJ, Brian Keena, host of The Jazz Messenger show. Less

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1. "Last Night" {Charles Axton/Floyd Newman/Gilbert C. Caple/Jerry Lee Smith/Chips Moman} - The Mar-Keys - Last Night! [Satellite/Stax: 1961]
   Notes: The Mar-Keys was the session band for Stax Records in Memphis. Their music formed the foundation for the early 1960s Stax sound. The R&B and soul music recorded for Stax and other labels was a major influence on British musicians and helped shape the music of the British Invasion.
2. "Zoot Suit" {Peter Meaden} - The High Numbers (The Who) - Fontana 7" [Fontana: 1964]
   Notes: According to Who historian John Adkins, "Zoot Suit" b/w "I'm the Face" was the first single of the British rock band the Who, who recorded it under the name the High Numbers in an attempt to appeal to a mod audience. The Who evolved from an earlier group, the Detours.
3. "I'm The Face" {Peter Meaden} - The High Numbers (The Who) - Fontana 7" [Fontana: 1964]
   Notes: According to Who historian John Adkins, "Zoot Suit" b/w "I'm the Face" was the first single of the British rock band the Who, who recorded it under the name the High Numbers in an attempt to appeal to a mod audience. The Who evolved from an earlier group, the Detours.
4. "Got Love If You Want It" {Slim Harpo} - The Kinks - Pye 7" [Pye: 1965]
5. "Bif Bang Pow" {Eddie Phillips/Kenny Pickett} - The Creation - We Are Paintermen [Hit-Ton: 1966/1967]
   Notes: The Creation had been founded in April 1966 out of the Mark Four.
6. "My Generation" {Pete Townshend} - The Who - The Who: My Generation [IBC (London)/Brunswick (US): 1965]
7. "Dedicated Follower Of Fashion" {Ray Davies} - The Kinks - The Kinks Kontroversy (Deluxe Edition) [Pye (London)/Reprise (US): 1965]
8. "She Just Satisfies" {Jimmy Page/Barry Mason} - Jimmy Page - Fontana 7" [Fontana: 1965]
9. "All Day And All Of The Night" {Ray Davies} - The Kinks - Kinks-Size [Reprise: 1965]
10. "Buzz With The Fuzz" {Albert Lee/John Deighton/Ricky Charman} - Chris Farlowe And The Thunderbirds - Columbia 7" [Columbia: 1965]
    Notes: Farlowe is an English rock, blues and soul singer. He is known for his association with Atomic Rooster and the Thunderbirds.
11. "Heart Full Of Soul" {Graham Gouldman} - The Yardbirds - Columbia 7" [Columbia (UK): 1966]
    Notes: Jeff Beck on guitar following the departure of Eric Clapton.
12. "You Can't Sit Down" {Dee Clark/Phil Upchurch/Cornell Muldrow} - Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames - Rhythm and Blues at the Flamingo, The Flamingo, 33 Wardour Street, London [Columbia: 1963/1964]
    Notes: Originally recorded in 1959 as "Can't Sit Down" by The Bim Bam Boos on Dasher Records.
13. "The Right Time" {Nappy Brown} - Ray Charles - Savoy 7" [Savoy: 1957]
14. "Land of a Thousand Dances" {Holland-Dozier-Holland} - The Action - Parlophone 7" [Parlophone: 1965]
15. "Green Onions" {Booker T. Jones/Steve Cropper/Lewie Steinberg/Al Jackson Jr.} - Booker T & The MGs - Stax 7" [Stax: 1962]
16. "Pretty Thing" {Bo Diddley/Willie Dixon} - Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley [Checker: 1963]
17. "Rosalyn" {Jimmy Duncan/Bill Farley} - The Pretty Things - Fontana 7" [Fontana: 1964]
    Notes: David Bowie recorded a cover version of "Rosalyn" and released it on his album Pin Ups.
18. "Don't Bring Me Down" {Johnny Dee} - The Pretty Things - Fontana 7" [Fontana: 1964]
19. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" {Roger Daltrey/Pete Townshend} - The Who - Brunswick 7" [Brunswick: 1965]
    Notes: Nicky Hopkins – piano A good place to find many of these Who singles is the Decca compilation "Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy" from 1971. Quite possibly the only Who song with co-writer credits given to Roger Daltry. Note the guitar feedback; a relatively new concept for a studio recording.
20. "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" {Ian Samwell/Brian Potter} - Small Faces - Small Faces [Decca: 1965/1966]
    Notes: Debut single on their debut album.
21. "Sha-La-La-La-Lee" {Kenny Lynch/Mort Shuman} - Small Faces - Small Faces [Decca: 1965/1966]
    Notes: The first single by the group to feature Ian McLagan on keyboards.
22. "Come on Children" {Kenney Jones/Ronnie Lane/Steve Marriott/Jimmy Winston} - Small Faces - Small Faces [Decca: 1965/1966]
23. "Circles" {Townshend} - The Fleur de Lys featuring Jimmy Page, guitar - Immediate 7" [Immediate: 1966]
    Notes: Circles, She Just Satisfies and Good Morning Little Schoolgirl all found on a compilation called "Early Works of Jimmy Page", 2020, on the Japanese 60's Garage Rockin' Oldays label.
24. "Painter Man" {Eddie Phillips/Kenny Pickett} - The Creation - We Are Paintermen [Hit-Ton: 1966/1967]
    Notes: This was their biggest hit in the UK.
25. "Substitute" {Pete Townshend} - The Who - Live At Leeds [MCA: 1970]
    Notes: According to Rolling Stone, "Substitute was primarily inspired by the 1965 soul single "The Tracks of My Tears" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Pete Townshend became obsessed, particularly, with the line, "Although she may be cute/She's just a substitute." This had then led Townshend "to celebrate the word with a song all of its own."

Euro Trance Show

Blast off on a euphoric dance journey to 1999. The best of classic trance techno

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1. "Awakening" - Solitaire -
2. "ritual of Life" - sven Vath - Accident In Paradise [ 1993]
3. "Saltwater" - Chicane feat. Maria Brennan - 12" [Xtravaganza: 1999]
4. "Greece 2000" - Three Drives And A Vinyl - 12" [Hooj Choons: 1998]
5. "I Feel Love" - CRW - 12" [ 2000]
6. "cassiopeia" - Nail - [Warp: 1993]
7. "Melodica" - Leama - 12" [Platipus: 2001]
8. "I Talk To The Wind (transcendent mix by Moby)" - opus III - 12" [ 1992]
9. "Freebeach (Anjuna Mix)" - Goahead - 12" [Anjuna: 1993]
10. "1999" - Binary Finary - 12" [ 1998]
11. "The Flying Song" - Pqm Feat. Sica - 12" [Rennaisance: 2000]
12. "Angel" - Jam And Spoon Feat. Plavka - 12" [ 1995]

Third Rail Presents: Holy River

Live concert from December, 2023, Richmond's Høly River was founded by multi-instrumentalists Laney Sullivan and Jameson Price. Fusing together the pulse of drone pop and worldly instrumentation, this experimental music… MoreLive concert from December, 2023, Richmond's Høly River was founded by multi-instrumentalists Laney Sullivan and Jameson Price. Fusing together the pulse of drone pop and worldly instrumentation, this experimental music would best be described as a landscape, as a biome all its own. This musical phenomenon has come to be known as Earth Folk, a type of music inspired thematically by the natural environment: flora, fauna, soil, stars, and the human experience. Less

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WTJU Rock All Night

WTJU will Rock you to sleep.

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Third Rail Presents: Work Wear

Live concert from October, 2023. “This Charlottesville-based three-piece makes ’80s-inflected garage rock, and is known for enmeshing poetry readings, piercing guitar solos, and psych influences…” – Cville Weekly

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Sci-Fi Space Rock

Can Science, Fiction, Space, and Rock all go together into one, harmonious soundscape? Yes. Yes, they can. Time Travel? Check. Dystopian Futures? On it. Synthesizers, Polyrhythms, Amps to 11? Definitely!… MoreCan Science, Fiction, Space, and Rock all go together into one, harmonious soundscape? Yes. Yes, they can. Time Travel? Check. Dystopian Futures? On it. Synthesizers, Polyrhythms, Amps to 11? Definitely! Join us for a riff-fueled launch into the fantastical, sonic multiverse. Less

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