Elisa Ambrogio & Nathan Bowles Radio Freedonia Friday, January 9, 2015 2pm (ET) Elisa Ambrogio & Nathan Bowles will be joining Radio Freedonia this Friday from 2-4pm before their show at the Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar as separate acts, opening for Chris Forsyth and the Solar Motel Band. Elisa Ambrogio Limbo as the space between […]
Indie rock legend Bob Nastanovich stopped by WTJU’s long-running rock show “Radio Freedonia” on Friday December 12th. The charter member of Pavement and Silver Jews is UVa Class of 1989 and was, unsurprisingly, a WTJU DJ. When Bob got to the station he immediately began rifling through the vinyl in the library, spinning some fave […]
Sharon Von Etten Amyl and the Sniffers Well! The end of the year finds the WTJU Rock DJs in a reflective mood – peruse their top tens – albums, singles, and concerts are all represented – and find your kindred spirits/arch nemeses! Rick Clark, “Radio Wowsville”: Remind Me Tomorrow Sharon Van Etten (Jagjaguwar) Triumph, getting […]
On Saturday, November 16, friends, alums, and community gathered at the Stage at WTJU to remember the life of David Berman. David was an indie-rock poet, leader of the band Silver Jews, and former WTJU DJ. He died on August 7. From 2 – 4 p.m., we aired two hours of David Berman’s music on […]
The DJ’s have spoken! Featured below are our Rock DJ’s top 10 (albums or songs) of 2018. Occupying a handful of WTJU top 10 charts is Tierra Whack’s album “Whack World”. DJ Sister Pirate Jenny credits her album as, “the best 16 minutes of your year – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOTebhPy04g“. You have to check it out. Nick […]
Here are the long-awaited top 10s (whether albums, singles, or shows) of 2017 from WTJU’s rock DJs!
WTJU Rock DJs’ Top Tens of 2014 Dear Listener, please find below the links to individual rock DJs’ fave raves of 2014 – the albums, EPs, singles, mixtapes, reissues, live sets, and “moments” that got us off. Thanks for listening, and even more, thanks for keeping us on our toes. Individual lists: Baconfat Jack Sheridan […]
In response to best practices put forth by the CDC and other health officials, the WTJU offices will be closed to the public for the time being. The station will continue to broadcast both on 91.1 FM and online. You can continue to reach out to us via email at wtju@virginia.edu or by phone at 434-924-0885.
