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Sneak Previews

Your weekly hour of cinema scoops, soundtracks, and scores to have you saying 'Play it again, Sam.’

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1. "Funky Fanfare" - Keith Mansfield - The KPM 1000 Series - Volume 1 [KPM: 2006]
2. "The Godfather Finale" - Nino Rota, Carlo Savina - The Godfather (Soundtrack) [Geffen: 1991]
3. "Moonglow - from "Annie Hall"" - Artie Shaw - Songs from Woody Allen Films [WNTS: 2009]
   Notes: from "Annie Hall" (1977)
4. "The Way You Look Tonight" - Steve Tyrell - Father of the Bride (Music from the Motion Picture) [Touchstone: 1991]
5. "Anywhere with You" - Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, Jane Fonda, Erin Simms, Mary Steenburgen - Book Club: The Next Chapter (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Focus: 2023]
6. "Kay" - Nino Rota, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Bateman - The Godfather Trilogy (Soundtrack) [Universal: 2001]
   Notes: from "The Godfather: Part II" (1974)
7. "La Vie En Rose" - Jack Nicholson - Something's Gotta Give (Music from the Motion Picture) [Sony: 2003]
8. "Theme from "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" (Don't Ask to Stay Until Tomorrow)" - Marlena Shaw, Artie Kane - Acting Up [Sony: 1978]
   Notes: from "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" (1977)
9. "Mine" - George Gershwin, New York Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta, Eric Cohen, Dick Hyman, Milt Hinton - Manhattan (Music from the Film) [Sony: 1979]
10. "Singalong Junk" - Paul McCartney - McCartney [MPL: 1970]
    Notes: from "Hanging Up" (2000)
11. "Unforgettable" - Sia - Finding Dory (Soundtrack) [Disney: 2016]
12. "Pittsburgh 1901 (Theme from "Mrs. Soffel")" - Mark Isham - Sanctuary: 20 Years of Windham Hill [Sony: 2023]
    Notes: from "Mrs. Soffel" (1984)
13. "I Don't Want to Play in Your Yard" - Peggy Lee - Sea Shells [UMG: 1958]
    Notes: from "Reds" (1981)
14. "Nobody's Perfect" - James Caan, Elliott Gould - Harry and Walter Go to New York (Theme from Harry and Walter go to New York) - Single [Shadybrook: 1976]
15. "Play with Fire" - The Rolling Stones - Out of our Heads [ABKCO: 1965]
    Notes: from "Shoot the Moon" (1982)
16. "As Time Goes By" - Dooley Wilson - Casablanca (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Warner Bros: 1943]
    Notes: from "Play It Again, Sam" (1972)
17. "Heaven" - Howard Shore - Collector's Edition, Vol. 1 [Howe: 2009]
    Notes: from "Heaven" (1987)
18. "Crimes of the Heart" - Georges Delerue - Crimes of the Heart (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Dino Di Laurentiis: 1986]

Around This Town

Join Ed on Tuesdays from 4-6 pm for Around This Town as he throws a musical net over the acts coming to the Central VA area, and tries to pull… MoreJoin Ed on Tuesdays from 4-6 pm for Around This Town as he throws a musical net over the acts coming to the Central VA area, and tries to pull some of them in for live performances before their concerts. Less

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1. "Two Stars" - John Moreland - LP5 [Old Omens: 2020]
   Notes: Welcome To Around This Town
2. "Hummingbird Highway" - Dar Williams - Hummingbird Highway [Righteous Babe Records: 2025]
   Notes: 2-9 Southern Cafe
3. "Hymn #35" - Joe Pug - Nation of Heat EP [Joe Pug: 2008]
   Notes: 2-28 Southern Cafe
4. "Read My Mind" - Will Overman, Brittany Bishop - Stranger [Will Overman: 2025]
   Notes: 11-16 Southern Cafe
5. "Sister" - Sam Burchfield - Where To Run [Sonder House: 2014]
   Notes: FRIDAY Jefferson
6. "Song for Colorado" - Kendall Street Company - Song for Colorado [What Is Yes Records: 2025]
   Notes: SATURDAY Jefferson
7. "Out Tonight" - Penelope Road - Out Tonight [Warner Records: 2025]
   Notes: 10-31 Jefferson
8. "Cheap Ride to Heaven" - Jack Stepanian - Cheap Ride to Heaven [Step Records: 2024]
   Notes: 10-31 Jefferson
9. "Ready or Not (feat. Sierra Ferrell)" - Shakey Graves, Sierra Ferrell - Movie Of The Week [Dualtone Music Group: 2023]
   Notes: 12-20 Jefferson
10. "Don't Wake Me Up [Feat. Jesse Welles]" - Margo Price, Jesse Welles - Hard Headed Woman [Loma Vista Recordings: 2025]
    Notes: 2-16 Jefferson
11. "That Western Skyline" - Dawes - North Hills [Dead Ringers: 2009]
    Notes: 11-7 and 11/8 Jefferson
12. "Dixieland Delight (Alabama Cover)" - Old Crow Medicine Show - Carry Me Back to Virginia [ATO Records: 2013]
    Notes: 10-23 Ting Pavilion
13. "Fox on the Run" - Daniel Donato - Cosmic Country & Western Songs [Daniel Donato: 2021]
    Notes: 10-23 Ting Pavilion
14. "Change of Pace" - Andy Frasco & The U.N. - Change of Pace [Fun Machine Records: 2019]
    Notes: 10-26 Ting Pavilion
15. "Back Where I Started - Whisper Sessions" - Warren Haynes - The Whisper Sessions [Fantasy: 2025]
    Notes: 10-26 Government Mule w/ Warren Haynes-Ting Pavilion
16. "Gimme A Little Sign" - Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohn - Uncovered [Fantasy Records: 2015]
    Notes: 11-11 Paramount
17. "Ticket Taker" - Robert Plant - Saving Grace [Nonesuch: 2025]
    Notes: 11-2 Paramount
18. "I Am a Rock" - Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits [Legacy Recordings: 1972]
    Notes: 3-31 The Simon and Garfunkel Story- Paramount
19. "Sleeping In the Next Room" - Lizzie No - Halfsies [Miss Freedomland: 2024]
    Notes: 10-24 Front Porch
20. "Big Sur" - David Wax Museum - Line of Light [Nine Mile Records: 2019]
    Notes: SATUDAY Front Porch
21. "Leave Right Now" - The Kentucky Gentlemen - Leave Right Now [The Kentucky Gentlemen: 2023]
    Notes: 11-21 Front Porch
22. "Looking Past the Pain (The Cowboy Song)" - Seth Mulder & Midnight Run - Coming On Strong [Rebel Records: 2025]
    Notes: 12-14 Front Porch
23. "Burnin' at Both Ends" - Fireside Collective - Life Between the Lines [Fireside Collective: 2017]
    Notes: 12-12 Foundry
24. "Love Is The King" - Jeff Tweedy - Love Is The King [Legacy Recordings: 2020]
    Notes: 10-25 Gintner Botanical Gardens Richmond
25. "I Got A Name" - A.J. Croce - I Got A Name [Seedling Records: 2018]
    Notes: 10-21 National Theater Richmond
26. "Jealousy" - Natalie Merchant - Tigerlily [Rhino/Elektra: 1995]
    Notes: 11-20 Wolf Trap

Ye Olde Tuesday Afternoon Rocke Show

Ye Olde Tuesday Afternoon Rocke Show, heard each Tuesday afternoon from 2-4, is an assortment of afternoon ear candy from 30 years ago to 30 seconds ago.

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1. "Lady" - D'Angelo - Brown Sugar (Deluxe Edition) [Virgin Catalog: 1995]
2. "Chicken Grease" - D'Angelo - Voodoo [Virgin Records: 2000]
3. "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" - D'Angelo - Voodoo [Virgin Records: 2000]
4. "Cane" - Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson - Secrets [Arista: 1978]
5. "Trouble Man - Live At The London Palladium/1976" - Marvin Gaye - Live At The London Palladium [Motown: 1977]
6. "The Bridge" - Mc Shan - Down By Law [Rhino: 1987]
7. "Politics As Usual" - JAY-Z - Reasonable Doubt [Roc-A-Fella: 1996]
8. "The Jam Was Moving" - Debbie Harry - KooKoo [Chrysalis Records: 1981]
9. "Destination Unknown" - Missing Persons - Spring Session M. [Capitol Records: 1982]
10. "Shake It Up" - The Cars - Shake It Up [Elektra Records: 1981]
11. "Things Fall Apart" - Jerry Harrison - The Red And The Black [Rhino/Warner Records: 1981]
12. "Pretend We're Dead" - L7 - Bricks Are Heavy [Rhino/Slash: 1992]
13. "Down To The Well" - Pixies - Bossanova [4AD: 1990]
14. "Sledgehammer (Live at L'Olympia)" - Cory Wong, Tema Siegel - Live at L'Olympia [Roundwound Media, LLC.: 2025]
15. "Stay" - Barbara Nadas - Stay [Barbara Nadas: 2024]
16. "Hypnotized" - The Pointer Sisters - Energy (Expanded Edition) [Legacy Recordings: 1978]
17. "Black and White" - Σtella, Redinho - Up and Away [Sub Pop Records: 2022]
18. "Mesopotamia - MQ Stereo 44.1, 96, 192" - The B-52's - Mesopotamia [Rhino/Warner Records: 1982]
19. "Hollywood (Africa) - Remastered" - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Freaky Styley [Capitol Records: 1985]
20. "Harvest Moon" - Poolside - Pacific Standard Time [Poolside: 2012]
21. "Hot Brown" - TAUK - Somewhere Between Here And There [TAUK: 2025]
22. "Devil's Pie" - D'Angelo - Voodoo [Virgin: 2000]
23. "Selling Fun" - BoomBox - Western Voodoo [Boombox: 2018]

Eclectic Woman

The only radio program in Central Virginia that features women's music exclusively, Eclectic Woman spans all musical genres and the globe with a variety of rich perspectives. Expect a fresh… MoreThe only radio program in Central Virginia that features women's music exclusively, Eclectic Woman spans all musical genres and the globe with a variety of rich perspectives. Expect a fresh and tantalizing musical menu of singer-songwriters, women of color, and womyn's music, spiced liberally with traditional, blues, world, jazz, rock, avant-garde, and instrumental music. The Eclectic Woman show, heard each Tuesday afternoon from 12 til 2, also features music and occasional news updates which specifically serve the gay and lesbian community. Less

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1. "Cuban Getaway" - Sue Foley - Antone's Women Bringing You The Best In Blues [Antone's Records And Tapes: 1992]
2. "Rocks In My Bed" - Rhiannon Giddens With Allen Toussaint - Visions Of The Blues-Southern Music Issue #18 [Oxford American Magazine: 2016]
3. "Circles Round The Sun" - Tedeschi Trucks Band - I Am The Moon: 1. Crescent [Swamp Family Music: 2022]
4. "Peace Call" - Eliza Gilkeyson With Mary Chapin Carpenter, Patty Griffin And Iris Dement - Land Of Milk And Honey [Red House Records: 2004]
5. "Pack Up Your Sorrows" - Judy Collins - Fifth Album [Atlantic: 1965]
6. "Nothing In Rambling" - Memphis Minnie - Pickin' The Blues [Culture Press Sarl: 1999]
7. "Hoodoo Lady" - Candice Ivory - When The Levee Breaks: The Music Of Memphis Minnie [Little Village: 2023]
8. "High Heel Sneakers" - Rory Block - Heavy on the Blues [M.C. Records: 2025]
9. "Bigger Bite" - Suzy Brown - Songs Worth Saving [Mule Kid Records: 2025]
10. "Funk No 1" - Tokyo Groove Jyoshi - Tokyo Groove [Happeace Records: 2020]
11. "Abebayehosh" - Meklit - A Piece Of Infinity [Smithsonian Folkways: 2025]
12. "Gotta Keep the Love" - Southern Avenue - Family [Alligator Records: 2025]
13. "Lose It For A While" - Amanda Shires - Nobody's Girl [Silver Knife Records: 2025]
14. "Don't Worry About Nothing" - Caitlin Canty - Don't Worry About Nothing/Bird Dog [Tone Tree Music: 2025]
15. "Mon Petit Paradis" - Maya Nashoba - Chemin [Maya: 2021]
16. "Les Mains" - Maya Nashoba - Chemin [Maya: 2021]
17. "If You Want Me" - Cristin Milioti - Once: A New Musical Soundtrack [Sony: 2012]
18. "Ensuenos" - Valeria Stewart - Raices [Valeria Stewart: 2025]
19. "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" - Ana Popovic - Dance To The Rhythm [Electric Heel Records: 2025]
20. "Mma Ditaba" - Mahotello Queens - Buya Buya [Umsakazo Records: 2025]
21. "All The Way Home" - Patty Griffin - Crown Of Roses [Thirty Tigers: 2025]
22. "Truth Be Told" - Sierra Hull - A Tiptoe Highwire [Sierra Hull: 2025]
23. "Sea Of Heartbreak" - T'Monde - Lights In The Harbour [Valcour Records: 2019]
24. "Be For Me" - Diunna Greenleaf - Trying To Hold On [Diunna Greenleaf: 2011]
25. "The Highway Knows" - Molly Tuttle - So Long, Little Miss Sunshine [Nonesuch: 2025]
26. "A Million Little Things" - Rosie And The Riveters - Good Clean Fun! [MAPL: 2015]

Jazz at 100 Now!

With over 100 years of recorded jazz as a foundation, today’s scene is vibrant and exciting. Jazz at 100 Now! presents the best of current music in the context of… MoreWith over 100 years of recorded jazz as a foundation, today’s scene is vibrant and exciting. Jazz at 100 Now! presents the best of current music in the context of a deep and rich history. Less

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1. "Three Little Words" - Samara Joy - Three Little Words [Verve: 2025]
2. "What A Difference A Day Made" - Ledisi - For Dinah [Candid: 2025]
3. "I'm Counting On You" - Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine, Vince Gill - Unexpected Guests [TallMan Productions: 2025]
4. "Lazy Afternoon" - Thom Rotella with Tierney Sutton - Right Time Left [HighNote Records: 2025]
5. "Let's Do It" - Ledisi - For Dinah [Candid: 2025]
6. "My Buddy" - JD Allen - Love Letters (The Ballad Sessions) [Savant: 2025]
   Notes: Appearing live at Unity of Charlottesville this Thursday.
7. "Barbados" - Brandon Suarez - Introducing [Cellar Live: 2025]
8. "Memories of Home" - John Scofield, Dave Holland - Memories of Home [ECM Records: 2025]
9. "My Rifle, My Pony, and Me" - Joe Policastro Trio - Mending Wall [Jerujazz Records: 2025]
10. "Bonito y Sabroso - Live" - Harold López-Nussa - NUEVA TIMBA [Blue Note Records: 2025]
11. "El Que Se Fué (Live)" - Steven Oquendo Latin Jazz Orchestra - A Centennial Salute to Tito & Tito (Live) [TRRcollective: 2025]
12. "Mganga" - Mike Clark - Itai Doshin [Wide Hive Records: 2025]
13. "Casual Friday" - Noah Garabedian, Jimmy Macbride - Quartets and Solos [Contagious Music: 2025]
14. "Ray Brown's Shoes" - Thom Rotella - Right Time Left [HighNote Records: 2025]
15. "Heaven" - Charles Lloyd - Figure In Blue [Blue Note Records: 2025]
16. "Roll" - Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley, Brian Blade - Tokyo [ECM Records: 2025]
17. "I Like You" - James Danderfer - If Not Now [Cellar Live: 2025]
18. "Desert Flower (feat. Ingrid Jensen)" - Rin Seo - City Suite [Cellar Live: 2025]
19. "Aster" - Yoko Yates, Sam Sadigursky, Jamie Baum - Eternal Moments [BespokeJazz: 2025]
20. "Repent" - Simón Willson - Feel Love [Endectomorph Records: 2025]
21. "Winney's Garden" - David Kikoski, Joe Martin, Billy Hart, Randy Brecker - Weekend at Smalls [Cellar Live: 2025]
22. "Love Don't Love Nobody - Live" - Mike LeDonne, The Groover Quartet - Turn it Up! LIVE At The Sidedoor! [Cellar Live: 2025]
23. "Tell the Story" - JD Allen - Love Letters (The Ballad Sessions) [Savant: 2025]
    Notes: The JD Allen Trio is at Unity of Charlottesville on Thur, Oct 16.
24. "This Is My Country" - Don Was, Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble - Groove In The Face Of Adversity [Mack Avenue Records: 2025]
    Notes: Don Was and the Pan Detroit Ensemble is at the Jefferson Theater on Thur, Oct 16.
25. "Blue In Green" - Mostly Other People Do the Killing - Blue [Hot Cup Records: 2014]
    Notes: Aaron Diehl, UVA's Sharel Cassity, Dominick Farinacci, Aaron Kimmel, Yasushi Nakamura, and Jon Irabagon join forces to pay tribute to the most celebrated and recognized recording in the history of jazz: Kind of Blue. The show livestreams from Jazz St. Louis on Thur, Oct 16 on Youtube.
26. "#CubanAmerican" - Martin Bejerano - #CubanAmerican [Figgland Records: 2022]
    Notes: Martin Bejerano #CubanAmerican livestreams from the Jazz Gallery on Oct 16.
27. "Spookarella" - The Cookers - Warriors [Jazz Legacy Productions: 2010]
    Notes: The Cookers are at SF Jazz on Oct 17 (replay on 18).
28. "Crepuscule with Nellie" - Paul Motian with Joe Lovano - Monk in Motian [JMT: 1988]
    Notes: Thelonious Monk Festival Week 2: Kevin Hays Joe Lovano Rick Rosato & Obed Calvaire livestream from Smoke Jazz on Oct 17.
29. "Stevie W." - Noah Haidu, Buster Williams, Billy Hart - STANDARDS III [Infinte Distances: 2025]
    Notes: Noah Haidu Quartet livestreams from En Die Musik Live on Oct 17.
30. "Wives And Lovers" - David Hazeltine - Reflections [G2 Records: 2025]
    Notes: David Hazeltine Trio livestreams from Mezzrow on Oct 17-18.
31. "Somebody Loves Me - Live: Solo Piano" - Bill Charlap - Rolling Stone Original [Blue Note Records: 2005]
    Notes: Bill Charlap and Noriko Ueda livestream from Mezzrow on Oct 17-18.
32. "9 Bar Tune" - Sullivan Fortner - Southern Nights [Artwork Records: 2025]
    Notes: Sullivan Fortner Trio livestreams from Porgy and Bess on Oct 20.
33. "Summertime" - Peter Roth Trio featuring Bill Bruford - Live in Spain [Youtube: 2025]
    Notes: The Peter Roth Trio featuring Bill Bruford livestreams from Club Unterfahrt on Oct 23 and Porgy and Bess on Oct 27.
34. "You Make Me Happy" - Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Nduduzo Makhathini, Mbuso Khoza - You Make Me Happy [Gallo Record Company: 2025]
    Notes: Nduduzo Makhatani livestreams from JALC on Oct 24.

Classical Sunrise - Tuesday

Start the day right with WTJU! Every weekday morning from 7-9 Classical Sunrise eases you through your busy morning with friendly, knowledgeable hosts and special features you won't find anywhere else.

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1. "Sinfonietta, Op. 23" {Alexander ZEMLINSKY} - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra - James Judd, Conductor - Seejungfrau (Die) / Sinfonietta (New Zealand Symphony, Judd) [Naxos ]
   Notes: Born today in 1871, Zemlinsky wrote this Sinfonietta in 1934, which was admired by Schoenberg
2. "Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K. 576" {WA MOZART} - Mitsuko Uchida - Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-18 [Decca ]
   Notes: Mozart's last piano sonata, nicknamed "The Hunt" or "The Trumpet Sonata" for the hornlike opening, was written in 1789 and published posthumously in 1805
3. "Louisiana Story Suite" { Virgil Thomson} -  Philadelphia Orchestra - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Louisiana Story Suite / Portraits [Sony Classical ]
   Notes: Thomson won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1949 for his score to Louisiana Story, a 1948 American black-and-white drama film. This has remained the only Pulitzer Prize awarded for a film score
4. "Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31" {LV BEETHOVEN} - Maurizio Pollini - BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Sonatas Nos. 16-20 [Deutsche Grammophon ]
   Notes: The title Les Adieux implies a programmatic nature, but there is uncertainty about the degree to which Beethoven wished this programmatic nature should be known. He titled the three movements "Lebewohl", "Abwesenheit", and "Wiedersehen" ('farewell', 'absence', and 'reunion')
5. "Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104" {Jean SIBELIUS} - Scottish National Orchestra - Alexander Gibson, Conductor - SIBELIUS: Symphonies Nos. 3, 6 and 7 [Chandos ]
6. "Variation 18 (Andante cantabile) from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 (version for 2 pianos)" {Sergei RACHMANINOFF} - Arkadi and Tatiana Zenzipér (2 pianos) - Piano Duo Recita [Genuin ]
   Notes: This version is Rachmaninov's own arrangement for 2 pianos: the original piano part, and the 2nd piano as the combined orchestral part

Classical Prelude - Tuesday

Classical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to… MoreClassical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to music by classical and romantic composers such as Beethoven, Bruckner, Mozart, and Schubert. Less

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WTJU Overnight Mix

An assortment of tunes curated from WTJU's digital database.

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Issa Hours

Two pals stay up to play (CDs, records, a few choice files) and read poems, so you don’t have to. We’re up late tonight spinning solitary sounds— hear them in… MoreTwo pals stay up to play (CDs, records, a few choice files) and read poems, so you don’t have to. We’re up late tonight spinning solitary sounds— hear them in your dreams. Less

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