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Raw Music from the 20th and 21st centuries: Airing its genre-busting blend of progressive hootenanny, provocative commentary, and sprawling pop music history lesson on WTJU since 1995 (or 1996), Radio… MoreRaw Music from the 20th and 21st centuries: Airing its genre-busting blend of progressive hootenanny, provocative commentary, and sprawling pop music history lesson on WTJU since 1995 (or 1996), Radio Wowsville, heard each Sunday night from 11 to 1, is broadcast via nuclear warhead from a cave / sound lab in Grottoes, Virginia. Less

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1. "Great God What do I see and hear?" - Joseph Spence - Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing [Fokways: 2026]
2. "The Big Blue Blues" - Jim Nollman - Orca Sings [Folkways: 2026]
3. "Maybe" - The Three Degrees - Maybe [Cherry Red: 1970]
4. "Air" - Hair - Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording [ 1967]
5. "The Loving Ballad" - Galt MacDermot - Cotton Comes to Harlem [United Artists: 1970]
6. "Tueday's Morning Monday's Feeling Gone" - Danny Fast - Belong to the Wind [Forager: 2021]
7. "Me Voy" - Cat Power - Wanderer [Domino: 2018]
8. "Holy Commotion" - Paul Potash - Earl's Closet [Light in the Attic: 2024]
9. "Quodlibet" - Marisa Anderson - The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music [Thrill Jockey: 2026]
10. "Dallas" - Kurt Vile - Dcb Cover
11. "Red Apples for Tom Scharpling" - Kurt Vile and Steve Gunn - Three Lober Recordings at 20 [Three Lobed: 2015]
12. "I Love Being My Mother's Son" - Purple Mountains - S/t [Drag City: 2019]
13. "The Gap In My Education (Berman)" - Lambchop - Old Enough to Know Better [Merge: 2004]
14. "Something like Dreamin" - Panda Bear and Sonic Boom - A ? of When [Domino: 2026]
15. "The Sound of Communism" - The Gun Club - Very Human Features [Sub pop: 2025]
16. "The Happy Prole" - Quasi - Featuring "Birds" [Up Records: 1998]
17. "Rare Lights" - Damaged Bug - Zuzax [Deathgod Corp: 2026]
18. "Still Eatin'" - Agf/Delay - Nanoloop 1.0 [Agf: 2026]
19. "Father and Son" - Boards of Canada - Inferno [Warp: 2026]
20. "Pulse" - Basic - Basic [No Quarter: 2026]
21. "Go To My Head" - SUUNS - The Witness [Joyful Noise: 2021]
22. "Liars" - The Durutti Column - Renascent [London: 2026]
23. "Theme for the Casinos at 5 AM" - SQUANDERERS - Bright Madness [Blue Chopsticks: 2026]
24. "Footsteps" - Brian Eno and John Cale - Wrong Way Up [Opal / Warner: 1990]
25. "Down with the Clique" - Solange - When I Get Home [Columbia: 2019]
26. "No Secrets" - Stik Figa and Heather Grey - Cold Comfort [Mello Music: 2026]
27. "Sea Level" - Little Simz - Age 101 Drop X [ 2015]
28. "Everyone but You" - Coco and Clair Clair - GIRL [Nice Girl World: 2024]
29. "Queens Crown" - Tierra Whack - WHACK'S MUSEUM [Interscope: 2026]
30. "Cold Milk" - Mach-Hommy - Notorious Dump Legends Volume 2 [S/R: 2023]
31. "Sweetheart Jail" - Open Mike Eagle and Kenny Segal - DOOMED! [Mello Music: 2026]
32. "Have You No Shame Girl?" - Solex - Low Kick and Hard Bop [Matador: 2001]
33. "2069 (A Spaced Oddity)" - US69 - A Monstrous Psychdelic Bubble....
34. "It's Gonna Be Alright" - Ween - The Mollusk [ 1997]
35. "Maggot Brain" - Flea - Honora [ 2026]

Walkin' Blues

Walk your troubles away listening to the early blues. Songsters from the '20s and '30s, field recordings from the '40s and '50s, rediscovered greats from the '60s, and modern acoustic… MoreWalk your troubles away listening to the early blues. Songsters from the '20s and '30s, field recordings from the '40s and '50s, rediscovered greats from the '60s, and modern acoustic artists who draw on the blues tradition are featured here. That's Walkin' Blues each Sunday night from 9 to 11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "One Way Out - Mono Version" - Sonny Boy Williamson II - The Real Folk Blues [Geffen: 1965]
2. "Down The Road Apiece" - Amos Milburn - Down The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos Milburn [Capitol Records: 1994]
3. "Rock Me" - Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra - The Gospel Of The Blues [Geffen*: 2003]
4. "See See Rider" - LaVern Baker - See See Rider [Rhino Atlantic: 2005]
5. "Baker Shop Boogie" - Willie Nix - Baker Shop Boogie / Seems Like a Million Years [Sun Records: 1953]
6. "Swing It on Home" - Big Mama Thornton - Ball N' Chain [Arhoolie Records: 1989]
7. "Well I Done Got Over It" - Guitar Slim - Sufferin' Mind [Fantasy Records: 1991]
8. "Mama Talk To Your Daughter" - J.B. Lenoir - Natural Man (Expanded Edition) [Geffen: 1970]
9. "Mystery Train - Remastered 2022" - Little Junior Parker, The Blue Flames - Sun Records Originals: Mystery Train [Sun Records: 2023]
10. "Kissing in the Dark" - Memphis Minnie - I'm a Bad Luck Woman [Universal Digital Enterprises: 1928]
11. "Nasty Boogie" - Champion Jack Dupree - Blues From The Gutter [Atlantic Jazz: 1958]
12. "Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy" - Howlin' Wolf - The Real Folk Blues [Geffen: 1966]
13. "Midnight Cannonball" - Big Joe Turner - Big Bad & Blue - The Joe Turner Anthology [Rhino: 1987]
14. "Baby, What You Want Me To Do" - Jimmy Reed - Found Love [Vee-Jay Records: 1960]
15. "One Night" - Smiley Lewis - Gumbo Blues [Universal Digital Enterprises: 1951]
16. "K.C. Loving" - Little Willie Littlefield - Rhythm & Blues 1952-1959 - Music Sampler - Volume 2 [Gusto Records: 2009]
17. "You're Gonna Miss Me" - Muddy Waters, Sunnyland Slim - Rollin' Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection (The Complete Chess Masters Vol. 1: 1947 – 1952) [Geffen: 2000]
18. "I'm Mad" - Willie Mabon - Just Got Some [Universal Digital Enterprises: 1953]
19. "Don't Leave Me Baby" - Lowell Fulson - Jump Blue: Rockin' The Jukes [Blue Note Records: 1998]
20. "Rooster Blues" - Lightnin' Slim - Lightning Slim presents Rooster Blues [Universal Digital Enterprises: 1960]
21. "Booted" - Rosco Gordon - The Chess Story 1947-1956 [Geffen: 1999]
22. "Rockin' with Red - Remastered 2002" - Piano Red - That's All Right (When the Sun Goes Down series) [RCA Bluebird: 2002]
23. "Red Hot" - Billy "The Kid" Emerson - Sun Records Originals: When It Rains It Pours [Sun Label Group, LLC: 2023]
24. "I'm Tore Up" - Ike Turner - I Ain't Drunk [Universal Digital Enterprises: 1957]
25. "Zing Zing" - Art Neville - Art Neville: His Specialty Recordings, 1956-58 [Craft Recordings: 1992]
26. "Walking Blues" - Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog / The Peacock Recordings [Geffen*: 1992]
27. "See See Rider" - Wee Bea Booze - Female Blues - The Remaining Titles Vol. 2 (1938-1949) [Document Records: 2005]
28. "$ 10,000 Lincoln Continental - take 2" - Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Screamin' Jay Hawkins - The Beyond Essential [AMB: 2008]
29. "Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee" - Wynonie Harris - 28 Big Ones [King Records: 2015]
30. "Twenty-Nine Ways (To My Baby's Door)" - Koko Taylor - Koko Taylor [Geffen*: 1987]
31. "Jack's Jump" - Frank Frost, The Night Hawks - Hey Boss Man! [Sun Label Group, LLC: 1962]
32. "I'm A Little Mixed Up - Single Version" - Betty James - Men Are Like Street Cars - Women Blues Singers 1928 - 1969 [Geffen*: 1999]
33. "Walkin' in the Rain" - Rufus Thomas - Sun Records Originals: Bear Cat [Sun Records: 2023]
34. "Two Headed Woman" - Junior Wells - Calling All Blues - The Chief, Profile & USA Recordings 1957-1963 [Fuel 2000: 1957]
35. "Homesick's Blues" - Homesick James - Blues On The South Side [Fantasy: 1963]
36. "Little Girl" - Bo Diddley - Go Bo Diddley [Geffen: 1959]
37. "Why Not" - T-Bone Walker - T-Bone Blues [Rhino Atlantic: 2005]
38. "Baby, No, No!" - Big Memphis Ma Rainey - Call Me Anything, but Call Me / Baby, No, No! [Sun Records: 1953]
39. "Wildcat Tamer" - Tarheel Slim - Wildcat Tamer / Number 9 Train [Fury Records: 1958]
40. "Stumbling Block" - Champion Jack Dupree - Blues For Everybody [King Records: 1975]

Just a Few Friends

Just a Few Friends, heard each Sunday evening from 7-9, where Penelope and Andrew invite you to spend your evening in a salon filled with the intimate strains of fine… MoreJust a Few Friends, heard each Sunday evening from 7-9, where Penelope and Andrew invite you to spend your evening in a salon filled with the intimate strains of fine classical chamber music, from early to modern. Less

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1. "Sonata for cello and piano in g" {CHOPIN} - Jacqueline Du Pre & Daniel Barenboim - Les Introuvables de Jacqueline Du Pre [EMI Records: 1994]

Heifetz on Air

Each week, "Heifetz On Air" presents captivating performances by Heifetz International Music Institute students, alums, and faculty -- recorded on stage in Staunton and in WTJU's Charlottesville studios.

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Sunday Opera Matinee

Heard each Sunday afternoon from 3-6, Sunday Opera Matinee is the only non-syndicated weekly broadcast of opera in Central Virginia coming to you year round, regardless of the season! Hosts… MoreHeard each Sunday afternoon from 3-6, Sunday Opera Matinee is the only non-syndicated weekly broadcast of opera in Central Virginia coming to you year round, regardless of the season! Hosts Ann Shaffer, Tim Snider, and Brendan O'Donnell share their favorite recordings, old and new. Plot synopsis and historical background are provided. Less

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1. "Balfe: The Bohemian Girl" {Michael BALFE} - Thomas, Power, Summers, Cullen, Del Carlo, German; Bonynge - The Bohemian Girl [Argo: 1991]

A New Sound

Over the past one hundred years, music and the arts have undergone as much revolutionary change and experimentation as science, technology, and medicine. These sounds inspired riots and revolutions, created… MoreOver the past one hundred years, music and the arts have undergone as much revolutionary change and experimentation as science, technology, and medicine. These sounds inspired riots and revolutions, created new schools of thought, and crossed the Rubicon into uncharted musical territory. Join us every Sunday afternoon from 1-3 pm on A New Sound as we explore together the classical music of our lifetime. Less

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1. "Fragment - Earth Alone from Universe Symphony" {Charles Ives} - AFMM Orchestra, Johnny Reinhard - Ives: Universe Symphony [Stereo Society: 2005]
   Notes: used as theme
2. "Introduction & Funeral March from La quatorze Julliet" {Darius Milhaud} - Orchestre Philharmonique de Paris, Darius Milhaud - Milhaud: Musique de notre temps [Le chant du monde: 1964]
3. "Port Essington" {Peter Sculthorpe} - Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti - Sculthorpe: Port Essington [ABC Classics: 1996]
4. "Guero" {Helmut Lachenmann} - Helmut Lachenmann - Live performance [Dennis Sobolev: 2016]
5. "Machine Music" {Lejaren Hiller} - Lejaren Hiller, Thomas Siwe, Phyllis Rappaport - Electronic Music from the University of Illinois [Heliodor: 1964]
6. "Cavatina" {Alexandre Tansman} - Enrico Bitetti - Contemporary Music for Guitar [Hispavox: 1967]
7. "Du fond de l'abime" {Lili Boulanger} - Chorale Elisabeth Brasseur, Orchestre Lamoureux, Igor Markevitch - World Premiere Recording Works of Lili Boulanger [Everest: 1960]
8. "Overture & March 1776" {Charles Ives} - Yale Theater Orchestra, James Sinclair - Old Songs Deranged [Columbia Masterworks: 1974]
9. "Ballad" {Henry Cowell} - Vienna Orchestral Society, F. Charles Adler - Cowell: Hymn and Fuguing Tunes [Unicorn: 1956]
10. "Variations sur en thème de Clément Janequin" {Jehan Alain} - Marie-Claire Alain - Marie-Claire Alain Marie-Claire Alain joue Albert Alain et Jehan Alain [Gallo: 1992]
11. "Acrobats" {David Neal Lewis} - Uncle Dave Lewis, MIDI realization - The Uncle Dave Lewis Film Program [Hospital Records: 2008]
12. "Powers" {Anna Weesner} - Professor Girlfriend - My Mother In Love [Neuma: 2025]

Offstage, On-Air

Offstage, On-Air is a weekly show highlighting central Virginia's vibrant classical music community. Each week you'll hear conversations with local classical musicians, learn about upcoming concerts, and enjoy artist-curated playlists.… MoreOffstage, On-Air is a weekly show highlighting central Virginia's vibrant classical music community. Each week you'll hear conversations with local classical musicians, learn about upcoming concerts, and enjoy artist-curated playlists. Tune in Sunday from noon to 1:00pm here on WTJU. Less

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Classical Brunch

Welcome to your weekly buffet of all things classical during Classical Brunch.  Paula and friends bring centuries worth of musical delights to your Classical Brunch table on Sunday from 10… MoreWelcome to your weekly buffet of all things classical during Classical Brunch.  Paula and friends bring centuries worth of musical delights to your Classical Brunch table on Sunday from 10 'til noon, right here on 91.1 FM WTJU and charlottesvilleclassical dot org. Less

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1. "Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 94" {Sergei PROKOFIEV} - Lupachev, Denis - flute / Laul, Peter - piano - 20th Century Flute Sonatas: Denisov, Hindemith, Nagovitsin, Prokofiev [Naxos: 2020]
2. "Rodeo - 4 Dance Episodes" {Aaron COPLAND} - Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz - Cond. - COPLAND: Rodeo / Piano Concerto / Billy the Kid Suite [Naxos: 2012]
3. "Suite in E Minor, BuxWV 236" {Dieterich BUXTEHUDE} - Barthe, Virgile - guitar - Guitar Recital: Virgile Barthe - BOGDANOVIĆ, BUXTEHUDE, MAW, MENDELSSOHN, SCARLATTI [Naxos: 2026]
4. "Dona Nobis Pacem" {Peteris VASKS} - Latvian Radio Choir / Rīga Symphony Orchestra / Sigvards Kļava - Cond. - Peteris VASKS: 80th Anniversary Edition [Ondine: 2026]
5. "Doce de Coco" {Jacob do BANDOLIM} - Yo-Yo Ma - cello / Paquiito D'Rivera - clarinet / Romero Lubambo - guitar - Obrigado Brazil: Yo-Yo Ma [Sony Classical: 2003]
6. "Menino" {Sergio ASSAD} - Yo-Yo Ma - cello / Sergio Assad - guitar / Odair Assad - guitar - Obrigado Brazil: Yo-Yo Ma [Sony Classical: 2003]
7. "Samambaia" {Cesar Camargo MARIANO} - Yo-Yo Ma - cello / Romero Lubambo - guitar / Cesar Camargo Mariano - piano - Obrigado Brazil: Yo-Yo Ma [Sony Classical: 2003]
8. "Piano Trio No. 3" {Rhona CLARKE} - Fidelio Trio - Ensemble - Rhona Clarke: A Different Game - Fidelio Trio [Metiere: 2016]
9. "Pastoral Fantasia" {William ALWYN} - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones - Cond. - William ALWYN: Concerto grosso No. 1 / Pastoral Fantasia / 5 Preludes / Autumn Legend [Naxos: 2008]
10. "In Umbra" {Rhona CLARKE} - Adi Tal - cello - Rhona Clarke: A Different Game - Fidelio Trio [Metiere: 2016]

In the Spirit

In The Spirit, heard each Sunday morning at 9, is an hour of vintage and contemporary gospel music to feed your soul and lift you up.

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1. "Twelve Gates to the City" - Blind Boy Fuller - The Rough Guide To Gospel Blues [World Music Network: 2016]
2. "Ding Dong Bells" - Progressive Four - Atlanta Ga. Gospel [Document: 1996]
3. "Joy In Beulah Land" - The Harmonizing Four - 1943-1954 [Acrobat: 2006]
4. "I Don't Care Where They Bury My Body" - Alphabetical Four - Complete Recorded Works [Document: 1995]
5. "I Shall Not Be Moved" - Blind Roosevelt Graves (And Brother) - Complete Recorded Works1929-1936 [Document: 1992]
6. "Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dyin' Bed" - Josh White - The Best Of [Elektra: 2005]
7. "Down By The Riverside" - Big Bill Broonzy - Get Back Vol 1 [Sheldon Singer Estate Services: 2023]
8. "When I Lay My Burden Down" - Justin Golden - Golden Country Vol. 1 [Vocal Rest Records: 2024]
9. "Search Me Lord" - Little Richard - Sings The Gospel [Geffen Records: 1964]
10. "Peace In The Valley" - Lurrie Bell - The Devil Ain't Got No Music [Aria B. G. Records: 2012]
11. "Trouble In My Way" - The Dixie Hummingbirds - The Best of: the AIR Gospel Recordings [Atlanta Int'l Records: 2000]
12. "Ain't No Stranger Now" - Marion Williams - The Gospel Soul Of Marion Williams [Shanachie: 1999]
13. "What A Friend We Have In Jesus" - Mahalia Jackson - Gospels, Spirituals & Hymns [Columbia: 1963]
14. "Walk With Me" - Carlton Pearson - Religious Soul [Warner Music Group: 2018]
15. "Ole Time Religion" - B.B. King - Sings Spirituals [Ace Records: 2006]

The Early Music Show

Imagine hearing the origins of the music of Western civilization! The Early Music Show reaches back to the ancient meditative sacred music and foot tapping dances of the abbeys and… MoreImagine hearing the origins of the music of Western civilization! The Early Music Show reaches back to the ancient meditative sacred music and foot tapping dances of the abbeys and troubadours of the first millennium and journeys through seven centuries of music, featuring the friendly madrigals of the Italian and English traditions, sublime motets and music of the Renaissance, Medieval and Baroque eras up to the time of JS Bach - a genre of endless richness and variety. Imagine, and then join us for music of centuries gone by, every Sunday morning from 6 'til 9 on The Early Music Show. Less

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1. "Simple Gifts" {Elder Joseph Brackett} - Schola Cantorum of Boston, Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - Simple Gifts [Erato: 1995]
   Notes: used as theme
2. "Iudea et Ierusalem" {Anonymous, Notre Dame School} - Boston Camerata, Anne Azéma - Hodie Christus Natus Est [Harmonia mundi: 2021]
3. "Iudea et Ierusalem" {Léonin} - Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - A Medieval Christmas [Nonesuch: 1975]
4. "Damigella tutta bella, SV 235" {Claudio Monteverdi} - Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - Monteverdi: Scherzi musicali (highlights) [Vox Turnabout: 1970]
5. "Quando l'alba in oriente, SV 233" {Claudio Monteverdi} - Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - Monteverdi: Scherzi musicali (highlights) [Vox Turnabout: 1970]
6. "Heu! Unus ex vobis me tredet Hodie" {Guillaume Bouzignac} - Daniel McCabe, Schola Cantorum of Boston, Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - Lamentations [Erato: 1995]
7. "Lamentatio" {Juan de Lienas} - Boston Camerata, Boston Shawm & Sackbut Ensemble, Joel Cohen - Nueva España [Erato: 1993]
8. "Xicochi xicochi conetzintle" {Gaspar Fernandes} - Boston Camerata, Boston Shawm & Sackbut Ensemble, Joel Cohen - Nueva España [Erato: 1993]
9. "Calenda Maia / Cuando por el oriente" {Raimbault de Vaqueiras / Anonymous, New Mexico} - Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - New Britain [Erato: 1990]
10. "Gabriel Nazareth / Une nymphe jolie" {Anonymous, Huron / Jean Planson} - Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - New Britain [Erato: 1990]
11. "Noëls pour les instruments, H. 534" {Marc-Antoine Charpentier} - Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - A Baroque Christmas [Nonesuch: 1992]
12. "Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard If My Complaints" {John Dowland} - Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - Dowland: Farewell, Unkind [Erato: 1996]
13. "The Songs of Solomon" {Salamone Rossi} - Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - Musique Judeo-Baroque [Harmonia mundi: 1979]
14. "Exultemus et letemus" {Anonymous, English 12th century} - Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - Sing We Noel [Nonesuch: 1978]
15. "La Battaglia" {Andrea Gabrieli} - Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - L'Homme Armé [Erato: 1986]
16. "Le bataille" {Tielman Susato} - Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - L'Homme Armé [Erato: 1986]
17. "Kaddish / Madre de Deus, ora por nós (CSM 422)" {Hebrew Traditional / Alfonso X el Sabio:} - Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - The Sacred Bridge [Erato: 1989]
18. "In tua memoria" {Arnold de Lantins} - Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - Flemish Composers of Renaissance Italy [Vox Turnabout: 1974]
19. "Confidence" {Anonymous, The Christian Lyre (1844)} - Margaret Swanson, Anne Azéma & Elizabeth Anker; Jesse Lepkoff & Joel Cohen, guitars - Trav'ling Home [Nonesuch: 1996]
20. "Solemn Song" {Anonymous, Shaker} - Schola Cantorum of Boston, Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - Simple Gifts [Erato: 1995]
21. "Holy Mother's Protecting Chain" {Anonymous, Shaker} - Schola Cantorum of Boston, Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - Simple Gifts [Erato: 1995]
22. "Weeping Pilgrim" {John Palmer Reese} - Schola Cantorum of Boston, Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - Trav'ling Home [Nonesuch: 1996]

Classical Prelude - Sunday

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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Virginia Overnights

All Virginia artists. All genres. All night long. Tune in to Virginia Overnights and experience the sounds of our commonwealth, hand-curated by Don Harrison and Erin O.

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Cadmium

Cadmium is a show for people who hear the phrase "blackened crusty sludge" and think of music instead of the stuff that builds up around your sink drain. Mr. Owl… MoreCadmium is a show for people who hear the phrase "blackened crusty sludge" and think of music instead of the stuff that builds up around your sink drain. Mr. Owl takes you on a screaming ride through extreme metal past and present, from the shallow underground to the molten iron at the earth's core. You might hear some clean singing, but don't hold your breath. Less

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