Celebrate Halloween night with some garage rock / power pop / throwback rock-n-roll. The Flamin’ Groovies are coming to town! WTJU presents: Halloween with the Flamin’ Groovies on Thursday, October 31 at The Southern Cafe & Music Hall. Local favorites New Boss and The Gladstones open the show. Ticket sales benefit WTJU. Get your tickets […]
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Telemann Moral Cantatas uplift — at least musically
This release combines selections from two self-published works by Georg Philipp Telemann. VI moralische Cantaten and 12 Fantaisies pour la basse de violle sold by subscription in 1735. Alternating between the two collections makes an appealing program. The Six Moral Cantatas are just that — music with a message. And whether the subject is luck, parsimony, time, or hope, the message […]
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Kait Dunton and Jake Reed explore Planet D’earth, Oct 17
Pianist Kait Dunton and drummer Jake Reed will join Rus Perry Thursday morning, October 17, at 9 a.m. to talk about the east coast album release concert for their new disc, “Planet D’earth.” The concert will be later that night at 10PM at Miller’s Downtown and will feature John D’earth on trumpet, Dane Alderson on […]
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Michaela Anne at The Stage, Oct 14
Country singer Michaela Anne and her band will stop by The Stage at WTJU Monday afternoon, October 14, at 4 for a special hour-long session. Come on out and be part of the studio audience for this special event! WTJU is located at 2244 Ivy Road in Charlottesville, right next door to Vivace Restaurant. Michaela […]
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Dane Alderson & John D’earth get to the Bass of Musical Commons, Oct 15
Every Tuesday at 8 p.m., WTJU hosts a free evening of cross-genre improvised music… If you haven’t been yet you can’t miss this week! This Tuesday, Oct 15, John D’earth is joined by electric bass virtuoso and bass player of the The Yellowjackets, Dane Alderson. The two will host a masterclass with the Jazz Ensemble and the general […]
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#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalAutumn Week 2
In 2019 the Classics a Day team has been making its way through the seasons. We’ve had Classical Winter (January), Classical Spring (April), and Classical Summer (August). For October, we complete the cycle with Classical Autumn. I tried to steer clear of the really obvious choices (like Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons”). In the process, I managed to discover […]
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British Tone Poems, Vol. 2 delivers on quality
This volume of British Tone Poems features outstanding works by lesser-known composers and lesser-known works by outstanding composers. Either way, it’s a win-win for the listener, especially with these performances. Rumon Gamba and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales deliver beautiful and insightful performances of a mixed bag of music. This round features two world-premiere […]
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They Persisted – Music by Pioneering Women Composers
I’m not usually a fan of politically-driven music programs. The works, primarily selected for their extra-musical qualities, tend to be not very good or not fit well together. Not so with this recording. The album title references the now-famous phrase “Nevertheless, she persisted,” a rallying cry for the women’s movement. And it makes sense in […]
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Scott Fore at Offbeat Roadhouse, Oct 18
Two-time National Flatpicking guitar chamption Scott Fore will pull into Offbeat Roadhouse on Friday night, October 18, from 8-9 for a concert which will also be broadcast on WTJU. Sure you could listen to Offbeat Roadhouse on the radio (91.1 FM) or on-line, and even video stream it, but concerts always sound better with you as part of the studio audience. […]