The modern world affords us many opportunities to discover new music: Live shows, record stores. Zines, blogs, books. Social media. The algorithm. Radio. In honor of this month’s Bandcamp Friday, which gives listeners the chance to support touring and recording musicians in a time where most can neither tour nor record, we’re offering you another: Recommendations from WTJU […]
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Fake Bands, Reel Music Part 3 – Fake Headliner Bands
Thursday, April 16, 2020, at 4 pm I’ll be hosting a special program for the WTJU Rock Marathon. I’ll be featuring music — and the artists that perform it — specifically for movies and TV shows. Fake Headliner Bands — Movies A fictional band — or artist — can be the subject of a serious […]
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Fake Bands, Reel Music Part 2 – Fictional bands and biofics
Thursday, April 16, 2020, at 4 pm I’ll be hosting a special program for the WTJU Rock Marathon. I’ll be featuring music — and the artists that perform it — specifically for movies and TV shows. Fictional groups as characters A fake band can serve various roles in a film. “Animal House” was set in […]
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Fake Bands, Reel Music Part 1 – Mockumentaries
Thursday, April 16, 2020, at 4 pm I’ll be hosting a special program for the WTJU Rock Marathon. I’ll be featuring music — and the artists that perform it — specifically for movies and TV shows. Fictional musicians were a staple of the movie industry since the introduction of sound. Al Jolson played Jakie Rabinowitz, […]
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Your Morning Shag – Carolina Beach Music Classics!
For the 2020 Rock Marathon I’ll be hosting a special program. On Wednesday morning, April 15 from 7-9 am you’ll enjoy “Your Morning Shag.” This shag has nothing to do with Austin Powers. Rather, the shag means something special on the East Coast. It’s a dance developed along the Carolina beaches in the 1950s that remains […]
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WTJU’s 2020 Rock Marathon airs April 13-19!
In these tough times, WTJU brings you real community and excellent music. We need your help to keep WTJU going! We’re living through anxious times. The current pandemic is altering our daily patterns, and in some cases upending our lives. Through all this, we need human connection; we need community. Over the last month, […]
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New Green Deals at Offbeat Roadhouse, March 20
The New Green Deals will pull into Offbeat Roadhouse Friday night, March 20, from 8-9 for a concert which will also broadcast on WTJU. During this time of the Novel Coronavirus, we encourage you to either listen to Offbeat Roadhouse on the radio (91.1 FM) or on-line, or video stream it rather than attend in person.
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Sally Rose stops by WTJU, March 12
Sally Rose will stop by WTJU Thursday afternoon, March 12, at 3 for a visit to Carry The Zero. Sally will not only pick out some of her favorite tunes, but also chat about her band Shagwuf’s CD release the following night at the Southern.
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Eli Raybon stops by WTJU, Feb 27
Local electronic musician Eli Raybon, who was showcased in last year’s South by Southwest music festival, will stop by WTJU this Thursday, February 27, at 3 pm for a visit with Stevik and Brett during Carry The Zero. Tune in (WTJU 91.1 FM in Charlottesville, and streaming at wtju.net). They will chat with Eli about his […]