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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. "You and Whose Army?" - Radiohead - Amnesiac [XL: 2001]
   Notes: from "Incendies" (2010)
3. "Cities in Dust" - Siouxsie and the Banshees - Atomic Blonde (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Back Lot: 2017]
4. "Within Your Reach" - The Replacements - Say Anything (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [WTG: 1999]
5. "Wolves" - Cristobal Tapia De Veer - Babygirl (Original Soundtrack) [A24: 2024]
6. "Jewel" - T. Rex - T. Rex [Rhino: 1971]
   Notes: from "Longlegs" (2024)
7. "Love is the Drug" - Roxy Music - Casino (Music from the Motion Picture) [MCA: 1995]
8. "Don't Be Shy" - Yusuf/Cat Stevens - Harold and Maude (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Island: 2022]
9. "Queen Bitch" - David Bowie - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Original Soundtrack) [Hollywood: 2004]
10. "Gun Battle" - Mark Isham, Quelle Chris, Chris Keys - Judas and the Black Messiah (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Warner Bros.: 2021]
11. "Flesh 'N Blood" - Oingo Boingo - Ghostbusters II (Soundtrack) [Geffen: 1989]
12. "She's Out of this World!" - Sparks, Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Doctor & Nurses - Annette (The Original Movie Soundtrack) [CG: 2021]
13. "Yeah x10" - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Challengers (Soundtrack) [MGM: 2024]
14. "The Hurdy Gurdy Man" - Butthole Surfers - Pioughd Widowmaker! [Butthole Surfers: 2007]
    Notes: from "Dumb & Dumber" (1994)
15. "Ash" - Aesop Rock - Bushwick (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Lakeshore: 2017]
16. "Maggot Brain" - Funkadelic - Maggot Brain [Westbound: 1971]
    Notes: from "Drive-Away Dolls" (2024)

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: May 6 Golden Pony
2. "City Lights" - Driftwood - City Lights [Yellow Bike: 2016]
   Notes: May 9 Front Porch
3. "Listen To The Lonesome Wind" - Missy Raines, Missy Raines & Allegheny - Highlander [Compass Records: 2024]
   Notes: April 24 Front Porch
4. "One Too Many Mornings" - Mark Schatz, Bryan McDowell - Grit & Polish [Patuxent Music: 2021]
   Notes: May 15 Front Porch
5. "Atlantic City - Western AF Version" - Cristina Vane, Hannah Juanita, Brennen Leigh, Western AF - Atlantic City (Western AF Version) [Western AF: 2025]
   Notes: Friday Front Porch
6. "Crawling Back To You" - Kathleen Edwards - Crawling Back To You [Dualtone Music Group: 2024]
   Notes: Red Wing June 20-22
7. "I Can’t Find You at All" - AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Molly Tuttle - City of Glass [Signature Sounds Recordings: 2024]
   Notes: Red Wing June 20-22
8. "Peaches" - Pert Near Sandstone - Rising Tide [Pert Near Music: 2020]
   Notes: Red Wing June 20-22
9. "Summersville" - Holler Choir - Songs Before They Write Themselves [Holler Choir: 2024]
   Notes: Red Wing June 20-22
10. "Think I'm Doing Well" - Duane Betts - Sketches of American Music [Duane Betts: 2018]
    Notes: April 19 Jefferson
11. "Bad Teeth (OurVinyl Sessions)" - Pony Bradshaw, OurVinyl - Pony Bradshaw | OurVinyl Sessions [OurVinyl TV, Inc.: 2021]
    Notes: May 9 Jefferson
12. "Blue Eyed Girl" - The Arcadian Wild - The Arcadian Wild [Duetti: 2015]
    Notes: June 15 Jefferson
13. "Middlebrook" - The Wilson Springs Hotel - Middlebrook [The Wilson Springs Hotel: 2024]
    Notes: Josh Ritter Friday @ Batesville Mkt.
14. "Over You, Over Me" - Nathan Xander - Blue House [Trailer Fire Records: 2017]
    Notes: Friday Batesville Mkt.
15. "Nothing but a Memory" - Mike Burris - Goodbye Town [Mike Burris: 2022]
    Notes: Saturday Potters Craft Cider
16. "Do Whatever I Want" - Chris Staples - Cloud Souvenirs [Hot Tub Recordings: 2023]
    Notes: May 8 Potters Craft Cider
17. "Life Is Weird" - Yarn - This Is the Year [Ardsley Music: 2016]
    Notes: April 10 Southern Cafe
18. "Cold Wind Blowing" - The Dirty Grass Players - Shiny Side Up [The Dirty Grass Players: 2023]
    Notes: Saturday Southern Cafe
19. "I've Still Got You" - Jim Lauderdale - I've Still Got You [Yep Roc Records: 2020]
    Notes: April 22 Southern cafe
20. "Kindred Friend" - The Black Crowes - Happiness Bastards [Silver Arrow Records: 2024]
    Notes: July 26 Floyd Fest
21. "Roly Poly" - Mt. Joy - Orange Blood [Island Records: 2022]
    Notes: April 19 John Paul Jones Arena and July 25 Floyd Fest
22. "The Sea" - JJ Grey & Mofro - Olustee [Alligator: 2024]
    Notes: July 27 Floyd Fest
23. "Don't Forget Me" - Maggie Rogers - Don't Forget Me [Capitol Records: 2024]
    Notes: Saturday JPJ
24. "Free" - Zac Brown Band - The Foundation [Home Grown Music: 2008]
    Notes: Saturday JPJ
25. "The Fire" - Chris Stapleton - Higher [Mercury Nashville: 2023]
    Notes: June 6/7 JPJ
26. "Southern Cross" - Darrell Scott, Darrell Scott String Band, John Cowan - Old Cane Back Rocker [HERE Records: 2023]
    Notes: Sept. 13 Lime Kiln Theater with Michael Daves and Jacob Joliff
27. "So Familiar" - Steve Martin, Steep Canyon Rangers - “The Long-Awaited Album” [Rounder Records: 2017]
    Notes: August 1 Bonus Show, August 2 SOLD OUT

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. "give/UP" - Le Butcherettes - bi/MENTAL [Rise: 2019]
2. "Agony" - The Muffs - Blonder and Blonder [Reprise: 1995]
3. "Reanimate" - Blemish - Blemish [Not For the Weak: 2022]
4. "London (The Smiths cover)" - Anthrax - Hy Pro Glo [single] [Elektra: 1993]
5. "They Call My Name" - True Moon - II [Lovely: 2019]
6. "Crash" - Against Me! - Shape Shift With Me [Total Treble: 2016]
7. "Sharp Like Diamond" - TOADS - TOADS [Sanctuary Moon: 2021]
8. "Promises" - Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady [I.R.S.: 1979]
   Notes: Compilation, orig. 1978
9. "Lizzie" - The Paranoyds - Talk Talk Talk [Third Man: 2022]
10. "While You're Twisting, I'm Still Breathing" - The Gits - Frenching the Bully [C/Z: 1992]
11. "Rooms and Echoes" - Horror Section - Horror Section [Eccentric Pop: 2018]
12. "Bird" - White Lung - Premonition [Domino: 2022]
13. "Starry Night" - The Brat - Straight Outta East L.A. [RockBeat: 2017]
    Notes: Compilation, orig. 1980
14. "Disconnected" - Face to Face - Big Choice [Victory Music: 1995]
15. "Path of Glory" - Plasmatics - Coup d'Etat [Capitol: 1982]
16. "He Obliterates Me" - Beex - The Early Years: 1979-1982 [Beach Impediment: 2021]
    Notes: Compilation, orig. 1979
17. "Believe in Luv" - Suzi Moon - Dumb & In Luv [Pirates Press: 2022]
18. "Double Edged Knife" - Slant 6 - Soda Pop * Rip Off [Dischord: 1994]
19. "Washington Bullets" - The Clash - Sandinista! [CBS: 1980]
20. "I Live Off You" - X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents [EMI: 1978]
21. "Possessed" - Sweet Knives - Spritzerita [FDH: 2022]
22. "Sheena is a Punk Rocker" - Ramones - Rocket to Russia [Sire: 1977]
23. "I Am a Revenant" - The Distillers - Sing Sing Death House [Hellcat: 2002]
24. "Prom Queen" - Chick - Someone's Ugly Daughter [Epic: 1995]
25. "Get Over You" - The Undertones - The Undertones [Sire: 1979]
26. "Dream Hits" - 45 Grave - Sleep in Safety [Enigma: 1983]
27. "Good Times" - Ex Hex - It's Real [Merge: 2019]
28. "Bored Teenagers" - The Adverts - Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts [Bright: 1978]
29. "Glorious" - Grant Hart - The Argument [Domino: 2013]
30. "Hey Mr. Grey" - Bob Mould - Beauty & Ruin [Merge: 2014]
31. "It's Not Funny Anymore" - Husker Du - Metal Circus [SST: 1983]

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 - Young Girl Blues [Antone's Records and Tapes: 1992]
2. "Who Will Sing For Me" - Alex Caton - Swimming To Lindsey [Alex Caton: 2013]
3. "Hickory Wind" - Regina Carter - Southern Comfort [Sony: 2014]
4. "Trouble The Waters" - Beth McKee - Sugarcane Revival [Swampgirl Music: 2015]
5. "The News" - Willow Avalon - Stranger [Assemble Sound: 2024]
6. "Alibi" - Hurray For The Riff Raff - The Past Is Still Alive [Nonesuch: 2024]
7. "Never Let Me Down Again" - Sunny War - Single [Org Music: 2024]
8. "They Won't Have Me" - Amy Ray Band - If It All Goes South [Daemon Records: 2022]
9. "Where Were You?" - Anne Hills - Accidental August [Anne Hills: 2021]
10. "Place Of Power" - Anne Hills - Circle Round And Sing (Remastered) [Anne Hills: 2020]
11. "In Love With Love" - Meklit - We Are Alive [Six Degrees Records: 2014]
12. "Dollar Bill Bar" - Sierra Ferrell - Trail Of Flowers [Rounder Records: 2024]
13. "Filly" - Debo Ray - Single [Debo Ray Unlimited: 2022]
14. "Make Myself Me Again" - Cristina Vane - Make Myself Me Again [Red Parlor Records: 2022]
15. "Coming In Hot" - Cristina Vane - Hear My Call [Blue Tip Records: 2025]
16. "House Tears" - Diane Cluck - House Tears [Diane Cluck: 2025]
17. "Mudflap Jowls" - Diane Cluck - House Tears [Diane Cluck: 2025]
18. "Sweet Things Just For You" - Valerie June - Owls, Omens and Oracles [June Tunes Music: 2025]
19. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" - Marion Williams - Standing Here Wondering Which Way To Go [Atlantic: 1971]
20. "Pilgrim" - Rising Appalachia - Drenched In Place [Bandcamp: 2024]
21. "Falls Rains" - Bonnie Paine Featuring Rising Appalachia - Drenched In Place [Bandcamp: 2024]
22. "High Topped Mountain" - Meschiya Lake And Erika Lewis As The Magnolia Beacon - Drenched in Place [Bandcamp: 2024]
23. "Terrequeteque" - Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles - Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles [Smithsonian Folkways: 2018]
24. "Loca" - Ana Barbara - Divas del Regional Mexico [UMG: 2021]
25. "Estorias De La Floresta" - Renee Rosnes - Crossing Paths [Smoke Sessions Records: 2024]
26. "She'll Be Gone" - Betty O'Brien - Ain't Gonna Hush: And Make Some Good Girls Go Bad [Koko-Mojo: 2019]
27. "Hambone" - Mattie Jenkins - Ain't Gonna Hush: And Make Some Good Girls Go Bad [Koko-Mojo: 2019]
28. "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. "You've Changed" - Emma Rawicz, Gwilym Simcock - Big Visit [ACT Music: 2025]
2. "The Sun" - Rasmus Sørensen - At The Right Time [April Records & Music Co.: 2024]
3. "The Drumbledrone" - Emma Rawicz, Gwilym Simcock - Big Visit [ACT Music: 2025]
4. "Enchantment" - Rasmus Sørensen - At The Right Time [April Records & Music Co.: 2024]
5. "Dan Dan" - Allison Miller, One O'Clock Lab Band - Big & Lovely [Royal Potato Family: 2025]
6. "Balcony Jogger" - Jon Bentley - Go Ahead! [Cellar Live: 2025]
7. "Putting It Off" - Michelle Nicolle, Larry Koonse - The Silent Wish [Purple Lead Music: 2025]
8. "Nica's Dream" - The Empress - Square One [Cellar Live: 2025]
9. "House Of Flowers" - Jenny Scheinman, Bill Frisell, Nels Cline - All Species Parade [Royal Potato Family: 2024]
   Notes: Jenny Scheinman and All Species Parade is at Unity of Charlottesville on Wed, April 2.
10. "Chega de Saudade" - Heine Hansen, Lasse Mørck, Jeppe Gram - Live at Harders [Heine Hansen/Lasse Mørck/Jeppe Gram 2024: 2024]
11. "Tinajones" - El Comité, Carlos Sarduy, Irving Acao, Rolando Luna, Harold López-Nussa, Gastón Joya, Yaroldy Abreu, Rodney Barretto - Carrousel [Virgin Music FR LAS (S&D): 2024]
12. "The Cape" - Jenny Scheinman, Bill Frisell, Nels Cline - All Species Parade [Royal Potato Family: 2024]
    Notes: Jenny Scheinman and All Species Parade is at Unity of Charlottesville on Wed, April 2.
13. "Falafel" - Tomer Cohen, Cyrille Obermüller, Gert-Jan Dreessen - Story of a Traveler [Hypnote Records: 2025]
14. "Daniel's Farfars Låt" - Jan Lundgren, Paolo Fresu - Mare Nostrum IV [ACT Music: 2025]
15. "There Is Still Beauty" - Eyal Lovett - Where Do We Go From Here? [Berthold Records: 2024]
16. "Dancing Under the Meteorites" - Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland - After the Last Sky [ECM Records: 2025]
17. "‘Long As You Know You’re Living Yours" - Branford Marsalis Quartet - Belonging [Marsalis Music, LLC/Blue Note Records: 2025]
18. "Origin Story" - Kaisa's Machine, Melissa Aldana - Moving Parts [Greenleaf Music: 2025]
    Notes: Kaisa's Machine streams from the Jazz Gallery on April 2
19. "You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me" - Jazzmeia Horn - Messages [Empress Legacy Records: 2024]
    Notes: Orrin Evans continues the celebration of turning 50 with a livestream featuring vocalist Jazzmeia Horn from Chris Jazz on April 2.
20. "A Secret in Three Views (feat. John McLean & Stu Mindeman)" - Kurt Elling, John McLean, Stu Mindeman - The Questions [OKEH: 2018]
    Notes: Kurt Elling Celebrates Weather Report streams from Jimmy's Jazz and Blues on Veeeps on April 2.
21. "A Night In Tunisia" - Grace Kelly - A Night in Tunisia [La Reserve Records: 2022]
    Notes: Young saxophonist Grace Kelly livestreams from SF Jazz on April 4.
22. "Gangsterism on Moranish" - Walter Smith III - three of us are from Houston and Reuben is not [Blue Note Records: 2024]
    Notes: Walter Smith III leads a group from Smoke Jazz on April 4.
23. "Beyond Yesterday's Tomorrows" - Ron Blake - Mistaken Identity [7tēn33 Productions: 2023]
    Notes: Ron Blake Quartet streams from the Jazz Gallery on April 4.
24. "Choro" - George Garzone & Trio Da Paz - Night of My Beloved [Venus Records, Inc: 2014]
    Notes: George Garzone Quartet streams from Small's on April 4.
25. "Eliana’s Song" - Tim Ries - Life Changes [Ropeadope: 2019]
    Notes: Tim Ries Quartet streams from Small's on April 4-5.
26. "Sonny's Dance" - Marshall Allen - New Dawn [Mexican Summer: 2025]
    Notes: Marshall Allen and the New Dawn stream from Roulette on April 5 while the Sun Ra Arkestra streams from Keystone Korner Baltimore on April 10.
27. "The Nearness of You" - Kenny Barron, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins - Beyond This Place [Artwork Records: 2024]
    Notes: Kenny Barron Quintet with Christian McBride and Immanuel Wilkins stream from SF Jazz on April 11.

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. "Pie in the Face Polka from "The Great Race"" {Henry MANCINI} - Henry Mancini / James Galway - Dances for Flute [RCA Red Seal ]
   Notes: "People think classical music is supposed to be taken terribly, terribly seriously, but in fact there has been quite a lot of funny classical music over the years. Musical jokes that make you smile, or laugh out loud," - Miles Hoffman from Morning Edition
2. "Ein musikalischer Spass (A Musical Joke), K. 522" {WA MOZART} - Concentus Musicus Wien / Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Conductor - Serenades Nos. 6, "Serenata Notturna" and 13, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" / Ein musikalischer Spass [Warner Classics ]
   Notes: Mozart was well-known as a practical joker
3. "Prelude to Einstein on the Fritz, S. e=mt²" {Peter Schickele, a.k.a. P.D.Q. Bach} - Peter Schickele The Greater Hoople Area Off-Season Philharmonic, Walter Bruno - 1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults [Telarc ]
   Notes: ... alludes to Philip Glass's opera Einstein on the Beach. The underlying music is J. S. Bach's first prelude from The Well-Tempered Clavier, but at double the normal speed, with each phrase repeated interminably in a minimalist manner that parodies Glass. On top of this mind-numbing structure is added everything from jazz phrases to snoring to heavily harmonized versions of "Three Blind Mice..." - The Village Voice
4. "Carnival of the Animals" {Camille SAINT-SAENS} - Lang Lang - piano / Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra - Andris Nelsons - Conductor - Carnival of the Animals / Piano Concerto No. 2 [Deutsche Grammophon ]
   Notes: For #4, Saint-Saens "took Jacques Offenbach's famously frenzied "cancan" dance and plopped the melody, note for note, into this own piece. Except that he applied it to the section describing tortoises, and the music gets slowed down to the speed of oozing molasses." - Miles Hoffmann
5. "String Quartet No. 30 in E-Flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2, Hob.III:38, "The Joke"" {Franz Joseph HAYDN} - Emerson String Quartet - The Haydn Project [Deutsche Grammophon ]
   Notes: "At the very end of the quartet, just when you expect the music to end, it suddenly starts up again; then abrupt silence, another few bars, then more silence leaving the listener wondering if it will ever finally stop. It's almost a musical equivalent of tickling."
6. "The short-tempered clavier" {Peter Schickele, a.k.a. P.D.Q. Bach} - Christopher O'Riley - The Short-Tempered Clavier and other dysfunctional works for keyboard [Telarc ]
   Notes: a musical satire that attempts to emulate J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier and other well-known tunes.

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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