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Midnight Confession

Tuesday nights, come to "Midnight Confession" - blowing past the pretense and hobgoblin sameness of the daylight world and revealing the dark truth in late night music, with admissions across… MoreTuesday nights, come to "Midnight Confession" - blowing past the pretense and hobgoblin sameness of the daylight world and revealing the dark truth in late night music, with admissions across the spectrum of sound, from the Flintstones to the Jetsons and The Twilight Zone. From 11pm until 1am and often later, lay it all down with your confessors Ciclamino and Kendall, Actually, as part of WTJU's “Groovy Tuesday” line up. Ask your pharmacist if "Midnight Confession" is right for you! Less

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1. The Rolling Stones - Angry - "Angry"
2. Suzi Quatro - Rock Hard - "Rock Hard"
3. Roxy Music - Flesh And Blood - "Same Old Scene"
4. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Architecture And Morality - "The New Stone Age - 2003 Digital Remaster"
5. Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle - "Metal"
6. Talking Heads - Fear of Music - "Life During Wartime"
7. Joe Jackson - Beat Crazy - "Pretty Boys"
8. Pretenders - Pretenders - "Tattooed Love Boys - 2006 Remaster"
9. The Cheats - Life's Short - "Hanging On The Telephone"
10. Pretenders - Pretenders - "The Phone Call - 2006 Remaster"
11. The Replacements - Let It Be - "Answering Machine"
12. Ramones - Road to Ruin (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) - "I Wanna Be Sedated"
13. The Ruts - The Crack - "Babylon's Burning"
14. Television - Marquee Moon - "See No Evil"
15. The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup (Deluxe) - "Star Star - 2020"
16. Richard Hell - Blank Generation (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) - "Down at the Rock and Roll Club - 2017 Remaster Audio; Remastered"
17. Patti Smith - Radio Ethiopia - "Pissing In a River"
18. Desmond Child & Rouge - Runners In The Night - "The Night Was Not"
19. The Cure - Post-Punk Gems - "Grinding Halt"
20. X - Dangerhouse Volume 1 - "Los Angeles"
21. The Reverend Horton Heat - Liquor In The Front - "Baddest Of The Bad"
22. The Cheats - Life's Short - "Wrecked"
23. Minor Threat - First Two Seven Inches - "Seeing Red"
24. The Reverend Horton Heat - It's Martini Time - "Big Red Rocket Of Love"
25. X - Wild Thing / Devil Doll - "Devil Doll"
26. The Weirdos - Weird World Volume 1 - "Helium Bar"
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior [Expanded & Remastered] - "Bang a Gong (Get It On) - 2003 Remaster"
28. The Cars - Candy-O - "Dangerous Type"
29. Pretenders - The Best of the Pretenders - "Message of Love - 2009 Remaster"
30. The Fall - Bend Sinister - "Mr. Pharmacist"
31. Cellophane Suckers - Too Much Temptation - "Already Fucked Up"

Cultural Vibes Radio

Cultural Vibes Radio with Ty Cooper takes a deep dive into fashion, film, art, and music. With interviews with filmmakers, fashion designers, fine artists, and musicians & performers. The music… MoreCultural Vibes Radio with Ty Cooper takes a deep dive into fashion, film, art, and music. With interviews with filmmakers, fashion designers, fine artists, and musicians & performers. The music is a fusion of R&B, Hip Hop, and Alternative. Tuesday night from 9-11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. Musiq Soulchild - Aijuswanaseing - "Love"
2. Anthony Hamilton - Comin' From Where I'm From - "Charlene"
3. Musiq Soulchild - Juslisen - "Halfcrazy"
4. Rihanna, Mikky Ekko - Unapologetic (Edited Version) - "Stay"
5. Dave Hollister - Ghetto Hymns - "Can't Stay"
6. Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton - The Light of the Sun - "So In Love - feat. Anthony Hamilton"
7. Donell Jones - Where I Wanna Be - "Where I Wanna Be"
8. Corinne Bailey Rae - Corinne Bailey Rae - "Like A Star"
9. Maxwell - BLACKsummers'night (2009) - "Pretty Wings - uncut"
10. Teyana Taylor, Kanye West - K.T.S.E. - "Hurry"
11. Mary J. Blige - My Life - "You Bring Me Joy"

Straight No Filter

You want the hottest classic and contemporary jazz, blues, and soul? You'd better come straight to the source. Straight No Filter delivers two hours of pure musical bliss from 7-9… MoreYou want the hottest classic and contemporary jazz, blues, and soul? You'd better come straight to the source. Straight No Filter delivers two hours of pure musical bliss from 7-9 pm each Tuesday night on WTJU. Your hosts Barrington and Michael bring you uncut, undiluted, unadulterated bops you can't find anywhere else. Accept no substitutes. Less

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1. Kenny Drew - Kenny Drew - Undercurrent - "Groovin' Blues"
2. Kevin Mahogany - Kevin Mahogany - Another Time Another Place - "I Believe She Was Talkin' 'Bout Me"
3. Lee Morgan - Lee Morgan - Sonic Boom - "The Mercenary"
4. Kirsten Edkins - Kirten Edkins - Art & Soul - "Mean Greens"
5. Juan Tizol / Harry Langsfelder / Ervin Drake - Sarah Vaughan & The Count Basie Orchestra - Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan - "Perdido"
6. Eric Alexander - Eric Alexander - Alexander The Great - "Burner's Waltz"
7. Tim Hardin - Lady Blackbird (Marley Munroe) - Black Acid Soul - "It'll Never Happen Again"
8. Jerome Kern & Oscar Hamerstein II - Pat Metheny - Question and Answer - "All The Things You Are"
9. John Coltrane - Cannonball Adderley & John Coltrane - Cannonball and Coltrane - "Grand Central"
10. Curtis R. Lewis - Mary Stallings - Live at The Village Vanguard - "All Night Long"
11. Hank Mobley - Cory Weeds Little Big Band - Explosion - "East of The VIllage"
12. Matt Dennnis & Earl Brent - George Freeman & Chico Freeman - All In The Family - "Angel Eyes"
13. Matt Dennis & Earl Brent - Kandace Springs - The Women Who Raised Me - "Angel Eyes"
14. Traditional (Public Domain) - Richard Davis - The Bassist - Homage To Diversity - "C.C. Rider"
15. Oliver Nelson - The Great Jazz Trio (Hank Jones, Richard Davis & Elvin Jones) - Autumn Leaves - "Six and Four"
16. Andrew Hill - Andrew Hill - Passing Ships - "Passing Ships"
17. Hank Mobley - Hank Mobley - Workout - "Workout"

Sneak Previews

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

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1. Keith Mansfield - The KPM 1000 Series - Volume 1 - "Funky Fanfare"
2. Electric Apricot - Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo (A Les Claypool Film Soundtrack) - "Uncle Pete's Party"
3. Larry LaLonde - Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo (A Les Claypool Film Soundtrack) - "Calling All Sand Worms"
4. Herbie Hancock - Blow-Up (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - "Verushka, Pt. 1"
5. John Phillips - The Man Who Fell To Eath (Original Soundtrack Recording) - "Liar, Liar"
6. Jessica Harper, The Cheerleaders - Shock Treatment (Soundtrack) - "Me of Me"
7. Paul Williams - Phantom of the Paradise (Original Soundtrack Recording) - "Faust"
8. Eurythmics - 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother) - "Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)"
9. Graeme Revell - The Crow (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - "The Crow Descends"
   Notes: screening at Violet Crown on Thurs., 9.21 at 7pm
10. Oingo Boingo - Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Music from the Motion Picture) - "Goodbye-Goodbye"
11. Stewart Copeland - Rumble Fish (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - "West Tulsa Story"
12. Julee Cruise - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack) - "Questions in a World of Blue"
13. John Carpenter - Big Trouble in Little China (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - "Pork Chop Express (Main Title)"
14. John Lurie - Down By Law (Original Soundtrack) - "End Titles"
15. Tom Waits - Real Gone - "Hoist That Rag"
    Notes: from "A Most Wanted Man" (2014)

Around This Town

Join Kyle 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 Kyle 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. Gina Sobel - World's Getting Loud - "All Day Long"
   Notes: 9/17 - Potter's Craft Cider - 1:00
2. Ben Folds - Rockin' The Suburbs - "The Luckiest"
   Notes: 9/19 - Paramount Theater - 8:00
3. David Wax Museum - Guesthouse - "Time Will Not Track Us Down"
   Notes: TOMORROW - 9/13 - Potter's Craft Cider - 6:00
4. Emily Wolfe - Emily Wolfe - "White Collar Whiskey"
   Notes: 9/20 - The Southern - 8:00
5. Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom - "Trademark - Instrumental"
   Notes: TOMORROW - 9/13 - The Jefferson - 8:00
6. Eli Cook - High-Dollar Gospel - "If Not for You"
   Notes: 9/15 - Eastwood Farm and Winery - 5:00
7. John Craigie - No Rain, No Rose - "Rough Johns"
   Notes: TODAY - 9/12 - The Southern - 8:00
8. The Currys - Follow - "Water from the Well"
   Notes: 9/15 - The Southern - 7:30
9. James McMurtry - Complicated Game - "You Got to Me"
   Notes: TOMORROW - 9/13 - The Southern - 8:00
10. Taylor Rae - Mad Twenties - "Home on the Road"
    Notes: TODAY - 9/12 - The Southern - 8:00
11. Kendra Morris - Banshee - "Banshee"
    Notes: 9/14 - The Southern - 8:00
12. The 502s - Because We Had To - "According to Me"
    Notes: TODAY - 9/12 - The Jefferson - 8:00
13. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - Tearing At The Seams - "You Worry Me"
    Notes: 9/15 - Ting Pavilion - 7:00
14. Dropping Julia - Wake Up - "No Good"
    Notes: 9/15 - Rapture - 10:00
15. Travis elliott - Get in Love - "Videotape"
    Notes: 9/16 - Potter's Craft Cider - 5:30
16. Boxed Lunch - In Neon Light - "Song for Adam"
    Notes: 9/15 - The Southern - 7:30
17. Noah Cyrus, Vance Joy - Everybody Needs Someone (feat. Vance Joy) - "Everybody Needs Someone (feat. Vance Joy)"
    Notes: 9/19 - The Jefferson - 8:00
18. Hard Swimmin' Fish - Gave You All I Got - "Gave You All I Got"
    Notes: 9/20 - The Whiskey Jar - 6:30
19. Thomas Rhett - Life Changes - "Life Changes"
    Notes: 9/21 - JPJ Arena - 7:00
20. Tash Sultana - Jungle - "Jungle"
    Notes: 9/20 - Ting Pavilion - 7:00

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. Henry's Dress - Henry's Dress - "(You're My) Radio One"
2. Jeanines - Everyday 7" - "Tilt In Your Eye"
3. The Particles - 1980s Bubblegum - "Truth About You"
4. Oh-OK - The Complete Recordings - "Such and Such"
5. The B-52's - Rock Lobster b/w 52 Girls - "52 Girls"
6. A-Moms - "Modern Noise"
7. Chin-Chin - Cry In Vain - "Cheat Boy Cheat"
8. Gut Health - "Inner Norm"
9. Private Lives - Hit Record - "Get Loose"
10. Private Lives - Hit Record - "Dark Spots"
11. The Slits - Cut - "Typical Girls"
12. Display Homes - What If You're Right and They're Wrong? - "Nitty Picky"
13. Added Dimensions - "Time Blind"
14. The Cubes - "Changing Fractions"
15. Suburban Lawns - "Green Eyes"
16. SUEP - "Onions"
17. Parsnip - Adding Up 7" - "Crossword Cheater"
18. Rocky - Rocky - "Contents"
19. XV - On The Creekbeds, On The Thrones - "No Touching"
20. The Aislers Set - "Attraction Action Reaction"
21. Famous Mammals - "Cotton Boy Tuesday"
22. Famous Mammals - "Let the Light In"
23. Grass Widow - "Milo Minute"
24. Mo-Dettes - "Masochistic Opposite"
25. Hierophants - "Shoemaker Levy 9"
26. The Bedrooms - Passive Viewing - "Raconteur"
27. Phantasia - Ghost Stories - "Hollow Heart"
28. Current Affairs - Off the Tongue - "Reactor"
29. Lung Leg - Maid to Minx - "Kung Fu on the Internet"
    Notes: Reissue of 1997 Vesuvius release
30. Lithics - Borrowed Floors - "Still Forms"
31. Fake Fruit - Fake Fruit - "Old Skin"
32. The Stick Figures - Archeology - "Crayola Bowling"
33. The Lo Yo Yo - Extra Weapons - "I Can Hold My Own Hand"
    Notes: Reissue
34. Pylon - Chomp - "Crazy"
35. Electrelane - I Want to Be the President EP - "I Want To Be the President"

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. Sue Foley - Young Girl Blues - "Cuban Getaway"
2. Clara Smith - Complete Recorded Works Vol 2 1924 - "Don't Advertise Your Man"
3. Rosie Flores - Simple Case Of The Blues - "That's What You Gotta Do"
4. Natalia M. King - Soul Blaze - "I've Changed"
5. Diana Krall - Songs Of The Siren 2 - "Lost Mind"
6. Gaye Adegbalola - Satisfied - "Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl"
7. Rhiannon Giddens - You're The One - "You Put The Sugar In My Bowl"
8. Madeleine Peyroux - Keep Me In Your Heart For A While:Best Of - "Guilty"
9. Tracy Nelson - Life Don't Miss Nobody - "There Is Always One More Time"
10. Tracy Nelson (With Marcia Ball And Irma Thomas) - Life Don't Miss Nobody - "I Did My Part"
11. Candice Ivory - Path-Undefined - "Morning Light"
12. Joy Oladokun - Proof Of Life - "Somebody Like Me"
13. Frazey Ford - Indian Ocean - "September Fields"
14. Terri Allard - Loose Change & Spare Parts - "I Don't Want To Know"
15. Claire Ozmun - A Big Deal - "A Song For Myself"
16. Mary Flower - Bywater Dance - "Papa's On The Housetop"
17. Althea Grace - Joyride: Friends Take the Wheel - "Saint Behind The Glass"
18. Robin & Linda Williams - A Better Day A-Coming - "Someday And Sometime"
19. Sally Rose - You Can Blame It On My Wild Heart - "Old Lovers Of Summer"
20. Sally Rose (With Erin Lunsford) - Tread Light - "Bittersweet"
21. The Watson Twins - Holler - "My Name"
22. Margo Cilker - Valley Of Heart's Delight - "Lowland Trail"
23. Melissa Carper And Rebecca Patek - Brand New Old-time Songs - "Coyotes Sing Tonight"
24. Abigail Lapell - Stolen Time - "Scarlet Fever"
25. Gillian Welch - Rarities - "White Rabbit (Live on Fresh Air)"
26. Grace Slick - And The Great Society - "Sally Go Round The Roses"
27. Miss Tess & The Talkbacks - The Love I Have For You - "Sorry You're Sick"
28. Sarah Shook And The Disarmers - Sidelong - "Heal Me"
29. Adia Victoria - Visions Of The Blues-Southern Music Issue no. 18 - "Stuck In The South"

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. Shutaro Matsui, Makoto Ozone - STEPS OF THE BLUE - "NEAPOLITAN DANCE"
2. Eddie Henderson - I'm Gonna Miss You, My Darling - "I'm Gonna Miss You, My Darling"
   Notes: Eddie Henderson headlines the Mad Jazz Festival at Veritas Vineyards in Afton on Sept 23.
3. Benjamín Gísli Trio, Benjamín Gísli, Veslemøy Narvesen, Andreas Solheim - Line Of Thought - "Gospel Song For Andy"
4. Terell Stafford, Johnathan Blake, Tim Warfield, Bruce Barth, David Wong - Between Two Worlds - "Between Two Worlds"
5. Sammy Figueroa, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, John Daversa - Searching For A Memory - "Tu Serás Mía"
6. Dafnis Prieto, Luciana Souza - Cantar - "Houve um Tempo"
7. Ruslan Sirota, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Pedrito Martinez - Fruits Of The Midi - "La Bandera"
8. Hilario Duran and his Latin Jazz Big Band - Cry Me A River - "Pacá por Juanito"
9. Luciana Souza, Trio Corrente - Cometa - "Bem Que Te Avisei"
10. Hilario Duran and his Latin Jazz Big Band, Paquito D'Rivera - Cry Me A River - "I Remember Mingus"
11. Roberto Magris & The JM Horns - High Quote - "The Endless Groove"
12. Maddie Vogler - While We Have Time - "The Need to Be"
13. Bobby Kapp - Synergy: Bobby Kapp plays the music of Richard Sussman - "Whirling Dervish"
14. John Stein - No Goodbyes - "Zip Line"
15. Veronica Swift - Veronica Swift - "Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
16. The Diva Jazz Orchestra - 30: Live at Dizzy's Club - "Every Day I Have the Blue"
17. Claudia Villela - Cartas ao vento - "Flores do Mais"
18. Magos Herrera - Aire - "Papaote"
19. Eddie Henderson - Witness to History - "It Never Entered My Mind"
20. Kadencia - En Otro Barrio - "Oye"
    Notes: Kadencia performs live at the WTJU stage this Saturday at 8pm. Free admission.
21. Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, Jane Bunnett, Maqueque - Playing With Fire - "Daniela's Theme"
    Notes: Jane Bunnett and Maqueque return to the Unity of Charlottesville on Wed, Sept 20.
22. Heidi Martin - Gifts & Sacrifices - "My Father Left Us For The Moon"
    Notes: Heidi Martin is part of the Mad Jazz Festival in Afron on June 23.
23. John D'Earth - Coin Of The Realm - "Dust"
    Notes: Playing at the Mad Jazz Festival.
24. Champian Fulton - Meet Me at Birdland - "Too Marvelous for Words"
    Notes: Playing at the Mad Jazz Festival
25. Mariel Bildsten - Steppin' Out! - "Downtown Uproar"
    Notes: The Mariel Bildsten Septet livestreams from Jazz at Lincoln Center on September 13.
26. Billy Childs - The Winds of Change - "The Great Western Loop"
    Notes: Billy Childs streams from Smoke on Sept 15-16.
27. Darcy James Argue's Secret Society - Dynamic Maximum Tension - "Single-Cell Jitterbug"
    Notes: Darcy James Argues Secret Society is at the Jazz Gallery on September 13.
28. Grant Stewart, Bruce Harris - The Lighting of the Lamps - "Bearcat"
    Notes: Grant Stewart Quartet livestreams from Smalls on Sept 15-16.
29. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks - "Sweet Thing -"
    Notes: Legendary bassist Richard Davis passed away last week.

Classical Sunrise - Tuesday

Start the day right with WTJU! Classical Sunrise offers two hours of classical music to ease you through your busy morning with friendly, knowledgeable hosts, weather updates, and everything you… MoreStart the day right with WTJU! Classical Sunrise offers two hours of classical music to ease you through your busy morning with friendly, knowledgeable hosts, weather updates, and everything you need to begin your day with a smile. On Tuesday mornings from 7-9, Matt Fritts brings you great performances of the finest in classical music to help start your day with uplifted spirits. Less

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1. Abbe VOGLER - London Mozart Players, Matthias Bamert - Symphonies, Overtures, Ballets - "Hamlet Overture"
2. Dimitri SHOSTKOVICH - Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons - Under Stalin’s Shadow - "Symphony no. 9"
3. Felix MENDELSSOHN - Gewendhaus Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly - A Midsummer Night’s Dream - "“Nocturne” from A Midsummer Night’s Dream"
4. Felix MENDELSSOHN - Gewendhaus Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly - A Midsummer Night’s Dream - "“Wedding March” from A Midsummer Night’s Dream"
5. Antonin DVORAK - Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati - Czech Suite and Prague Waltzes - "Nocturne B 47"
6. Dimitri SHOSTKOVICH - Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti - Symphony no. 5 - "Festive Overture"
7. Edward ELGAR - Halle Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder - Falstaff - "Falstaff op. 68"
8. Sergei PROKOFIEV - National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Andrew Mogrelia - Romeo and Juliet - "“Dance of the Knights” from Romeo and Juliet"
9. Sergei PROKOFIEV - National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Andrew Mogrelia - Romeo and Juliet - "“Balcony Scene” from Romeo and Juliet"

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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