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Merging With the Night

It could be a calm starry night, where the moon is bright, or rumbling and thundering and you could be wondering, as the darkness shields the light, if everything merges… MoreIt could be a calm starry night, where the moon is bright, or rumbling and thundering and you could be wondering, as the darkness shields the light, if everything merges with the night? Yes, everything, say Annie De Blanco and Brock, who invite you to join them every Wednesday night at 11pm for a cosmos of music. Less

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1. "Menopause Rock" - Devon Sproule and Paul Curreri - [Patreon ]
2. "Outside Tokyo" - The Stranglers - Black and White [EMI ]
3. "Lost and Found" - Skunk Anansie - The Painful Truth [FLG Records: NEW]
4. "Understand" - Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel - Timeless Flight [EMI ]
5. "Metalhorse" - Billy Nomates - Metalhorse [Invada Records ]
6. "Morning Dew" - Lulu - From Crayons to Perfume [Rhino ]
7. "Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues" - The Kinks - The Muswell HillBillies [RCA ]
8. "Don't Dog It" - Sparks - Mad! [Transgressive: NEW]
9. "House of the Glass Red" - Rosalie Cunningham - Rosalie Cunningham [Cherry Red ]
10. "All Men Are Hungry" - Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel - Timeless Flight [EMI ]
11. "Museum" - Herman's Hermits - Retrospective [ABCKO ]
12. "If You Hadn't Been There" - Dolly Parton - Single [Butterfly Records: NEW]
13. "Red Dress" - Alvin Stardust - Alvin Stardust [Magnet ]
14. "Black Rabbit" - Prince Fatty and Schneice - [Prince Fatty ]
15. "The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore" - June Carter Cash - Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999 [The Oxford American ]
16. "Oh No He Don't" - Sandie Shaw - Me [UMO ]
17. "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)" - Grace Jones - Inside Story [Capitol ]
18. "Geraldine and John" - Joe Jackson - I'm The Man [A&M ]
19. "Self-Effacing" - Sparks - A Steady Drip,Drip, Drip [BMG ]
20. "Drive-In Saturday" - David Bowie - Aladdin Sane [RCA ]
21. "Complicated" - The Rolling Stones - Between the Buttons [ABKCO ]
22. "Princess of the Street" - The Stranglers - Rattus Novegicus [EMI ]
23. "To Sir With Love" - Lulu - From Crayons to Perfume [Rhino ]
24. "She's Got Her Ticket" - Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman [Elektra ]
25. "Right By Your Side" - The Eurythmics - Touch [RCA ]
26. "Meltdown" - Skunk Anansie - The Painful Truth [FLG Records: NEW]
27. "How Does It Feel" - Slade - Slade in Flame [BMG ]

The Black Beat

The Black Beat dives into the ocean of Black American music. Regardless of genre, if a Black person made it, you'll hear it on The Black Beat. Wednesday night from… MoreThe Black Beat dives into the ocean of Black American music. Regardless of genre, if a Black person made it, you'll hear it on The Black Beat. Wednesday night from 9-11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Higher Ground" - Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
2. "Let's Groove" - Earth, Wind & Fire - Raise!
3. "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" - Whitney Houston - Whitney
4. "Bad Boy/Havin A Party" - Luther Vandross - Forever, For Always, For Love
5. "Nasty" - Janet Jackson - Control
6. "Enough Cryin" - Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough
7. "Can't Leave 'Em Alone (feat. 50 Cent)" - Ciara - The Evolution
8. "Happy" - Pharrell - GIRL
9. "Get Busy" - Sean Paul - Dutty Rock
10. "Cornbread, Fish & Collard greens" - Anthony Hamilton - Comin' from Where I'm From
11. "I Am Not My Hair (feat. Akon)" - India Arie - Testimony, Vol. 1
12. "BOY HOOD" - Jon Batiste - WE ARE
13. "Family Affair" - Mary J. Blige - No More Drama
14. "Oh (fest. Ludracris)" - Ciara - Goodies
15. "BURNITUP! (feat. Missy Elliott)" - Janet Jackson - Unbreakable
16. "Pretty Little Thing" - Ashanti & Afro B - Single
17. "Be Ok (feat. will.i.am)" - Chrisette Michele - I Am
18. "Thinking About You" - Calvin Harris - BASS WAVES
19. "Omg (feat. will.i.am)" - USHER - Raymond v Raymond
20. "Noy Like Us" - Kendrick Lamar - Single
21. "Pump It" - Black Eyed Peas - Pump It: Workout Mix
22. "Happy" - Ashanti - Ashanti
23. "Stand Up" - Ludacris - Chicken-n-Beer
24. "Money Maker" - Ludacris - Release Therapy
25. "Grand Finale" - DMX, Ja Rule, Method Man, Nas - The Best of DMX

Living Time

Wednesday nights at 7, take the plunge into the Living Time zone— a 2-hour immersion into the stimulating world of modern jazz and the avant-garde. Gary and Steve bring you… MoreWednesday nights at 7, take the plunge into the Living Time zone— a 2-hour immersion into the stimulating world of modern jazz and the avant-garde. Gary and Steve bring you a world-spanning mix of music, from the cathartic cries of African American masters like Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane to the great innovators of the European improvisational scene, with a focus on the ECM label. If Real Time is getting you down, rejuvenate yourself with a weekly dose of Living Time, on WTJU Charlottesville. Less

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1. "Open Wide" - Open Wide - Jen Chapin Trio [Purple Chair: 2002`]
2. "Residual" - Stephan Crump - Rosetta [Papillion Souinds: 2005]
3. "Together" - Esthesis Quartet With Bill Frisell - Sound And Fury [ 2025]
4. "Open Door Closed Door" - James Davis' Beveled - Arc And Edge [Ears And Eyes: 2025]
5. "Woodlawn" - Tomeka Reid Quartet - Tomeka Reid Quartet [Thirsty Ear: 2015]
6. "Amanthine" - Mary Halvorson - Amaranthine [Nonesuch: 2025]
7. "Journey To The Sunset" - skullcap - Snakes Of Albequrque [Cuneiform: 2025]
8. "Palo Colorado Dream" - Anthony Pirog - Colorado Dream [Cuneiform: 2014]
9. "As Wide As All Outdoors" - Janel Leppin And Volcanic Ash - to march is to love [Cuneiform: 2024]
10. "Big Sur" - Janel And Anthony - Where Is Home? [Cuneiform: 2014]
11. "Folkesong" - Arve Henriksen - Arcanum [ECM: 2025]
12. "Parallel Action" - Arve Henriksen - Chiaroscuro [Rune Grammofon: 2004]
13. "Ending Image" - Arve Henriksen - Chiaroscuro [Rune Grammofon: 2004]
14. "Arch Dance with Trumpet" - Christian Wallumrod Ensemble - The Zoo is Far [ECM: 2007]
15. "Downhill from Here" - Gilad Hekselman - Downhill from Here [La Reserve: 2025]
16. "Wise Men" - Gilad Hekselman - Downhill from Here [La Reserve: 2025]
17. "Flower" - Gilad Hekselman - Hearts Wide Open [Le Chant de Monde: 2011]
18. "Keepers of the Eastern Door" - Chris Cheek - Keepers of the Eastern Door [Analog Tone Factory: 2025]
19. "Shhh/Peaceful" - Miles Davis - In a Silent Way [Columbia: 1969]

Something New

Tune in each Wednesday afternoon from 4-7 for Something New as Emily and Michael bring you some of the latest releases in the vast genre of folk music. There is… MoreTune in each Wednesday afternoon from 4-7 for Something New as Emily and Michael bring you some of the latest releases in the vast genre of folk music. There is always plenty of great new music to share! Less

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1. "Dear Imogene" - Cassie and Maggie - Gold and Coal [Cassie and Maggie: 2025]
2. "Flowers In My Hair" - Abigail Lapell, Great Lake Swimmers, Minuscule - Anniversary & More Songs About Love [Outside Music: 2025]
3. "The Golden Ticket" - Brad Kolodner - The Golden Ticket [Brad Kolodner: 2025]
4. "Home Again" - The Brothers Comatose, Lindsay Lou - Home Again [Swamp Jam Records: 2025]
5. "Something We Regret" - Willow Avalon - Something We Regret [Assemble Sound / Atlantic: 2024]
6. "Bow Down" - Cassie and Maggie - Gold and Coal [Cassie and Maggie: 2025]
7. "Ride to Robert's" - Jason Isbell - Foxes in the Snow [Southeastern Records: 2025]
8. "Where'd All The Time Go" - Kissing Other ppl, Rachel Baiman, Viv & Riley - Where'd All The Time Go [Peacedale Records: 2025]
9. "Salt Spring" - Dolly and the Devil - Parquet Seating [Dolly and the Devil: 2025]
10. "Need You to Know" - Barbaro - Need You to Know [Barbaro: 2025]
11. "Beeswing" - Willi Carlisle - Beeswing [Signature Sounds Recordings: 2025]
12. "Effortless" - Caroline Spence - Effortless [Tone Tree Music / Caroline Spenc: 2025]
13. "The Gold Rush is Over and I'm Moving On" - Cassie and Maggie - Gold and Coal [Cassie and Maggie: 2025]
14. "Hotter Than Hell" - Caitlin Canty - Hotter Than Hell [Tone Tree Music / Caitlin Canty: 2025]
15. "Count On Me" - Abigail Lapell, Great Lake Swimmers - Anniversary & More Songs About Love [Outside Music: 2025]
16. "Now That You're Sober" - Jonathan Peyton, Abigail Peyton - No Time [Cloverdale Records: 2025]
17. "Tear My Stillhouse Down" - AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Lindsay Lou - Tear My Stillhouse Down [Signature Sounds Recordings: 2025]
18. "Away Out on the Sea" - Eli West - Shape of a Sway [Tender and Mild: 2025]
19. "Room On The Porch" - Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo', Ruby Amanfu - My Darling My Dear [Concord Records: 2025]
20. "Dougie's Set" - Cassie and Maggie - Gold and Coal [Cassie and Maggie: 2025]
21. "Loyston" - Daniel Kimbro, Jerry Douglas - Carpet In The Kitchen [Marble Hall Music: 2025]
22. "Mountain Rain" - The Horsenecks - Mountain Rain [The Horsenecks: 2025]
23. "Cheap Perfume" - Emma Pryde - Cheap Perfume [Emma Pryde Studios: 2025]
24. "Witness" - The Wood Brothers - Pray God Listens [Honey Jar Records: 2025]
25. "Strangers / Lovers" - Caitlin Canty - Hotter Than Hell [Tone Tree Music / Caitlin Canty: 2025]
26. "Lost You In The Mountains" - Cristina Vane - Hear My Call [Blue Tip: 2025]
27. "Stoney Lonesome" - Michael Cleveland, Jason Carter, The Del McCoury Band - Carter and Cleveland [Fiddleman: 2025]
28. "Falling Down" - Kelsey Waldon - Falling Down [Oh Boy Records: 2025]
29. "Susanna - Live at University of Houston Coffee House 1970" - Guy Clark - Looking For the Words [2025 Truly Handmade Records: 2025]
30. "Raggedy Ann - Live at University of Houston Coffee House 1970" - Guy Clark - Looking For the Words [2025 Truly Handmade Records: 2025]
31. "Spring Thing - Live at University of Houston Coffee House 1970" - Guy Clark - Looking For the Words [2025 Truly Handmade Records: 2025]
32. "Step Inside My House - Live at University of Houston Coffee House 1970" - Guy Clark - Looking For the Words [2025 Truly Handmade Records: 2025]
33. "The Gypsy Boy - Live at University of Houston Coffee House 1970" - Guy Clark - Looking For the Words [2025 Truly Handmade Records: 2025]
34. "Rain Brings Me Down - Live at University of Houston Coffee House 1970" - Guy Clark - Looking For the Words [2025 Truly Handmade Records: 2025]
35. "Wine and Cigarettes - Live at University of Houston Coffee House 1970" - Guy Clark - Looking For the Words [2025 Truly Handmade Records: 2025]
36. "It May Come As News - Live at University of Houston Coffee House 1970" - Guy Clark - Looking For the Words [2025 Truly Handmade Records: 2025]
37. "Hill Country Blues - Live at University of Houston Coffee House 1970" - Guy Clark - Looking For the Words [2025 Truly Handmade Records: 2025]
38. "Looking For The Words - Live at University of Houston Coffee House 1970" - Guy Clark - Looking For the Words [2025 Truly Handmade Records: 2025]
39. "Hold On Brother - Live at University of Houston Coffee House 1970" - Guy Clark - Looking For the Words [2025 Truly Handmade Records: 2025]
40. "Headed Back to California - Live at University of Houston Coffee House 1970" - Guy Clark - Looking For the Words [2025 Truly Handmade Records: 2025]
41. "Rye Whiskey" - Guy Clark - Looking For the Words [2025 Truly Handmade Records: 2025]

Foggy Notion

Mood motivated music for midweek musing. You’ll hear music from all genres: soul, punk, funk, dance, and of course, rawk!

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1. "Vee dee vu" - Lights in the Fat City - Somewhere [Ciry of Tribes Records: 1992]
   Notes: Stephen Kent (from band Trance Mission) on Didgeridoo. Re-mastered and re-released on Simon Tassano's label, Rumiville. simontassano.bandcamp.com/album/somewhere (this recording is the original)
2. "Lurker (live)" - Steve Gunn - Lurker Live at Atlantic Sound Studios [Paradise of Bachelors: 2013]
   Notes: youtu.be/kSjy41Te2eU?si=mw-UnI-NcpIs5Fhu
3. "Unnamed Drives" - Meg Baird - Furling [Drag City: 2023]
4. "Kyrie Eleison (background)" - Matthew Young - Traveler's Advisory [Yoga Records: 1986]
   Notes: Thank you for the introduction Baconfat!
5. "RADIYA" - Lina Makoul - RADIYA [Levantine Music / Lina Makoul: NEW/2025]
   Notes: Independent Palestinian American artist
6. "WHO'S NEXT?" - The Neighborhood Kids - WHO'S NEXT? [The Neighborhood Kids: NEW/2025]
7. "It's Change" - Disinblud (Rachika Nayar & Nina Keith) - Disinblud [Smuggler's Way: NEW/2025]
   Notes: w/ Julianna Barwick, Willy Siegel, & Katie Dey. Full album releasing July, 2025. rachika.bandcamp.com/album/disiniblud
8. "The Wind" - PJ Harvey - Is This Desire? [Universal-Island Records Ltd.: 1998]
9. "What We Are" - Brian Eno, Beatie Wolfe - What We Are [Verve: NEW/2025]
   Notes: Eno & Wolfe have a pair of new albums, Luminal and Lateral, out June 6, born of a 2022 SXSW talk presented by the two, who had not met beforehand, called Art and Climate.
10. "Long, Long, Long" - The Beatles - The Beatles [EMI Catalogue: 1968]
11. "Opus 1 by Two" - Kinloch Nelson - Opus 1 by Two [Tompkins Square: NEW/2025]
    Notes: Recorded in the spring of 1968 in a high school dorm room, using a borrowed Sony Reel-to-reel tape recorder & cheap dynamic microphones of the day.
12. "Les hirondelles (The Swallows)" - Lou-Adriane Cassidy - Triste Animal (Sad Animal) [Bravo musique: NEW/2025]
    Notes: French-Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec
13. "Mt Dub" - Babe Rainbow w/ Stu Mackenzie - Slipper imp and shakaerator [KGLW - pdoom: NEW/2025]
14. "Blue Rags, Raging Wind (background)" - Disinblud (Rachika Nayar & Nina Keith) w/ Amigone - Disinblud [Smuggler's Way: NEW/2025]
15. "Big Wings" - Babe Lewis - Sunspot [WarHen Records: NEW/2025]
    Notes: Babe Lewis will be playing WTJU Rock's Third Rail concert at IX Looking Glass, July 19, 8-9pm
16. "So Divine" - Pinkish - Half Sweet [Burnt Bridge Collective: 2024]
    Notes: Pinkish will be playing WTJU Rock's Third Rail concert at IX Looking Glass, June 21, 8-9pm
17. "Third Sister" - New Boss - Third Sister [New Boss: 2017]
    Notes: New Boss & Kass Richards are playing at Infinite Repeats on June 2, 7pm
18. "Dream" - Kass Richards - New Love Meditation [Good Cry Records: 2024]
19. "Circles and Squares" - Meadow Argus - Homemade Ceremonies Vol. 1 [Argus Music: NEW/2025]
20. "You got time and I got money" - Smerz - Big city life [Escho: NEW/2025]
21. "Sport Meets Sound" - Horsegirl - Phonetics On and On [Matador: NEW/2025]
22. "CPR" - Wet Leg - CPR [Domino Recording Co: NEW/2025]
23. "Hey Pastor (feat. Kota the Friend)" - Felix Ames, Kota the Friend - Hey Pastor (feat. Kota the Friend) [Felix Ames, LLC/TheIntroExperien: NEW/2025]
24. "TaTaTa (feat. Travis Scott)" - Burna Boy, Travis Scott - TaTaTa (feat. Travis Scott) [Spaceship/ Bad Habit/Atlantic Re: NEW/2025]
25. "God Bless America for What" - Swamp Dogg - The Excellent Sides of Swamp Dogg Vol. 1 [S.D.E.G. Records: 2008]
    Notes: Swamp Dogg (from VA) will be playing this Thursday at Norfolk's Perry Pavilion

Beyond Borders

Borders have political meaning, but when it comes to culture, they're just lines on a map. The music of the world can't be contained by borders or boundaries. Beyond Borders… MoreBorders have political meaning, but when it comes to culture, they're just lines on a map. The music of the world can't be contained by borders or boundaries. Beyond Borders explores the unexpected rhythms, tones, and textures of music from every continent and corner of the globe. Every Wednesday, from noon to 2:00, only on WTJU. Less

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1. "Seqota 1" - Various - Ethiopiques 15 Jump to Addis [Buda ]
2. "Yegenet Muziqa" - Getatchew Mekurya - Ethiopique 14 - Negus of Ethiopian Sax [Buda ]
3. "Medo Hane" - Various - Ethiopiques 15 - Jump to Addis [Buda ]
4. "Qu'aran" - Someta - Various - Music of Indonesia 2- Indonesian Popular Music [Smithsonian ]
5. "Kroncog Morisko" - Orkus Kroncong Mutiara - Music of Indonesia 2 [Smithsonian ]
6. "Kroncong Segenggam Harapan" - Orkus Kroncong Mutiara - Indonesian Popular Music [Smithsonian ]
7. "I Turned the Inside Out" - George Dalaras - Various Mondo Greece [Mondo Melodia ]
8. "Soldier" - Haris Alexiou - Mondo Greece [Mondo Melodia ]
9. "One More Word" - Glykeria - Mondo Greece [Mondo Melodia ]
10. "Bane" - Oliver Ngoma - Various Afrique Central [Sterns Music ]
11. "Eswi Yo Wapi" - Mbilia Bell - Various Afrique Central [Sterns Music ]
12. "The Dinjiid Bay" - Hanggai - Hanggai Big Band Brass [Panda ]
13. "Zeinbeki" - Gulistan (Bijan Chemirani …) - Rose Garden [L’Empreinte digitale ]
14. "Three Step Dance" - Various - - Folk Music of Turkey [Topic ]
15. "Tambiin y Tambur" - Awa Snagho - Ala Ta [Motema ]
16. "Stambul Bila" - Gambang Kromong - Various Music of Indonesia 3 - Music from the outskirts of Jakarta [Smithsonian ]
17. "Kanji Voor Jan Im" - Geovorg Dabaghyan - Miniatures - Masterpieces for Armenian Duduk [Traditional Crossroads ]
18. "Muserei (wedding song)" - Ci Bulag - Mongolian Morin Khuur [King Records (Tokyo) ]
    Notes: “Horse Head” fiddle
19. "Abatatchen Hoy" - Alemu Aga - The Harp of King David. Ethiopiques 11 [Buda ]
    Notes: Beguena - a ten string Lyre
20. "Lau Elreida - Our Wish is a Good Wish" - Salamat - Ezzayakoum [Piranha ]

Jazzmania

Jazzmania, heard each Wednesday morning from 9 'til noon, presents a diverse blend of modern and classic jazz as well as other forms of creative, improvised music..."a veritable smorgasbord of… MoreJazzmania, heard each Wednesday morning from 9 'til noon, presents a diverse blend of modern and classic jazz as well as other forms of creative, improvised music..."a veritable smorgasbord of jazz." Comments and requests appreciated at 924-3959. Less

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1. "Freddie Freeloader" - Miles Davis - Kind of Blue [Columbia: 1959]
2. "Blue In Green" - Miles Davis - Kind of Blue [Columbia: 1959]
3. "All Blues" - Miles Davis - Kind of Blue [Columbia: 1959]
4. "Spoken Intro" - Duke Ellington & Gerry Mulligan - Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975 [Columbia: 1955]
5. "Hackensack" - Miles Davis - Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975 [Columbia: 1955]
6. "'Round Midnight" - Miles Davis - Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975 [Columbia: 1955]
7. "Now's The Time" - Miles Davis - Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975 [Columbia: 1955]
8. "Bobby Sox Blues" - T-Bone Walker - The Very Best Of [Rhino: 1946]
9. "Mean Old World Blues" - T-BoneWalker - The Very Best Of [Rhino: 1945]
10. "I'm Still In Love With You" - T-Bone Walker - The very Best Of [Rhino: 1945]
11. "Evenin'" - T-Bone Walker - The Very Best OF [Rhino: 1945]
12. "Hypin' Women Blues" - T-Bone Walker - The Very Best Of [Rhino: 1947]
13. "Call It Stormy Monday" - T-Bone Walker - The Very Best Of [Rhino: 1947]
14. "Offramp" - Transcendence - Music of Pat Methney [FMR Records: 2025]
15. "Dolphin Dance" - Transcendence - Music of Pat Metheny [FMR Records: 2025]
16. "All Night Blues" - Albare - Eclecticity [ALFI: 2025]
17. "Morning Dance" - Albare - Eclecticity [ALFI: 2025]
18. "Lush Life" - Gillian Margot & Geoffrey Keezer - Gillian Margot & Geoffrey Keezer [Markeez: 2025]
19. "A Timeless Place (The Peacocks)" - Gillian Margot & Geoffrey Keezer - Gillian Margot & Geoffrey Keezer [Markeez: 2025]
20. "Mourning Comes Again" - Jordan VanHemart - Survival Of The Fittest [Origin: 2025]
21. "Softly As In A Morning Sunrise" - Jordan VanHemart - Survival Of The Fittest [Origin: 2025]
22. "Stardust" - Charles Chen - Building Characters [Cellar: 2025]
23. "Kismet" - Charles Chen - Building Characters [Cellar: 2025]
24. "Django" - Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra - Mixed Bag [Summit: 2025]
25. "From This Moment On" - Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra - Mixed Bag [Summit: 2025]
26. "Lilac Blues" - Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra - Mixed Bag [Summit: 2025]

Classical Sunrise - Wednesday

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. "Chamber Sonata 3 in D major" {Elisabeth Jacquet DE LA GUERRE} - Musica Firita; Daniela Dolci, director - De La Guerre: Chamber Music [Pan Classics ]
2. "Aus Odysseus' Fahrten (From Odysseus' Voyages); III. Die Klage der Nausikaa (The Lament of Nausicaa), Op. 6, No. 3" {Ernst BOEHE} - Staatsphilharmonie Rheiniand-Pfalz; Werner Andreas Albert, conductor - Boehe: Symphonic Poems, Vol. 1 [CPO ]
3. "Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 11, No. 6, WKO 58" {Carl Friedrich ABEL} - Sabine Bauer, fortepiano; La Stagione Frankfurt; Michael Schneider, conductor - Abel: Piano Concertos, Op. 11 [CPO ]
4. "A Month in the Country Op 446" {Howard BLAKE} - English Northern Philharmonia, Paul Daniel conductor - Orchestral Music by Howard Blake [SOMM Recording ]
5. "Overture (Suite) in D major FWV K:D2" {Johann Friedrich FASCH} - Tempesta di Mare - Fasch: Orchestral Works, Volume 3 [Chaconne ]
6. "Violin Concerto, Op. 66" {Thomas DE HARTMANN} - Josha Bell, violin; INSO-L:viv Symphony Orchestra; Dalia Stasevska, conductor - Thomas De Hartmann Rediscovered [Pentatone ]
7. "Trio in G major" {Luka SORKOCEVIC} - Salzburger Hofmusik; Wolfgang Brunner, conductor - Sorkocevic: Complete Instrumental Works [CPO ]
8. "Suite de pieces de clavecin, Op. 59, No. 3; Suite de pieces de clavecin, Op. 59, No. 3; II. La Puce" {Joseph Bodin de BOISMORTIER} - Enrico Stueart, harpsichord - Boismortier: The Court and the Village Chamber AMusic [Brilliant Classics ]

Classical Prelude - Wednesday

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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1. "String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 9, No. 1, Ben 331" {Ignaz PLEYEL} - Pleyel Quartett Koln - Pleyel: Prussian Quartets Nos. 1-3 [CPO ]
2. "Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 81" {Richard STOHR} - Sinfonia Varsovia; Ian Hobson, conductor - Stohr: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 [Toccata Classics ]

Big Love, Soft Jazz in the Wee Hours

Host John Bennett plays two hours of Love Songs and Jazz in the wee hours of the morning, helping listeners make a smooth transition from the dark of night into… MoreHost John Bennett plays two hours of Love Songs and Jazz in the wee hours of the morning, helping listeners make a smooth transition from the dark of night into the light of day. Less

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Limerence Addiction

Every Tuesday night from 1-3 a.m., get shamelessly wistful and a little bit debauched. Join DJ Malpaso for Limerence Addiction, a safe place to indulge in memories best forgotten.

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1. "Dart For My Sweetheart" - Archie Bronson Outfit - Derdang Derdang [Domino Recording Co: 2006]
   Notes: Featured at a pivotal moment in Gen. 1 of the pre-Euphoria teen dramedy Skins UK
2. "A Hero's Death" - Fontaines D.C. - A Hero's Death [Partisan Records: 2020]
   Notes: One of my favorite music videos of all time! Dream logic for the win.
3. "Juarez" - Tori Amos - To Venus and Back [Rhino Atlantic: 1999]
   Notes: I still have my double cassette set from senior year of high school!
4. "Sequin" - Intisaar - Borrowed Ground [Intisaar: 2015]
   Notes: Featured during a beautiful dressing room scene in the documentary Drag Becomes Him, about drag superstar Jinkx Monsoon
5. "Space Monkey" - Placebo - Meds [Elevator Lady Ltd: 2006]
   Notes: From the band's 5th studio album.
6. "Winnipesaukee" - Model/Actriz - Winnipesaukee [True Panther/Virgin: 2023]
   Notes: Single available on BandCamp but not on an album.
7. "The Great Destroyer - modwheelmood" - Nine Inch Nails - Y34RZ3r0r3mix3d [Nothing: 2007]
8. "Spider" - venturing - Ghostholding [deadAir: 2025]
   Notes: The Genius.com annotation says, "'Spider' is the fifth track on venturing, aka Jane Remover%u2019s 2025 album, 'Ghostholding'. The song dives into themes of love, control, and transformation."
9. "Misery Is a Butterfly" - Blonde Redhead - Misery Is a Butterfly [4AD: 2004]
10. "Torturous" - Turnerjoy - Transplant [Mohofusu Records: 2002]
    Notes: Turnerjoy was a short-lived band from smalltown IN and Transplant is their only album.
11. "Black Veil" - Roseblood - Black Veil [Roseblood: 2018]
    Notes: Roseblood is Kathy Foster of the Thermals.
12. "Iron Man" - Nico Vega - Nico Vega [Nico Vega: 2009]
    Notes: I first ran across L.A. band Nico Vega watching Logo in the late aughts. They never became a household name, but they are still working and have toured with some huge acts.
13. "Told You I'd Be with the Guys" - Cherry Glazerr - Apocalipstick [Secretly Canadian: 2017]
    Notes: Brainchild of the incomparable Clementine Creevy, who I recently found out has also done backing vocals for Tyler the Creator and Death Grips.
14. "CRUISING TO SELF SOOTHE" - Ecca Vandal - CRUISING TO SELF SOOTHE [Ecca Vandal: 2025]
    Notes: Ecca Vandal is from South Africa and based in Melbourne. I was hooked by seeing a few seconds of their music video on Instagram.
15. "Horses" - Yung Lean - Jonatan [Yung Lean: 2025 [NEW]]
    Notes: Yung Lean is a Swedish artist influential in the early cloud rap movement.
16. "Little Dark Age" - MGMT - Little Dark Age [Columbia: 2018]
17. "Miseryhead" - Ours - Distorted Lullabies [DreamWorks: 2001]
    Notes: Fronted by multi-intrumentalist Jimmy Gnecco (who also has the pipes of a goth Jeff Buckley), Ours is another early 2000s band you don't hear about much anymore but who never stopped working.
18. "Habibi" - Tamino - Amir (Deluxe) [Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.: 2019]
    Notes: Tamino is a Belgian-Egyptian artist I discovered through syndicated show World Cafe. His most recent album, "Every Dawn's a Mountain," came out just this March.
19. "Gramarye" - Remy Zero - Villa Elaine [DGC: 1998]
20. "Secret For A Song" - Mercury Rev - The Secret Migration (Deluxe Edition) [Cherry Red Records: 2005]
    Notes: I remembered hearing this for the first time in a car commercial - looked it up and apparently the ad was for the Pontiac G6 convertible, 2006.
21. "Star" - Bryan Ferry, Amelia Barratt - Retrospective: Star [BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.: 2024]
    Notes: Retrospective is an 81-track reflection on Ferry's career from 1973-2023.
22. "Worse Than Yesterday" - Tweaker, Mellowdrone - 2 A.M. Wakeup Call [Waxploitation Records: 2004]
    Notes: Tweaker is a project of Chris Vrenna, who was a member of NIN from 1988 - 1996.
23. "Loretta Young Silks" - Sneaker Pimps - Bloodsport [Tommy Boy Entertainment, LLC.: 2002]
    Notes: The third Pimps studio album, but second album of the post-Kelli Ali era.
24. "Memory - From "Cats"" - Nicole Scherzinger - Unmasked: The Platinum Collection (Deluxe) [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue): 2018]
    Notes: With all the cringe around the 2019 movie version, it is easy to forget that Cats is a well-loved, long-running musical based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. Scherzinger, lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, took on the role of aging sex symbol Grizabella, the Glamour Cat, in the musical's West End revival in 2014.
25. "Dirge" - Death In Vegas - The Contino Sessions [Sony Music UK: 1999]