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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, lay it all down with your confessor Kendall, Actually, or DJ B-Note 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. "Drop the Bomb" - Trouble Funk - Drop the Bomb [Funky Delicacies: 2008]
2. "Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby" - Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Mercury Nashville: 2000]
3. "Nomi Chant" - Klaus Nomi - Klaus Nomi [RCA Records Label: 1981]
4. "New Big Prinz" - The Fall - I Am Kurious Oranj [Beggars Banquet: 1988]
5. "Big Kick, Plain Scrap" - Nick Lowe - Labour of Lust [Yep Roc Records: 1979]
6. "The Distance" - CAKE - Fashion Nugget [Volcano: 1996]
7. "Rich Girl" - Lake Street Dive - Fun Machine EP [Signature Sounds Recordings: 2012]
8. "Hey Little Rich Girl - 2002 Remaster" - The Specials - More Specials (2002 Remaster) [Chrysalis Records: 1980]
9. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Messer Chups - New Wave or Surf Wave [Storage Records: 2021]
10. "The Happy Organ" - Dave "Baby" Cortez - Happy Organs, Wild Guitars & Piano Shuffles [ReUP: 2020]
11. "It's All Over Now Baby Blue" - Link Wray - Bullshot [Instant Records: 2024]
12. "It's All Over Now - Mono Version" - The Rolling Stones - 12 X 5 [ABKCO Music and Records, Inc.: 1964]
13. "Donna" - David Johansen - David Johansen [Legacy Recordings: 1978]
14. "Caramel" - Elaquent - Less is More (Lo Definition) [URBNET Communications Inc./Fontana North: 2015]
15. "Bob the Bob" - The Lounge Lizards - Voice Of Chunk [Strange and Beautiful: 1988]
16. "Sweet Virginia - BBC John Peel Session / 1974" - Ronnie Lane - Ronnie Lane’s Slim Chance (Deluxe Version) [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue): 1975]
17. "Angel Of The Morning" - Bettye Swann - Bettye Swann [Honest Jons: 2004]
18. "My Man's Gone Now" - Nina Simone - The Very Best Of Nina Simone 1967-1972 - Sugar In My Bowl [RCA Records Label: 1998]
19. "Blackpatch" - Laura Nyro - The Essential Laura Nyro [Columbia/Legacy: 2011]
20. "Living It Up" - Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates [Other Side of Desire, LLC: 1981]
21. "Fetch The Bolt Cutters" - Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters [Epic: 2020]
22. "Rebel Rouser" - Duane Eddy - The Best Of Duane Eddy [Legacy Recordings: 1965]
23. "Sitting In The Park" - Billy Stewart - I Do Love You [Geffen: 1965]
24. "La-La Means I Love You" - The Delfonics - La La Means I Love You [Buddha Records: 1968]
25. "Give Me Just a Little More Time" - Chairmen Of The Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time [Demon: 1970]
26. "I've Been Lonely Too Long - Single Version" - The Young Rascals - Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits [Rhino Atlantic: 1990]
27. "Flute Thing" - The Blues Project - Projections [Polydor: 1966]
28. "Airport" - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - She's the One (Songs and Music from the Motion Picture) [Warner Records: 1996]
29. "Summer Madness - Exclusive Cover Version" - Khruangbin - Late Night Tales: Khruangbin [Night Time Stories (Catalogue): 2020]
30. "Miss The Girl" - The Creatures - A Bestiary Of [Polydor Records: 1983]
31. "A Forest" - Nouvelle Vague, Marina Celeste - Nouvelle vague [[PIAS] Recordings France: 2004]
32. "Warm Leatherette" - Grace Jones - Warm Leatherette [Island Records: 1980]
33. "Dead Pop Stars" - Altered Images - I Could Be Happy: The Best Of Altered Images [Epic/Legacy: 1993]
34. "United" - Throbbing Gristle - The Taste of TG (A Beginner's Guide to the Music of Throbbing Gristle) [Mute: 2017]
35. "Mad Eyed Screamer" - The Creatures - A Bestiary Of [Polydor Records: 1983]
36. "Cosmic Shiva" - Nina Hagen - Nunsexmonkrock [SMI: 1982]
37. "Memphisto" - Depeche Mode - Violator (Deluxe) [Venusnote Ltd.: 1990]
38. "Gecko" - The Creatures - A Bestiary Of [Polydor Records: 1983]
39. "Memorabilia - Remastered 2008" - Soft Cell - Non Stop Erotic Cabaret (Deluxe Edition / Remastered 2008) [Island Records: 1981]
40. "Sleepwalk" - Santino & Jamie - Ferrari vs. Ford [Quick Records: 2019]
41. "We'll Meet Again" - Vera Lynn - Vera Lynn [Parlophone UK: 1999]
42. "In A Sentimental Mood" - Duke Ellington, John Coltrane - Duke Ellington & John Coltrane [Impulse!: 1963]

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. "Videotape" - Radiohead - In Rainbows [Warner: 2007]
2. "...Meets His Maker" - DJ Shadow - The Private Press [PIAS: 2002]
3. "Six Days" - DJ Shadow - The Private Press [PIAS: 2002]
4. "17 Days" - Prince & The Revolution - Single [NPG Records: 1984]
   Notes: B-Side to When Doves Cry
5. "I Would Die 4 U" - Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain [Warner Bros.: 1984]
6. "Life in Mono" - Mono - Formica Blues [Echo: 1997]
7. "Never The Same" - Supreme Beings of Leisure - Supreme Beings Of Leisure [Palm Pictures: 2000]
8. "6 Underground" - Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X [One Little Independent: 1996]
9. "Down" - Marian Hill - Act One [Photo Finish Republic: 2016]
10. "It Could Be Sweet" - Portishead - Dummy [Polydor: 1993]
11. "Useless (K&D Session)" {Depeche Mode} - Depeche Mode/Kruder & Dorfmeister - The K&D Sessions [G-Stone Recordings: 1998]
12. "Begin By Letting Go" - Etherwood - Etherwood [Med School: 2013]
13. "Just One Second" - London Elektricity - Sick Music [Hospital Records: 2009]
14. "Local Town" - Polite Bureaux - Except Your Skint [Polite Bureaux: NEW]
15. "Lebanese Blonde" - Thievery Corporation - Mirror Conspiracy [Primary Wave: 2000]
16. "Vino Bandit" - K Motionz - Vino Bandit [Hard Reality: 2023]
17. "Sayonara" - KNEECAP - Sayonara [Heavenly: NEW]
18. "Denial is a River" - Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal [Capitol: 2024]
19. "Get By" - Talib Kweli - Quality [Rawkus: 2001]
20. "It's A Shame" - Monie Love - Down to Earth [Chrysalis: 1990]
21. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" - Michael Jackson - Thriller [Epic: 1982]
22. "When I Think of You" - Janet Jackson - Control [A&M: 1986]
23. "If It Isn't Love" - New Edition - Heartbreak [Geffen: 1988]
24. "Born Slippy" - Underworld - Trainspotting [EMI: 1996]

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. "Carved From" {Mary Halvorson} - Mary Halvorson - About Ghosts [Nonesuch: 2025]
2. "The Human Abstract" {David Axelrod} - David Axelrod - Songs of Experience [Capitol: 1969]
3. "Prints Tie" {Bobby Hutcherson, Harold Land} - Bobby Hutcherson, Harold Land - San Francisco [Blue Note: 1971]
4. "Yègènèt Muzika" {Getatchew Mekurya} - Getatchew Mekurya - Gétatchèw Mékuria and His Saxophone [Heavenly Sweetness: 1972]
5. "Fantasia Pt. 1" {Lloyd Miller, The Heliocentrics} - Lloyd Miller, The Heliocentrics - Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics [Strut: 2010]
6. "NOT HECN AROUND" {HUMAN ERROR CLUB, Kenny Segal} - HUMAN ERROR CLUB, Kenny Segal - NOT HECN AROUND [Backwoodz Studioz: 2025]
7. "Nètsanèt" {Mulatu Astatke} - Mulatu Astatke - Nètsanèt [Strut: 2025]
8. "Lou-ise - Live At The Jazz Workshop, Boston/1967" {Gábor Szabó} - Gábor Szabó - The Sorcerer (Live) [Verve: 1967]
9. "In: Sanity Suite: Part I - Skull Job" {Beaver Harris, Dave Burrell} - Beaver Harris, Dave Burrell - In: Sanity [Black Saint: 1976]
10. "Freedom Flexibility" {Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio} - Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio - Big M: A Tribute to Malachi Favors [Delmark: 2008]
11. "Enthusiasm" {Brother Ah} - Brother Ah - Move Ever Onward [Manufactured Recordings: 2016]
12. "Silver Cycles" {Eddie Harris} - Eddie Harris - Silver Cycles [Atlantic: 1969]
13. "Cornbread Picnic (Maize)" {Andrew Cyrille, Jeanne Lee, Jimmy Lyons} - Andrew Cyrille, Jeanne Lee, Jimmy Lyons - Nuba [Black Saint: 1979]
14. "Eric Dolphy’s Synthetic Formations (Given to Yusef Lateef by Eric Dolphy in 1961)" {Angel Bat Dawid} - Angel Bat Dawid - The Oracle [International Anthem: 2019]
15. "Doussn'Gouni - Part 1)" {Don Cherry, Jean Schwartz} - Don Cherry, Jean Schwartz - ROUNDTRIP (1977) Live at Théâtre Récamier, Paris [Transversales: 1977]
16. "Rumination" {Sun Ra} - Sun Ra - Uncharted Passages [Modern Harmonic: 2025]
17. "Thank You My Pain" {Alabaster DePlume} - Alabaster DePlume - A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole [International Anthem: 2025]
18. "Anchin Kfu Ayinkash" {Hailu Mergia, Dahlak Band} - Hailu Mergia, Dahlak Band - Wede Harer Guzo [Awesome Tapes From Africa: 2016]
19. "Yaphet (2022 Remaster)" {Miles Davis} - Miles Davis - Big Fun (2022 Remaster) [Columbia/Legacy: 1974]

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. "Waiting for You" - Indigenous - Circle [Pachyderm: 2000]
   Notes: from "Skins" (2002)
3. "First Journey" - Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Wind River (Original Score) [Lakeshore: 2017]
4. "Badlands" - Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town [Bruce Springsteen: 1978]
   Notes: from "Thunderheart" (1992)
5. "Sweet Fire of Love" - Robbie Robertson, U2 - Robbie Robertson [Geffen: 1987]
   Notes: from "Powwow Highway" (1989)
6. "The Maltese Falcon: Main Title" - Adolph Deutsch, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, William Stromberg - The Maltese Falcon (and Other Classic Film Scores) [Marco-Polo: 2002]
   Notes: screening at Violet Crown on Sunday, 9/14 at 2pm
7. "Doom" - Idles - Caught Stealing (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Columbia: 2025]
8. "Lux Aeterna" - Kronos Quartet, Clint Mansell - Requiem for a Dream (Original Music) [Nonesuch: 2000]
9. "Full Moon Generator" - Electric Skychurch - James Lumb's Sonic Diary Singles [Electric Skychurch: 2006]
   Notes: from "Pi" (1998)
10. "Darting Distance" - Rob Simonsen - The Whale (Original Score) [A24: 2022]
11. "The End of the World" - Patti Smith - Mother! [Paramount: 2017]
12. "Tree of Life" - Kronos Quartet, Clint Mansell - The Fountain (Music from the Motion Picture) [Nonesuch: 2006]
13. "Stumbled Beginnings..." - Clint Mansell - Black Swan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [20th Century Fox: 2010]
14. "Mercy Is" - Patti Smith, Clint Mansell - Noah (Music from the Motion Picture) [Nonesuch: 2014]
15. "Rabbit Run" - Idles - Caught Stealing (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Columbia: 2025]
16. "The Maltese Falcon: The Plot" - Adolph Deutsch, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, William Stromberg - The Maltese Falcon (and Other Classic Film Scores) [Marco-Polo: 2002]
    Notes: screening at Violet Crown on Sunday, 9/14 at 2pm
17. "The Wrestler" - Slash, Clint Mansell - The Wrestler (Original Score) - Single [Black Records: 2009]

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. "In the Cool of the Evening" - Buzzard Hollow Boys - Crow Soup & Other Roadside Delicacies, Made Easy [Buzzard Hollow Boys: 2014]
   Notes: Saturday September 13th from 5-8pm Knights Gambit Winery
2. "It's The Whiskey That Eases The Pain" - Darrell Scott, Danny Thompson, Kenny Malone - Live In NC [Full Light: 2004]
   Notes: Saturday Lime Kiln Theater
3. "Get It While You Can" - Keller & The Keels - Thief [SCI Fidelity Records: 2010]
   Notes: 9-27 Lime Kiln Theater
4. "Tonight, Tonight" - Stephen Wilson Jr. - Blankets [Big Loud Records: 2025]
   Notes: 10-2 Gintner Botanical Richmond
5. "Natural Disaster" - Jeff Tweedy - Love Is The King [Legacy Recordings: 2020]
   Notes: 10-25 Gintner Botanical Richmond
6. "Hear Me" - Tedeschi Trucks Band - Let Me Get By (Deluxe Edition) [Concord Music Group: 2016]
   Notes: 10-21 Allianz Amp 10-21
7. "No More To Leave You Behind" - The Infamous Stringdusters - Fork In The Road [Sugar Hill Records: 2007]
   Notes: 10-11 Ting Pavilion
8. "Too Much of a Woman - Acoustic" - Roberta Lea - Too Much of a Woman (Acoustic) [Heaven Lea Records: 2022]
   Notes: 10-10 Front Porch
9. "Please Don't Change Your Mind" - Lizzie No - Hard Won [Lizzie No: 2017]
   Notes: 10-24 Front Porch
10. "The In-Between" - Sierra Hull - Weighted Mind [Rounder Records: 2016]
    Notes: 9-20 Foundry
11. "If I Needed You" - Richie Stearns & Rosie Newton - Tractor Beam [Richie Stearns and Rosie Newton: 2013]
    Notes: Friday -Thistlerock
12. "Where Have You Gone?" - Clay Street Unit - Where Have You Gone? [Monument Records: 2025]
    Notes: 10-15 Southern Cafe
13. "Uncertain Times" - Shadowgrass - All That Will [Shadowgrass: 2024]
    Notes: 10-18 Southern Cafe
14. "Crossroads" - Will Overman - Crossroads [Will Overman: 2017]
    Notes: 11-16 Southern Cafe
15. "Brand New Way" - Rhett Miller - The Believer [Verve Forecast: 2006]
    Notes: 12-14 Southern Cafe
16. "Hustlin'" - John Craigie - Asterisk The Universe [ZABRISKIE POINT RECORDS: 2020]
    Notes: 9-19 Jefferson Theater
17. "Fortunate Son - Live - 1998/99" - Bruce Hornsby - Here Come the Noise Makers [RCA Records Label: 2000]
    Notes: 9-27 Jefferson Theater (Sold Out)
18. "Hurt So Good (Live at Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA 11/19/23)" - Mipso - Gas in the Tank: Mipso Live Across America 2023/2024 [OneRPM: 2024]
    Notes: 10-3 Jefferson Theater
19. "Come Around This Town" - American Aquarium - The Bible and The Bottle [Independent: 2008]
    Notes: 10-9 Jefferson Theater
20. "Take 'em Away" - Old Crow Medicine Show - Best Of [Old Crow Medicine Show: 2017]
    Notes: 10-23 Ting Pavilion
21. "Climb On (A Back That's Strong)" - Shawn Colvin - Playlist: The Very Best Of Shawn Colvin [Columbia/Legacy: 2012]
    Notes: 11-11 Paramount Theater
22. "La Cienega Just Smiled" - Ryan Adams - Gold [Lost Highway Records: 2001]
    Notes: 9-16 Paramount Theater
23. "Country Boy / City Boy" - Chatham County Line - IV [Yep Roc Records: 2008]
    Notes: 10-2 Tin Pan
24. "Baltimore" - Hackensaw Boys - Look Out! [Nettwerk Music Group: 2007]
    Notes: 9-19 Foundry

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. "Cashout" - Fugazi - The Argument [Dischord: 2001]
2. "Psychic Summer" - Naked Gods - S/T [Naked Gods: 2015]
3. "You Cant Go Back To Oxford Talawanga" - Guided By Voices - Single [Gbv Inc: New]
4. "In The Surface Noise" - Archers Of Loaf - Reason In Decline [Merge: 2022]
5. "Apostolic" - Loose Fur - Born Again In The Usa [Drag City: 2006]
6. "Left On" - The Sea And Cake - Everybody [Thrill Jockey: 2007]
7. "Layered Presence" - Tortoise - Single [American Anthem: New]
8. "Shoe Fly" - Mouse On Mars / Tortoise - 21 Again Collaborations, Pt 1 [Monkeytown Records: 2014]
9. "Sweet And Low" - Fugazi - In On The Killtaker [Dischord: 1993]
10. "Nearly There" - Steve Gunn - Single [No Quarter: New]
11. "New Familiar" - Steve Gunn - The Unseen In Between [Matador: 2019]
12. "This Is The Day" - The The - Soul Mining [Epic: 1984]
13. "Rewind" - Big Audio Dynamite - Magatop Phoenix [Columbia: 1989]
14. "To Be Someone" - The Jam - Dig The New Breed Live [Polydor: 1982]
15. "Disturbance At The Heron House" - R.E.M. - Document [Capitol: 1987]
16. "Driven To Tears" - The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta [A&M: 1980]
17. "Hexbreaker" - The Fleshtones - Hexbreaker [I.R.S.: 1983]
18. "Prepare Your Coffin" - Tortoise - Beacons Of Ancestorship [Thrill Jockey: 2009]
19. "Yard Of Blonde Girls" - Jeff Buckley - Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk [Sony: 1998]
20. "Ballad Of Maxwell Demon" - Shudder To Think - Velvet Goldmine Soundtrack [London: 1998]
21. "It Ain't Easy" - Easy Star All Stars Feat. Samory I - Ziggy Stardub [Easy Star: 2023]
22. "Take a seat" - Sven Wonder - Single [Piano Piano: New]

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. "Pues Bien Mi Querido" - Milly Y Los Vecinos - La Gente de Holy [Phenix Music: 1977]
2. "Calamin y Chulumen" - Milly, Jocelyn, Los Vecinos - Las Grandes Estrellas de la Musica Latina, Vol. 2 [Manzana Producciones: 1999]
3. "En Tus Manos" - Milly Quezada - Greatest Hits [Sony Discos, Inc.: 1997]
4. "El Muchacho" - Milly Quezada - No Te Puedo Tener [Craft Recordings: 1981]
5. "Entre Tu Cuerpo y el Mio" - Milly Quezada - Greatest Hits [Sony Discos, Inc.: 1997]
6. "La Pimienta Es La Que Pica" - Milly Quezada, Fefita la Grande & Maridalia Hernandez - Milly & Company [Vecinos Enterprises: 2019]
7. "Mi Tercer Armor" - Sonia Silestre - Esta Es Sonia [Karen Records: 1974]
8. "Se" - Olga Lara - Su Voz y Sus Canciones [Cartagena Enterprises: 1981]
9. "Que Bello" - Vickiana - Vickiana [Karen Publishing: 1995]
10. "La Verdugo" - Aridia Ventura - La Verduga 18 Exitos [Zuni Music: 1980]
11. "Ando Como Tu Querias" - Aridia Ventura - La Verduga 18 Exitos [Zuni Music: 1980]
12. "La Desamparada" - Melida Rodriguez - La Sufrida [Zuni Music: 1969]
13. "Howl" - Laura Marling - Short Movie [Ribbon Music: 2015]
14. "All Falls Down" - Lizzy McAlpine - Older [Indigo Blue/RCA: 2024]
15. "La Grande" - Laura Gibson - La Grande [Barsuk Records: 2012]
16. "How To Boil An Egg" - Courtney Barnett - Single [Milk! Records: 2017]
17. "Sue Me" - Audrey Hobert - Who's The Clown? [RCA: 2025]
18. "Window Seat" - Renee Christine - Single [ 2024]
19. "One Way Ticket" - Laura Allen - Laura Allen [Elektra Entertainment: 1978]
20. "Beautiful Strangers" - Mavis Staples - Single [Anti: 2025]
21. "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" - Cissy Houston - Ain't No Stopping Us Now-Big Soul Bangers [Copyright Control: 2021]
22. "Take Me In Your Arms" - Kim Weston - The Best of Kim Weston [UMG Recordings: 2023]
23. "Voodoo Voodoo" - LaVern Baker - Single [Suncoast Music: 2015]
24. "Face of Appalachia" - Valerie Carter - Just A Stone's Throw Away [Sony Music: 1977]
25. "I Want You To Be My Man" - Ramona and the Holy Smokes - Til It's Over [Ramona and the Holy Smokes: 2024]
26. "On The House" - Christine Lakeland - Reckoning [LadyFingers Records: 1992]
27. "I Can't Hold On" - Karla Bonoff - Karla Bonoff [Sony Music: 1977]

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 Are The Sunshine Of My Life" - Steve Turre - Steve Turre: Fire and Ice Vol II [EUROPEAN GRAMOPHONE: 2025]
2. "Moanin'" - Christian McBride, José James - Without Further Ado, Vol 1 [Mack Avenue Records: 2025]
3. "Song For Abdullah" - Kenny Barron, Cécile McLorin Salvant - Songbook [Artwork Records: 2025]
4. "The Glow Worm" - Kurt Elling, Christian Sands - Wildflowers, Vol. 3 [Big Shoulders Records: 2025]
5. "Spiral" - Geoffrey Dean - Conceptions [Cellar Live: 2025]
6. "Phantom of the Bopera" - Kai Craig, Rainer Böhm, Géraud Portal - A Time Once Forgotten [Whirlwind Recordings: 2025]
7. "You Already Know" - Joe Farnsworth - The Big Room [Smoke Sessions: 2025]
8. "Shoe It Yourself" - Wolfgang Lackerschmid, Lynne Arriale - Ain't No Sunflower [hipjazz: 2025]
9. "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" - The Eric Byrd Trio, Alphonso Young Jr, Will Hazel - Echoes Of Arrival [Ambassador Records: 2025]
10. "Steppin' Up" - Caelan Cardello - Chapter One [JAZZ BIRD RECORDS: 2025]
11. "Hina Hanta, the way of peace" - Charles Lloyd - Figure in Blue [Blue Note Records: 2025]
12. "Better Days" - Vincent Peirani, Emile Parisien, Julien Herné, Tony Paeleman, Yoann Serra - Living Being IV (Time Reflections) [ACT Music: 2025]
13. "The Illusion of Control" - Dave Douglas - Alloy [GREENLEAF MUSIC: 2025]
14. "Amor de Raíz" - Abe Rábade, Eixo do Jazz Ensemble, Deva Sanmartín, Pablo Hernández, Ricardo Formoso, Pedro Molina, Gonçalo Ribeiro - Eixo do Jazz Ensemble meets Abe Rábade [Marsupial: 2025]
15. "Music En La Calle" - Irving Flores, Giovanni Hidalgo, Horacio Hernández, John Benitez - Armando Mi Conga [Amor De Flores Productions LLC: 2025]
16. "Mexican Holiday" - Steve Rosenbloom Big Band - San Francisco 1948 [9542105 Records DK: 2025]
17. "Coronation - Live" - The Waitiki 7 - Exotica Reborn: In Studio and Live [Waitiki International Records: 2025]
18. "Coordenadas - Live at The Village Vanguard" - Miguel Zenón Quartet - Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard [Miel Music: 2025]
19. "The Circles Nigun" - Nigun Quartet - The Circles [Artlist Original: 2024]
    Notes: The Nigun Quartet livestreams from Porgy & Bess on September 10.
20. "Tumse Lagi Lagan" - Sunny Jain - Wild Wild East [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 2019]
    Notes: Sunny Jain's Wild Wild East livestreams from SF Jazz on Sept 12.
21. "Dream State" - Kris Davis Trio, Johnathan Blake, Robert Hurst - Run the Gauntlet [Pyroclastic Records: 2024]
    Notes: The Kris Davis Trio streams from Smoke Jazz on Sept 12.
22. "REBIRTH OF SLICK (COOL LIKE DAT)" - Kassa Overall - REBIRTH OF SLICK (COOL LIKE DAT) [Warp Records: 2025]
    Notes: Kassa Overall streams from the Jazz Gallery on Sept 12-13.
23. "Ministry of Love" - Will Vinson, Gilad Hekselman, Nate Wood - Trio Grande: Urban Myth [Whirlwind Recordings: 2023]
    Notes: Trio Grande streams from Smalls on Sept 12-13
24. "The Mayor of Smoke - Live" - David Berkman Quartet, David Berkman, Jimmy Green, Ed Howard, Ted Poor - Live at Smoke [Challenge Records: 2009]
    Notes: The David Berkman Trio livestreams from Mezzrow on Sept 12-13.
25. "Mirror Under Water" - Shuteen Erdenebaatar, Nils Kugelmann - Under the Same Stars [Motema Music, LLC: 2025]
    Notes: Pianist Shuteen Erdenbaatar and bassist Nils Kugelmann celebrate their new cd with a livestreamed release show from Club Unterfahrt on Sept 13.
26. "Prelude in F Major" - Adam Birnbaum - Preludes [Chelsea Music Festival Records: 2023]
    Notes: Pianist Adam Birnbaum streams from Chris Jazz on Sept 13.
27. "Ode an den Husten" - Kammerer OrKöster - Der kleine Luxus [Marmota Records: 2020]
    Notes: Kammerer Orköster streams from Porgy & Bess on Sept 13.
28. "kitkat" - ChillQuiet Band - Full Bloom [CQB Productions: 2025]
    Notes: The ChillQuiet Band livestreams from En Die Musik Live on Sept 16.

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. "Impromptu for Harp" {Gabriel FAURE} - Erica Goodman, harp - The Virtuoso Harp [BIS: 1986]
2. "Dances From the Three-Cornered Hat" {Manuel de FALLA} - The Orchestra of the Americas; Carlos Miguel Prieto, cond. - De Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat & Nights in the Gardens of Spain [Outhere: 2020]
3. "Sonata in B Flat Major, Op. 24, No. 2" {Muzio CLEMENTI} - Jos Van Immerseel, pno. - Clementi: Piano Sonatas [Accent: 1979]
4. "Allegro Assai" {Carl Philipp Emmanuel BACH} - Elizabeth Rich, pno. - Haydn / C. P. E. Bach: Piano Music [Connoisseur Society: 2000]
5. "Oedipus, Z. 583: Music for a While" {Henry PURCELL} - Alfred Deller, ct.; Wieland Kuijken, viol; William Christie, harpsichord - Purcell: Music for a While [harmonia mundi: 1979]
6. "Canzona seconda detta la Bernadinia per canto solo" {Girolamo FRESCOBALDI} - Bruce Dickey, crt. / Erin Headley, vla. / Andrew Lawrence-King / Stephen Stubbs - Virtuoso Solo Music For Cornetto [Accent: 1991]
7. "Concerto in G Major, Op. 8" {Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de SAINT-GEORGES} - Takako Nishizaki, vln.; Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Helmut Muller-Bruhl, cond. - Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos [Naxos: 2001]
8. "Libertango" {Fionnuala HUNT} - RTE Concert Orchestra - Tangos and Dances [AVIE Records: 2006]
9. "Incidental Music to 'The Indian Queen's Trumpet Overture to Act 3" {Henry PURCELL} - City of London Baroque Sinfonia - Richard Wilcox / Crispen Steele-Perkins, trumpet - Shore's Trumpet [EMI ]
10. "Libertango" {Fionnuala HUNT} - RTE Concert Orchestra - Tangos and Dances [AVIE Records: 2006]

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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1. "Mass for Five Voices" {William BYRD} - Tallis Scholars; Peter Phillips, cond. - Byrd: The Three Masses [Gimmell: 1985]
2. "Myrrha Gavotte" {John Philip SOUSA} - Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra; Keith Brion, cond. - Sousa: "On Wings of Lightning" [Naxos: 1999]
3. "Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat Major, Op. 18" {Richard STRAUSS} - Midori, vln; Robert MacDonald, pno. - Midori: Live at Carnegie Hall [Sony Classical: 1991]
4. "De ma dame vient" {Adam de la HALLE} - Early Music Consort of London; David Munrow - Music of the Gothic Era [Archiv Produktion: 1976]

WTJU Overnight Mix

An assortment of tunes curated from WTJU's digital database.

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