Cville Honky Tonk outfit Ramona & the Holy Smokes is releasing a debut album Sept 26, 2025. Here they perform at WTJU a high-octane anthem, Drunk After Work, "an outlaw country-rocker w/ blistering honky tonk solos and an exhilarating crowd favorite at live shows." Watch at https://shorturl.at/X0Zbl

The WTJU Jazz Marathon begins in 1 week! Read Style Weekly's interview w/ Jazz guitarist, Bill Frisell. Larry Minnick (Left of Cool, Mon, 10:30-noon) will be hosting a program on the music of Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer, Sept 29, 4-6pm on 91.1FM. 

Heifetz on Air, Sun, Sept 21, 6-7pm, is the 2025 edition of September to Remember, featuring milestones and memorable performances by Heifetz students, alums and faculty from the summer of 2025. Music by Schubert, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn and more! Tune in on 91.1 FM or stream at wtju.net.

WTJU will be celebrating the forthcoming release of Ramona and the Holy Smoke's debut album (releasing Sept  26) w/ a concert at the WTJU Stage, Mon, Sept 22, 6-7pm. Free and open to all at 2244 Ivy Rd, you can also listen on 91.1 FM, stream via wtju.net, and video stream on WTJU’s YouTube channel.

Follow the link for one-click access to the best of indepedent radio, including WTJU! Laid out in an easy grid, you can channel surf between KALX in Berkeley, WMSE in Milwaukee, WFMU in JerseyCity, WTJU in Cville & a whole lot more. JUMP IN!

TONIGHT! 9/20 8-9pm Third Rail welcomes Rae the Band from NYC! Free & open to all at 2244 Ivy Rd-you can also listen on 91.1FM or wtju.net, & video stream on WTJU’s YouTube. From original tunes to Stevie Wonder to the Vince Guaraldi Trio, Rae the Band plays music from their hearts to reach your soul

#TBT 2010 Jazz Marathon w/ blues harpist Waverly Milor along w/ Jack Roy & Bill Adams on guitars. Milor & Roy (Mississippi Conjure) will close out the #jazzmarathon2025, Sun, Oct 5, at 8pm. Check out "No Damn Good" at youtu.be/WNppdH7AbcI?si=JaQx68s2SBNp1w5T & donate to WTJU Jazz at wtju.net/donate!

Sept 20th, 8-9pm, Third Rail presents Rae the Band, from NYX! Free & open to all at 2244 Ivy Rd, you can also listen on 91.1FM or wtju.net, & video stream on WTJU’s YouTube. From original tunes to Stevie Wonder to the Vince Guaraldi Trio, Rae the Band plays music from their hearts to reach your soul

Acoustic music legend Darol Anger will stop by Folk & Beyond Thurs, Sept 18, 4-7pm, to go track by track through "Diary of a Fiddler #2: The Empty Nest", a summation not only of his career as a performing & recording artist but also a capstone to his enormously influential career as an educator.

Fri, Sept 19, 8-9pm, Offbeat Roadhouse welcomes Jazz pianist, Zack Cross. This free event is open to all at 2244 Ivy Rd. You can also listen live on 91.1 FM and wtju.net or video stream on WTJU's YouTube. A member of RVA's Nucleus Trio, Cross plays both standards and original works in his solo work.

Third Rail presented soulful songwriter Tre. Charles to WTJU in 2024 and is thrilled to see his career taking off. Currently on an East coast tour of his 2025 release "Here We Are," along w/ Tune Yards & Yasmin Williams, learn more at trecharles.com & watch his WTJU show at https://shorturl.at/F1Dad

Cville singer/songwriter Andrew Rivard Hill will stop by "Something New" Wed, Sept 17, 4:30pm, to share a few tracks off his new release, “Songs of an Unemployable Heart”. Tune in on 91.1FM, stream at wtju.net, or listen via WTJU's brand new mobile app. Learn more at: https://shorturl.at/T4pqh

Sept 20th, 8-9pm, Third Rail presents Rae the Band, from NYX! Free & open to all at 2244 Ivy Rd, you can also listen on 91.1FM or wtju.net, & video stream on WTJU’s YouTube. From original tunes to Stevie Wonder to the Vince Guaraldi Trio, Rae the Band plays music from their hearts to reach your soul

Tune in to Ye Olde Tuesday Afternoon Rocke Show, Sept 16, 2-4pm, when Andrew Kahrl interviews writer & researcher, Jacqui Sahagian, about her dissertation on Detroit’s Cass Corridor and the rise and fall of bohemian subcultures in post-industrial cities. Listen in on 91.1 FM or stream at wtju.net.

WTJU's Jazz Marathon is just 2 weeks away, running Sept 29-Oct 5. Save the date for a week of specialty jazz & blues programming as well as 7 nights of live & local jazz concerts at the WTJU Stage. WTJU needs your support now more than ever! Early Marathon donations are welcome at wtju.net/donate!

THIS MAN HAS PEP IN HIS STEP & GLIDE IN HIS STRIDE! The reason? He'll be on Radio Wowsville tonight, Sept 14, 11PM! Expect a jaunty TWO hrs of exceptional new WTJU Rock & a bevy of just-discovered sound treasures, communicated with a "heading somewhere important" demeanor! @donhop.bsky.social

Sept 20th, 8-9pm, Third Rail presents Rae the Band, from NYX! Free & open to all at 2244 Ivy Rd, you can also listen on 91.1FM or wtju.net, & video stream on WTJU’s YouTube. From original tunes to Stevie Wonder to the Vince Guaraldi Trio, Rae the Band plays music from their hearts to reach your soul

Kendra Morris and friends visited WTJU in 2023 for a powerful vocal session hosted by WTJU Rock's Rocker Panels. Kendra Morris⁩ will perform at the Southern Cafe on Wed, Sept 17, 2025. Check out the whole WTJU session & make sure to catch her concert: youtube.com/live/68TCXUiA2ho?si=8tpnxJbPG-blnlLz

The NEW WTJU app is the place to tune in and listen live to WTJU, WXTJ, and Charlottesville Classical. Download the app today from either the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. Catch archived shows, recent songs, playlists, program schedules, videos, news and articles, and so much more!

Fri, Sept 12, 8-9pm, Offbeat Roadhouse welcomes hard bop jazz by The Doug Bethel Sensation. Free & open to all at 2244 Ivy Rd, you can also listen on 91.1 FM, wtju.net, or video stream on WTJU YouTube. Missed Nicole Giordano and Hidden Jim? Watch here youtube.com/live/tmTQ4nKga_w?si=amUqU1XYQl-BrkUe

Tune in to Fantastic Expedition, Fri, Sept 12, 3pm, to hear Baconfat interview vocalist/guitarist, Ripley Johnson, of Rose City Band. Listen in on 91.1 FM or wtju.net. Rose City Band will be play “sun-kissed timeless country rock” at the Southern, Sun, Sept 21. Info: thesoutherncville.com/events

Tune in The Jazz Messenger Fri, Sept 12, 11am, on 91.1 FM or wtju.net to catch an interview w/ vocalist Ali Webb & pianist Wells Hanley. The musicians will talk about their upcoming concert at The Front Porch, Sun, Sept 14, presented by WTJU & Cville Jazz Society. Info: cvillejazz.org/events-in-town

Local musician, Jay Pun, is returning to WTJU this Thurs, Sept 11, 12-2pm, to co-host Silk Roads with Lee Suk Jin. He’ll be spinning modern & classic tunes from Southeast Asia, featuring H3F, Groovy Doopy, The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band, Salin & more. Tune in on 91.1FM or wjut.net!

WTJU's Jazz Marathon is approaching, Sept 29-Oct 5. Save the date for a week of specialty jazz & blues programming as well as 7 evenings of live & local jazz concerts at the WTJU Stage. WTJU needs your support now more than ever! Early Marathon donations are welcome. Visit wtju.net/donate!

Fri, Sept 12, 8-9pm, Offbeat Roadhouse welcomes hard bop jazz by The Doug Bethel Sensation. Free & open to all at 2244 Ivy Rd, you can also listen on 91.1 FM, wtju.net, or video stream on WTJU YouTube. Missed Nicole Giordano and Hidden Jim? Watch here youtube.com/live/tmTQ4nKga_w?si=amUqU1XYQl-BrkUe

Pete Seeger is one of the founding fathers of the folk revival movement in the US and a target of a lengthy FBI investigation for almost 20 years.

Bat Fangs sunk in to WTJU in 2022, before a show at the Jefferson Theater. Hosted by DJ Dave M, who will be on air today, Sept 9, w/ Ye Olde Tuesday Afternoon Rocke Show, 2-4pm. Enjoy this clip of Lightning Hand & check out the full session: youtube.com/live/mD3qG-dCR_E?si=_uhoJbRLWxTqt6Bt

Long running label, Malaco Records, has teamed with six-time GRAMMY-nominated music scholar Rob Bowman to capture one of the most beloved & unlikely stories in modern music history. Land of a Thousand Sessions: The Complete Muscle Shoals Story 1951-1985 arrives on Nov 11

On the next Heifetz On Air, Sun, Sept 7, 6-7pm, join host Benjamin Roe in the Bard's Nest for an hour of chamber music masterworks from the American Shakespeare Center’s Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA. Enjoy music by Schubert, Brahms, Beethoven & more. Listen on 91.1FM or stream at wtju.net.

Beloved musician, Jim Waive, passed away on July 2, 2025. There will be a tribute concert, TONIGHT, Aug 7, 2025, at the Fry's Spring Beach Club. This clip is from Jim & Juice, "Strike a Match."Watch here youtu.be/Kezql_PkM20?si=k7xOJfF7oZ36Su0t & here youtube.com/live/BWJp7eFgTTk?si=FtviBmF-eaMAMMic

Sept 20th, 8-9pm, Third Rail presents Rae the Band, from NYX! Free & open to all at 2244 Ivy Rd, you can also listen on 91.1FM or wtju.net, & video stream on WTJU’s YouTube. From original tunes to Stevie Wonder to the Vince Guaraldi Trio, Rae the Band plays music from their hearts to reach your soul

WTJU 91.1 FM will live stream the opening concert of the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival at Old Cabell Hall, Sun, Sept 7, at 3pm. Included will be a newly commissioned piece by Colin Jacobsen of Brooklyn Rider. Tickets can be purchased on the Chamber Music website at cvillechambermusic.org.

Join us for a very special Jazz edition of WTJU Vinyl Takeover at Potter’s Craft Cider on Sept 7. Get warmed up for the WTJU Jazz Marathon, running Sept 29-Oct 7, while your favorite WTJU Jazz DJs spin music on vinyl, 1-6pm. Potter’s Craft is just 3 miles South of Cville at 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd.

Cville Pride Fest 2025 celebrates TODAY, Sat, Sept 6, at Ting Pavilion, beginning at 12:30pm! The Falsies will be there (and so will WTJU), reminding you to be inclusive in your fun. WTJU hosted The Falsies for the Third Rail music series in 2024. Watch here: youtu.be/ESg2cROjdkM?si=sW27My9Hw0OXDFTJ

Bandcamp Friday is the 1st Fri of each month where the platform @bandcamp.com waives their regular fee so that more money goes directly to the artists. Check out the huge range of independent artist offerings on Bandcamp & their feature article. 

Friday, Sept 5, 8 - 9 p.m., Offbeat Roadhouse welcomes to the WTJU Stage, the acoustic sounds of Nicole Giordano and Hidden Jim. This free event is open to all at 2244 Ivy Rd. You can also listen live on 91.1 FM, stream via wtju.net, and video stream on WTJU's YouTube channel.

Enjoy a 2012 WTJU TBT clip of @chathamcountyline.bsky.social performing "Crop Comes In" in the Lambeth studio. The trio will be at The Southern in Cville, Fri, Sept 5. Check out this full session and a part two session with the band on WTJU's YouTube channel: youtu.be/KK-iP9ItSDE?si=d5tS7e4XW7o7q7fv

Tune in to Sunset Road 4pm, Fri, Sept 5, with Pete M & special guests, The Onlies, as they go track by track through the band's new release, "You Climb The Mountain," an eruption of stringband energy from Seattle friends making old-time music. Listen on 91.1FM or stream at wtju.net.

Friday, Sept 5, 8 - 9 p.m., Offbeat Roadhouse welcomes to the WTJU Stage, the acoustic sounds of Nicole Giordano and Hidden Jim. This free event is open to all at 2244 Ivy Rd. You can also listen live on 91.1 FM, stream via wtju.net, and video stream on WTJU's YouTube channel.

Conjuring a raw, literary kind of punk-folk magic, Brighton 4 piece The New Eves are heading into unchartered territory. Their debut The New Eve Is Rising is a heady & beautifully strange collision of stuff: pagan folk & poetic punk w/ a distinctly feminist point of view

We're SO CLOSE & need your help meeting our goal of 2,000 subscribers by the end of Sept on WTJU’s robust YouTube channel, where we stream concerts, post music recs, host interviews, & store hundreds of archived shows. Subscribe so you never miss a beat! 

Join us for a very special Jazz edition of WTJU Vinyl Takeover at Potter’s Craft Cider on Sept 7. Get warmed up for the WTJU Jazz Marathon, running Sept 29-Oct 7, while your favorite WTJU Jazz DJs spin music on vinyl, 1-6pm. Potter’s Craft is just 3 miles South of Cville at 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd.

Tune in to Living Time, Wed, Sept 3, 8pm, on 91.1FM or wtju.net, for a chat w/ vocalist, songwriter, & electronic composer, Rachel Austin, and local experimental cellist, Cath Monnes. The discussion will focus on their performance at Lake Anna Jazz Fest, Sept 6th, 12pm, at the Cooling Pond Brewery.

WTJU welcomes saxophonist Sharel Cassity as Associate Professor & Director of Jazz Performance in the UVA Department of Music. She'll be joining Russell Perry on Jazz at 100 Now!, 10am, Tues, Sept 2, to talk about her music & plans at UVA. Music from her lengthy discography will be featured.

Jen Fleisher-bass player in The Young Divorcees-will stop by WTJU's "Around this Town", Tues, Sept 2, 4:30pm, to discuss the Sept 7 Jim Waive Tribute Show at Fry’s Spring Beach Club, featuring Chamomile & Whiskey, Ian Gilliam & the Fire Kings, The Young Divorcees w/ friends: wtju.net/jimwaivetribute

WTJU 91.1 FM will live stream the opening concert of the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival at Old Cabell Hall, Sun, Sept 7, at 3pm. Included will be a newly commissioned piece by Colin Jacobsen of Brooklyn Rider. Tickets can be purchased on the Chamber Music website at cvillechambermusic.org.

The radio station @wtjuradio.bsky.social plans to celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2027 and while this isn't a marathon guide or a show recording, it is ancient

Join us for a very special Jazz edition of WTJU Vinyl Takeover at Potter’s Craft Cider on Sept 7. Get warmed up for the WTJU Jazz Marathon, running Sept 29-Oct 7, while your favorite WTJU Jazz DJs spin music on vinyl, 1-6pm. Potter’s Craft is just 3 miles South of Cville at 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd.

Fri, Aug 29, 8-9pm, Offbeat Roadhouse welcomes country folk singer, Valerie McQueen. This free event is open to all at 2244 Ivy Rd. You can also listen on 91.1 FM, stream at wtju.net, or video stream on WTJU’s YouTube. Missed the Aug 22 concert w/ Wavelength? Watch here: https://shorturl.at/F3KYe

We pulled this photo out of the basket of Throwback Thursday images. It's titled "John Beers and Others in WTJU Peabody Hall." We think it looks very 80s! What can you tell us about it? #communityradio #charlottesville #uva #wtju #tbt #throwbackthursday #tbt #wtjuarchives #wtjudjs #wtjualumni