Grateful Dead and Phriends Playlist 1/4/25
Marc Smith and Ed Monde have hosted The Grateful Dead & Phriends for a long time, but love every minute of it. Marc and Ed are both diehard fans of Phish, Grateful Dead, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Umphreys McGee, Les Claypool, Widespread Panic, the Charlottesville music scene and many more. Please join the Grateful Dead and Phriends with Marc Smith and Ed Monde every Saturday from 9 a.m. – noon.
Encore: Sarah Jarosz on World Cafe
Grammy winning, singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz is opening up on her latest album, Polaroid Lovers. She’s not only opening up emotionally (the first time she ever cried in the studio was while recording one of the songs on the album), but she’s also opening up creatively by working with more collaborators and co-writers. Hear her talk about that, and the instrument she calls her soulmate: the octave mandolin, on the next World Cafe.
Fresh Roots New Blues Playlist 1/4/25
Long time WNRN volunteer and music host, Steve Hamilton, presents two hours of Fresh Roots New Blues, Saturdays from 6 – 8 p.m.
New Rock Now Playlist 1/5/25
Join Desiré and Amber every Sunday night from 8-10 p.m. as they share two hours of brand new tunes.
Les Temps Perdu Playlist 1/5/25
On Sundays from 12-2 p.m. Drew, Dan, and Mike practice indie-rock archaeology as co-hosts of Les Temps Perdu. Tune in for two hours of old-school glam, punk, new wave, alternative, grunge, and indie-rock from the 70s through the mid-90s.
Backstage Session with Lucinda Williams
WNRN’s Desiré Moses met with Grammy Award-winning artist, Lucinda Williams to discuss her expansive career and recently-released memoir.
Hear her thoughts on writing, collaboration, and songs from her show at The Paramount Theater in Charlottesville below.