Grateful Dead and Phriends Playlist 3/29/25
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.
Tim Heidecker on World Cafe
Do you ever wonder what kind of world we’re leaving for the next generation? That question is woven into the latest album from Tim Heidecker & The Very Good Band, called Slipping Away. On the next World Cafe, Tim Heidecker and Very Good Band bassist Eliana Athayde talk about writing songs that explore anxiety, fatherhood, and the post-apocalypse, and about how much fun they have working together. They also perform live.
Hear Together: The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Peninsula
The American Cancer Society is a nonprofit dedicated to ending cancer as we know it for everyone.
They are hosting Relay For Life of Peninsula on Saturday, May 17th at Tabb High School in Yorktown from 5-9 PM.
This event brings the community together to honor cancer survivors, remember loved ones, and recognize their caretakers. They will have a lap around the track honoring first responders and medical professionals. Plus, since it is the 40th anniversary of the first Relay For Life, we will be dressed like it’s 1985! There will be local food trucks, music by The Detonators, and a luminaria ceremony.
Proceeds go towards cancer research, advocacy efforts, and patient support services including rides to appointments and housing at treatment centers.
Hear Together: University of Virginia’s Office for Sustainability Earth Month
University of Virginia’s Office for Sustainability is wishing you a happy April and happy Earth Month!
Every year, organizations at the University of Virginia and across the Charlottesville-area community host over 50 events, including talks and eco-friendly volunteer opportunities.
Outdoor enthusiasts can participate in tree plantings or river cleanups. College students can check out SWAP’s clothing swap or Eco-Fair on Earth Day, April 22nd at Peabody Lawn at UVA. And families can even take a day trip to a local farm or vineyard.
Whatever suits your style, they welcome you to celebrate our shared planet by joining any of the Earth Month celebrations at UVA and in the Charlottesville area through April 30th.
Everything Is Recorded on World Cafe
Everything Is Recorded is the musical project of Richard Russell, a record producer, and the owner of XL Recordings. His new album, Temporary, features appearances from Sampha, Alabaster DePlume, Noah Cyrus, Florence Welch, Kamasi Washington, and many more. Richard Russell joins us to answer the question: “What if folk had gone digital in the 80’s”, on the next World Cafe.
Encore: Hurray for the Riff Raff on World Cafe
On Hurray for the Riff Raff’s latest album, The Past is Still Alive, Alynda Segarra is a reanimator – casting the old American cowboy myth in a new light, crafting heroic legends for long lost friends of theirs, and finding ways to commune with their father, who they lost right before making the record. On the next World Cafe, revisit a session with Hurray for the Riff Raff as they gear up to restart their tour this May.
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