A face for radio: WTJU launches ‘BottleWorks’ video series
Since Nathan Moore joined WTJU 91.1FM as general manager in 2011, the community radio station has embraced change with new energy. His influence led the station to launch WXTJ 100.1FM, featuring solely...
View ArticleAll-nighter: UVA’s TechnoSonics festival returns for 16th year
“The connection between music and many people’s sense of their spiritual nature is one of the essential engines driving our mad (yet perfectly reasonable) devotion to music,” says Ted Coffey, associate...
View ArticleFresh airwaves: Local radio station provides a new home for hip-hop
It’s time to update your car radio presets, Charlottesville. The long-anticipated launch of a new hip-hop radio station happened on October 5 at midnight when WVAI 101.3 Jamz took to the airwaves. The...
View ArticleInside the sound: Duo Grand Banks takes its improv to the masses
You can’t cover a Grand Banks song. Don’t even think about it. It’s not a question of chops or instrumental know-how. It’s about the unique relationship between the two musicians in the band, the...
View ArticleLittle big time: Local bands submit to NPR’s 2016 Tiny Desk Contest
A few years ago, Bob Boilen, host of NPR Music’s “All Songs Considered,” turned his work desk into a concert venue. Today, he invites musicians from all over the world to play intimate sets of songs...
View ArticleRadio kid: Kendall Stewart finds her niche on 106.1 The Corner
On a recent Friday morning, Lifehouse’s 2005 hit “You and Me” played on WCNR 106.1 The Corner. When the song wrapped up, new midday host Kendall Stewart took to the mic, a hint of wistfulness in her...
View ArticleTom Tom Festival is all grown up
As Tom Tom Founders Festival Director Paul Beyer sits in the audience during Founders Summit talks and hears fellow entrepreneurs and creative visionaries speak about the early days of their startups,...
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From UVA grad to Silicon Valley game developer
For some of the graduating UVA students who will walk the Lawn this weekend, it might be difficult to see any direct connections between a major and a future career. Many will receive a degree that...
View ArticleARTS Pick: Maupintown Film Festival
The Maupintown Film Festival showcases works of historical, educational and social value that address the achievements and plight of the African-American community. Included in the 12-film lineup is...
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Can you hear me now? Local podcasters come in loud and clear
Back in 2005, Apple CEO Steve Jobs declared that podcasting was “the next generation of radio.” When the company began supporting podcasts on iTunes that same year (so users could easily download the...
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