Afternoon Music

Weekdays noon to 3pm

WNKU's Music Director presents a definitive mix of the various styles of music heard every day on WNKU.

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Playlist

January 08, 2013

12:04 PM
The Suburbs
Artist : Arcade Fire
Album : The Suburbs
Label : Merge
12:09 PM
Pulling The Rug
Artist : Imelda May
Album : Mayhem
Label : Decca
12:13 PM
The Magician
Artist : The Old 97’s
Album : The Grand Theatre
Label : New West
12:18 PM
My Love Follows You Where You Go
Artist : Alison Krauss and Union Station
Album : Paper Airplane
Label : Rounder Records
12:21 PM
High Life
Artist : Counting Crows
Album : This Desert Life
TrackNumber : 6
Label : Geffen Records Inc.
12:28 PM
Liza
Artist : Leftover Salmon
Album : Aquatic Hitchhiker
Label : LoS Records
12:30 PM
Railroad Bill
Artist : Crooked Still
Album : Shaken By a Low Sound
TrackNumber : 10
Label : Signature Sounds
12:25 PM
After the Party
Artist : Good Old War
Album : Come Back as Rain
Label : Sargent House
12:37 PM
The World Can Wait
Artist : Over the Rhine
Album : Films for Radio
TrackNumber : 1
Label : Back Porch / Virgin
12:42 PM
Shakin’ All Over
Artist : Eilen Jewell
Album : Sea Of Tears
Label : Signature Sounds Recordings
12:46 PM
Shiver Shiver
Artist : Walk the Moon
Album : Walk the Moon
Label : RCA
12:50 PM
Learning the Hard Way
Artist : Susan Tedeschi
Album : Back to the River
Label : Verve Forecast
12:55 PM
Pastures of Plenty
Artist : Davy Knowles
Album : A Tribute to Woody Guthrie
Label : Rogue Island
12:27 PM
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Artist : **11:00pm**
Album : **
Label :
1:00 PM
Real Real Gone
Artist : Van Morrison
Album : The Best of....Vol. 2
Label : Polydor
1:03 PM
Fourth Corner
Artist : Trixie Whitley
Album : Fourth Corner
Label : 101
1:08 PM
Top of the World
Artist : Slightly Stoopid
Album : Top of the World
Label : Controlled Substance Sound Labs / Stoopid Records
1:11 PM
Hard Shoulder
Artist : Mark Knopfler
Album : Get Lucky
Label : Reprise
1:15 PM
Thing Called Love
Artist : Johnny Cash
Album : Classic Cash
Label : Mercury
1:20 PM
Won’t Give You Up
Artist : Tom Tom Club
Album : Downtown Rockers
Label : Nacional Records
1:24 PM
Just Lookin’
Artist : Keb Mo
Album : The Reflection
Label : Ryko / YoLaBelle
1:28 PM
Dog Eat Dog
Artist : Supermassive
Album : Supermassive
Label : Independent
1:32 PM
Starman
Artist : David Bowie
Album : The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust
Label : RCA
1:36 PM
Heroes
Artist : David Bowie
Album : A Reality Tour
Label : RZO / ISO
1:44 PM
Instant Classic w/ Ryan Montbleau
Artist : Erin McKeown
Album : Manifestra
Label : TVP Records
1:48 PM
Honey Do
Artist : John Fogerty
Album : Deja Vu (all over again)
TrackNumber : 5
Label : Geffen
1:51 PM
Blak and Blu
Artist : Gary Clark Jr.
Album : Blak and Blu
Label : Warner Brothers / Hot Wire
1:55 PM
Candy Everybody Wants
Artist : 10,000 Maniacs
Album : MTV Unplugged
Label : Elektra
12:38 PM
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Artist : **2:00pm**
Album : **
Label :
2:00 PM
Be My Yoko Ono
Artist : Barenaked Ladies
Album : Gordon
Label : Reprise
2:01 PM
Got To Have Rock And Roll
Artist : Heartless Bastards
Album : Arrow
Label : Partisan
2:05 PM
Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk
Artist : Rufus Wainwright
Album : Handcrafted--Live at the World Cafe
TrackNumber : 1
Label : World Cafe/NPR
2:09 PM
Window in the Skies
Artist : U2
Album : Singles
TrackNumber : 1
Label : Island
2:16 PM
Cold Cold Heart
Artist : Norah Jones
Album : Come Away With Me
Label : Blue Note
2:19 PM
I Will Wait
Artist : Mumford & Sons
Album : Babel
Label : Glassnote
2:24 PM
Sexy Sadie
Artist : The Beatles
Album : The Beatles
Label : Apple
2:27 PM
Play That Song Again
Artist : Chuck Prophet
Album : Temple Beautiful
Label : Yep Roc
2:29 PM
Gypsy Biker
Artist : Bruce Springsteen
Album : Magic
TrackNumber : 5
Label : Columbia Records
2:35 PM
DirtFloorCracker
Artist : JJ Grey + Mofro
Album : Brighter Days
Label : Alligator
2:39 PM
The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind
Artist : Ben Folds Five
Album : The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind
Label : Ima VeePee/Sony
2:44 PM
Inglewood
Artist : k.d. lang and the sis boom bang
Album : Sing it Loud!
Label : Nonesuch
2:50 PM
New Alphabet
Artist : The Eels
Album : single
Label : Vagrant
2:52 PM
Mississippi-Mail Blues
Artist : Taj Mahal feat. Toumani Diabate
Album : Kulanjan
Label : Hannibal/Rykodisc
2:54 PM
Me & My Baby
Artist : Ten Years After
Album : The Essential
Label : Chrysalis
A Good Cause
10:46 am
Wed April 17, 2013

John Patrick is Behind Bars...again.

John Patrick behind bars

Well, it's happened again.  WNKU's Music Director and Afternoon Music host, John Patrick, met Johnny Law.   He fought the law and well, you know how the rest of it goes.  At least it's for a good cause this time. 

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In the Studio
11:19 am
Fri June 8, 2012

Irish Lovin' from The Elders

Many laughs were shared when The Elders paid WNKU's John Patrick, a visit last week. The group shared several stories about their annual returns to front-man Ian Byrne's home in Wicklow, Ireland to perform. Byrne and his American counterparts make up the group, The Elders, who greatly enjoy the challenge of describing their unique sound. The Elders have achieved a very unique sound, and an equally difficult task  is describing exactly what it is that they play.

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In the Studio
3:21 pm
Wed June 6, 2012

Sara Watkins Visits WNKU

Sara Watkins  stopped by the WNKU studio with her brother Sean to play a few songs from her new album,  Sun Midnight Sun. She is on tour currently in support of her second solo release after 20 years with Nickel Creek. Sara even did some work on John Mayer's new album, Born and Raised, released this May.

Videos
1:42 pm
Tue April 10, 2012

Brett Dennen at WNKU "back in the day"

Just dug this one out of the vault.  Brett Dennen stopped by to visit back in 2007 and Bob the Engineer shot this video.  This was back before we got all fancy with jib cameras and what not.  Enjoy!

Videos
2:36 pm
Mon February 27, 2012

Carolina Chocolate Drops opening for Dave Matthews Band

Last week, Riverbend announced that Dave Matthews Band would be returning this summer for a show on May 29th.  Dave has long been known to showcase acts by having them open shows for his band.  More often than not, the bands he showcases are only known to folks like you, the WNKU fan.  This tour is no exception as Dave welcomes along a WNKU favorite, The Carolina Chocolate DropsTickets go on sale March 9th.

Check out this video from the last time they paid us a visit.  It was long ago when our logo was different and we didn't have as many frequencies. 

In the Studio
4:48 pm
Fri October 7, 2011

Todd Snider in the Studio

Todd Snider visits with John Patrick the same day as John Hiatt.  Todd performed at the Southgate House later that night.

In the Studio
4:43 pm
Fri October 7, 2011

John Hiatt in the Studio

John Hiatt stops by the WNKU studios to chat with John Patrick prior to his concert at the Taft Theater with Big Head Todd & The Monsters.

In the Studio
12:00 am
Thu September 29, 2011

Mason Jennings In The Studio

Mason Jennings visits John Patrick at WNKU on September 29, 2011.

In the Studio
12:00 am
Fri September 23, 2011

Tommy Emmanuel and Anthony Castro In The Studio

Tommy Emmanuel and Anthony Castro drop by WNKU studio and visit with John Patrick before their show at the Aronoff Center on September 23, 2011.