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Arts on the Heights

The “Perfect Musical” Now Playing in Lakewood

October 25, 2016September 24, 2009

Fiddler on the Roof, what Uncle Fred says is best described as the “perfect musical” is now playing at the Beck Center in Lakewood. Now 45 years old, this musical …

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http://www.wjcu.org/files/2009/09/wjcu-arts_on_the_heights-edition_78.mp3

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Categories Arts on the Heights, Audio

“Beethoven As I Knew Him”

October 25, 2016September 22, 2009

Uncle Fred has the latest on the arts scene here in the heights. Edition 77 features background on the play Beethoven As I Knew Him. Based on a memoir that …

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http://www.wjcu.org/files/2009/09/wjcu-arts_on_the_heights-episode_77.mp3

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Categories Arts on the Heights, Audio

Free Museum Day 2009!

November 2, 2012September 14, 2009

Get ready for a bargain! Uncle Fred has all the details on Free Museum Day 2009 sponsored by Smithsonian Magazine in Episode 74 of Arts on the Heights. For one …

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http://www.wjcu.org/files/2009/09/wjcu-arts_on_the_heights-episode_74.mp3

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Categories Archived

The Cleveland Institute of Music

September 4, 2009September 4, 2009

Uncle Fred has a look at The Cleveland Institute of Music, one of the world’s most premiere centers of music education. Plenty of free or low-cost concerts are scheduled this …

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http://www.wjcu.org/files/2009/09/wjcu-arts_on_the_heights-episode_75.mp3

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Categories Arts on the Heights, Audio

Celebrate One Year on Air with Free Admission!

November 2, 2012September 2, 2008

Now in its first full year in production, WJCU’s Uncle Fred of Arts on the Heights is celebrating by explaining quite a find for arts lovers of all ages. Smithsonian …

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http://www.wjcu.org/files/2008/08/wjcu-arts_on_the_heights-episode_32.mp3

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You Can’t Rush Art!

November 2, 2012August 27, 2008

After years of a massive expansion and renovation project, the world renowned Cleveland Museum of Art in University Circle is starting to look a bit more like normal. WJCU’s Uncle …

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http://www.wjcu.org/files/2008/08/wjcu-arts_on_the_heights-episode_31.mp3

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On the air

Indie Heat of Da Nite

It's ba-a-ack! Indie Heat of the Night returns, late nights on WJCU. Playing you the very best in indie rock, indie pop, dance punk, post-punk, synth pop, lo-fi, emo, and alternative. Tune in every night from 2am to 6am for an edgy way to start--or end--your day.
Fresh Mix of Independent Music
Recent plays
M83 Kim & Jessie @5:37
Damien Rice Volcano (Live from Union Chapel) @5:32
Cat Power New York @5:30
Elliott Smith Thirteen @5:27
The Black Keys She Said, She Said @5:24
Destroyer Foam Hands @5:20
LCD Soundsystem Get Innocuous! @5:13
of Montreal Suffer For Fashion @5:10
Neutral Milk Hotel The King Of Carrot Flowers Parts Two And Three @5:07
The Hold Steady Stuck Between Stations @5:07
Annuals Hair Don't Grow (Album Version) @4:55
Pavement Our Singer @4:52
Against Me! From Her Lips to God's Ears (The Energizer) @4:49
The Notwist Good Lies @4:44
Them Crooked Vultures Dead End Friends @4:44
The Rolling Stones Can't You Hear Me Knocking @4:43
The Slip Even Rats @4:37
Devendra Banhart Tonada Yanomaminista @4:35
Camera Obscura Let's Get Out Of This Country @4:31
The Long Winters Ultimatum (Live) @4:27
The Decemberists The Mariner's Revenge Song @4:18
The New Amsterdams Picture in the Paper @4:15
Seaway Apartment @4:12
Descendents Nothing with You @4:10
Chuck Ragan The Boat @4:06
Red Hot Chili Peppers Otherside @4:02
MUTEMATH Spotlight @4:02
Tokyo Police Club Juno @3:58
The Thermals Returning to the Fold @3:55
French Kicks Abandon @3:51
Incubus Sick Sad Little World @3:45
Arctic Monkeys A Certain Romance @3:39
LCD Soundsystem Daft Punk Is Playing at My House @3:39
Less Than Jake Gainesville Rock City @3:35
Hot Chip Boy From School @3:30
Hot Water Music Not For Anyone @3:27
Bears Our Time @3:24
Silver Jews Advice To The Graduate @3:21
The Faint I Treat You Wrong @3:18
The Hold Steady One for the Cutters @3:13
Patrick Wolf The Gypsy King @3:09
blink-182 Strings @3:07
Devendra Banhart I Remember @3:03
The Hold Steady Stuck Between Stations @3:02
Xiu Xiu Vulture Piano @2:58
The Mountain Goats Pale Green Things @2:53
Death Cab for Cutie Bixby Canyon Bridge @2:48
Vampire Weekend A-Punk (Album) @2:45
Wolf Parade Dear Sons And Daughters of Hungry Ghosts @2:42
Them Crooked Vultures Dead End Friends @2:42

The Heights

@6 am Adult Album Alternative and Community News

Beautiful Mess: Rebooted

Beautiful Mess returns as "Beautiful Mess: Rebooted!" The show will feature country, folk, and bluegrass music from the 1960s to today and will share music from a variety of artists from Merle Haggard and Loretta Lynn to Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. Beautiful Mess has always had its roots in '90s country and then goes from there, based mostly on listener requests. The show begins each week with "Beautiful Mess" by Diamond Rio.
@6 pm w/Holly - Country

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