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radio shows hosted by radioruta. Wednesday nights 7pm to 9pm CT. Alternative/indie rock. Thursday mornings called Music While U Work 10am to noon.

radio show every Wednesday night 7pm to 9pm CT called Alternative Sounds For Your Head. Alternative, indie, punk, local music. I am just a music nut!!

01/09/2026

radioruta playlist 1.7.26 2025 songs
Denali - Portugal The Man
Our Man Syracuse - Guided By Voices
Everybody Laughs - David Byrne
Cure - Joyer
Under Dark Skies - Tombstones In Their Eyes
Circle Of Trust - Arcade Fire
Catch These Fists - Wet Leg
Never Enough - Turnstile
Night & Day - Franz Ferdinand
June Guitar - Alex G
Gunslinger - Natalie Bergman
Afterlife - Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory
Burn The Boats - Hamilton Leithauser
Ellie On The Wharf - Rhett Miller
Wreck - Neko Case
Lemme Know - My Morning Jacket
Devotion - Hot Chip
Hold - Garbage
Big Deal - Lucy Dacus
I Hate This Tune - Royal Otis
No Rain, No Flowers - Black Keys
Rushmere - Mumford & Sons
Incomprehensible - Big Thief
A Good Good Day At Last - OK Go
All Washed Up - Cheap Trick
Lou Reed Was My Babysitter - Jeff Tweedy

01/07/2026

Radioruta back on the air tonight! Playing 2025 releases!! Listen from 7pmCT to 9pmCT! Listen .com, TuneIn Radio, Audacy, and 88.3FM!!

12/27/2025

radioruta's top ten 2025 records

Sprints - Letter To Self
Tombstones In Their Eyes - Under Dark Skies
Black Keys - No Rain No Flowers
Neko Case - Neon Gray Midnight Green
Jeff Tweedy - Twilight Overdrive
My Morning Jacket - Is
Lucy Dacus - Forever Is A Feeling
The Macks - Bonanza
Garbage - Let All That We Imagine Be The Light
Cheap Trick - All Washed Up

Back on the air January 7th at 7pm! WXAV radio!

12/21/2025

radioruta holiday playlist 12.17.25
Christmas Is Starting Now - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Christmas Boogie - Canned Heat
Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Brian Setzer Orchestra
Here Comes Santa - Elvis Presley
Feliz Navinada - El Vez
I Did It For The Toys - Dance Hall Crashers
I Want An Alien For Christmas - Fountains Of Wayne
Christmas Is - Run DMC
Santa Claus Is Surfin To Town - Soupy Sales
Jingle Bell Rock - Beatmas
If It Doesn't Snow On Christmas - Joe Pesci
Mr Heat Miser - Swamp Zombies
Fruitcake - The Superions
Wonderful Christmas Time - The Shins
I Wish It Was Christmas Today - Cheap Trick
Father Christmas - The Kinks
Christmas Party - Dr Dog
Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid
Just Like Christmas - Low

12/17/2025

Radioruta and Not So Radio Gintas annual Christmas Show tonight from 7pmCT to 9pmCT! Listen .com, 88.3FM, TuneIn radio and Audacy!!

12/14/2025

radioruta playlist 12.10.25
Dark Necessities - Red Hot Chili Peppers
She Gt Kick - Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite
Mockingbird - My Royale
So Hazy - Ages & Ages
Space & Parade - Sunny Day Real Estate
Barricade - Interpol
I'm A Bogman - Luka Bloom
Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan
Muzzle - Smashing Pumpkins
You Did Good Kid - Hold Steady
The Riff That Won't Quit - Cheap Trick
Message Of Love - Pretenders
Night Or Day - Franz Ferdinand
The Road - Frank Turner
Santa Drank The Whole Bar - Mark Stepakoff
Your Christmas Whiskey - The Minus 5
Father Christmas - The Kinks
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Local H
Other Voices - LCD Soundsystem
Night & Day - Hot Chip
Not What I Needed - Car Seat Headrest
In My Eyes - Best Coast
Perfect Day - Lou Reed
Power To The People - John Lennon
Hey Angel - Johnny Marr
Rockin In The Free World - Neil Young
White Christmas - Flaming Lips

12/06/2025

radioruta playlist 12.3.25
Diamond Dogs - David Bowie
Tape Deck - Silversun Pickups
Silver Moon - Blitzen Trapper
Satellite Skin - Modest Mouse
Astrovan - MT Joy
Idiot Box - Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory
Cattails - Big Thief
Mush - Portugal The Man
Rudie Can't Fail - The Clash
Kingsford Avenue - Begonia
You're Looking Good - Alex Chilton
Emily Jean Stock - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Roadrunner - Jonathan Richman
All Gone White - Disappears
Gig Bag Road - Local H
Note From The Denver Int'l Airport - Ike Reilly
Home Free - Panda Bear
You Only Live Once - The Strokes
Denial Twist - The White Stripes
Solace - Preoccupations
Yr So Cool - Colleen Green
Distant Axis - Matt Beringer
Happy Holidays - Billy Idol
Run Rudolph Run - Brian Setzer Orchestra
Christmas Blues - Canned Heat
Back Door Santa - Clarence Carter
Break Up Holiday - Dude York
Last Christmas - Jimmy Eat World
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11/26/2025

Radioruta not on the air tonight!!! Enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday! Eat turkey and turn up the music!!! 🎶

11/15/2025

radioruta playlist 11.12.25
Merry Go Round - The Replacements
25 Hours - Johnny Marr
Six Is One - Free Electric State
Australia - The Shins
Dance & Sing - Bright Eyes
Impressively Average - Brigitte Calls Me Baby
I've Been Down - HAIM
Road To Rock N Roll - Joe Strummer
City's Full - Savages
Kiss Them For Me - Siouxsie & The Banshees
The Keeper - Ty Segall
Rickety - Yo La Tengo
Victim - War On Drugs
Lazy Wonderland - Broken Bells
Strange Religion - Mark Lanegan Band
It Beats For You - My Morning Jacket
Jubliee - Patti Smith
Dead Leaves & The Dirty Ground - White Stripes
Bad Vibrations - Black Angels
Last Rites - Swervedriver
One More Time - Joe Jackson
Good Work - Ike Reilly
Very First Lie - MaterialIssue
Mission Drive - Wonderstuff
Under Tow - Ivy
Shut Up Kiss Me - Angel Olsen
Johnny Strikes Up The Band - Warren Zevon

11/10/2025

radioruta playlist 11.5.25
Stand By Me - Oasis
Black Madonna - Cage The Elephant
Dead Red Eyes - Archers Of Loaf
My Home Is Not In This World - Natalie Bergman
That Day - Villagers
Gotta Have You - The Weepies
Black Moon - Gregg Dulli
The Cranes Are Back - Paul Weller
Nowhere Again - Secret Machines
Rhythm King - Luna
Pompeii - Cate Le Bon
Night Or Day - Franz Ferdinand
No Limit Of Stars - The Veils
Seven Seas - Echo & The Bunnymen
Gasoline & Dirty Sheets - David Byrne
Something Else - Chasitiy Belt
U and Me At Home - Wet Leg
Big Love - Suki Waterhouse
Same Old Blues - Phantogram
Three Months - Local Natives
Vesuvius - Sufjan Stevens
Follow The Water - Calexico & Iron & Wine
Moonland - Nick Cave
Wake Me Up - Elvis Costello & The Roots
Outta Mind - Wilco
One Of Use - Local H

10/30/2025

Thanks to The Spindles for coming out to WXAV radio tonight! Check out their latest record called Wavelength! Follow them on Facebook and their website, spindlestheband.com!!

10/28/2025

Hey!! We got The Spindles coming to WXAV tomorrow night October 29th for live music and conversation!!! Please tune in at 7:30pm and listen .com, TuneIn radio, Audacy, or on your radio dial at 88.3FM!

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