WNMC Radio

12/01/2025

Our latest Top 30 . . .

Rank ARTIST Record (Label)
1 TIBERIUS Troubadour (Audio Antihero)
2 INSECURE MEN A Man For All Seasons (Fat Possum)
3 DON WAS AND THE PAN-DETROIT ENSEMBLE Groove In The Face Of Adversity (Mack Avenue)
4 AUTOMATIC Is It Now? (Stones Throw)
5 ODONIS ODONIS Odonis Odonis (Royal Mountain)
6 BIG BILL Sick Myth (TODO)
7 EAST BAY DRIVE Something Today (Self-Released)
8 KERRY KEARNEY BAND The Kerry Kearney Band (Paradiddle)
9 JEFF TWEEDY Twilight Override (dBpm)
10 A SELECTION OF MUSIC FROM LIBYAN TAPES VARIOUS ARTISTS (Habibi Funk)
11 AIRMEN OF NOTE Around The Horn (USAF)
12 BATS, THE Corner Coming Up (Flying Nun)
13 BOB CORRITORE Early Blues Sessions (VizzTone)
14 JOHN PRIMER Grown In Mississippi (Blues House)
15 RORY BLOCK Heavy On The Blues (MC)
16 WATER FROM YOUR EYES It's A Beautiful Place (Matador/Beggars)
17 CHRIS SMITH Jazz Grunge (Cellar)
18 KIRK FLETCHER Keep On Pushing (Vizztone)
19 CASE OATS Last Missouri Exit (Merge)
20 BARRY CAN'T SWIM Loner (Ninja Tune)
21 YATES MCKENDREE Need To Know (Qualified)
22 MARISSA NADLER New Radiations (Sacred Bones)
23 MOMMYHEADS, THE No Quietus (Self-Released)
24 ANAND WILDER Psychic Lessons (Last Gang)
25 NICK SHOULDERS Refugia Blues (Gar Hole)
26 TAJ MAHAL AND KEB' MO' Room On The Porch (Concord)
27 CUT COPY Moments (Cutters)
28 CARENCES Violences (Duprince)
29 RODNEY CROWELL Airline Highway (New West)
30 SPRINTS All That Is Over (Sub Pop)

11/24/2025

Our Top 30 from last week:

Artist Record Label
1 PIERS FACCINI AND BALLAKE SISSOKO Our Calling No Format
2 ANTHONY STANCO In The Groove: Live At The Alluvion OA2
3 GILLES PETERSON PRESENTS INTERNATIONAL ANTHEM VARIOUS ARTISTS Atles
4 AUTOMATIC Is It Now? Stones Throw
5 PORTUGAL THE MAN SHISH Thirty Tigers
6 EAST BAY DRIVE Something Today Self-Released
7 JOSHUA HEDLEY All Hat New West
8 JON BATISTE Big Money Verve
9 ENRIQUE HANEINE Conceivable Directions Elegant Walk
10 SORRY COSPLAY Domino
11 MIKE BOURNE BAND Kansas City O'clock Overton
12 WET LEG moisturizer Domino
13 CONSTANT SMILES Moonflowers felte
14 MOMMYHEADS, THE No Quietus Self-Released
15 HORACE SILVER Silver In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse Blue Note
16 ROOMFUL OF BLUES Steppin' Out! Alligator
17 GOLOMB The Beat Goes On No Quarter
18 KHRUANGBIN The Universe Smiles Upon You ii Dead Oceans
19 BUDDY GUY Ain't Done With The Blues Silvertone/RCA
20 ARTICHOKE Artichoke Self-Released
21 LATHE OF HEAVEN Aurora Sacred Bones
22 DOUG MACLEOD Between Somewhere And Goodbye Fresh!
23 MIKE FREEMAN ZONAVIBE Circles In A Yellow Room VOF
24 BATS, THE Corner Coming Up Flying Nun
25 MUD MORGANFIELD Deep Mud Nola Blue
26 WAITIKI 7, THE Exotica Reborn: In Studio And Live At House Without A Key Waitiki International
27 RORY BLOCK Heavy On The Blues MC
28 JONI MITCHELL Joni's Jazz Rhino
29 SHAKTI Mind Explosion Self-Released
30 JUST MUSTARD WE WERE JUST HERE Partisan

11/23/2025

https://www.mixcloud.com/wnmcradio/jason-r-and-lwk/

Here's an interview with Luke Winslow-King and Jason from Monday American Crossroads. Luke is at the Dennos Museum Center at 6 tonight . . .

Tickets here:

https://www.dennosmuseum.org/events/ -click

Luke Winslow-King chats with Jason R. of Monday Crossroads. Luke will be at the Milliken Auditorium of the Dennos Museum Center on Sunday. https://www.simpletix.com/e/luke-winslow-king-tickets-228064

11/14/2025

Here's the recording of this morning's interview with novelist Joe Hill:

Joe Hill is coming to the Opera House as part of the National Writers Series on Saturday evening (11/15/25). Here's is our Mornings interview with him about his big new book, King Sorrow. https://nati

11/13/2025

Friday's interview with Don Julin, who is bringing an exciting new trio to the Alluvion on Saturday night 11/15. The group features Hayes Griffin on guitar and Tom Knific on bass. Check out thealluvion.org for tickets and more info

Don Julin brings some vinyl along and talks about his upcoming show at the Alluvion (Saturday, November 15). Check out thealluvion.org for more information

11/11/2025

Interview with Luke Winslow-King coming up on Crossroads at 5pm!

Luke is playing the Dennos on Sunday Nov. 23 at 6pm. Monday Crossroads host Jason does the interview, and we even get a bit of new material from Luke!

For tix/info on the concert:
https://www.simpletix.com/e/luke-winslow-king-tickets-228064

11/04/2025

The joy of community radio is discovering new music and new artists.

We're coming a bit late to the party, but let's just say Meredith Moon is really terrific.

We've got both her CDs now, though, so feel free to request!

Meredith Moon’s third album, From Here To The Sea, finds the Canadian-born songwriter and instrumentalist taking a slight detour from the Appalachian old-time roots of the album’s predecessor, Constellations. Produced and recorded in Ontario and Nashville by Colin Linden (Lucinda Williams, T-Bon...

10/30/2025

Our Top 30 from last week . . .

Rank ARTIST Record (Label)
1 AUTOMATIC Is It Now? (Stones Throw)
2 WATER FROM YOUR EYES It's A Beautiful Place (Matador/Beggars)
3 ROOMFUL OF BLUES Steppin' Out! (Alligator)
4 BILLY BRANCH AND THE SONS OF BLUES The Blues Is My Biography (Rosa's Lounge)
5 BUDDY GUY Ain't Done With The Blues (Silvertone/RCA)
6 GEESE Getting Killed (Partisan)
7 KIRK FLETCHER Keep On Pushing (Vizztone)
8 YATES MCKENDREE Need To Know (Qualified)
9 PACKAGING Packaging (Share It)
10 ARTICHOKE Artichoke (Self-Released)
11 BALTIMORE JAZZ COLLECTIVE self-titled (Stricker Street)
12 MUD MORGANFIELD Deep Mud (Nola Blue)
13 UPCHUCK I'm Nice Now (Domino)
14 CHEIKH LO Maame (World Circuit)
15 GIACOMO SMITH Manouche (Stunt)
16 WET LEG moisturizer (Domino)
17 MOTHER MOTHER Nostalgia (Warner)
18 BRAD MEHLDAU Ride Into The Sun (Nonesuch)
19 BLACK LIPS, THE Season Of The Peach (Fire)
20 DUST Sky Is Falling (Kanine)
21 GOLOMB The Beat Goes On (No Quarter)
22 SNOOPER Worldwide (Third Man)
23 AUTOCAMPER What Do You Do All Day? (Slumberland)
24 OSEES Abomination Revealed At Last (Deathgod)
25 SPRINTS All That Is Over (Sub Pop)
26 WEDNESDAY Bleeds (Dead Oceans)
27 DEAD TOOTH Dead Tooth (Trash Casual)
28 GREET DEATH Die In Love (Deathwish)
29 BITCHIN BAJAS Inland See [EP] (Drag City)
30 BARRY CAN'T SWIM Loner (Ninja Tune)

10/24/2025

$500 match up right now in honor of Biz, longtime host of Friday Afternoon Jazz and WNMC's Jazz Music Director. Biz has stepped back from his volunteer role, but we wanted to honor his 20+ years of music curation for WNMC!

231-995-1090 or....

WNMC is local radio from Northwestern Michigan College for the Grand Traverse area. We don't beam our programming down from satellites or consult playlists generated by focus groups in Los Angeles. We play what we — right here in Traverse City — think is great music. We hope you enjoy it, and wi...

10/23/2025

Closing Days of the Fall Fundraiser and a long way to go in raising funds. Last Crossroads show of the drive on right now. Please give to Community Radio, local volunteers, local programming, local support: Give Now by clicking below:

WNMC is local radio from Northwestern Michigan College for the Grand Traverse area. We don't beam our programming down from satellites or consult playlists generated by focus groups in Los Angeles. We play what we — right here in Traverse City — think is great music. We hope you enjoy it, and wi...

10/23/2025

Nic doing Jam Band for the Jazz Fan until 5pm. Give him a call: 231-995-1090 or ....

WNMC is local radio from Northwestern Michigan College for the Grand Traverse area. We don't beam our programming down from satellites or consult playlists generated by focus groups in Los Angeles. We play what we — right here in Traverse City — think is great music. We hope you enjoy it, and wi...

10/21/2025

And here's more thing you can count on from WNMC: interesting interviews, information about great college events. Christopher Preble is appearing Thursday as part of the International Affairs Forum-Traverse City series at the Dennos Museum Center

We cultivate the life of the mind in our northern Michigan community. Help pay for some fertilizer: https://www.nmc.edu/about/foundation/wnmc.html

Christopher Preble is appearing as part of the International Affairs Forum on Thursday, October 23. Reception begins at 6pm. Preble is Senior Fellow and Director of the Reimagining US Grand Strategy p