“Broadway at The Paramount”

More than 100 performers from DMR Adventures come together with graduating seniors, regional artists, and Broadway talents for Broadway at The Paramount, a celebration of arts education that showcases unforgettable acts. Drawing from the most memorable moments featured in DMR Adventures’ latest season, this fusion of song, dance, and stagecraft offers selections from Elf, Shrek, […]

Jay Pun in the HotSeat

To say that Jay Pun is a busy guy is an understatement. The musician, restaurateur, educator, and father of two recently authored a children’s book, Som Tum and Sticky Rice, and co-founded VeryAsian VA, which in turn launched the VeryAsian VA Celebration. The fourth annual music event takes place on Friday, May 9, at Ting […]

Jeremy Garrett

It’s the dawn of a new era at Vault Virginia with the unveiling of The Guild, an intimate live-music venue presenting world-class experiences organized by The Festy co-founder Michael Allenby. The debut event features two seated shows from a bluegrass trio led by Jeremy Garrett of the Grammy Award-winning band The Infamous Stringdusters. Garrett, an […]

Ships In The Night

Saturday 5/3, IX Art Park Ships In The Night, the one-gal, electronic, smoke-and-mirrors synth project of Charlottesville’s own Alethea Leventhal, descends from the ethereal mists for what local fans will recognize as a performance wrapped in a thematic event. SITN has a recurring habit of playing all manner of spookily framed balls, proms, raves, and […]

Charlie Ballantine

Jazz virtuoso Charlie Ballantine returns to town with veteran performers Quinn Sternberg on bass and New York City drummer Dan Weiss behind the kit. The trio holds a reverent-yet-innovative stance toward the history of jazz, bringing unique takes on genre standards while weaving in original works and versions of popular tracks like The Beatles’ “Strawberry […]

Wyatt Flores

Country singer-songwriter Wyatt Flores channels the spirit of the Plains in his roots-based repertoire, extolling small-town truths in sincere storytelling. The 23-year-old from Stillwater, Oklahoma, wrestles with mortality, young love, and reconciling his place in the world through songs bearing influences from time-tested rock ‘n’ roll, throwback country, and downhome folk. Flores’ star is on […]

The War and Treaty

April 26, The Jefferson Theater A famous musician named Paul McCartney once sang, “You’d think that people would’ve had enough of silly love songs / But I look around me and I see it isn’t so.” That was in 1976 and the co-founder of The Beatles was in a new band, Wings, with his wife […]

Bruise Bath x Space-Saver x Radon Abatement

A triple-bill embodying the spirit of independent music showcases Philly-based Bruise Bath, alongside two local acts. Bruise Bath’s Zak Krone (a former WTJU DJ) returns to town with the ground-down, slowcore project, trafficking in melodic riffs and droning harmonies. Space-Saver presents spaced-out sessions of experimental music, drawing from free jazz, doom metal, acid techno, and […]

Sarah Kinsley

With lush and dreamy tracks that tap into the essence of pop escapism, Sarah Kinsley is among the most exciting new voices in the sonic landscape. Based in New York City, the producer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist displays a wide range of influences throughout her catalogue. Originally trained as a classical pianist and orchestral violinist, Kinsley has adopted the […]

La Luz with Color Green

Friday 4/18, The Southern Cafe and Music Hall With the release of News of the Universe in 2024, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Shana Cleveland led her band, La Luz, to deeper levels of previously staked-out musical terrain. What began in 2012 as a surfy, twanged-out Seattle quartet with ‘60s girl-group leanings has evolved into a […]