Everything is blooming, and it’s time for UVA’s Springfest, when university students invite one of today’s hottest recording artists to town and throw a party for all. This year’s headliner from the Bronx, New York, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, brings a laidback lyrical form with catchy hooks over trap-style beats. The emcee has released […]
Everything is blooming, and it’s time for UVA’s Springfest, when university students invite one of today’s hottest recording artists to town and throw a party for all. This year’s headliner from the Bronx, New York, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, brings a laidback lyrical form with catchy hooks over trap-style beats. The emcee has released […]
Alt-rock superstar St. Vincent comes to town, riding a wave of praise garnered by her most recent studio album. The multiple Grammy-winner earned three awards this year, including Best Alternative Music Performance, Best Rock Song, and Best Alternative Music Album for All Born Screaming. With expressive vocals and impeccable guitar skills, St. Vincent (aka Annie […]
Friday 4/11, The Paramount Theater Maybe it’s unfair to say that Dweezil Zappa has made a lifelong career of being the child of a legendary musician. At 55 years old, he has amassed a decent list of solo records and even won a Grammy for his guitar playing, a good deal of which he’s lent […]
Tuesday 4/15 & Wednesday 4/16, The Jefferson Theater Any music act that’s been writing, recording, and touring over the course of 40 years deserves respect. For Cowboy Junkies, the unwavering dedication to their craft equates to more than 20 studio records and countless other contributions to a pioneering style of what jerks like me in […]
With a penchant for captivating compositions and evocative lyricism, European-born Cristina Vane’s music feels fully at home in the Americana music scene. The Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist draws from Delta blues, hard rock, old-time, country, and singer-songwriter traditions to create her own brand of contemporary roots music. Vane’s accomplished fingerstyle, slide guitar, and clawhammer banjo skills complement […]
After moving to Charlottesville in 2021, violist Rachel Kuipers Yonan founded the chamber music series Marinus Concerts, curating concert experiences by contemporary artists in the casual-yet-refined setting of local vineyards. In a preview recital of her new album Kiss on Wood, created with pianist Kwan Yi, she explores the polarity of light and darkness through […]
Jenny Scheinman doesn’t peg her parents as hippies. Despite the pair’s collective worldview being catalyzed by a mixture of 1960s politics and a desire to go back to the land, “They’re not very far out,” says bandleader and violinist Scheinman. After her parents decamped from New York and began homesteading near Eureka, California, Scheinman says […]
A buzz is building around Richmond guitarist and singer-songwriter Jack Stepanian. The young musician has already played several sold-out shows, blending blues and rock with lyrical storytelling that connects with listeners. Pop inflections bridge Stepanian’s sound into laidback listening, and his smooth voice and bluesy guitar riffs carry audiences into contemplative contentment. Wim Tapley & […]
Old Cabell Hall, March 22 and March 23 As part of its 50th anniversary season, the Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia offers a pair of what should be gripping and provocative performances. The program wastes no time in lunging for the heart with Samuel Barber’s well-known Adagio for Strings. The compact and passionate […]
The Paramount Theater, March 21 Wistful and moving, José González’s soft voice and intricate finger-picking guitar elevate an otherwise indie rock formula with cavernous echoes of folk, classical, and quiet reflections of pop music. Originally finding some success with the outfit Junip, he has performed and recorded with a steady stream of collaborators ranging from […]