Take five of Virginia’s finest singer-songwriters, pair them with some of country music’s most poignant love (or lost-love) songs and put them onstage for the annual Country Sweethearts Valentine’s Day show. Be it single and looking, or fed up and freedom-bound, there’s no way to deny the pure passion that emanates from these authentic voices. […]
Take five of Virginia’s finest singer-songwriters, pair them with some of country music’s most poignant love (or lost-love) songs and put them onstage for the annual Country Sweethearts Valentine’s Day show. Be it single and looking, or fed up and freedom-bound, there’s no way to deny the pure passion that emanates from these authentic voices. […]
The Beatles taught us that “All You Need is Love,” and they’re probably right. “The tricky part is how to get it, keep it, give it, know it,” says indie-folk songwriter Devon Sproule. Learn more at Lovefest, where Sproule and her friends Mira Stanley and Chuck Costa of The Sea The Sea play sets about […]
The bio of clarinetist Ben Goldberg bounces from klezmer accolades and Thelonious Monk covers to Nels Cline and Charlie Hunter collaborations, musical interpretations of Allen Grossman’s poetry and an ode to Elliott Smith. His latest incarnation is Invisible Guy, a uniquely talented trio, formed in the San Francisco Bay area with pianist Michael Coleman and […]
As far as establishing a new local legend goes, jazz guitarist Randy Johnston’s recent relocation from Brooklyn to Charlottesville is notable. Having sat in or been featured on the records of, as he puts it, “every major organ player to come through New York City in the ’80s,” Johnston’s musical prowess is, at least among […]
Don’t let the name fool you. Kristine Leschper’s solo project-turned-full band isn’t composed of anyone who has given birth in the literal sense. But considering the time, energy and love that’s gone into crafting and composing songs, in addition to the band’s energetic delivery, the four-piece math-rock outfit known as Mothers seems to possess parenting […]
Charlottesville’s Post Sixty Five haunts its audience with raw, melodic tracks led by Moroccan-born songwriter and guitarist Hicham Benhallam. On the new EP, i think we’ll be ok, P65 flows through sophisticated, nuanced songs, gently layered with plaintive lyrics that are full of imagery and emotion. Manatree, KNDRGRDN and Sara Curtin open the show. Saturday […]
With a burst of blues, a touch of pop and a healthy dose of country, up-and-comer Michael Cameron Anderson, aka Anderson East, blends a unique sound distinguished by husky, sexy vocals. East’s first major label record, Delilah (2015), was produced by Dave Cobb, who lists Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson and Lake Street Dive […]
An evening of collaboration features world-renowned percussionist and professor of music Fernando Rocha, who brings together colleagues from Brazil’s Federal University of Minas Gerais and UVA’s McIntire Department of Music to premiere innovative pieces and perform classics in “Works for Percussion, Electronics and Video.” Friday 2/5. Free, 8pm. Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds. 924-3052.
Four years after releasing his second album, Dylan LeBlanc returns with Cautionary Tale, his most mature record yet. At 25, LeBlanc, who has been called the new Neil Young, caught the attention of powerful singer-songwriters such as Bruce Springsteen and Lucinda Williams, and Rolling Stone magazine hailed him as one of the “Artists You Need […]
About seven years ago, Guion Pratt was living in County Meath, Ireland, working on a farm and writing poetry. He and a friend played songs —some of Pratt’s originals plus a few Bruce Springsteen tunes—as a guitar and saxophone duo in some area pubs. They called themselves Nettles, for the leafy, stinging plants they had […]