To some music fans, March 16 means a John Mayer concert, but to many others--- including the 40 radio station contest winners who gathered upstairs at The Sound studio on Prestion Avenue earlier in the day of the main event at John Paul Jones Arena--- its all about the opening act, Michael Franti & (...)
Two childhood friends who grew up in evangelical families--- and even attended Jesus camps--- have now placed their faith in something called "cabaret" indie rock. And they're heading to Charlottesville's Tea Bazaar fresh off a southern tour that includes the prestigious South By Southwest Festival in (...)
Music sensation Lady Gaga will perform at the John Paul Jones Arena on September 8, it was announced Monday morning. Tickets will go on sale at a yet-to-be-determined (...)
As the son of composer Gyorgy Ligeti (whose pieces have been featured in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Eyes Wide Shut) and as the mastermind behind the West-African techno-folk pop ensemble, Burkina Electric, Austrian composer Lukas Ligeti may have some big shoes to fill. (...)
The Low Strung Cellos, a group of Yale University students who perform pop and rock covers, earned big ovations Wednesday night, March 10, at Fellini's restaurant. Low Strung covers the gamut from Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" to the already-stringed “Eleanor Rigby." Handed a two-week spring break (...)
Country songwriter in satellite orbit around Gretchen Wilson, Big and Rich, and most amusingly Cowboy Troy, who we frankly can’t believe is still even marginally operational five years after “I Play Chicken With The Train”.
Sub Pop folk rock from Shins guitarist Eric Johnson (not the virtuoso one; we don’t mean that as an insult, we just can’t figure out how else to clarify things). Anyway, this band will change your life… into that of a lonely caped crusader who protects the city by pummeling criminals with a mix of fear, myth, and violence. But first they will kill your parents after a night at the opera. Stay away from the Paramount this week, OK?
The Singleman Affair opens.
