Shining an admittedly small spotlight on our rich Charlottesville live music scene.
Dropping Julia owns the room at Rapture.
The Mysterious Jon files this report from the jazzier side of the tracks as Jules and her guys turn the place into their very own living room.
Stapleton brings the Fam to JPJ.
With Morgane’s voice wrapped around his like smoke, the emotional weight of these songs hit with beautiful precision.
TGIF! Dogwood Tales at Fa5.
Dogwood Tales tell stories in that authentic Blue Ridge way. Then they jam the story out in a shoe gaze, grab somebody willing and dance real close kinda way. It’s a unique Alt Country sound that’s all their own.
Metal is back in Cville.
The team at Ace have built a home for anyone who’s ever needed to feel the earth shake around them and to scream into the face of a world that seems broken.
Metal Mayhem at Ace BBQ.
The underground, open air space at Ace BBQ is the perfect venue for a resurging Cville metal scene to seed, take root and fester.
Rebecca Porter has Velocity.
If Rebecca wants you to experience joy or anguish or anger along with her, son you are gonna feel it. And if you don’t you better check to see if you are dead.
Overman, Bradshaw, Wayne.
Bazz traces lineage, dives into history and lovingly uncovers roots as we run a 3 band night from the Jeff to Durty Nelly’s.
Band Practice.
Old Hank reveals the best kept secret in Charlottesville live music. Or just yaps about something people already know about.
April Showers Addendum: The Mysterious Jon’s Long Journey Into Night.
“This is how I became a human, show-consuming ping pong ball.” - The Mysterious Jon.
April Showers 4/27/24: Crescendo. Finale. Cluster Fu©k.
Them Dirty Roses hit the stage like Air Cav jumping out of a chopper into a hot LZ. They secured the perimeter and proceeded to detonate rock and roll bomb after rock and roll bomb.
April Showers 4/19/25: Mt. Joy Lifts JPJ and takes it to a better place.
There’s a generosity in their performance, a sense that we’re all part of something bigger.
April Showers 4/18/25: La Luz Surfs into the Southern.
Shana Cleveland learned the secrets of Surf Stratocaster, tamed it, gave it vocals and evolved it into a poppy, modern way to make lucious songs that move into your ear rent-free.
April Showers 4/12/25: St. Vincent Burns Ting to the Ground.
Annie and her band gave us something unforgettable, a show that was explosive, theatrical, and emotionally charged.
April Showers 4/12/25: Buckbilly Deluxe and Ramona and the Holy Smokes drop Tonk on Durty Nellies.
Buckbilly Deluxe just seems to show up at Durty Nellies every once in a while and let their Tonkin’ do the Talkin’.
April Showers: 4/5/25. Drunk Uncle, Upsetting and Pinkish at Superfly.
Superfly put together a night of punchy Punk/Emo to rip the cover off our little Americana singer songwriter softballs.
April Showers 4/3/25: Koda Kerl at Durty Nellies.
It was the perfect kick off to this amazing April of Live Music in Charlottesville.
April Showers: The greatest month of live music Cville has ever seen?
We knew April was a fat month for shows in this town but when you look at it on paper, the sheer volume of greatness rolls over you…
Palmyra Fills the Jefferson with Love.
It wasn’t just a concert; it was a celebration, a shared experience of music and togetherness. A truly beautiful night.
Holly’s Diner.
There is something so uplifting about artists taking the risk and letting it go for the first time in front of people. I love them for their huge stones.
Chamomile and Whiskey Puts it All Together for St. Paddy’s at the Jeff.
If Cville is blessed with an intoxicating abundance of great local music, and we are, Nelson County is the still.