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by Kathleen Larrick Tucked in a tranquil corner of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, a new festival has emerged that honors the traditions, history and future of the region and its music. More than that, this fest is giving back the heritage of the Blue Ridge to its people and Read More

by Jane Roser It started with a Joni Mitchell album. “When I was about 16 my dad played me a Joni Mitchell record,” says Fredericksburg, VA singer-songwriter Karen Jonas, “and I said that’s what I want to do. So I picked up a guitar and started playing and Read More

Eternal Summers The Drop Beneath Reviewed by: Adam McGrath   Eternal Summers sounds like a band you’d find on the West Coast, but the Virginia-based trio must simply have an inner lightness that finds its way into their music. The band’s fourth LP, The Drop Beneath (Kanine Read More

by Jane Roser I can count on one hand how many times I’ve seen an opening band that literally blew me away, and I’ve seen a lot of bands. I first encountered The Bankesters last month when they opened for Americana band Goodnight, Texas at Jammin’ Java in Read More

by Jane Roser “Jay came up with the name.” I’m sitting in a coffee shop with Lara Supan and Ben Potok, two-thirds of DC-based Americana band South Rail, talking about the group’s interesting origin story over lattes and the shouts of a perturbed customer Read More

By Evan Kramer Impressive music is extremely difficult to find. Sometimes you need to dig really deep for it in the crevices of the underground, but many bands are standing right in your face. Stumbling upon The Last Bison will be one of greatest things you ever do. The Last Read More