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Every Thursday and some Sunday nights, an incredibly talented ensemble of musicians, spearheaded by UVA professor John D’earth, fills Miller’s Downtown with jazz music. D’earth is the director of jazz performances for UVA and has held the tradition of performing at Miller’s for many years. Before becoming a director at UVA, D’earth played with some […]
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Tuesday, Sept. 17, the evening was rainy, but in no way lacked the presence of life in the Historic Downtown Mall. Yet The Southern, tucked out of sight a few streets over, would soon find itself filled with life and sound. Walking down to the venue’s entrance, the peaceful atmosphere that the location embodied was […]
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Live performances were absent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but on Sept. 24 a sense of normalcy was felt at one of Harrisonburg’s first live musical performances in over a year. Ian Zook, a Brass professor of James Madison University (JMU) and the French horn player of the event, teamed up with Tracey […]
Continue ReadingIn the latest of NPR’s 20 minute “Tiny Desk” Youtube livestream concerts, the indie folk band Bright Eyes took the stage on September 28. Made up of singer songwriter Conor Oberst, multi-instrumentalist Mike Mogis and pianist Nate Walcott, Bright Eyes came together from ARC studios in Nebraska all the way to Los Angeles to play […]
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Bryn Dotson, staff writer An impatient line developed outside the V. Earl Dickinson Building on PVCC’s main campus on April 22, 2018. The crowd was eagerly waiting to enter the building to witness the local indie band The Hunts perform. People shuffled into the Main Stage Theatre and hastily sat, their eyes glued to the […]
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Isaac Rowlingson, staff writer The racing Tabla drums of Debu Nayak rumbled and popped like a thousand bubbles in a sea of color. The Sarangi, a North Indian stringed instrument translating to “a hundred colors,” sang in the bowed hands of its master practitioner Pankaj Mishra. The singer was Dr. Pooja Goswami Pavan, who holds […]
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Ray Petree III, staff writer John Lennon’s words, echoed by Stevie Wonder’s rich and powerful voice, reverberated through the crowd at Scotts Stadium: “You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you will join us, and the world will be as one.” A message so powerful, that it […]
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The unique band Lotus visited the Jefferson Theater February 9. Having performed as a single act for about 15 years, Lotus has proved to be an excellent example of self described “jamtronica.” As a true crossover band, Lotus craftily blends the genres of jam band music and electronica. Lotus is not a new act to […]
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The principal oboe player walked onto center stage; all eyes were on the gentleman as he played the distinctive pitch of a Concert A. The stage came to life as the other musicians slowly joined in, tuning their instruments to the loan note, teasing the audience with a brilliant collective tone. The side curtain rustled […]
Continue ReadingCharlottesville, Va. – The Piedmont Virginia Community College Chorus performs its fall concert, “Folk Songs from Around the World,” Sunday, Nov. 23, at 3 p.m. on the Main Stage of the V. Earl Dickinson Building. Admission is free and the concert is open to the public. This diverse program of music will tell the […]
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