Christian Means walks around the halls of Monticello High School with headphones on. He’s not doing it to be...

By Ken Wilson – It’s free, it’s family-friendly and, lucky for us, it’s happening again. For 30 years now it’s been...

Last April, A’nija Johnson walked into the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center auditorium ready to...

Everyone knows at least one protest song. There’s Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land,” which American Songwriter...

When Chris Dammann was a kid growing up in Charlottesville, he spent a lot of time looking at his dad’s upright bass....

On “Troublemaker Doppelgänger,” a bluesy jaunt from Lucy Dacus’ debut album, the singer-songwriter posits, “No child...

The Front Porch’s Emily Morrison wants artists of all backgrounds to find peace at the roots music school she founded...

The bleeps and bloops of modular synthesizers can be heard all over music these days, says Travis Thatcher, the...

Whether you are thankful, guided by a dark star or happy pickin’ over leftovers, a live gig awaits that’ll shake off...

Lambchop FLOTUS (Merge) Kurt Wagner might deserve this year’s indie Lifetime Achievement Award. While recording as...