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Pick: Joe Troop

For the record: Having grown up as an openly gay man in the South, musician and activist Joe Troop is familiar with...

Pick: Charles Owens

Smooth sax: Tenor saxophonist Charles Owens has been performing, composing, and teaching music for over 25 years....

Pick: WinterSong

S’mores-gasbord: It’s time to celebrate, and WinterSong has everything you need to get the revelry started. The...

Pick: Chatham Rabbits

Together in song: Drawing on the rich and diverse Southern musical traditions, North Carolina string band Chatham...

PICK: Saw Black

Seeing Saw: Saw Black has that rare musical talent that makes listeners want more. With his lyrical delivery and...

PICK: Jorma Kaukonen

Hot licks: It would be a disservice to call Jorma Kaukonen anything other than rock royalty. The Washington, D.C.,...

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Band of brothers: With a sound beyond their years, you’d never guess that the Heetderks brothers are all under age 17...

Pandemic pivot

How local nonprofits have adjusted to strange times

PICK: The Agents of Good Roots

Best of what’s around: The Agents of Good Roots have a long history of jammin’ in Virginia. Founded in RVA in the...

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Writer’s treat: Have some hot licks that need lyrics? Feeling all the feels but can’t articulate them in a song? ...