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Alejandro and his band came through Cville for a Sunday night show, on their way to Lexington, KY to record their new album. In this acoustic session they debut a new song and talk about the Chelsea Hotel! Alejandro Escovedo also compares live music in Charlottesville to his hometown of Austin, TX. [...]
Charlottesville’s Lauren Hoffman returns with a new album, “Interplanetary Traveler”, which takes a different direction than much of her previous work. She talks about traveling to India and Israel for the writing/recording process, and being a new Mom! Most people couldn’t actually follow through with the idea of letting your lease run [...]
Many artists and bands work with Oxfam on Humanitarian and Relief causes worldwide. (Example: the excellent “7 Worlds Collidge” benefit 2xCD created by Neil Finn and friends.) Bob Ferguson is the Artist Relations Director, and talks with Brad Savage about Oxfam America’s response – and immediate artist response – to the Haitian earthquake [...]
Los Angeles-based six-piece a capella/vocal group Sonos dropped by The Corner Lounge for a lively session before their first-ever Charlottesville concert appearance! The band came to prominence on the L.A. Hotel Café music scene and is famous for their covers of songs (a capella style) by artists like Radiohead, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes [...]
In his weekly segment “Mornings With The Mayor” on 106.1 The Corner, Mayor Dave Norris talks about green jobs, incoming Gov. Bob McDonnell, and what to expect if you attend a City Council meeting (which are always open to the public).
Ellis Paul dropped by our newly-renovated Corner Lounge studios on the day of his CD release, to play a couple songs and Guest DJ for “My Corner Playlist”. This is actually the very first session ever in the newly-renovated Corner Lounge. Ellis’ solo/acoustic takes on “Waking Up To Me” and “Jukebox On [...]
In his weekly segment “Mornings With The Mayor” on 106.1 The Corner, Mayor Dave Norris covers the results of the first City Council meeting of 2010, being named Mayor for a second term, a crime recap of 2009, and the number of challengers Congressman Tom Perriello will face in the upcoming November race.
Local author Laura Bynum’s first book “Veracity” has been released through a major national distribution deal via Simon & Schuster. The book is getting fantastic reviews across multiple platforms nationwide and is being compared to “1984” in its premise. She talks about WriterHouse in Charlottesville (where it was mostly written), the writing [...]
The Don’t Know Much series by Ken Davis began 20 years ago with a book that looked at how much American’s history education was lacking. The series now has other volumes that explore American’s knowledge gaps on geography, space, dinosaurs, and more.
Davis recently joined Brad Savage on 106.1 The Corner to discuss the [...] Image by Pablo BM Rob Halford, the legendary Judas Priest frontman and metal-god talks about his newholiday album “Winter Songs”. He and Brad Savage discuss the cover of Sara Bareilles/Ingrid Michaelson’s “Winter Song” and his lengthy career as a legend of the heavy metal genre. Jeff Sweatman talks with Joss Stone about her new album “Colour Me Free”. The 22-year-old UK starlet got her start in music at age 15, and this is already her fourth album. Jeff also got her to share a great James Brown story.
Before their sold out concert at The Jefferson Theater, Sharon Jones and a couple Dap Kings dropped by The Corner Lounge to talk about the holidays, Daptone Records, and their plans for 2010.
Melissa Howard talks to the former prison guard about her career as a frontwoman for the band that has a true [...] |
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