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Bluegrass music (in all its many forms) is undeniably a part of my musical make-up. Growing up in rural western Virginia, the sounds of a banjo, mandolin, or flat-pick guitar were never too far away. Don't get me wrong, I rebelled like hell to listen to bluegrass music when I was young, preferring instead to dive into the modern rock sound (or college rock as it was then called) that was beginning to rise to prominence in the late 80's and early 90's. It wasn't until I discovered the music of Magraw Gap and [...]

WTJU 91.1FM is presenting a can't miss show TONIGHT down at iS Venue with Plants and Animals , Charlottesville's Straight Punch to the Crotch , and These United States . From start to finish this line-up is nothing short of SOLID. Plants and Animals and currently in the middle of their North American tour which wraps up just in time for the band to hit the Juno Awards in Vancouver on March 29th (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys) where the [...]

• Straight Punch to the Crotch - When Animals Attack
• These United States - Get Yourself Home (In Search of the Mistress Whose Kisses Are Famous)

Well I'm back from a weekend trip to Asheville, NC and it appears it's not a minute too soon. There's plenty to get to and I'll begin with tonight's show at Outback Lodge featuring the funky electro-beats meets indie rock sounds of Chicago's Mahjongg . Mahjongg will be joined by special guests Narwhalz (of sound) and Diamond Black Hearted Boy (both from Richmond, VA). Tonight's show at Outback is Mahjongg's second appearance in Charlottesville in less than a [...]