CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLERIGHTNOW) – Each week Anand Harsh of 106.1 The Corner will direct your attention to the music and arts events happening in Charlottesville and surrounding areas that you absolutely can’t miss. These are at the very minimum shows you should hit if you’re in the neighborhood all the way up to cancel-your-plans, call the sitter, and buy your tickets right now because this is the biggest thing since sliced bread.

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You don’t miss a Butcher Brown show. Elements of jazz, funk, hip-hop, and electronic whipped into a sexy stew of pure body-moving joy flavored with unmistakable technical proficiency (without being pretentious). DJ Harrison’s crew is tight but loose, you know? Pay the sitter extra so you can stay late, because these boys cook. 

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I make a habit of doing exactly what David Byrne does. Except for biking, I know he’s a big biker, but I can’t get into it. But Byrne’s best bud is St. Vincent, and that’s such a cool co-sign for me. Annie Clark was also one of a small handful who fronted the semi-reunion of Nirvana earlier this year, and if there’s a chance she covers a tune, I sure don’t want to miss it. 

CHECK IT OUT

  • Apr 13: Beach Bunny @ Jefferson Theater – Funny and touching songwriting is the backbone of the Beach Bunny catalog. If you can swing a Sunday show, this is one to hit. Plus they kinda go harder than you’d expect and I dig that. 
  • Apr 11: Dweezil Zappa @ Paramount Theater – As someone who was too young to catch Frank Zappa live, being able to see Zappa Plays Zappa at Summer Camp in the mid-2000’s was a formative experience. Dweezil shreds. Of course he does. 
  • Apr 11: Marcus King Band @ Ting Pavilion – They call these Champagne Problems. There’s TOO MUCH good music on this specific night in Charlottesville. You can also see Marcus King shred at the Pavilion. I guess it just depends on which flavor of shredding you prefer. 

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  • Apr 13: Tyler Childers @ John Paul Jones Arena – A show at the JPJ is hard to “drop in” on, but let’s say some Tyler Childers tickets happen to drop in your lap. There’s a reason people like Childers, and Sturgill Simpson, and Jason Isbell are able to move seamlessly between the worlds of country and the broader rock and roll universe, it’s because their music is authentic, introspective, and just plain good.
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