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.

Anand’s Picks: Concert & Events

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You know her music from the 1999 Paul Thomas Anderson film Magnolia, as well as her original band, Til Tuesday, and now Aimee Mann is coming to town to celebrate the 22 1/2 year anniversary of Lost In Space, and she’s been bringing the fun and frenzied singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton with her.

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Obviously this movie is a classic and Harrison Ford is as handsome as ever, and as cool as it is to see that beautiful mug on the big screen, you’ll also be able to experience the Vangelis score on giant movie speakers and really hear every note of synthesizer goodness.

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  • June 20: The Broken Hearts & Chrome Horse @ Jefferson Theater – It’s the music of Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. That’s a solid night out at the theater. And these are some of the best musicians around who can pull it off. A true sonic retrospective.
  • June 21: Adrian Younge @ The Southern Cafe & Music Hall – Jazz Is Dead is bringing one of the most influential behind-the-scenes figures in hip-hop to Charlottesville. Adrian Younge has produced songs for Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, and Wu Tang, he’s been sampled by Timbaland, and craziest of all, he used to be a lawyer until his soundtrack for the Blaxploitation film Black Dynamite.