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Best Of The Corner Lounge VIDEOS

So many great guests in the Corner Lounge over the years (since 2006)…let’s take a look back, shall we?

Special thanks to Ron Paris, Jack Looney & Paladin/Earless Rabbit for their great work! There are a few from our ancient YouTube channel with lo-fi, phone quality audio…we did those (sorry bout that, working on fixing it, thanks for your patience).  If you want to get to any of these full sessions, use the search box in the upper right corner!

Alejandro Escovedo (2010) our 1st session in our NEW digs!  And the best hat we’ve ever had in the Corner Lounge!

Anderson East (2016)

Anya Marina (2012)

Borns (2016)

Boy & Bear (2014)

Brett Dennen (2014)

Brian Fallon doing Springsteen’s “Atlantic City” (2016)

Brynn Elliott (2015)

Caroline Spence (2016)

Charlie Mars (2015)

Charlie Mars at our 8th birthday show at The Southern (2014) video by Ron Paris

Cowboy Junkies (2012)

Dave Wakeling of The English Beat (video by Ryan Jones) & yes, he even did “Save It For Later!”

Dawes (Taylor Goldsmith with Jonny Fritz aka Corndawg) 2011

Dylan LeBlanc (2016)

Eisley (2011)

https://vimeo.com/23214274

https://vimeo.com/23232383

Eric Hutchinson & Tristan Prettyman covering Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass” (2014)

Everclear (2012)

Ezra John Hamilton (2016 video by Jay Pun for Pun’s Picks)

The Fixx (2012)

Freedy Johnston (2010, Music Resource Center)

Gogol Bordello (2011)

Gomez (2012, Positively 4th Street)

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals (2010 at The Sound Studio)

Guster (2015 at Virginia Arts)

The Head & The Heart (2011)

Heartless Bastards (2012)

Infamous Stringdusters (2011)

https://vimeo.com/24098159

Ingrid Michaelson (2009 Virginia Arts) the “burrito” version of “Maybe”

and in 2011 at our studio with an audience of Corner VIPs!

The Jayhawks covering the Felice and Boudleaux Bryant classic “Love Hurts” at Virginia Arts (2011)

JD McPherson (2012)

JJAMZ (2012) one of the only supergroups (now known as Phases) we’ve ever had in-studio!

John Paul White (2016)

Josh Ritter (2011)

https://vimeo.com/20786767

Josh Ritter (2016) at Virginia Arts

JR JR (2011) back when they were Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.

Kacey Musgraves (2015)

Lilly Hiatt (2015)

The Lone Bellow covering Paul Simon (2015 at Virginia Arts)

The Lone Bellow (2018)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp10MVgYXy0&w=560&h=315

Lord Nelson (2016)

Love Canon doing Thomas Dolby’s “She Blinded Me With Science” (2012)

…and Dire Straits’ “Money For Nothing” at Paladin (2012)

and Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” (2011)

Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear (2015)

Mat Kearney (2011)

https://vimeo.com/29353023

Meiko (2012)

Meiko at our 8th birthday show at The Southern (2014, video by Ron Paris)

Mike Doughty (2013)

Mindy Smith (2012)

No BS! Brass Band (2014)

Parachute’s Will Anderson w/ Kris Allen (2017)

Parachute’s Will Anderson with American Idol winner Kris Allen covering Katy Perry! (2017)

Pete Yorn (2011)

https://vimeo.com/21127036

Rhett Miller (Old 97’s) 2011

Rumer (2015 at Virginia Arts)

Sally Rose Band (2016)

Scars on 45 (2011)

SOJA (2015)

The Wind & The Wave (2015)

and covering Sia!

The Wood Brothers (2015)

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