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Wednesday, February 11, 202602/11/2026

Local Lounge: McGwire and Theocles

Charlottesville Nerd-core artist McGwire will join Local Trax for his Local Lounge debut! Theocles will join in the session as…

Wednesday, February 4, 202602/04/2026

Local Lounge: Dogwood Tales

Samantha chats with Harrisonburg based band, Dogwood Tales, the week of their show at The Southern Cafe & Music Hall.…

Friday, January 30, 202601/30/2026

Local Lounge: Jack Stepanian

Jack Stepanian will stop by before his show at The Southern Cafe & Music Hall on Friday, February 6th, and…

Wednesday, January 21, 202601/21/2026

Local Lounge: Prabir

Samantha spoke with Richmond’s Prabir on his new album approaching traditional Indian raags with an acoustic guitar, plus we’ll hear…

Thursday, January 15, 202601/15/2026

Local Lounge: Clark Beach

Samantha spoke with Clark Beach, a New York native and UVA student, on his indie-pop band The Coast. They are…

Wednesday, January 14, 202601/14/2026

Local Lounge: Work Wear ft. Sally Rose

Samantha speaks with Work Wear on their new EP, Louisiana Rain, and Sally Rose shares their vocals in this performance…

Wednesday, January 7, 202601/07/2026

Local Lounge: Michael Clem

Samantha speaks with Michael Clem in the first Local Lounge of the year. Michael has a record called 60cents a…

Friday, December 12, 202512/12/2025

Local Trax Look Back: Playing the Best of 2025’s Local Music

2025 was a great year for local musicians. How do we know? Because we played it on Local Trax! We…

Wednesday, December 10, 202512/10/2025

Local Lounge: Films on Song

The final Local Lounge of the year goes on location at the Music Resource Center with Charlottesville band, Films on…

Wednesday, December 3, 202512/03/2025

Local Lounge: Emily Forister

It’s time for another Local Lounge debut! Meet Charlottesville artist, Emily Forister, who will chat about her debut single “Easy…

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