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Wednesday, July 15, 202607/15/2026

Local Lounge: Erin Lunsford & Rhinestones Track-by-Track commentary

Samantha spoke to Erin Lunsford on her new solo record, Rhinestones, and did a track-by-track commentary on all twelve songs.…

Wednesday, July 8, 202607/08/2026

Local Lounge: The Golden Hours

Samantha speaks with Charlottesville supergroup The Golden Hours (featuring Lowland Hum and David Wax Museum) before they take the Ting…

Wednesday, July 1, 202607/01/2026

Local Lounge: Travis Elliott

Samantha speaks with Charlottesville singer-songwriter Travis Elliott as he shares an exclusive listen to his unreleased single “Built to Break”.

Wednesday, June 24, 202606/24/2026

Local Lounge: Em Foris

Samantha speaks with Em Foris on her new single “Nowhere Bound” and reuniting with Orion Redwolf on the project.

Wednesday, June 17, 202606/17/2026

Local Lounge: Sravani Kameswari

Sravani Kameswari shares about her debut album, Unraveled, and how she balanced producing the record and med school at VCU.

Wednesday, June 10, 202606/10/2026

Local Lounge: Abbi Jean

Harrisonburg’s Abbi Jean makes her Local Lounge debut, and shares how a Disney pop idol inspired her. Abbi Jean plays…

Wednesday, June 3, 202606/03/2026

Local Lounge: Mariana Bell

Samantha spoke with Mariana Bell on her upcoming record, Give it a GO!, and she’ll play three songs in the…

Tuesday, May 26, 202605/26/2026

Local Lounge: C.Burrows

Samantha talks with C.Burrows who walked across the country and relocated to Scottsville almost a decade ago. His record “Dark…

Wednesday, May 20, 202605/20/2026

Local Lounge: Heaviside

Samantha speaks with Charlottesville based post-hardcore band Heaviside on their latest EPs and upcoming album.

Wednesday, May 13, 202605/13/2026

Local Lounge: Sami Gardner

Samantha chats with Richmond artist Sami Gardner on her new single “Driving Southbound” and upcoming show at The Camel. Sami…

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