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Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! – Long Distance Lounge – 10/22/20

It was an honor to talk with Laura Jane Grace, frontwoman of Against Me!, about her new solo record, Stay Alive. Keep an eye out for details on a Wicked Sad Weekend takeover soon!

Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes – Long Distance Lounge – 10/8/20

Kendall and Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes talked about their surprise 4th album, Shore, how its process was affected by…

Kathleen Edwards – Long Distance Lounge – 9/28/20

Kathleen Edwards joined Melissa for our latest Long Distance Lounge for a phone interview discussing Edwards’ return to music after…

Matthew Logan-Vasquez of Delta Spirit – Long Distance Lounge – 9/21/20

Matthew Logan-Vasquez discusses why Delta Spirit split up and how they got back together again, working on their new album…

Elizabeth Hopkins of Delta Rae — Long Distance Lounge — 9/14/20

Delta Rae’s Elizabeth Hopkins joined us for a phone interview and shared what it’s like to be an indie band,…

Scott Avett of The Avett Brothers – Long Distance Lounge – 9/4/20

Melissa got to speak with Scott Avett and he talked about their new album ‘The Third Gleam’ being the third…

John-Robert – Long Distance Lounge – 9/3/2020

Enjoy our conversation with John-Robert! We talked about his origin story, the meaning behind his fun ‘Pelican’ music video, and…

106.1 The Corner is turning 14, here are Melissa’s favorite Corner Lounge sessions since Day One!

Can you believe we are turning FOURTEEN on September 15th? Melissa has been with the station since DAY ONE so every day between now and the 15th she’ll be highlighting her favorite Corner Lounge sessions one year at a time! 

Amy Shark – Long Distance Lounge – 8/26/20

We were stoked to talk with Amy Shark over Instagram about her new single ‘Everybody Rise’, shark movies, and she…

Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low – Long Distance Lounge – 8/25/20

All of you pop punk and emo kids – this one is for you! It was so much fun hanging…

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Local Lounge: Roughshod

Samantha spoke to Richmond band Roughshod at the Music Resource Center for their Local Lounge debut.

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