From Sparklehorse and Pavement to Silver Jews and, yes, Dave Matthews: our Charlottesville affiliate station managing producer plays guest DJ to help us explore the music of central Virginia.
Music can help us deal and we can help musicians, too. On our weekly playlist, we're spotlighting independent artists and providing links for you to help support their music.
Yoyoka Soma's drum cover of Led Zeppelin's "Good Times, Bad Times" made her an internet sensation at the age of eight, and her Rage Against The Machine cover is just as cathartic.
This year's additions to the Library of Congress' showcase of the breadth and depth of American sound include The Chronic, Tina Turner and the theme song from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
Parker's breezy new album, which mixes live music with vintage synthesizers, draws on R&B, early hip-hop, droning electronica, jazz-funk, Afropop and flailing '60s-rock solos.