7 CVille Music Options For January

1. Suburban Living, Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar, Jan 18th

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414 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
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Wesley Bunch’s Virginia Beach-based project, Suburban Living, packs a powerful dream pop punch. Kindergarden, ex-Co-Pilots and ex-Wicked Eyez doing some cool musical things, rounds out the bill.

2. Big Head Todd & the Monsters, The Jefferson Theater, Jan 21st

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110 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
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Since their formation in the mid-’80s, Big Head Todd & the Monsters have continued to evolve and explore, moving beyond their Colorado club circuit roots to become one of the most adventurous, respected and durable bands in America.

Now, with Black Beehive, their maiden release on Shout! Factory (February 4, 2014), the quartet has made its most personal and poignant album to date.

3. Jason Aldean, John Paul Jones Arena, Jan 24th

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295 Massie Rd, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
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Jason Aldean is an American country music singer. Since 2005, Aldean has recorded for Broken Bow Records, an independent record label for which he has released five albums and sixteen singles. Florida Georgia Line and Tyler Farr open.

4. Hogwaller Ramblers, Fellini’s #9, Jan 19th & 26th

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200 W. Market St., Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
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Founded on the quiet and traffic-free Main St of C’ville, Va back in 1991, The Hogwallers were the ingrown toenail of the local music scene. Often arguing as much as playing, band members survived by quitting or firing each other.

They may be self-described as continuously recombinant, but the local band’s Americana tunes are consistently original.

5. David Wax Museum & Friends, The Southern Cafe and Music Hall, Jan 28th

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103 South 1st St., Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
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When future music historians look back at the strong currents circulating between the Americas in the 21st century, they will find Los Lobos, Calexico, and a charismatic, lanky Missourian singing tight harmony with a Southern belle rattling the jawbone of a donkey.

A Tex-Mex twist on traditional Americana pushes borders both musical and geographic.

6. The John D’earth Quintet, Miller’s Downtown, Thursdays

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109 West Main Street, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
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UVA’s celebrated trumpet player, composer, and jazz musician fronts a five piece.

John D’earth is an American post bop/hard bop jazz trumpeter born in Holliston, Massachusetts who has appeared on recordings by Dave Matthews and Bruce Hornsby as well as recording a number of CDs on his own.

7. The Charlottesville Salsa Club, Club R2, Sundays

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303 E Main Street, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
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Founded in Dec. of 2001, their mission is helping to bring opportunities to enjoy, learn, listen and dance to Salsa music to the Charlottesville region. The club developed from a group dance class, one of Edwin Roa’s first.

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