Hear Together: Valley Associates for Independent Living
In the late '80s, a group of citizens from Harrisonburg and Rockingham convened to discuss their concerns about disability services in the community. Most people with disabilities lived with their families or in adult care [...]
Watch Now: Neal Francis In-Studio Session
Neal Francis visits the WNRN studio to talk about his Chicago influences, finding refuge in a church during the pandemic, and the recording of his new studio album In Plain Sight, plus he performs [...]
Decade of Difference: Southern Culture on the Skids
If you have ever found yourself dodging fried chicken at a concert, then you are probably attending a show by Southern Culture On The Skids. Coming out of North Carolina in 1983, the band has [...]
Watch Now: Sammy Rae & The Friends In-Studio Session
The NYC-based eight piece Sammy Rae & The Friends joined us for a live in studio performance for WNRN members at In Your Ear studios in Richmond. Watch the band perform live and Sammy [...]
WNRN Profiles Central VA for NPR Music’s Slingshot!
All month long WNRN teams up with NPR Music to spotlight Central Virginia's music scene for NPR's Slingshot series. Find out how Harrisonburg's Blue Sprocket Pressing is putting Virginia on the vinyl map, Central [...]
Decade of Difference: Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans in 1901 in a neighborhood so dangerous that it earned the nickname “the battlefield.” He dropped out of school in the fifth grade to work and earned enough [...]
Decade of Difference: B-52s
Combining B-movie zaniness with some powerful punk and surf rock licks, the B-52s broke out with 1979’s “Rock Lobster,” a quirky hit playing on the emerging mainstream interest in new wave music. The band formed [...]
Phish Phriday 2/25
This weekend, Phish is in Mexico performing 4 shows at Riviera Maya. Tad cannot get you to those shows; however, he can take you to a luxurious non-tropical locale... Utica! Here is Phish playing "Guyute" [...]
Virginia rapper McKinley Dixon on the power of community and making music for himself
Although McKinley Dixon grew up between Annapolis, Md. and Queens, N.Y., he ultimately found his home as an artist in Richmond, Va. Growing up an avid drawer who loved cartoons, he moved to Richmond in [...]
Concert Review: Neal Francis at The Canal Club
As telegraphed by his latest album In Plain Sight, Chicago pianist Neal Francis’ live show was a kaleidoscope of sound and emotion Tuesday at The Canal Club in Richmond. Francis took the crowd on a [...]
Decade of Difference: George Harrison
The “quiet Beatle,” George Harrison embraced Indian music and exposed it to a large pop music audience through his compositions on Beatles albums and on his own solo work. Harrison was born and raised in [...]
Decade of Difference: Cracker
After spending a few years in northern California fronting his indie rock band Camper Van Beethoven, David Lowery moved to Richmond. With the move came a different band - one that left indie rock behind [...]