Samantha spoke with Charlottesville's newest band, Rare Bird Alert, on how they came together, how a hobby inspired their band name, and performed three songs in the Corner studio. Find them at the Batesville Market every Friday in June.

Rare Bird Alert - Local Lounge - 6/21/23

Samantha spoke with Michael Coleman of Free Union will play a few songs ahead of their show at The Jefferson with The LongWay and Hash on Saturday night!

Free Union - Local Lounge - 3/20/24

Jonathan Drolshagen (Drolls!) and Danny Shea revealing the starting line up for the 36th Season of Fridays After Five at the @Ting Pavilion in Charlottesville.

Community Corner Interview: Jonathan Drolshagen and Danny Shea for Fridays After Five

Julia Wolf came to 106.1 The Corner before her show at The Southern to talk about her path from making music in her room to selling out shows; her new single; writing confessional songs; and more.

Julia Wolf - 4/12/24

Samantha spoke to Ruckersville-based band Dupe on their radio debut and Local Lounge debut. Dupe are a new band on the scene, and made a big impression at the Music Resource Center 's Battle of the Bands earlier this year. Listen in to their interview and performance!

Dupe - Local Lounge - 7/10/24

It's Sam's Birthday Local Trax show, with special guest Erin Lunsford in the Local Lounge. Erin joins the show and plays three songs and here are three emojis that can give you a hint as to what those songs are about: 🌸🦌💎
We'll talk about her residency at a new Cville hotel, and how she went sorta kinda viral on tiktok!

Erin Lunsford - Local Lounge - 8/14/24

Jordan and Ike from the Music Resource Center talk the about the incredible opportunities for students to learn all aspects of music performance and production.

In The Mix: Music Resource Center

On The Morning Mixtape. Jason Crane chatted with Robert Chapel and Ed Warwick-White from Four County Players about their production of Putting It Together, a Sondheim revue. It opens August 30 and runs for two weekends.

Community Corner: Four County Players

Samantha was joined by Koda and Marie of Nelson County's Chamomile & Whiskey! They are celebrating their 1000th show by doing two nights in Charlottesville this week, and they'll play a couple of tunes.

Chamomile & Whiskey - Local Lounge - 8/28/24

On The Morning Mixtape, Jason chats with gymnastics coach and adult gymnast Kelly Hardcastle-Jones about getting back into gymnastics as an adult.

In The Mix: Adult Gymnastics

Samantha spoke to The Judy Chops, who have a new album out called, The Good Days, and they chat about the making of the album and play a couple of songs. Don't miss their performance at 231 Fest at Castle Hill Cider this Sunday September 8th!

Judy Chops - Local Lounge - 9/4/24

Jason Crane talks with beekeeper Stephanie Rinaldi about how they got started as a beekeeper and about their current job with Siller Pollinator Company (https://sillerpollinatorcompany.com). Stephanie also explains the Nectar Share program, which allows folks to support bees and nonprofits at the same time. Learn more at https://www.nectarshare.com.

In The Mix: Beekeeping

Samantha spoke with Hasler from Charlottesville's newest band, HASH, who visited the studio for a Local Lounge interview. He talks about an upcoming show at The Jefferson Theater, and plays a few tunes!

Hash - Local Lounge - 9/11/24

Charlottesville's punk rock/riot grrrl @thedestructorsband make their debut in the Local Lounge! They talk about meeting at the Music Resource Center, what inspires them to write, and their upcoming performances in town!

The Destructors - Local Lounge - 9/18/24

Kerry Rock from DoGood Cville stops by to talk about their second annual Charity Challenge, a fantasy football league that raises money for local charities. They're recruiting additional sponsors -- and players for next season -- and you can get all the details at https://www.dogoodcville.org.

Community Corner: DoGood Charity Challenge

Sally Rose talks about Fight Like A Grrrl Club, their self-defense program for female-presenting and LGBTQ+ folks. Learn more online at https://www.fightlikeagrrrl.org.

In The Mix: Fight Like A Grrrl Club

Jason Crane talks with Andrew Robinson from LEAP (https://www.leap-va.org/) about ways to make your home more energy efficient, and the programs that exist to help. Then Andrew picks two songs to play.

In The Mix: Energy Efficiency

Jason Crane talks with Sierra Stevens from CASPCA about their need to refill their animal food pantry, and the adoption special they're running to make room for animals impacted by the recent flooding in the region.

Community Corner: CASPCA Hurricane Relief

Jason Crane talks with Piper Torrison and Keely Martin from the band Mediocre about their new album, Growth Eater.

In The Mix: Mediocre

Samantha spoke to two local artists from Fluvanna County who have put together the Help for Helene Benefit Concert at Cunningham Creek Winery on Friday October 18th.

Community Corner: Help for Helene Benefit Concert

Jon and Tyler from The Head and the Heart spent the day with Jason, Samantha and Anand at 106.1 The Corner. They chose songs by artists who've inspired them, and also debuted their new single, "Arrow." This is a compilation of all three interviews. Enjoy!

Corner Lounge(s): The Head And The Heart

Samantha is on location at the Music Resource Center with Pale Blue Dot to talk about their album, Echo, releasing this Friday, plus we get a live performance!

Pale Blue Dot - Local Lounge - 10/16/24

Samantha spoke to Sierra from the Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA about their Fall Festival, a family friendly and pet friendly event on Saturday October 26th!

Community Corner: SPCA Fall Fest

Anand chats with Slug (Sean Michael Daley) of Atmosphere about an artist's responsibility to empathize with their fans and keeping touring fresh ahead of the hip-hop duo's October 23rd date at The Jefferson Theater.

Atmosphere - Corner Lounge - 10/21/24

Jason Crane talks with Ron Sanchez, the new head basketball coach at the University of Virginia, about music, parenting, and even a little bit about basketball. 

Communiity Corner: Coach Ron Sanchez

Samantha spoke to to The Currys on their first show at The Batesville Market next week, plus they play a few songs off of their EP, and make a big music announcement.

The Currys - Local Lounge - 10/30/24

Brother Elsey on a break from tour stopped by the studio to chat with Anand and play some songs from their forthcoming self-titled debut album out January 31st.

Brother Elsey - Corner Lounge - 11/1/24

Jason Crane talks with Kathryn and Kyle from the Albemarle Housing Improvement Program about the services they offer and about how you can support them all this month via the Markets At Tiger Fuel. Learn more at https://ahipva.org.

Community Corner: Albemarle Housing Improvement Program

Jason Crane talks with multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and producer Ballsy, aka Isabelle Banos, about their new EP, Bisou. 

In The Mix: Ballsy

Jeff and Jake of Illiterate Light join Samantha to talk about their new album, Arches, and their headlining show at The Jefferson Theater, plus they'll play a few songs in-studio!

Illiterate Light - Local Lounge - 11/6/24

Jason Crane talks with guitarist Jordan Perry about his solo work; his time teaching and playing in Palestine; his upcoming tour with his Big Bend; and his residency at Durty Nelly's.

In The Mix: Jordan Perry

Jason Crane talks with Phyllis and Joel from Piedmont CASA about the organization's mission of advocacy for children. They're looking for volunteers to train as advocates. Learn more at https://pcasa.org.

Community Corner: Piedmont Casa

Jason Crane talks with Kevin Thurman, Director of Special Events at Boars Head Resort, about this year's Winter Wander, which now includes live illuminated dancers and drone shows on select dates. Winter Wander starts November 22 and runs through January 4. More information at boarsheadresort.com/wander.

Community Corner: Winter Wander

Jason chats with Charlie and Bo Murchie from B&C Food Factory about their new and expanded menu offerings at Pro Re Nata Plus. 

Community Corner: B&C Food Factory At PRN+

Great to have Liz Cooper & The Stampede back in the Corner Lounge as they get set to release their debut album 8/10 & before their show at The Southern!  They'll be at the Firefly Festival later this week & on tour with Houndmouth after that!

Liz Cooper And The Stampede Corner Lounge 061318

Kate Bollinger brought her brand-new band in for her 1st Corner Lounge session before a show with Kendall Street Company & Free Union at The Jefferson!

Kate Bollinger Corner Lounge 03-21-19

Did you know that there's no such thing as a black puma? I didn't until this awesome session with The Black Pumas!

Black Pumas Corner Lounge 09/11/19

Samantha talked with local artist Emily Julia Kresky of Dropping Julia about their new single 'My Room' and 'In My Sleep', their album they released in June. If you think you've heard Dropping Julia before, they've got a whole new sound.

PLUS, we couldn't fit everything on the air like how they managed during the quarantine blues and their goals for 2021.

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