Category: Artist Profiles

Downtown Leesburg has become a focal point for jazz music. A prolific member of the scene’s burgeoning community is Lisa Fiorilli, saxophonist, teacher, and leader of the Lisa Fiorilli Jazz Trio, which has lately expanded to become a quartet.

Fresh off an East Coast tour, up-and-coming indie rock band Kid Brother returns home this month to play a headlining show at the Tally Ho Theatre in downtown Leesburg and then prepare for the release of their second album in January.

By Jan Mercker Sometimes a band is all about looking for their big break. And sometimes the joy of playing local shows with good friends … Read More ›

Osama Malik believes there’s a season for everything. And right now, it’s time to make lots of music. The Lucketts-based singer/songwriter and father of five is shaking things up with a new band and a new pop-infused EP. After a few mellow years on Loudoun’s winery and brewery circuit as a solo singer/songwriter,

A question is put to Jared Hall Garland: All obstacles aside, if there were a dream he could attain, either in his career or his creative endeavours, what would it be? What does he want more than anything?

By Martin Bonica Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter Joy Ike is bringing her live show through northern Virginia this month, with a show in Reston on Friday, September … Read More ›

Maggie Miles, a singer-songwriter hailing from Round Hill, has had a prolific year. In March she recorded her debut self-titled EP. In June, she played to a packed Tally Ho Theatre alongside The Duskwhales and Kid Brother. In July, she shot a music video in Purcellville for an as-of-yet unreleased project, and in August she released the standalone single “When You Want To,” a collaborative single with Butler (the moniker of singer-songwriter Nathan Bittner.)

By Andrew D. Parker             Blind Melon, the ’90s neo-psychedelic alt-rock band that found commercial success with their 1993 hit “No Rain,” is back together, working … Read More ›