The festival is pleased to start its weekend of FREE programming with a special "friends of friends" concert with some wonderful musicians who either hail from Cville or have close connections here. The propulsive Mexo-Americana of the David Wax Museum headlines our FREE opening gala, joined by local favorite The Hill & Wood, and Nashville's engaging Nora Jane Struthers. Doors @ 6PM.
Featuring:
7:00pm - Nora Jane Struthers
8:00pm - The Hill & Wood
9:00pm - David Wax Museum
♫ Spotify Playlist of bands from this event
DAVID WAX MUSEUM is David Wax and Suz Slezak, a Charlottesville native. Their infectious sound is making them one of hottest indie bands around.
"Kicks up a cloud of excitement with its high-energy border-crossing sensibility." The New Yorker
"Joyful Mexo-Americana fusion, with virtuosic musical skill and virtuous harmonies." Time
"The breakout act at the Newport Folk Fest last year." Paste
"These are the kinds of people we’re dealing with here: generous and caring folks. They sound as such on their records as well, albums that blend the difference between a smaller staffed Calexico and the Bowerbirds, cutting into souls (made up and very real) and extracting heartache that sounds like rejoicing and vice versa." Daytrotter
THE HILL & WOOD hail from Charlottesville and have been one of Virginia’s most critically adored new-fangled bands for over two years. Their sound has grown professional without losing its sincerity, and they bear out a promising sign for whats to come as they begin to record a second album this year.
Nashville's NORA JANE STRUTHERS has stepped forward with a distinctive sound and on-stage style – her personal collection of vintage dresses makes her one of the most visually striking of modern country artists. But the moving, perceptive, and witty songs on Carnival represent a new quantum leap, born of hard work and deep creative reflection.
