Always Always Ent & Crack Rock Records Presents:
Sunday, February 23, 2025 at The Annex
Sunday, February 23, 2025 at The Annex
RXK Nephew
ZerotheGod
Yng Li Motley & Friends
Arts and Entertainment
Gifted young stars and longtime Virginia Symphony Orchestra members join Olga Kern for unforgettable performances of classical favorites including Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet and others.
Program
HAYDN Piano Trio No. 39 “Gyspy”
DOPPLER Souvenir du Rigi
SAMAZEULH Esquires D’Espagne-Chant Sans Parole (1914)
GLINKA Trio Pathetique
SCHUBERT Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 “Trout”
This artist has been challenging musical genre definitions since his 1970 debut, blurring the lines between blues, soul, funk, roots rock, folk and bluegrass in tell-it-like-it-is performances that steal the show. A Portsmouth native, Swamp Dogg has inspired artists for generations with this “salty, earthy, Southern-soul storytelling” (The New York Times) and innovative style. He’s still got what it takes to rock the house—grab your tickets for this iconic performer!
The deep-roots tag team of Cajun slide guitar phenom Sonny Landreth and legendary New Orleans Latin-Americana rockers The Iguanas present a mind-blowing musical trip through the scenic soundscape of the bayou. Fusing blues, Latin, classic R&B, zydeco, Cajun, Tex-Mex, and roots rock, these down-home virtuosos stir up a rich gumbo of musical styles. Louisiana’s calling — here’s your chance to answer.
Distilling a heady mix of Afro-Caribbean styles and irresistible on-stage energy, this sizzling Puerto Rican band has been thrilling international audiences for nearly three decades. With mesmerizing hand drumming, raucous horns and soaring vocal harmonies, they’ll have you on your feet! Discover a fan-favorite band who “can rock the house with traditional singing and drumming, then turn around and lay down a smoking, jazz-heavy, Afro-Rican jam” (East Bay Express).
The only parade in the U.S. to honor NATO features over 100 parade units including U.S. and international bands, military units, community groups and floats representing ever NATO Member Nation!
Presented by Virginia Arts Festival. Hailed by Paste Magazine as “masters of soulful folk,” The Wood Brothers have cemented a reputation, among fans and critics alike, as freethinking songwriters and road warriors. Their latest studio album, Heart is The Hero, has won rave reviews for “songs that reflect the fears, hopes, and joys of everyday people. Their poetry is sonic as well as lyrical and will speak to you in ways you won’t anticipate” (Rock & Blues Muse). But as Rolling Stone attests, “there is still nothing like seeing The Wood Brothers on a stage.” Hear their latest work alongside their classics in this eagerly anticipated Festival return!
Presented by Virginia Arts Festival. Prepare to be blown away by these elementary to high school-age musicians! Virginia Arts Festival’s Rhythm Project is a world percussion ensemble that serves young people throughout Hampton Roads, teaching them discipline, responsibility, and creativity as they learn to perform together on steel pans. Over the program’s 27-year existence, Rhythm Project performers have opened for Gladys Knight, shared the stage with international steel pan stars, and performed at the Kennedy Center as well as the Royal Nova Scotia and Virginia International Tattoos. Bring the family and enjoy music that makes you want to move.
