My friend Doug Stanford has been producing a music video web series AuxSend.tv for a while now. Aux Send showcases the talent of rising independent artists and bands in the Virginia area. Some of the performance and interviews include Nelly Kate, Wes Swing, Bryan Elijah Smith, Nick Coward & The Last Battle and others.
Now, Doug is happy to announce that Aux Send will be premiering on WVPT, a Virginia-based PBS station, on March 23 at 10 p.m., airing before Austin City Limits. The initial PBS broadcast run consists of 13 one-hour episodes, including material from the Web show, as well as unreleased performances. Aux Send can be seen on WVPT in the Shenandoah Valley, Central and Northern Virginia, Eastern and Panhandle West Virginia, Western Maryland, Southern Pennsylvania and Washington DC areas. WVPT’s coverage does not extend down to Richmond, unfortunately, but they’re working towards getting the show to a national distribution level through NETA/PBS, so hopefully it will in the future.
In the meantime, you can still watch on AuxSend.tv or on its YouTube page. Check out a performance by Nelly Kate below.
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2011 may be over, but things are already moving along in the Richmond music scene. Here are a bunch of artists who I expect to see big things from in 2012.
The Listening Room celebrated its two year anniversary with another set of performances showing off why it’s one of the best music showcases in Richmond. Arriving a bit early, I found it to be already packed. Since this is the last Listening Room for two months (the Firehouse Theatre is undergoing renovations), there was definitely something special to be had this evening.
Next up was the duo of Bonnie Staley (of the Girtles) and Cliff Boyd (of 
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