Annie Parnell

Richmond

Journalist at Freelance

host & producer of Jazz Weeknights and The Undertow @myVPM. words @pastemagazine @floodmagazine etc, opinions mine. not on here much. she/they

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Interview: Keep finds the new normal

5 days ago | vpm.org | Annie Parnell

Richmond-based band Keep have been making dreamy, hard-hitting shoegaze rock since 2013, when drummer and vocalist Nick Yetka and guitarist Wes Smithers started the band out of a garage in Virginia Beach. Since then, they’ve released two albums and numerous EPs, and they’ve expanded their roster, adding bassist Will Fennessey in 2017 and guitarist Levi Douthit in 2020.
Jazz Appreciation Month: Miguel Zenon, Luis Perdomo and Annie Parnell

3 weeks ago | vpm.org | Annie Parnell

Saxophonist Miguel Zenon and pianist Luis Perdomo’s Grammy award-winning collaboration El Arte Del Bolero Volumes 1 and 2 considers the connections between jazz and bolero, a genre of love song with deep roots in Latin America. Both artists joined Annie Parnell for a live pre-concert talk at the Modlin Center for the Arts to discuss the project and the shared cultural influences on jazz and bolero.
Strawberry Moon rising: swooning for 'Smoon'

1 month ago | vpm.org | Annie Parnell

Local garage rock band Strawberry Moon are having an exciting year. Just after being voted No. 1 Richmond rock band by RVA Magazine’s Readers’ Poll, they released the new EP Smoon last month — and on Friday night will open for Of Montreal at the Broadberry. I caught up with vocalist Katie Bowles and bassist Gray Stephenson about Strawberry Moon’s new era as a five-piece, how the local music scene has shaped their careers and their favorite character classes to play in Dungeons and Dragons.
Alabaster DePlume, “A Blade Because a Blade Is Whole”

2 months ago | floodmagazine.com | Annie Parnell

Informed by the dualities of harm and healing, the English saxophonist and poet weaves a tapestry of sounds—spiritual jazz, folk, classical, and beyond—into a potent missive of grace.
The many faces of Wes Parker

Jan 30, 2025 | vpm.org | Annie Parnell

Wes Parker wears a lot of hats. A veteran of the Richmond music scene, he’s been playing in local bands since he was in high school — particularly Camp Howard, which mixed hazy surf rock with driving grunge before breaking up in 2021. That’s where Parker’s character "Skunk" came in: a viral comedy persona he describes as an “amicable crust punk” who he came up with as a creative exercise after a sketch writing class.
The Haunting of Advance Base

Dec 4, 2024 | pastemagazine.com | Annie Parnell

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Interview: Ms. Jaylin Brown on nature, healing and the Richmond Folk Festival

Sep 25, 2024 | vpm.org | Annie Parnell

Local artist Ms. Jaylin Brown has an eclectic array of influences. Combining R&B, folk and her classical VCU Opera training, Ms. Brown's music reflects a philosophy of vulnerability and connection to nature — one that’ll be on display during her performance Sunday at the 2024 Richmond Folk Festival on the Family Stage.
Interview: At home with River Whyless

Sep 19, 2024 | vpm.org | Annie Parnell

River Whyless is building another house. That’s big news for the North Carolina indie folk band whose latest album, 2022’s Monoflora, was recorded entirely at the newly constructed home of drummer Alex McWalters in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Since then, the band has taken a bit of a break — focused on raising families and resetting after an extensive period of touring. Now, though, they’re set to perform at this year’s Iron Blossom Festival, Sept.
Downhaul, “How to Begin”

Sep 17, 2024 | floodmagazine.com | Annie Parnell

Downhaul How to Begin SELF AWARE How to Begin isn’t just the title of the new album from Downhaul—it’s a lyrical motif that first hits about three quarters of the way through its first single, “Sinker.” Over jangling guitars and Chandler Brooks’ buoyant bass, bandleader Gordon Phillips searches for meaning but seems to find peace in its absence, offering the title-drop balm, “It’s hard to know how to begin.” The reassurance fades by the end of the album, though, with “Sleep in the Sunroom”...
sing it anyway: ten years of 'crush songs'

Sep 5, 2024 | tugboat.substack.com | Annie Parnell

The other day my partner was over, and we were consulting my record collection. We do this a lot, especially when we cook together — Emmylou Harrisand John Coltrane have soundtracked more of our meals than I can count. That night, though, I wanted something different. I was feeling conspiratorial and vulnerable; when I made my way to my crates, I realized I was smiling like I was about to tell a secret. “Do you want to see an album that was really important to me in high school?” I asked.

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