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Desiré Moses says you can't talk about the music of Charlottesville, Va., without mentioning that Dave Matthews Band got its start here all those years ago. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption
Desiré Moses, Guest DJ on World Cafe
Best known as the frontman of '90s underground powerhouse Pavement, Stephen Malkmus explores folk on his new album Traditional Techniques. "It's almost scary, the naked quiet," he says. SamuelGehrke/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Stephen Malkmus On The Challenge Of Playing Acoustically And Pavement's Reunion
Stephen Malkmus' new album, Traditional Techniques, is out March 6. Samuel Gehrke/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Pavement's new release, The Secret History, Vol. 1, comes out August 11. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Frank Black (right) and Joey Santiago of the Pixies perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2004, the year the band reunited after more than a decade apart. Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images hide caption
So Much Style: Pavement's Stephen Malkmus performs at the Central Park SummerStage on September 21, 2010 in New York City. Cory Schwartz/Getty Images hide caption
Pavement -- (from left to right) Stephen Malkmus, Steve West, Mark Ibold, Bob Nastanovich and Scott Kannberg -- perform during the third and final day of Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago last weekend. Daniel Boczarski / Redferns hide caption
After a messy break-up, Pavement has reunited and embarked on a 2010 world tour. Gail Butensky hide caption