Kevin Olson Music

April 2019

Very greatful to be invited to play guitar at the Korean American Attorney's Gala at Fogo De Chao. Met some very nice people and got to have a great meal. Short set, but very greatful for the invite!

April 2019

Had two amazing sets at the Art Blooms at Mosaic Festival in Merrifield. Started off with my solo acoustic guitar followed by my band. Always love having a professional sound crew running the show to make everything sound great! Was also tons of fun to have a huge group of people dancing and singing along to some classic rock hits!

February 2019

Performed at CoWork Cafe in Arlington VA. Great spot for people to come work during the day and at night its a pleasant spot for a dessert, cup of coffee, or wine/beer

February 2019

Performed for the second time at Caboose Commons. Loved being able to play music at my favorite local brewery! Happy to bring some acoustic guitar music to everyone's morning!

January 2019

Played at show with my band at Tucked Away Brewery in Manassas VA. Really nice spot with great beer and activities for people to do.

January 2019

Headlined a halftime show for the Maryland Men's Basketball game. First time at College Park. Great college basketball atmosphere and was very exciting to watch a last second win by the home team.

December 2018

Headlined a halftime show for the Virginia Tech Men's Basketball game. Was cool to play to a sell out crowd in Blacksburg!

October 2018

Played a gig for an Apple Pay event near Dupont Circle in DC

September 2018

Was invited to play guitar at the main housewarming event at Caboose Commons. Very cool to be able to participate in their opening event. Great brewery in the Mosaic District!

June 2018

I performed at Celebrate Fairfax for the fourth year in a row. One of my favorite local festivals to attend and play at. Had a nice stage and crowd.

May 2018

Closed out my May performances by playing an acoustic set at my friend's Rachel and Parker's wedding. They have been supporters of my music from my Blacksburg days so was very honored to have them ask me to perform at their wedding. Congrats to the Leinbachs!

May 2018

The Sprinting Turtles performed at Cowboy Cafe in Arlington VA. Thanks to all of our friends who helped create a standing room only night!

May 2018

The Sprinting Turtles had another great gig at TYSONS BIERGARTEN!

February 2018

The band performed a quick set at the Beltway Relay For Life fundraiser event held at Jammin Java!

February 2018

The Sprinting Turtles had a gig at Auld Shebeen in Fairfax VA. Good time rocking out the Irish bar with some classic rock hits!

January 2018

The Sprinting Turtles performed at Tysons Biergarten. Had an awesome time playing rock and roll for four hours and got great feedback from the bar and from management!

January 2018

My band, The Sprinting Turtles, and I performed at Gypsy Sallys in Georgetown. Second time we have been there and first time we went as a full band. Great crowd rocking out to some classic rock covers!

December 2017

Fourth year in a row headlining a Men's Basketball game at Virginia Tech. Very special to be invited back and perform on the court where I played my very first big live gig.

October 2017

For the second year in a row, I was asked to perform at the UVA Women's Volleyball game. Performed the national anthem and my acoustic guitar routine. Another great time in Charlottesville!

October 2017

A friend of mine asked if I would open up for his band at Rhodeside Grill in Arlington VA. This was my first time there. Great bar with live music on the bottom floor.

September 2017

Set up a really cool gig at the Westover Beer Garden in Arlington VA. I started off the evening with my acoustic set and then my band, The Sprinting Turtles rocked out for the rest of the night playing hits from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s! Check us out!

August 2017

Played at the second annual Workhouse Brewfest in Lorton, VA. Glad to have beer to cool off after performing outdoors on a hot summers day!

June 2017

Third straight year playing at Celebrate Fairfax! Really cool fair with awesome local and national music acts.

April 2017

Played a long set at Paradise Springs Winery.

April 2017

Jirani Coffee House. Opened for The Watch. Awesome band who I met at Viva Vienna in 2016. Second time opening for them at the coffee house. Cool place in old town Manassas, VA!

April 2017

Opened up for Rock Creek Kings and Darlingtonia at The Velvet Lounge in Washington DC. Really cool venue on U Street!

February 2017

Headlined halftime shows for both the Men's and Women's West Virginia University basketball games. First time to Morgantown. Played infront of a sell out crowd of 14,000 people.

December 2016

Played at my third women's basketball game at Virginia Tech. As always, great time playing in Cassell. Awesome to see that the team was able to stay undefeated!

December 2016

Third time opening up for Deanna Bogart and her band. Sixth time at Jammin' Java. Love being able to play music in my hometown. Awesome night and great crowd!

December 2016

Opened up for local artist, Jessica Yellowitz. Had a slight malfunction with my main guitar so had to improvise 2/3 of my set. Was a great learning experience though to think on the spot.

November 2016

Invited to headline another Virginia Tech Men's Basketball game. Always a very fun time to come back to Blacksburg and perform. Playing at Cassell is one of the coolest events I have ever and probably will ever play at.

November 2016

I got to play a really cool gig at the University of Virginia' Women's Volleyball game. I played the national anthem and got to headline the 'halftime' show. Really fun time exploring around Charlottesville, VA for the first time

October 2016

First time playing in Georgetown. Had my own show at Gypsy Sally's. Great fun playing infront of lot of my friends who live in the city. Also tons of fun being able to kick off my friend, Susie's birthday weekend.

September 2016

Jammin' Java... again :) . One of my favorite places and it was cool to play in a festival style line up with some other local bands. This was my fifth time playing at the club in the last two years.

August 2016

Inivted to play a 45 minute set at The Workhouse Brewfest. Temperature was round 100 degrees, but it was still fun to play a festival lineup and be a part of the inagural event. Many thanks to my friend Evan, who helped me with equiptment.

July 2016

Opened up for Angie Keilhauer at Jammin' Java. She was on The Voice so it was really cool to share the stage with her. Always an awesome time whenever I get to play at Jammin' Java in Vienna

June 2016

Went out to Jirani Coffee House in Manassas to open up for The Watch. Awesome band who I met after my Viva Vienna set. Very honored that they wanted me to open for them.

June 2016

Celebrate Fairfax. Played an hour set with a combination of originals and covers. Great to be back at for a second year in a row. Sound technician said I "drew in the largest crowd to the Wegman's Uncorked Stage all weekend".

May 2016

Viva! Vienna! Festival. Awesome to finally play at a town festival that I have been coming to for years! Set time was 45 minutes.

March 2016

Played the National Anthem and headlined the halftime show at the Miami vs Virginia Tech Men's Basketball game. 9,000+ fans at the game.
ANTHEM HALFTIME

January 2016

Third time at Jammin' Java. Played one long instrumental for my set time. Saw some other great bands including The Duskwhales and Wylder. Check out my performance from the night HERE

November 2015

Headlined the halftime show of a Virginia Tech Women's Basketball game. I combined the songs I play during my longer set into one 6 minute medley Watch the performance HERE

July 2015

Opened up for Deanna Bogart for the second time in a year a Jammin' Java. Always fun to play infront of hometown family and friends. Watch the FULL performance HERE

June 2015

I got to share my guitar routine with people at the Celebrate Fairfax Fair. This was my first big event with big name bands such as Kongos and 3 Doors Down.

May 2015

Asked to perform at Blacksburg's Fork and Cork Festival. Great to be a part of the entertainment and sample wine with friends.

April 2015

I was given a slot to play at Virginia Tech's Relay for Life event. It was so amazing to be a part of a great cause. Very surreal experience being able to play my guitar on the famous Drillfield in front of the iconic Burruss Hall. This was the coolest stage I have played on so far. Checkout the playlist from my set HERE

December 2014

First shot at a music venue came at Jammin' Java in my hometown Vienna, VA. I was given a 20 minute set to open up for Deanna Bogart and her band. This was my first time playing a long set list and at an event solely for music. Great time making my Vienna debut.
Checkout the playlist of my set HERE

November 2014

My early street performances led to me headlining a halftime show at the Virginia Tech Men's Basketball game. This was my first live performance on any kind of stage. So cool to hear my guitar play over the loud PA System and capitvate a large audience. Also headlined a Virginia Tech Women's basketball game in December
Watch my first ever live performance HERE

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West Virginia Halftime Show 2017-2018

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Blacksburg Busking - Tiny Desk Submission

Virginia Tech vs Miami 2016 - Halftime

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Constellation

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Virginia Tech 2015

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Jammin' Java 2014