If you like Southern rock, or “Southern Fried Rock” as the old K-Tel albums used to refer to it, there are a lot of chances for you to get your groove on to some classics as well as some new tunes this weekend beginning Thursday, Sept. 25, in southwest Virginia. Continue reading
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Lonesome River Band and John Cowan, John McFee & Friends headline the 40th annual Stokes County Stomp
DANBURY, N.C. — The annual Stokes Stomp Festival on the Dan is celebrating its 40th birthday with free concerts including bluegrass sensation The Lonesome River Band and the Doobie Brothers’ John Cowan, John McFee and Friends. Continue reading
Sample the sounds of New Orleans’ Caleb Caudle and tastes of microbrews, food trucks at Reynolda House’s Harvest Moon Festival
Tickets for John Cowan, John McFee and Friends at the Rives Theatre on Sept. 25 now on sale
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Tickets for a Sept. 25 concert in Martinsville featuring three members of the Doobie Brothers band are now on sale, and organizers say the show may sell out in advance.
Front Porch Fest marks end of area summer music festivals
If MerleFest marks the beginning of the summer music festival season, Front Porch Fest is the unofficial end. Continue reading
High Rock Outfitters in Lexington presents Jim Lauderdale with Daniel Justin Smith on Aug. 24
LEXINGTON, N.C. — When I think of singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale, the first song that comes to mind is “I Met Jesus in a Bar.” But he has more songs. Many, many more. One of Nashville’s most prolific songwriters and a frequent draw at MerleFest, the North Carolina native will be performing at High Rock Outfitters, 13 South Main St., on Sunday, Aug. 24, with Daniel Justin Smith beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15. Continue reading
Rives Theatre annual outdoor concert to feature Lizzy Ross and Major and The Monbacks on Saturday, Aug. 23
Rives Theatre annual outdoor concert to feature Lizzy Ross and Major and The Monbacks on Saturday, Aug. 23
Lizzy Ross
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — The best party of the season in Henry County is coming to Shining Star Farm on Saturday, Aug. 23.
Spend the evening with FireFall at the Harvester Performance Center in Rocky Mount, Va.
If you are a fan of ’70s rock, you may want to head to Rocky Mount, Va.’s new Harvester Performance Center on Sunday, Aug. 10, to catch FireFall performing hits including “Cinderella,” “Just Remember I Love You” and “You are the Woman.” Continue reading
‘Friday Flavors’ Concert – Tyler Barham to perform with John Griffin on Friday, Aug. 1, at Stonefield Cellars
Singer-songwriter Tyler Barham, named one of Billboard’s Top 10 Country Artists to Watch in 2014, will perform at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1, with John Griffin, who originally hails from Madison, N.C., at Stonefield Cellars Winery off U.S. 68 in Stokesdale, N.C. Tickets are $10. Continue reading
