Country rockers Pure Prairie League took their name from an obscure 19th century Temperance Union mentioned in the 1939 film Dodge City. But this distinctly American band, with its 40-year career and long line of top hits, escaped obscurity long ago. Although fan favorites right out of the gate it took a number of years before Pure Prairie League, formed by vocalist/guitar player Craig Fuller, had its first hit. But it couldn’t have picked a better way to start, and “Aimee” not only put PPL on the map, but went on to become perhaps the most well-known and beloved country rock songs of all time, according to the High Point Theatre website.
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Sam Bush to perform at The Harvester on Thursday, Oct. 30
If you’re a bluegrass or Americana music fan, you know that the “The Bush League” doesn’t have anything to do with baseball. Instead that is the moniker intrepid fans of Sam Bush proudly wear. Continue reading
Sunny Ledfurd, Josh Shilling to headline free concerts during Martinsville Speedway race weekend Oct. 24-25
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — The third annual Turn 5 Concert Series means two nights of free outdoor music, Oct. 24-25, during Martinsville Speedway race weekend.
Head to Raleigh for some Wide Open Bluegrass Oct. 3-4
On the heels of last night’s International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards, you can catch many of the winners performing today, Oct. 3, and Saturday, Oct. 4, in Raleigh at Wide Open Bluegrass, part of the IBMA’s World of Bluegrass annual event.
Steep Canyon Rangers to perform at Blue Ridge Music Center on Saturday, Oct. 11
Want to catch glimpses of autumn color and hear some amazing music at the same time? Mark your calendar to head to the Blue Ridge Music Center near Galax, Va., off the Blue Ridge Parkway to hear the Grammy Award-winning Steep Canyon Rangers at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11. Continue reading
Southern rockers to permeate southwest Virginia the weekend of Sept. 25-27
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
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
