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Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

Thursday, November 17, 2011

The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen presents


The Legend of Johnny Cash

Philip Bauer has been recreating the music and live performance of Johnny Cash since 1985 and features the following top hits: “Get Rhythm,” “Man in Black,” “I Walk the Line,” “Ring of Fire,” etc.
  • Sat., Nov. 19 • 7pm
  • The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, 2880 Mountain Road Glen Allen, VA 23060
  • $35

The Carpenter Center presents Joan Baez


Joan Baez

Fri., Nov. 18 • 7:30pm
Carpenter Theater at Richmond Center Stage, University of Richmond 

$10 – $50


    Thursday, September 29, 2011

    Friday, September 16, 2011

    TONITE: Steve Earle @ The National


    Time
    Friday, September 16 · 8:00pm - 11:00pm

    Tickets   Ticketmaster outlets, nattickets.com, and The National box office

    Location

    More Info
    STEVE EARLE and the Dukes
    (and Duchesses) featuring Allison Moorer
    Friday September 16th @ 8pm

    Steve Earle's 2004 album, The Revolution Starts Now, which features several songs relating to the Iraq War, was deliberately released to coincide with the run-up to the 2004 US presidential election, with the aim of encouraging votes for John Kerry.[18] The song "The Revolution Starts Now" was used in the promotion of Michael Moore's anti-war documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11 and appears on the album Songs and Artists That Inspired Fahrenheit 9/11, the songs for which were selected by Moore. The song also opened Earle's weekly Sunday-night show on Air America Radio

    Thursday, September 15, 2011

    Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the 43rd Street Festival of the Arts


    The 43rd Street Festival of the Arts 
    Saturday, September 17th
    43rd Street, Forest Hill Neighborhood 

    Seventy selected regional artists and craftsmen will show and 
    sell their work accompanied by live music, locally 
    grown food, and special activities for children.  Proceeds from
    the festival will benefit Freedom House, a philanthropy that 
    provides shelter for the homeless.
    The festival features long time exhibitors Cris Pool, Lee Hazelgrove, 
    Steven Glass, Foust, and Robin Cage.  New artists provide variety and
    fine craftsmanship in the following media: paintings, prints, pottery, 
    sculpture, jewelry, glasswork, and more.   

    Music:
    10 am  Rachel Leyco
    11:30 am  Susan Greenbaum 
    1:00 pm Blue Line Highway
    2:30 pm Bluz Catz
    4 pm OminOtago

    The Happy Lucky Combo performs at Crossroads

    The Happy Lucky Combo
     "Come Get Some Lovin'" tour 
    Crossroads
    3600 Forest Hill Ave.
    Richmond VA, 
    Friday, Sept. 16
    8-10PM. 



    featuring 
    Barry Bless  / accordian
    Pippin Barnett / percussion
    and Dave Yohe  / upright bass
    with guest clarinetist Nick Lewis.



    Wednesday, September 14, 2011

    The Waybacks with Jim Lauderdale perform @ the LGBG on 10/6



    Music for Massey featuring The Waybacks and Jim Lauderdale

    Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011
    @ The Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
    Gates open 5:30 pm; music begins 7 pm
    This is a rain or shine event.
    Food and beverages available for purchase. (No coolers or outside food allowed.)
    This is an all ages, family friendly show! 


    Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is the host for the seventh annual Music For Masseybenefit concert featuring The Waybacks with special guest Jim Lauderdale
    The concert is presented by Dominion Virginia Power and all proceeds go to VCU Massey Cancer Center for Pediatric Cancer Research. 
    Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the gate; children 12 & under free when accompanied by an adult. 
    Purchase tickets online at TicketstoBuy.com or at the gate.

    Wednesday, August 17, 2011

    African Tinged Jazz by the Tim Harding Quartet

    Saturday, August 20
    8pm - 11pm


    Location
    CrossRoads Coffee & Ice Cream LLC
    3600 Forest Hills Ave.
    Richmond, VA
    804-231-2030




    Harding will be joined by
    Charles OJ Hunter , who has collaborated with
    Nina Simone, Hamiet Bluiett and Olu Dara
    over the years, on piano, Wayne O'Bryan on bass and Hunter Duke on drums.

    Performing: Songs from Hardings time with Hotel X, as well as a few choice tunes by Abdullah Ibrahim, Salif Keita and Pharoah Sanders.