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NEW!

Phoenix
Sept. 1, nTelos Wireless Pavilion, Charlottesville, 877-272-8849 (on sale 10 a.m. Friday)

Frightened Rabbit
Oct. 14, The Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville, 877-272-8849 (on sale 10 a.m. Friday)

The Festy Experience: With JJ Grey & Mofro, The John Scofield Uberjam Band, Chris Thile & Michael Daves, The Infamous Stringdusters and more
Oct. 10-13, Devil’s Backbone Brewing Co. Concert Grounds, Roseland. thefesty.com/tickets

COMING UP!

Hot Tuna
June 13, Birchmere, Alexandria, 703-549-7500

Driftwood, Yankee Dixie
Thursday, June 13, The Southern, Charlottesville, 800-594-8499

Passion Pit
June 13, Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre, Charlotte, N.C., 704-549-5555

Marla Palma Band
Juen 13, The Hot Spot, Waynesboro, 540-949-5216

Buster Williams “Something More Quartet”
June 13-16, Blues Alley, Washington, 202-337-4141

Kathryn Caine and the Small Band, with Sally Rose
June 14, nTelos Wireless Pavilion, Charlottesville, 877-272-8849

Tobacco Apache, with Funk Punch
June 14, The Hot Spot, Waynesboro, 540-949-5216

Hem
June 14, Birchmere, Alexandria, 703-549-7500

New Kids On The Block, 98 Degrees, Boyz II  Men
June 14, Verizon Center, Washington, 800-745-3000

Young Jeezy
June 14, The National, Richmond, 804-612-1900

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A little behind on posting this, so we’ve missed some dates, but here is the rest of the summer schedule. Get more info at http://www.blueridgemusic.org/

June 16, 2013               Traynham Family Trio
June 23, 2013               Appalachian Heritage
June 30, 2013               Sourwood Mountain Boys
July 7, 2013                  Roanoke Valley Ramblers
July 14, 2013                Judy, Henry and Jack
July 21, 2013                The Original Orchard Grass
July 28, 2013                Olen Gardner and Friends
August 4, 2013             American Roots
August 11, 2013            Poorhouse Pepsteppers
August 18, 2013            The Virginia Carolina Band
August 25, 2013            Jezreel
September 1, 2013        Mountain Fling

Roanoke Mountain Music Programs, presented weekly at the Roanoke Mountain Campground on the Blue Ridge Parkway, milepost 120.4, will start on Sunday, May 26. Local musicians will perform a variety of traditional music. The music is presented free of charge through support from the Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway organization. Picnic fair is permitted but alcohol is not. Gates are open 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Access to the campground is limited to the concert area only. Bring chairs and blankets.

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Salem Fair

July 3 – Cimmaron
July 4 – Acoustic Endeavors
July 5 – Dirt Road Scholars
July 6 – Rutledge
July 7 – Barefoot West
July 8 – Seven Mile Ford
July 9 – The Kings
July 10 – Cimmaron
July 11 – Dirt Road Scholars
July 12 – Jimmie Wilson
July 13 – Cimmaron
July 14 – Seven Mile Ford

Southern Culture on the Skids | scots.com

First & 3rd Fridays on Franklin

July 5 – Leggz & Gasoline Alley
July 19 – Southern Culture On The Skids
August 2 – The Kings & Project 4
August 16 – Too Much Sylvia

The Sword | Photo courtesy Razor & Tie, by Sam Holden

The Sword — whose frontmant/songwriter, J.D. Cronise, is a Cave Spring High School graduate — continues touring behind its most successful album to date, “Apocryphon,” with a show scheduled for Aug. 21 at Roanoke venue Martin’s Downtown Bar & Grill.

When “Apocryphon” came out in late October 2012, it made No. 17 on the Billboard top 200, selling 16,800 copies. The disc was also No. 2 on the hard music chart, No. 4 on the rock chart and was the No. 26-selling digital release, according to the band’s record label, Razor & Tie. The disc was No. 4 on the iTunes chart. So that was a great start, the band’s best ever, and The Sword has been touring hard behind it ever since.

It will be The Sword’s first time back to Roanoke since a December 2010 show at Martin’s.

The upcoming leg of roadwork will see the band in Texas, including Austin, where Cronise founded the act, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Oregon, Washington, Canadian provinces leading it back east, then New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Lousiana.

Ticket link — http://martinsdowntown.inticketing.com/events/324963

In other news from The Sword, the ever-enterprising act now has its name on yet another beer. The Sword Iron Swan Ale will be canned by Real Ale Brewing Co., in Texas. That brew should be on the market by the time the group arrives in Roanoke.

The band also has its name on Winter Wolves, from Baltimore-based Oliver Ales.

As many know, there are now two versions of Party in the Park. EventZone took the original name with it after the organization lost its contract with the city, but the new contract-holder, Downtown Roanoke Inc., has its own version, called Party in Elmwood.

Now that we have that bit of potential confusion out of the way, let’s talk logistics. As we all have seen heading outdoors or peeking out a window, the sky is spitting one of those ugly spring rains today. So both parties are moving indoors.

EventZone’s Party in the Park, typically held this year at Daleville Town Center Music Pavilion, is moving back into Roanoke today, setting up shop at Sidewinders Steak House and Saloon, where dancers will surely shag themselves rotten to the strains of the Craig Woolard Band. Meanwhile, DRI’s Party in Elmwood is headed for the Roanoke City Market Building’s third-floor Charter Hall, where Bill Deal’s Original Rhondels will inspire yet another set of shaggers.

Both events kick off at 5:30 p.m.

The Floorboards | facebook.com/thefloorboards, photo by Siobhan Cline

We wrote on Monday about The Taubman Museum of Art’s summer music series, Thursday Night Live. The museum’s staff has added yet another day of music to their schedule. Starting in July, the event formerly known as Art By Night is recast as First Fridays at Five. Starting at 5 p.m., natch, bands will play at the museum’s Norah’s Cafe, while the restaurant serves food and happy hour bevs, with open galleries for your strolling pleasure.

For more info, call 342-5760 or go to the Taubman online — http://www.taubmanmuseum.org/main/. Here is the list of acts for the first Friday of each month through October.

Friday, July 5 – Jordan Harman Band
Friday, August 2 – Adam Markham Duo
Friday, Sept 6 – Corey Hunley & Jeff Maiden
Friday, Oct 4 – The Floorboards

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The Taubman Museum of Art is kicking off a summer music series, Thursday Night Live. Bands will play at the museum’s Norah’s Cafe during extended hours, and lots of other good arty stuff will be happening, too. And it’s free.

Call 342-5760 or go to the Taubman online — http://www.taubmanmuseum.org/main/ — to get all the details. Meanwhile, here’s the full summer lineup, and it looks (and sounds) like quality. For my organizational purposes, I’m listing this in the “club shows: raw feed” category, because a full bar is involved. But don’t go getting loaded and booting on a Singer Sargent.

Which reminds me, speaking of the intersection of music and art, the Taubman has a Howard Finster — Elvis Had 94 Gold Songs. Ray Kass, of the Mountain Lake Symposium and the Virginia Tech Art Department, contributed it.

June 6th    |  The BoatMen
June 13th  |  Lenny Marcus Trio
June 20th  |  Runaway Jones
June 27th  |  The Funk Cousins (No Relation)

July 4th  |  TBD
July 11th  |  Ministers of Soul Trio
July 18th  |  The Other White Meat
July 25th  |  No Strings Attached

August 1st  |  Barefoot West Trio
August 8th  | Runaway Jones
August 15th  | The Biglick Boptet
August 22nd  |  Le Hotclub de Biglick
August 29th  | Marc Baskind Duo

http://www.taubmanmuseum.org/main/calendar/thursday-night-live

Workers setting up the Blue Ridge Music Festival stage this morning at Salem Football Stadium | Courtesy city of Salem

You don’t have to scroll down far at music.roanoke.com to read all of our coverage on Saturday of this coming Saturday’s Blue Ridge Music Festival. Little Big Town, Colt Ford, Gloriana, Will Hoge and more are on the lineup of the all-day festival at Salem Football Stadium, with an after-party featuring Roanoke’s own Rutledge.

Salem city, which with Outback Productions is putting on the shindig, sent us this set of frequently asked questions for those who want to go and want to know more. So, just the FAQs, ma’am:

What is the venue’s address?
Salem Stadium is located at 1008 Texas Street.

Are tickets still available and where can I purchase them?
Yes, tickets can be purchased in person at the Salem Civic Center box office, by phone
at (800)745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

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