Holy Ghost Tent Revival | File photo

Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Sons of Bill, The Floorboards, Mad Iguanas and more are on the bill for Kirk Avenue Music Hall‘s newest Roanoke radio station 101.5 The Valley’s Music Place‘s outdoor production, Jam Fest Daleville Green.

The two day festival is set for July 12 and 13 at Daleville Town Center Music Pavilion, which features one of the nicest outdoor stages in this part of the state. And there’s plenty of room to move around, too.

The all-ages event  features free parking and allows for chairs, pop-up tents and blankets. Food and bevs (adult and non-adult) will be on site, too, so no coolers allowed – but bring cash. The town center is at 90 Daleville Center St.

Tickets are pretty cheap for this, too. Single-day tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the gate. A two-day pass is $20. Get more info at kirkavenuemusic.com or call 540-589-0546.

It’s part of a busy summer that Kirk Ave the radio station has planned for the pavilion. [Full disclosure: This reporter does a weekly, hour-long show at the station.]

Here are the daily lineups, in reverse order of appearance:

FRIDAY

Sons Of Bill – 9:15 p.m.
The Floorboards – 7:30 p.m.
Stadanko – 6:30 p.m.
Riverbank Ramblers – 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

Holy Ghost Tent Revival – 9:15 p.m.
Mad Iguana’s – 7:30 p.m.
Elroy Jenkins – 6 p.m.
KGB – 4:30 p.m.
Groova Scape – 3 p.m.
Broke Down James 1:30 p.m.

Chuck Prophet | courtesy chuckprophet.com

Roanoke radio station 101.5 The Valley’s Music Place Kirk Avenue Music Hall has a lot of music planned for the summer at Daleville Town Center Music Pavilion. A two-day festival is in the works for mid-July — more on that on Friday — and several Saturdays of live music from national, regional and local acts.

It all starts with Roanoke’s own 80s revivalists, the ever-popular Super Hold, which plays the pavilion at 6:30 p.m. June 25. Tickets are $10 advance and $12 at the gate. This show is part of the 2013 Bike Virginia Tour, which publicists describe as an event to attract hundreds of cyclists in a showcase of the area’s best cycling routes and growing outdoor culture. If you’re into the biking, go to www.bikevirginia.org to get details on the event from the two-wheel side.

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The next month will feature The Black Lillies, Knoxville, Tenn.-based and one of the country’s true up-and-coming Americana acts. The Lillies, founded by Cruz Contreras, put on a fantastic live show. The Black Lillies new album, “Runaway Freeway Blues,” debuted at No. 43 on the Billboard top 200. Really impressive for an indie act that hasn’t been fondled by the major music press.

Opening is Shannon Whitworth, who is not only a high-quality act but is also part of a bluegrass/Americana power couple, as she’s married to Steep Canyon Rangers singer/guitarist Woody Platt. The show is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. July 20 hit. Tickets are $20 advance and $18 at the gate.

My Radio | File photo

Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express headlines a three-band bill on Aug. 14 that includes Roanoke’s own My Radio and Cory Campbell Band. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 at the gate. It will be the first Roanoke appearance in memory for Prophet, who writes smart and hard-hitting rock ‘n’ roll songs, like “Sonny Liston,” where he sings, “I’m a man of few words, baby, and I think you’ve heard ‘em all.”

My Radio last year released its second full-length album, “Starts in the East, Falls in the West,” to good critical reviews from absolutepunk.net and maximumink.com. First-on-the-bill Campbell was impressive on April 5, opening as a solo act  at Kirk Avenue Music Hall for Glen Phillips.

For advance tickets and more show info, visit kirkavenuemusic.com or call 540-589-0546.

Miss Tess & The Talkbacks | Courtesy Brian Geltner

Some of you will remember the retro swing of Miss Tess & the Bon Ton Parade, from FloydFests past. These days, Miss Tess has a new act together, The Talkbacks, and the band brings her new album, “Sweet Talk,” to Kirk Avenue Music Hall on Wednesday.

I just got a copy of the disc, and I like it as well if not better than anything I’ve heard from this woman who so carefully guards her real name that I gave up trying to google it. Her Brooklyn, N.Y.-based band is killing, and she lets the players loose on a couple of numbers, particularly “Adeline,” which gives the drummer plenty to do with an uptempo second-line groove, and a darkly mysterious upright bass solo to introduce the bossa-tinged “This Affair.”

Tess’ voice is a great match for the honky-tonk, torch songs, old-school pop and jazz that give this record and her live show real vintage variety.

And check out the rock ‘n’ roll vibe the band conjures up on the video for “People Come Here for Gold,” where once again Tess exploits a smart lyrical sensibility. See more of her videos.

Glen Phillips | Courtesy Rob Shanahan

Glen Phillips plays a solo show at Kirk Avenue Music Hall on Friday, April 5. Here, we talk about the upcoming Toad the Wet Sprocket album, about the sliced nerve that nearly ended Phillips’ guitar playing career and about the two songs we’re streaming here, “Greer Zollar” and “Eden,” from his recent record, “Coyote Sessions.”

Phillips is at least partly responsible for a run of Toad The Wet Sprocket hits including “Walk On The Ocean” and “All I Want.” But the band broke up years ago for the reason bands often do — the players couldn’t get along. But as the years have gone by, and reunion shows have run the gamut from stressful to enjoyable, the band found that “getting along is the new normal,” Phillips said.

But he has plenty of non-Toad output, too, including Mutual Admiration Society (with Nickel Creeks’ Sean and Sara Watkins and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones) and WPA (also with Sean Watkins and others). He said his show at Kirk Avenue will include music from all those periods.

Read more and get show details on the cover of Thursday’s Inside Out.

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Blues and soul man Hoppie Vaughan plays everywhere. He’s usually covering beloved tunes, but on Thurday at Kirk Avenue Music Hall, it’s all original Hoppie music. And the players behind him, including his son Robert on drums, will lay down serious grooves. Get show information at Top Tickets.

On this podcast, we find out how Vaughan converted himself from a bass player to a guitarist, about the original music that he has written over the years, his musical relationship with Rob Vaughan and some tricks of the trade on performing and getting a show together while you’re on the gig.

Plus, we stream some Vaughan originals — “Hambone,” “Dead Man” and “King Size Fool.” Good original tunes from a guy best known for covering tons of stuff. He does sneak in his originals, but says he never announces them as originals. That way, he can gauge a crowd’s real response to songs nestled between familiar classics. Good idea!

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The Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice show set for Feb. 8 at Kirk Avenue Music Hall has been postponed, according to the venue. The new date is March 8. Same 8 p.m. start time, and those who have already bought tickets may still use them.

Cheryl Wheeler | Courtesy cherylwheeler.com

So first off, Kirk Avenue Music Hall finally has booze back in the house, via Blue Ridge Catering. The venue had to deal with some paperwork, and went dry for a while there, but the  music kept coming. And the folks did, too. Now they can enjoy adult libations again as they listen to the acts that come through.

Now, for this weekend’s acts. Somehow, both of these escaped my radar. But I’ve written about them both before, they’ve played here plenty and people like them, so I’m sure my miss won’t kill the turnouts. Still, here is the info:

TONIGHT

Cheryl Wheeler. 7:30 p.m. $22; $22 to students.

SUNDAY

John Gorka. 7:30 p.m. $20.

For more info, call 540-589-0546 or go to kirkavenuemusic.com

Here is a little video of Gorka, playing “Love Is Our Cross To Bear.”

Tim O’Brien | File photo

From the out-of-limbo file — Tim O’Brien played Kirk Avenue Music Hall on Sept. 21. Joining him for a portion of his set was Australian banjo man Mark Collins, an audiophile traveling to the states for a piece of vintage recording gear.

Collins and O’Brien had met in Colorado, O’Brien told the standing room only crowd at Kirk Ave. Obviously, the two have a musical rapport, as you’ll see on this video.

Speaking of the video, this is one of several I shot recently with a Canon HD rescued from limbo in The Roanoke Times multimedia room. It took forever to get it compatible with my computer — thanks, Jared Davis from IT — but now that it’s working, I’ll be uploading several things I shot during the fall, including some great stuff from Todd Snider at The Sanctuary.

Back to the show at hand — Bill Monroe’s “Roanoke,” appropriately enough, and O’Brien’s own “Look Down That Lonesome Road.”