David Wax Museum | Courtesy davidwaxmuseum.com

David Wax Museum plays Kirk Avenue Music Hall on May 24, 2013. We spoke with the band’s Suz Slezak last year, before a FloydFest appearance. I didn’t get to give the ‘cast as much love as it deserved at the time, with everything else going on, so here is a worthy rerun.

We talked about how the band got itself into the Newport Folk Festival, where it was a breakout act. Also in the podcast, a discussion of the quijada, a percussion instrument made from a donkey’s jawbone. Slezak counts that as one of her instruments, along with fiddle and vocals.

We stream “Chuchumbe,” a song from the 1760s that the Catholic Church banned in Mexico. All these years later, the song has re-emerged, and it is a big part of David Wax Museum’s gonzo fiesta.

Matuto | Courtesy Vincent Soyez

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1. David Wax Museum – Chuchumbe – Everything Is Saved
2. Matuto – Thousand to Three – The Devil & The Diamond
3. Erin Lunsford – Hey James – I Saw The Thread EP
4. Ben Bullington – Appalachian Mnt. Delta Blues – Ben Bullington
5. Yarn – Annie – Almost Home
6. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker – Aquatic Hitchhiker
7. L Shape Lot – Down to Ride – Blackwater Sessions –
8. Corey Hunley – Kid on the Way – Red to the Bone
9. Folk Soul Revival with Brittany Carter – This Ol’ Flame – Prompting the Dapperness
10. The Rootdowns – Boogie In My Room – Songs with Friends
11. Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds – Lasso – Pound of Dirt
12. Dumpstaphunk – Blues

Rosanne Cash performs on June 14 at Blue Ridge Music Center | File photo

http://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org

June 1 – Tennessee Traditions: Mike Bryant & Joe Decosimo / dancer – Thomas Maupin & Daniel Rothwell / Roan Mountain Hilltoppers 7pm $10
June 8 – Mountain Duets: South Carolina Broadcasters /  Eddie & Bonnie Bond / Mac & Jenny Traynham. 7pm $10
FRI June 14 – Music Royalty: Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal / Wayne Henderson & Friends 7pm $20
June 22 – Hot Pickers Show: The Kruger Brothers / Buckstankle Boys 7pm $15
June 29 – Glorious Gospel: The Primitive Quartet / The Easter Brothers & Easter Family 2pm gospel singing workshop. Concert 3pm $15
July 6 – Holiday Concert & Squaredance: Slate Mountain Ramblers / New Southern Ramblers with caller Phil Jamison. Squaredance lesson 6pm. Concert 7pm $10
July 13 – Tar Heel Hoedown: Riley Baugus, dancer – Ira Bernstein & the Stuart Brothers. Flatfoot workshop 6pm. Concert 7pm $10
July 20 – Whitetop – Passing It On: Whitetop Mountaineers / The Crooked Road Ramblers. 7pm $10
July 27 – Blue Ridge Bluegrass: Big Country Bluegrass / Marshall Brothers 7pm $15
SUN Aug 4 – Music On The Mountain: Balsam Range / Cullen’s Bridge 7pm $15
Aug 10 No Concert – Enjoy the Old Fiddlers’ Convention in Galax!
Aug 17 – Sundown Blues: John Dee Hollman / dancer – Williette Hinton / Lightnin’ Wells. Uke workshop 5pm. Concert 7pm $10
Aug 24 – Bluegrass Gospel: Travis Frye & Blue Mountain / Gospel Plowboys 7pm $10
Aug 31 – Virginia Stringbands: The Wolfe Brothers / Skeeter & The Skidmarks 7pm $10

Children 12 and under are free. Advance tickets available at Barrs Fiddle Shop, the Galax Visitor Center, online at BlueRidgeMusicCenter.org or at the gate.
info: (276) 236-5309 x112

Concerts are made possible with the support of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation and National Park Service. The Blue Ridge Music Center is located at milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway only 10 miles from Galax, Virginia and 20 miles from Mount Airy, North Carolina. Music Center hours: 10am-5pm open everyday after May 23rd. Bring a picnic, folding chairs, your friends and the whole family! No alcohol or pets. Smokehouse BBQ available on concert nights. The Blue Ridge Music Center has mainstage concerts every weekend through August in the outdoor amphitheater at the foot of beautiful Fisher Peak. Also enjoy free Mid Day Mountain Music 12-4pm daily and the free Roots of American Music museum.

Leftover Salmon | Courtesy Alicia J. Rose

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THURSDAY – VIPs Only
8 p.m. – Riggs Roberson
9  – Rob Cheatham & Gunchux
10:30 – Funk Punch

FRIDAY
4 p.m. – Boy Named Banjo
4:45 – Travis Book (Infamous Stringdusters)
5:45 – The Floorboards
7 – Lizzy Ross
8:30 – Larry & Jenny Keel w/ Sammy Shelor
10 – Yarn
11:35 – KUNG FU
Late – Kings of Belmont

SATURDAY
11 a.m. – Virginia All Steel Orchestra
11:30 – Justin Johnson
12:15 p.m. – Hot Twang
1:15 – Hotel de Ville
2:30 – Yankee Dixie
3:30 – Mandolin Orange
4:30 – Common Foundation
5:30 – Sanctum Sully
6:45 – Dangermuffin
8 – The Steepwater Band
9 – Leftover Salmon
10:35 – Josh Panda & the Hot Damned
11:45 – Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
Late – Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds

SUNDAY
11:30 a.m. – Patriot Players
Noon – Bear Mountain Picnic
1 – Big Fat Gap
2 – After Jack
3 – Stephane Wrembel & His Band
4:30 – The Stickley Brothers
5:45 – Dave Eggar, Amber Rubarth & Deoro
7 – L Shape Lot
8:15 – Yarn
10 – Space Capone

WORKSHOP STAGE SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
10:30 a.m. – Funk Punch Brunch
12:15 p.m. – Magic Show – Caleb Johnston
2 – Bear Mountain Picnic
3:45 – Empire Strikes Brass
5:45 – Songwriting Workshop – Andrew Marlin (Mandolin Orange)

SUNDAY
12:15 – Broken Levees
2:15 – Patriot Players
4:45 – Levi’s Gene Pool

SILENT DISCO
FRIDAY NIGHT
Rometti
Agent
Epic Platonics
Phil Dice

SATURDAY
Phil Dice
Pressee
Agent
Rometti

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NEW!

Interlocken Music Festival, with Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Furthur, Zac Brown, String Cheese Incident, The Black Crowes and more
Sept. 5-8, Oak Ridge Farm, Arrington, interlockenfestival.com (on sale 10 a.m. today)

Ke$ha, with Mike Posner
Aug. 14, Uptown Amphitheatre, Charlotte, N.C., 800-745-3000  (on sale 10 a.m. Friday)

Mingo Fishtrap, with Erin Lunsford & the Wildfire
June 23, The Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville, 800-594-8499 (on sale 10 a.m. Friday)

Anders Osborne
June 29, The Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville, 800-594-8499 (on sale 10 a.m. Friday)

Aaron Lewis
Aug. 21, The Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville, 800-594-8499 (on sale 10 a.m. Friday)

COMING UP!

of Montreal
May 23, The Canal Club, Richmond, 804-643-2582

Jim Wray And Fuse
May 23, The Hot Spot, Waynesboro, 540-949-5216

Futurebirds
May 23, 9:30 Club Washington, DC, 202-265-0930

Roberto Pomili
May 23, Blues Alley, Washington, 202-337-4141

Macy Gray
May 23, Birchmere, Alexandria, 703-549-7500

Beleza, with Morro Azul Samba School
May 24, nTelos Wireless Pavilion, Charlottesville, 877-272-8849

10000 Maniacs
May 24, Birchmere, Alexandria, 703-549-7500

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Sara Haze | Courtesy Salem Civic Center

A country comedian will emcee, an up-and-coming country singer and local band Rutledge have been added to the Blue Ridge Music Festival lineup.

Killer Beaz, who sounds like he would fit right in with his buddys the Blue Collar Comedy guys, will emcee the June 1 event at Salem Football Stadium. Sara Haze, who brings a pop approach to country, has just been added to the June 1 event. And Rutledge, a Roanoke country-rock band that has been impressing audiences in the valley, will play the festival VIP after-party, inside Salem Civic Center.

Those acts will join previously announced performers Little Big Town, Hunter Hayes, Charles Esten (he plays Deacon Claybourne on the ABC TV show “Nashville”) Colt Ford, Gloriana, Greg Bates, Will Hoge and The Skip Castro Band.

General admission and reserved seating $40 ($50.80 including online fees) and VIP tickets $99.50 ($110.75 including online fees) are on sale at Salem Civic Center box office, Ticketmaster locations including ticketmaster.com and via 800-745-3000.

Jonathan Scales Fourchestra is just a fantastic band. Here’s a snippet of evidence from the band’s show at Martin’s Downtown last night. Here’s hoping the trio comes back soon.

Rutledge performing last year at Festival in the Park, at Elmwood Park. This year, the event has an altered name and a temporaroy location | facebook.com/thebandrutledge

Read more about Festival in the Park in today’s Extra section.

Main Stage
FRIDAY
5 p.m.  –  New Tradition
6 p.m. – Rutledge
7 p.m. – Keith Bryant
8 p.m. evening concert – Andy Griggs, Mark Wills, Daryle Singletary

SATURDAY
5 p.m. – The Color J
6 p.m. – The Collective w/ Amanda Stathos
7 p.m. – Madrone
8 p.m. – Brian Howe

SUNDAY
5 p.m. – Mickey Nelson
6 p.m. – Jordan Harmon
7 p.m. – Smoke ‘n Guns
8 p.m. evening concert – James Wesley, Dustin Lynch

MONDAY
2 p.m. concert – Jane Powell, The Sessions Band, 1964 The Tribute

Jefferson Stage
SATURDAY
Noon – Black Mountain Revival
1 p.m. – Sparrow
2 p.m. – Kooper
3 p.m. – 316 Elm
4 p.m. – Tobacco Apache
5 p.m. Randy Walker

SUNDAY
Noon – Immersed
1 p.m. – Phantom Zone
2 p.m. – Relinquished
3. p.m. – Other Peoples Children
4 p.m. – Another Roadside Attraction
5 p.m. Roanoke Allstars

MONDAY
1 p.m. – Dirt Road Travelers
2 p.m. – Josh and Jay
3 p.m. Dirty Rumors
Kaleidoscope Stage
SATURDAY
Noon – Bahama Mama’s Steel Drums
1 p.m – Branan Thompson
2 p.m. – Betsy Bezenbach
3 p.m. – Johnnie Barnett
4 p.m. – The Off Brand
5 p.m. – Annie-Lin Tai Chi

SUNDAY
1 p.m. – Kountry Kickers
2 p.m. – The Winter Line
3 p.m. – Will Duff
4 p.m. – Mel Parker

MONDAY
1 p.m. – Annie-Lin Tai Chi
2 p.m. – Johnnie Barnett
3 p.m. – Joy Truckouski

http://www.downtownroanoke.org/our-events/party-in-elmwood

May 16th – The Swingin’ Medallions
May 23rd – The Holiday Band
May 30th – Part-Time Party-Time Band
June 6th – Bill Deal’s The Original Rhondels
June 13th – The Wallers
June 20th – The Fantastic Shakers
June 27th – Legends of the Beach
July 11th – The Entertainers
July 18th – Carolina Breakers
July 25th – The Catalinas
August 1st – Casper
August 8th – Hip Pocket
August 15th – The Rick Strickland Band
August 22nd – Steve Owens and Summertime
August 29th – The Kings
September 5th – The Holiday Band
September 12th – The Fantastic Shakers

Ana Popovic was scheduled to play on Thursday at Growler’s American Grill, but her booking agent said that he had not received word until late Tuesday that the venue was closed. Venue owner Barry Caldwell said that he had attempted to reach out to the agency. | Photo courtesy Sjoerd de Wit

I just posted a story at roanoke.com about nationally touring bands whose Roanoke shows are in limbo after the sudden closing over the weekend of Growler’s American Grill and Venue, at Towers Shopping Center.

Barry Caldwell, who owned the restaurant and bar, said today that all tickets purchased through the website inticketing.com will be refunded in full if the shows don’t find a new venue. Caldwell’s Growler’s e-mail address has been deactivated, he said, but he is creating a new one for people who had bought advance tickets at the venue itself — barry.caldwell17@yahoo.com

“We’re definitely prepared to reimburse them,” he said.

Read the entire story, and feel free to leave your comments below.