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Live music: September at Rockfish Food & Wine

September 7 Pace Brothers Organ Trio

September 14 Hoppie Vaughan & The Ministers of Soul

September 21 Blue Ridge Jazz Ensemble

September 28 The Gumbo Band


www.Rockfishfood.com

Live music: September at 202 Market includes Brittany Reilly, Monte Montgomery, Scythian, The New Familiars

202 Market

Sept 5th Second Impressions 9PM $5
Sept 9th Brittany Reilly w/Almost Acoustic Band 9PM $5
Sept 12th Michael Burks 9PM $10
Sept 16th Monte Montgomery 9PM $10
Sept 18th Scythian w/ The New Familiars 9PM $8
Sept 19th Saffire Uppity Blues Women 9PM $30

Sun Music Hall: Richie Havens, New Riders of the Purple Sage, the Afromotive and more

Sun Music Hall
Upcoming Events

The Waybacks
Friday September 5 – 8 PM
Tickets $12 Advance $15 Day of Show
On Sale Now

Culture Featuring Kenyatta Hill
Friday September 12 – 9 PM
Tickets $12 Advance $15 Day of Show
On Sale Now

New Riders of the Purple Sage
Sunday September 21 – 8 PM
Tickets $18 Advance $22 Day of Show
On Sale Now

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Blue 5 music schedule

Following Is Our Live Entertainment Schedule for Sept. 08 :

Every Tuesday is Fat Tuesday at Blue 5!
New Orleans Music & Specials!
Tues. Sept. 2nd - The Superpowers
& Special Guests THE SEED
Wed. Sept. 3rd - The Blue 5 Jam
Thur. Sept. 4th - Mojo Trio
Fri. Sept. 5th - The Jivin’ 5
Sat. Sept. 6th - Little Rodger & The Cheap Thrills
Wed. Sept. 10th - The Blue Ridge Blues Society’s Meeting & Blues Jam
Thur. Sept. 11th – The Scott Perry Trio
Fri. Sept. 12th - The Sean Carney Band
Winners of the 07 International Blues Challenge
Sat. Sept. 13th - The Deanie Blues Band
Wed. Sept. 17th - The Blue 5 Jam
Thur. Sept. 18th - The Good Sons feat. Hoppie Vaughan
Fri. Sept. 19th - The Sol Creech Band
Sat. Sept. 20th - The Big Lick Blues Festival After-Fest Party & All-Star Jam!!
Hosted by Blind Pig Recording Artist Hamilton Loomis
(Restaurant will open at 9 and music will start at 9:30)
Wed. Sept. 24th - The Blue 5 Jam
Thur. Sept. 25th - The Lenny Marcus Trio
Fri. Sept. 26th - The Fat Daddy Band
Sat. Sept. 27th - Solrevolt

Upcoming shows at Metro (with an exclamation point)

Here's an e-mail from Brett Lemon, who is not only a hot bartender nominee, haha, but plays guitar with Roanoke power-pop act My Radio.

>Aug. 22nd. Mike Davis. Acoustic singer/songwriter from Charlottesville. Played in bands with Ross Copperman, and MoneyPenny. Here is the moneypenny site if you want to check it out. Really great band
http://www.myspace.com/moneypennyrock
>Aug. 23rd. Stylus Chris from DC. A really great DJ. Owns his own record shop in DC and plays a lot of places. I just saw him at FLY up in DC and it was really cool. http://www.myspace.com/styluschris

>Aug 29th. Mike Davis again. After Mike Davis plays a set we have Resident DJ Mike Belcher playing hip hop and mashups
>Aug 30th,. Rex Riddem from DC. www.rexriddem.com

Show listings: Blue Ridge Backroads Live at The Rex Theater

Not a nightspot, per se, but a place to hear great roots music.


> Blue Ridge Backroads Live at The Rex
> Fridays 8-10 p.m.
> Rex Theater, Downtown Galax
> 276-236-0329
>
> www.rextheatergalax.com
> July 4-Floyd County
> July 11-8pm-Bill & Maggie Anderson 9pmThe Buck Mountain Band
> July 18-Tru-Grass
> July 25-2 Young,2 Old
> August 1-MasterGrass
> August 15-Rain Check
> August 22-Kelly & The Cowboys
> August 29-Master Musicians from The Crooked Road Admission $5.00 at door
> September 5-Local Musicians Tribute to Pop Stoneman
> September 12-Silver Creek Band
> September 19-Rockford Express
> September 26-The Mueller Family-$5.00 at door
> October 3-Joann Redd & Friends
> October 10-Reed Island Rounders $5.00 at door
> Oct. 17-Johnny Williams & Friends $5.00 at door
> Oct. 24-Exit 109
> Oct. 31-Fisher Peak Timber Rattlers
> Nov. 7-TBA
> Nov.14-TBA
> Nov.21-Jeannette Williams Band-$5.00 at door
Nov.28-Jeff Little & Wayne Henderson $5.00 at door

Third Street Coffeehouse schedule

Third Street Coffeehouse on the corner of Elm and Mountain in the log-cabin style basement room of Trinity United Methodist Church in Roanoke. Doors open every Friday at 7pm for Open Mike, then featured act from 8-10p. Smoke-free, alcohol-free, no cover. Call 540.309.4707 for more info.

Aug 1 David Simpkins
Aug 8 Bleecker Street
Aug 15 Rusty Curling
Aug 22 Special Surprise Tribute
Aug 29 Steve Langston
Sep 5 Mike Pearrell
Sep 12 The City of Statues (Randy Walker & Friends)
Sep 19 Chuck Schaeffer
Sep 26 Mary Gordon Hall and Friends

Oct 3 Kat Mills
Oct 10 SVSA Song Writers in the Round
Oct 17 Larry Sakyama
Oct 24 Clinton Collins & the Creek Boys
Oct 31 Kimmon Waldruff
Nov 7 Grace Note
Nov 14 Kim & Lana
Nov 21 Rob & Mike
Nov 28 Closed for Thanksgiving
Dec 5 Britt Mistele
Dec 12 Roanoke Valley Bluegrass Pickers
Dec 19 Wyatt Law
Dec 26 Closed for Christmas

Awful Arthur's club skeds

I've declared today club sked day on the blog. I'll post two or three. Check them out for an early look at what's happening at the various and sundry Awful Arthur's, which is always booking good bands.

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Blues BBQ August music schedule

Every Monday is Karaoke Monday starting at 9pm
Every Tuesday is Bluegrass Tuesday, Acoustic Endeavors starting at 7pm
Every Wednesday is Wing Wednesday, 50 cent wings starting at 3pm
Every Thursday is Guys Night

August 7th Leah Randazzo starting at 9pm
August 8th Kase Project starting at 9pm
August 9th Groova Scape starting at 9pm
August 15th Bitter Hill starting at 9pm
August 16th Gumbo starting at 9pm
August 22nd Kase Project starting at 9pm

There is NO cover for any of these events.

Martin's live music schedule for August, September

Martin’s Downtown Bar & Grill

August 2008
1 – Crobar Cane
2 – Half Moon Band and Lazy Man Dub Band
4 – Martini Mondays – DJ Jorilla
5 – Crobar Cane
6 – Karaoke
7 – Over The influence
8 – DJ Williams Projekt
9 – Bebop Hoedown
11 – Martini Mondays – DJ Jorilla
12 – Wide Open Jam
13 – Karaoke
14 – Trevor MacDonald Band
15 – Scholar’s Word
16 – Lagerhead
18 – Martini Mondays – DJ Jorilla
19 – Crobar Cane
20 – Karaoke
21 – The Royal Greens
22 – Barefoot West with Corey Hunley
23 – Jordan Harman Band
25 – Martini Mondays – DJ Jorilla
26 – Wide Open Jam
27 – Karaoke
28 – Electric Chameleon
29 – Shayar & Krooshal Force
30 – Polarity
31 – Labor Day DJ Party – Featuring The Whatchaneed DJs

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Coffee Pot live music schedule

Sunday, Monday and Tuesday every week - Rocky Top Karaoke

Wednesday every week - Bluegrass w/ The Guard 6-9pm

Thursday every week - Open Mic Thursdays with George Fender & Jane Gabrielle as Bleecker Street

Friday August 1st - 5 Minutes Later
Saturday August 2nd - Center Hill

Friday August 8th - TBA
Saturday Augst 9th - Hired Guns

Friday August 15th - 5 Minutes Later
Saturday August 16th - Center Hill

Friday August 22nd - The Royal Greens
Saturday August 23rd - Blackwater

Friday August 29th - 5 Minutes Later
Saturday August 30th - Center Hill

August schedules for Awful Arthur's locations

There are just too many Awful Arthur's, with too many music listings, so you'll have to click below to see the whole schedule. As usual, it's loaded.

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Club schedule: August at Blue 5

Blue 5
Live Entertainment Schedule for August 08:

Every Tuesday Night There Is A Fat Tuesday Party at The 5!
New Orleans Music, Food & Drink Specials!

Fri. Aug. 1st - The Elderly Brothers
Sat. Aug. 2nd - Melissa Reaves
Wed. Aug. 6th - The Blue 5 Jam
Thur. Aug. 7th - The Biscuit Rollers
Fri. Aug. 8th - The Bobby Kyle Band – from N.Y.
Sat. Aug. 9th - Joe Washrag
Wed. Aug. 13th - Blue Ridge Blues Society’s Meeting & Blues Jam
Thur. Aug. 14th - The Lenny Marcus Trio
Fri. Aug. 15th - The Jordan Harman Band
Sat. Aug. 16th - The Fat Daddy Band
Wed. Aug. 20th - The Blue 5 Jam
Thur. Aug. 21st - The Good Sons feat. Hoppie Vaughan
Fri. Aug. 22nd - Russ Wilson & His Mighty, Mighty Men – Swing Blues from North Cackalacky
Sat. Aug. 23rd - Jamie McLean (former guitarist w/ The Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Wed. Aug. 27th - The Blue 5 Jam
Thur. Aug. 28th - The Scott Perry Trio
Fri. Aug. 29th - Rockin’ Jake – Harmonica Blues from St. Louis
Sat. Aug. 30th - Los Gatos – Latin Jazz!!


312 2nd St. in Downtown Roanoke, VA
540-904-5338
blue5restaurant.com

Live music at Third Street Coffeehouse

Third Street Coffeehouse on the corner of Elm and Mountain in Trinity United Methodist Church in Roanoke.
Doors open every Friday at 7pm for Open Mike, then featured act from 8-10p. Smoke-free, alcohol-free, no cover.
Call 540.309.4707 for more info.

Jul 4 Just Us
Jul 11 Donna Pearson & Brad Archer
Jul 18 Gretel
Jul 25 Drew Arnn & Billy Via

Live music at Rockfish

Thanks for your support! Have a safe holiday!

Sunday July 6 Le Hot Club de Big Lick

Sunday July 13 Hoppie Vaughan & The Ministers of Soul

Sunday July 20 The Blue Ridge Jazz Ensemble

Sunday July 27 Cyrus Pace & Friends


wwwRockfishfood.com

Music schedule for Blue 5 Restaurant

More info at http://blue5restaurant.com/

Wed. July 2nd - The Blue 5 Jam

Thur. July 3rd - Solrevolt

Fri. July 4th - The Gumbo Band

Sat. July 5th - Nicole Hart & The NRG Band

Wed. July 9th - The Blue Ridge Blues Society's Meeting & Blues Jam

Thur. July 10th - The Scott Perry Trio

Fri. July 11th - The Galen Kipar Project

Sat. July 12th - The Fat Daddy Band

Sun. July 13th - The Blue Ridge Blues Society's 2nd Annual Blues Contest

Wed. July 16th - The Blue 5 Jam

Thur. July 17th - The Good Sons feat. Hoppie Vaughan

Fri. July 18th - The Ministers Of Soul

Sat. July 19th - After Festival Jam feat. Stacy Mitchhart

Wed. July 23rd - The Blue 5 Jam

Thur. July 24th - The Joey Gilmore Band

Fri. July 25th - The Joe Moss Band

Sat. July 26th - After Festival Jam feat. The Lenny Marcus Quartet

Tue. July 29th - B.B. King Before & After Show Party!

Wed. July 30th - The Blue 5 Jam

Thur. July 31st - The Lenny Marcus Trio

National acts for July - Nicole Hart & The NRG Band, The Joey Gilmore Band, The Joe Moss Band & Both After Festival Jams are going to be off the hook!

July music at Fork in the Alley

Open Mic Second Wednesday In July

Thursday, July 3rd, Hoppie Vaughn and Friends Friday, July 4th, Closed. Happy 4th!
Saturday, July 5th, Clif Beach
Wednesday, July 9th, Open Mic hosted by Daniel McBroom
Friday, July 11th, Bebop Hoedown
Friday, July 18th, Virginia Folk Jazz Trio, Outdoor Show 7-11 pm
Saturday, July 19th, Mike Mitchell
Friday, July 25th, Brian Grey
Saturday, July 26th, Double Feature, Casey and the Moonshine Band followed by Jordan Rivers Rotgut Revival
Thursday, July 31st, Adam Markham

Music schedule: July at 202 Market

July at 202 Market

Wed 2: Electric Open Jam 9PM Free
Fri 4: Bill Kirchen & the Hammer of the Honky Tonk God’s 9PM $15
Sat 5: Electric Chamelon 11PM
Sat 5: Latin Dance w/DJ Diego 9PM $5
Wed 9: Bonerama (Pending)
Fri 11: Larry Keel & Natural Bridge 9PM $10
Sat 12: Little Rodger & the Cheap Thrills 9PM $5
Wed 16: Electric Open Jam 9PM Free
Fri 18: Parachute Musical w/Henpenny 9PM $5
Sat 19 SGGL 8PM $15 (25th Anniversary Tour)
Sat 19: Latin Dance w/DJ Diego 9PM $5
Wed 23: Barnburning w/ Wading Girl 9PM $5
Thurs 24: Kelly & the Cowboys (pending)
Fri 25: Stephanie Rooker 8PM $5
Fri 25: 80’90’ Dance w/ DJ Diego 9PM $5 (loft)
Sat 26: Jordan Harman CD Release 9PM $5
30: Electric Open Jam 9 PM Free
31: Jerry Garcia Birthday Show (pending)

202market.net

New club, The Lantern, opening in Blacksburg

The joint plans to open in July. Already, it has a nice-looking schedule booked. Asylum Street Spankers will break in the joint on July 12. Col. Bruce Hampton & the Quark Alliance is set for Aug. 1. Also in August, Larry Keel & Natural Bridge, DJ Williams Projekt, Yo Mamma’s Big Fat Booty Band, Seepeoples and Dead End Parking will play.

You've got to root for any club this ambitious. Click onward for more ...

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July music schedule: Awful Arthur's

Includes Southern Culture on the Skids, Shayar and Krooshal Force, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, and The Seed

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July schedule for Martin's Downtown

martinsdowntown.com

July 2008
1 – Crobar Cane
2 - Karaoke
3 – Center Hill
4 – Rogan Brothers
5 – Sol Creech Band
7 - DJ Jorilla – Martini Mondays
8 – Wide Open Jam
9 - Karaoke
10 – Groovascape
11 – Jubeus
12 – Sugar Love
14 – DJ Jorilla – Martini Mondays
15 – Crobar Cane
16 - Karaoke
17 – The Flattops feat. Kelly Scott and Jody Neson
18 – Electric Chameleon
19 – Iron Lion
21 - DJ Jorilla – Martini Mondays
22 – Wide Open Jam
23 – Floyd Fest Emerging Artist Series - 5 Bands
24 – Floyd Fest Emerging Artist Series - 5 Bands
25 – Floyd Fest Emerging Artist Series - 5 Bands
26 – Palominos
27 – Stations
28 - DJ Jorilla – Martini Mondays
29 – Wide Open Jam
30 – Karaoke
31 – Tommy Edwards Band

Local nightspot schedule: Third Street Coffeehouse

Third Street Coffeehouse on the corner of Elm and Mountain in Trinity United Methodist Church in Roanoke.

Doors open every Friday at 7pm for Open Mike, then featured act from 8-10p. Smoke-free, alcohol-free, no cover.

Call 540.309.4707 for more info.

Jun 6 Cliff Rubin

Jun 13 Robyn Dobyns & Marian McConnell

Jun 20 Bob Grubel & Grace Note

Jun 27 Andrew Kasab

Jul 4 Just Us

Jul 11 Donna Pearson & Brad Archer

Jul 18 Gretel

Jul 25 Drew Arnn & Billy Via

Aug 1 David Simpkins

Aug 8 Bleecker Street

Aug 15 Rusty Curling

Aug 22 Special Surprise Tribute

Aug 29 The Starlings

Sep 5 Mike Pearrell

Sep 12 The Aardvarks

Sep 19 Chuck Schaeffer

Sep 26 Mary Gordon Hall and Friends

Oct 3 Kat Mills

Oct 10 SVSA Song Writers in the Round

Oct 17 Larry Sakyama

Oct 24 Clinton Collins & the Creek Boys

Oct 31 Kimmon Waldruff

Nov 7 Grace Note

Nov 14 Kim & Lana

Local nightspot schedule: Coffee Pot

June 6 - Heevahava, Afliction Kid and The Pull Outs

June 7 - Entre Nous, Kid(d) Chisom, Presha Point, The Andy Hollander Band

June 13 - Chevy Vandals

June 14 - Sycamore Stone

June 20 & 21 - Centerhill

June 27 - Jordan Rivers

June 28 - The Royal Greens

Local nightspot schedule: Blue 5 Restaurant

Following Is Our Live Entertainment Schedule for June 08 :

Every Tuesday is Fat Tuesday at Blue 5!
New Orleans Music & Specials!

Wed. June 4th - The Blue 5 Jam

Thur. June 5th - The Lenny Marcus Trio

Fri. June 6th - The Ministers Of Soul

Sat. June 7th - Blind Pig Records Recording & Touring Artist – Harper

Tues. June 10th - former guitar player for The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Jamie McLean

Wed. June 11th - The Blue Ridge Blues Society’s Meeting & Blues Jam

Thur. June 12th - The Good Sons feat. Hoppie Vaughan

Fri. June 13th - The Lenny Marcus Jazz & Blues Quintet

Sat. June 14th - The Fat Daddy Band

Sun. June 15th - The Superpowers (formerly The Boston Afro-Beat Society)

Wed. June 18th - The Blue 5 Jam

Thur. June 19th - The Lenny Marcus Trio

Fri. June 20th - The Ministers Of Soul

Sat. June 21st - The Deanie Blues Band

Sun. June 22nd - The Blue Ridge Blues Society’s Blues Contest

Wed. June 25th - The Blue 5 Jam

Thur. June 26th - The Tony O Band

Fri. June 27th - TBA

Sat. June 28th - TBA

Local nightspot schedule: Rockfish

Yikes! Here we are a little late getting the info out but still in time for you to make your plans to be at Rockfish for some great food & music. Here's the music line up for June!!

Sundays at 6:30, reservations recommended!

June 8 Scott Perry and Front Porch Swing

June 15 Blue Ridge Jazz Ensemble (DON'T FORGET IT'S FATHERS DAY!

June 22 Hoppie Vaughan & the Ministers of Soul

June 29 Cyrus Pace American Project


www.Rockfishfood.com

More open-mic a-brewin'

Jane Gabrielle tells us that she's hosting an open mic night at The Coffee Pot on Thursday nights

She's calling it "The Magic City Music Hour Open Mic" with George Fender & Jane Gabrielle hosting as "Bleecker Street." Gabrielle's old pal from Radar Rose, drummer Michael Balkom, rounds out the group.

Sign-ups are at 7:30 p.m. Or you can call the Pot after 6:30 on Thursdays and ask for Jane. 774-8256.

Awful Arthurs music schedule for June

As always, there's mucho musica at Awfuls locations everywhere. Electric Chameleon, Drivn, The Seed, Blue Mule, The Kind, The Palominos, Mid-Atlantic Kingz, Gasoline Alley, Little Rodger and the Cheap Thrills, Alliens, Shayar and Krooshal Force, and Half Moon are among the plethora.

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Live music scheduled for June at Martin's Downtown

Reggae month features Passafire, The Seed, Shayar and Krooshal Force, Scholar's Word and the Greg Ward Project. Irie.

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June Concerts 202 Market

The big show is at month's end, when blues guitar icon Hubert Sumlin (Howlin' Wolf) comes to town with the Nighthawks. But the month also includes Tommy Womack (ex-Government Cheese), Monte Montgomery and Stephanie's Id. All worth seeing.

Remember, this is the raw feed. So call the joint to make sure shows are still on: 343-6644.

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May music sked at Coffee Pot

Again, sorry I'm late on this one. Good shows coming up include Allen Thompson wtih the Royal Greens.

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Music sked: Martin's Downtown for May

Running a little late with the May stuff, but there's still plenty of good music at Martin's. The 15th and 16th are an interesting diversity -- Virginia Coalition with My Radio on the 15th, and Tim Barry with Josh Small and Red Clay River on the 16th.

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Music schedule: Fork in the Alley

Here's the first entry in a poo-storm of club dates that I've delayed posting because of all the things that go on every time I think I'm going to get them on the blog.

So this afternoon, no matter what happens, I'm dealing out the music smack. And remember -- this is the raw feed. I only hit enter for line spaces when necessary. So call ahead before you make planz (with a "z")

Here we go.

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Third Street Coffeehouse: May-October music sked

David Simpkins, Kat Mills and more over the months at the coffeehouse.

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Blue 5's May music schedule

Good music here, as always, starting with locals Lenny Marcus Trio and Los Gatos, then national and regional acts Nicole Hart, Galen Kipar Project and Jason Ricci (amazing harmonica player). Big news -- Benevento-Russo Duo is on the schedule!

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Sun Music Hall shines again

The renovations are just about complete and the Sun Music Hall in Floyd is re-opening for a new slate of shows.

See the schedule below.

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Awful schedule

Actually, it's a pretty good schedule.

Check out the Awful Arthur's lineups from Roanoke to Blacksburg:

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High Point on the music calendar

High Point Coffee and Tea is living up to its name as a relative newcomer on the Roanoke music scene. Alternative rock, jazz and folk are brewing in May.

May 3 7:30P
3 Feet Up

May 9 7:30P
Jazz w/ The Great River Jazztet

May 10 7:30P
Barefoot West and Corey Hunley!

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Fork in the Alley band schedule for May

Acts include Pickin' Buds, Hoppie Vaughn, Electric Chameleon -- plus several open mike nights.

By the way, how goofy is it that our paper's style is mike, instead of mic. It's not a mikerophone! Sweet barking dingos!

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April Concerts 202 Market

202 has taken on dates that the Mix One6 cancelled. You can catch EOTO, Pnuma Trio and U-Melt this month, pumping through an amazing sound system.

202's previously planned dates include:

> Anthony Gomes, an amazing blues guitarist

> Local favorites the Seed, and the Wading Girl

> New Orleans horn band Bonearama, doing the double-bill thing with Bill Kirchen

> from Nashville via Botetourt County, Matt Ramsey

> Christabel and the Jons

Read on for more ...

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May Concerts at 202 Market

As always, this club has the most going on. Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, the Nighthawks, Groova Scape, the Biscuit Burners, the Noises 10, the Star City/DC All Stars, Civil Twilight, Luego and Jimmy Thackery are among the artists in this hot lineup. Read on for the full schedule.

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April music sked for Blue 5

Fingerpicking whiz Buster B. Jones, Harmonica Shah Band and Sean Carney Band are coming up.

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April music schedule: High Point Coffee

Good jazz from James Miley of Virginia Tech. And Jess Pillmore will be there later in the month -- she's quality.

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