While Roanoke's power brokers debate where, when and how to build an outdoor amphitheatre, the Charlottesville Pavilion keeps bringing great acts to Who-ville. Check out this year's warm-weather Budweiser Concert Series lineup:
First, the deadwood version of the review.
Now for a couple of quick highlights I couldn't fit into 12 column inches of newsprint.
Kid Rock's drummer, Stephanie Eulinberg, had a great moment during one of Rock's new songs, "Half Your Age," a honky-tonk divorce number that's about his ex, Pam Anderson.
Look for the Seed, Selah Dub, Crobar Cane, Boston rap act Akrobatik and California hip-hop from AWOL One at Awfuls' locations throughout the valleys.
Courtesy Blacksburg Alert, a public notification service of the Town of Blacksburg:
>Phil Vassar in concert
>March 31, 7:00 p.m., Burruss Auditorium, Virginia Tech Campus.
>Sponsored by the Student Government Association and Virginia Tech Union.
>Tickets are on sale now.
> For ticket information, click here or visit the SGA website at www.sga.vt.edu.
The Wading Girl submitted three vids from a recent show at the Mix One6. Check them out at the MusicCast.
And hang on till the weekend, for some fresh product that we shot with the Seed. Till then, check out this sneak peak video, replete with funny hats and wigs ...
The news that Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen are coming to 202 Market April 4 got me to thinking: Hillman was a member of the Byrds, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 ... I wonder how many other RnR HOFers I've covered in Roanoke the past eight years?
Roots rock fans have a show coming. Webb Wilder and the Beatnecks are hitting the Coffee Pot on March 28-29.
Coffee Pot owner Carroll Bell says that Wilder plans an acoustic set each night.
"He saves it for special occasions," Bell said.
Stay tuned for cover charge info, including a special price for those who come both nights.
If you're a fan of the Byrds or the Flying Burrito Brothers, or both, mark April 4 on your calendar. Chris Hillman, who is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Byrds, and Herb Pedersen will be playing at 202 Market.
Pedersen -- who has recorded with Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Sonny Landreth, Linda Ronstadt and just about everyone else who plays music -- joined Hillman with the Desert Rose Band in 1985
Get a sneak preview here of the Hillman and Pedersen show here.
As for 202, that's not all the joint has booked ...
Ex-Shakespace member Jeremy Kolosine, aka Ksine, will be part of the 8bitpeoples label showcase on Saturday at the iconic South by Southwest Festival, in Austin.
These are the guys who make music using old-school, handheld, 8-bit video games. At the site linked above, you can dig a lot of what Kolosine and his Gameboy cohorts are up to.
Check out this podcast with Kolosine, from 2005.
Thanks to new channels editor Dwayne Yancey for this update:
> This week's Top 5 list of local music videos is out and The Roanoke Allstars stay atop our Top 5 list for second week in a row. Mack Jones and Red Clay River swap places, and Alec Baldwin hangs in there. But the Juniors make a return with “Blacktop.” So we wind up with a very eclectic mix of songs – some basic rock, some hip-hop, some traditional music, and some alternative stuff.
To see these videos, check out our MusicCast blog.
And if you’re thinking your band’s video should be in the Top 5, well, send it along and maybe it will be. Details on how to post your videos are on the site.
1. “OxyContin Rock,” by the Roanoke Allstars
2. “We Underground,” by Mack Jones
3. “Rattlesnake Mountain,” by Red Clay River
4. “Blacktop,” by The Juniors
5. “Two Chicken Sandwiches,” by Alec Baldwin
