2009.04.30
Live music in May for the valleys' Awful Arthur's
As usual, so many that I'm breaking the page. Highlights include Poe Mack, Melissa Reaves, Julius C.
As usual, so many that I'm breaking the page. Highlights include Poe Mack, Melissa Reaves, Julius C.
Live Acoustic Entertainment Every Day For Lunch!!
Fri. May 1st - The Non-Profits
Sat. May 2nd - The Landon Spradlin Band
Tue. May 5th - Cinco De Mayo Party
Wed. May 6th - The Odd Meters
Thur. May 7th - Bob Peckman Jazz Trio
Fri. May 8th - Little Rodger & The Cheap Thrills
Sat. May 9th - The Electric Woodshed
Wed. May 13th - The Blue Ridge Blues Society’s Meeting & Jam
Thur. May 14th - The Lenny Marcus Trio
Fri. May 15th - Labron Lazenby & The L.A. 3
Sat. May 16th - The Fat Daddy Band
Wed. May 20th - Hoppie Vaughan/Blue 5 Jam
Thur. May 21st - The Good Sons
Fri. May 22nd - The Ministers of Soul
Sat. May 23rd - The Cream of the Crop Blues Band
Wed. May 27th - Blue Ridge Blues Society’s Spring Fling w/ Sparks Will Fly feat. Brittany Sparks
Thur. May 28th - Bebop Hoedown
Fri. May 29th - Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin
Sat. May 30th - Geoff Achison & The Soul Diggers
Martin’s Downtown Bar & Grill
413 1st St. SW
Roanoke, VA 24011
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www.martinsdowntown.com
May 2009
1 – Funk Punch with Red Weather
2 – Jubeus
3 – In Spite Of, Affiction Kid, Jackal Tickets
5 – Crobar Cane | Blackout with Ben Trout
7 – Nu Groova
8 – The Royal Greens, CD Release Party
9 – Iron Horse Magazine Party, with Bull City Antagonizers, Speed Kings, Switchblade Suckerpunch, Affliction Kid
12 – Crobar Cane | Blackout with Ben Trout
14 – Old School Freight Train | Hoots and Hellmouth
15 – AjF Van Halen Tribute
16 – ROCKS
19 – Crobar Cane | Blackout with Ben Trout
21 – Materia Project
22 – Bebop Hoedown
23 – Iron Lion
26 – Crobar Cane | Blackout with Ben Trout
28 – Angry Johnny and the Killbillies
29 – Kerosene Willy
30 - Superhold
Open Mic every other Wednesday!
Friday, May 1st, Brian Gray
Thursday, May 7th, Hoppie Vaughn
Friday, May 8th, Adam Markham
Wednesday, May 13th, Open Mic hosted by Daniel McBroom
Saturday, May 16th, Fuzzy Logic
Friday, May 22nd, Harmonic Cellars
Wednesday, May 27th, Open Mic hosted by Daniel McBroom
Friday, May 29th, Al Coffey
May 1 2009 7:30P -- An Evening with Robbin Thompson
May 9 2009 8:00P -- Noises 10 with My Radio
May 14 2009 8:00P -- The Asylum Street Spankers
May 15 2009 8:00P -- The New Familiars
May 16 2009 8:00P -- Children’s Miracle Network Benefit Party featuring My Radio
May 20 2009 7:00P -- The Infamous Stringdusters / sitdown
May 20 2009 9:00P -- The Infamous Stringdusters / standup
May 21 2009 7:30P -- Last Train Home
May 22 2009 8:00P -- Darrell Scott w/Corey Hunley
May 23 2009 8:00P -- Takeharu Kunimoto & The Last Frontier
Friday, May 29 at 8:00pm -- Alisa Tuner with Due Panic
Jonathan Vassar and The Speckled Bird
When: Friday, May 1, 2009, 7pm
The 900 Sessions
When: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 6pm
Opulent Intergalactic Ball (Absurdist Dance Party)
When: Saturday, May 16, 2009, 7pm
Midwest Dilemma
When: Sunday, May 17, 2009, 6pm
Paleface CD Release Show
When: Saturday, May 23, 2009, 8pm
My Empty Phantom
When: Friday, May 29, 2009, 8pm
Trashed on Fiction
When: Saturday, May 30, 2009, 7pm
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5-1 Charlie Perkinson Quartet
5-2 Big Lick Boptet
5-8 Private Event
5-9 Lenny Marcus Quartet featuring Tom Artwick
5-15 The Attractions (a ticketed event; available at the restaurant)
5-16 Scott Perry and the Front Porch Swing Band
5-22 Bernard Hairston Group
5-23 Lew Taylor Jazz
5-29 Dave Morgan Jazz
5-30 Monkey Grass
With notes from proprietor Carroll Bell ...
may 2, Third Street Giants from Richmond. An 8 pc funk and soul band. They are playing at Northside sat afternoon.. trumbone, sax, and trumpet included! My favorite thing....a brass section!
Nighthawks will be here may 8, 10 dollar cover, ladies half price before 10:30.
may 9, Austin Creek ...no cover
may 15, Sol Revolt...blues and rock 5 dollar cover
may 16, metal ink showcase
may22, vintage reign, doug settles new classic rock and current rock band
may 29, open
May 30,The Pullouts, no cover
Producer's notes: Shilling, a Martinsville boy who now lives in Nashville, has been a podcast friend for a long time. He and VanCleve met up with me backstage at the MerleFest main stage, shortly before their band, Mountain Heart, played a hot set with bluegrass guitar genius Tony Rice.
Roanoke jam band favorites Red Weather reunite to play an opening set for Funk Punch on Friday at Martin's. Get details.