Top Tix: Upcoming music events in the NRV
The Lonesome River Band
Tad Dickens, The Roanoke Times’ music reporter, shares his top picks for weekend music events.
TONIGHT-SATURDAY
Dr. Ralph Stanley’s 42nd Annual Memorial Weekend Bluegrass Festival
With Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, Jim Lauderdale, IIIrd Tyme Out, Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers, George Shuffler with Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys, Ralph Stanley II, Folk Soul Revival and more
Road trip alert: Check out the revamped Dr. Ralph Stanley Festival, run for the first time by his son, Ralph Stanley II. Flip back to Tuesday’s Extra section or go to roanoke.com/entertainment to read more.
Details: 4:30 p.m. today; noon Friday; 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Coeburn (check event website for directions from several locations). $25 one day; $70 two days; $100 three days; free to children 12 and younger; $20 for electricity hookups for campers; tickets sold at gate only. drralphstanleyfestival.com, drralphstanleyfestival@yahoo.com
TONIGHT
Hotel Floyd Concert Series
With Jesse Milnes CD Release Party
Milnes, of the Sweetback Sisters, brings his own music and joins forces with players including Anna Roberts-Gevalt for this show. They’ll play tunes from Milnes’ finger picking-driven CD, “Bucking Mule.”
Details: 6 p.m. Floyd Country Store, Floyd. Free. 745-4563, floydcountrystore.com
Bombadil
With Whiskey Tango
Bombadil, which records on the label that gave the Avett Brothers their start, has an intriguing live show of its own. See music video at youtu.be/_U4ybU1KVcQ.
Details: 7 p.m. Gillie’s Vegetarian Cuisine, Blacksburg. Free (venue encourages donations to performers). 961-2753, myspace.com/gilliesmusic
3 Minute Lovin’
These honky-tonk nighttime men swing the beer-drinking tunes.
Details: 9:30 p.m. Sharkey’s, Radford. $2 for 21-older; $5 for ages 18-20. 267-3434. sharkeyswingandribjoint.com, 3minutelovin.com
FRIDAY
Friday Night Jamboree
With The Clyde Williams Band, The Black Twig Pickers
Get into a night of rug-cutting at the Country Store.
Details: 6:30 p.m. Floyd Country Store, Floyd. $5. 745-4563, floydcountrystore.com
SATURDAY
Second Annual Chantilly Farm Bluegrass & BBQ Festival
With Lonesome River Band, Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, Dry Hill Draggers, Windfall
Some of bluegrass music’s finest gather for this event. Flatfoot away your barbecue-filled gut.
Details: 10 a.m. Chantilly Festival Farm, 2697 Franklin Pike S. E., Floyd. $15. 353-5898, chantillyfarm@gmail.com, chantillyfestivalfarm.blogspot.com
Gathering In The Gap Music Festival
With Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Ron Short & The Possum Playboys, Dale Jett & Hello Stranger
Road trip alert No. 2: Roots and bluegrass vibes are strong in far Southwest Virginia.
Details: 10 a.m. West First Street and Wood Avenue, Big Stone Gap. $10 advance; $15 at gate; free to children 12 and younger. 276-523-1322, gatheringinthegapmusicfestival.com
Road to the Porch Concert Series
With Poverty Level, Lone Ivy String Band, The C. C. Coates Band
Another pre-show for the Front Porch Fest features original music from Stuart’s own acoustic rockers, Poverty Level.
Details: Noon. Stanburn Winery, 158 Conner Drive, Stuart. $12 ($2 discount with a canned or non-perishable food item donation); free to children 12 and younger. facebook.com/front.fest, frontporchfest@hotmail.com
Third Wheel Tuesday
A Nashville, Tenn., acoustic/folk trio returns to Blacksburg.
Details: 9 p.m. 622 North, Blacksburg. $3. 951-1022, 622north.com, facebook.com/thirdwheeltuesday
The Porch Loungers
Gonzo rootsmeisters liven up your dinner.
Details: 7 p.m. Gillie’s Vegetarian Cuisine, Blacksburg. Free (venue encourages donations to performers). 961-2753, myspace.com/gilliesmusic
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