Top Tix: Upcoming music events in the NRV (Nov. 8-11)
Cast and guests of Floyd Radio Show. Courtesy Floyd Country Store.
Tad Dickens, The Roanoke Times’ music reporter, shares his top picks for weekend music events.
TONIGHT
Moonlight Mariners
This acoustic duo — both members sing and play harmonica, guitar and percussion — bills itself as a Woodstock-era tribute act.
Details: 7 p.m. Gillie’s Vegetarian Cuisine, Blacksburg. Free (venue encourages donations to performers). 961-2753, myspace.com/gilliesmusic
FRIDAY
Friday Night Jamboree
With The Buck Mountain Band, Roscoe P. and Coal Train, True Life Travelers
Three bands gather at the country store to lay down stomp-ready grooves.
Details: 6:30 p.m. Floyd Country Store, Floyd. $5. 745-4563, floydcountrystore.com, facebook.com/roscoepandcoaltrain
Welcome To Hoonah
Roanoke-based eclectic roots pickers return for some Late Night action.
Details: 10 p.m. Gillie’s Vegetarian Cuisine, Blacksburg. Free (venue encourages donations to performers). 961-2753, myspace.com/gilliesmusic, welcometohoonah.com
Brett Mosley
Texas-based performer gets all blues-funky with his dobro and strong vocals. Check him out via
youtu.be/7z_FF1N4vds.
Details: 10 p.m. 622 North, Blacksburg. $3. 951-1022, 622north.com, bretmosley.com
SATURDAY
Americana Afternoon/Americana Open Mic
With Nii Anang
Drummer/dancer Nii Anong, from Floyd via Ghana, runs the show on this afternoon.
Details: Noon (open mic begins at 1:30 p.m.) Floyd Country Store, Floyd. Free. 745-4563, floydcountrystore.com
The Floyd Radio Show
With Rich and the Po’ Folks, Junk DNA
Hear co-host Anna Roberts-Gevalt talk about the show’s second season, in a podcast at blogs.roanoke.com/cutnscratch/?p=13253.
Details: 7:30 p.m. Floyd Country Store, Floyd. $10. 745-4563, floydcountrystore.com, floydcountrystore.com/radio-show, richandthepofolk.com
Spoon Fight
Young alt-rockers from Floyd County are playing as much as possible.
Details: 10 p.m. BT’s Radford. $2. 639-1282, btsradford.com, spoonfightband.com
Red Mountain
The twice-monthly Floyd Contra Dance meeting features an Alabama-based stringband nicknamed “The Trash.”
Details: 8 p.m. Dogtown Roadhouse/Sun Music Hall, Floyd. $8; $6.50 to students with ID. sunmusichall.com, floydcontradance.org
NRCC Veterans Day bluegrass jamboree
With Upland Express, Dryhill Draggers
Bagpipes, a color guard and honor guard, a reserve guard unit and the Pulaski VFW post’s Ladies Auxiliary will be part of this grassy tribute to vets.
Details: 6 p.m. Edwards Hall, room 117, New River Community College, Dublin. Free (organizers encourage donations to performers). 674-3600, (ext. 4307), nr.edu/fiddle
SUNDAY
Indian Run String Band
Straight outta Happy Hollow, this old-time band slings music for flatfooters and waltzers alike.
Details: 6 p.m. Sunday. The Palisades, Eggleston. Free. 626-2828, thepalisadesrestaurant.com
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