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Major League Band brings go-go to Texas
Popular local group shares its funky style during DMV Takeover.
Local SPCA ‘Grateful’ for long-standing support from musician Williams
Williams’ newest benefit concert concept combines the songs of the Grateful Dead with gospel treatment.
Symphony orchestra launches fifth season with Flights of Fancy
Season opener to double as a recording session for FSO’s first album.
GALLERY: Rocking out at Eleven Eleven FXBG
Rotoglow joined by Alpha Jerk and Horsehead
New name, same strange: Harmonic Flow Festival brings music, dance, art to local brewery
Six bands, vendors, live performers and more await Saturday at Strangeways.
A swinging good time: Tommy Dorsey Orchestra coming to Riverside on Sunday
Riverside Center brings sounds of big band to local concert stage.
Eclectic as folk: Richmond festival brings a global sound to Commonwealth stage
The festival, which is free and features renowned — if unfamiliar — talent, returns from Oct. 10-12.
Despite weather, Todd’s legacy shines through at 50th Black Arts Festival
Event included a celebration in Fredericksburg’s Market Square on Friday and a church service on Sunday.
Upbeat, unflappable: The Richard’s rock is positively intriguing
Frontman Hale: ‘It’s cool to be in a band with no drama.’
Rappahannock Whalers chart a course to keep maritime music alive
Hear local group share their love of sea shanties, history at Rising Sun Tavern.
Reggae roots, folk foray shaped Vollten’s ‘Frankenstein music’
Mark Vollten and The Scenic Roots take the stage at Reclaim Arcade on Sept. 12.
Children’s choir to bring sounds of Africa to Fredericksburg
Group from Uganda to perform at Redeemer Lutheran Church on Sept. 14.
Forced to improvise, jazz collective finds new arrangement at Curitiba
For nonprofit, same jam but a new venue and more inclusive cast.
Striking a (power) chord: FXBG punk scene no longer muted
Powerful music weathers the ups and downs of economic, social change.
Still transmitting: Local rocksteady band to host 20th anniversary show
Transmitters amped to return rocksteady to a downtown stage this weekend.
Riverside to come alive with ‘The Sound of Music’
Classic musical centered on Von Trapp family still a hit for audiences.
PorchFest 2025 encourages dancing in the streets
Annual RappArts day of music comes to Bunker Hill and Charles streets this Saturday.
Punk Power: The genre remains hard to define but bands are still ready to rock
Bands with local ties to play show at Reclaim Arcade Aug. 22.
Verse, chorus, verse: Singer-songwriter Jonas publishes second volume of poetry
Singer-songwriter releasing second book of poetry along with a new single this weekend.
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