I'm in the middle of four straight nights of live music...here's a quick half-time show: Another big season at Innsbrook had us among the throngs enjoying the prodigious slide guitarist Derek Trucks and his excellent band. How do twenty-somethings like Derek and Jonny Lang absorb so much of the blues and let it flow so instinctively at such a young age? Check the summer schedule at www.innsbrookafterhours.com.
Last night was the season opener for Groovin' in the Garden at Lewis Ginter...a beautiful night in every way as perennial favorites The Seldom Scene kicked things off with a few tunes for their long-awaited new studio album due out late this summer. God bless Ben Eldridge for keeping the flame alive. North Carolina's high-octane string band The Avett Brothers closed things out with their unvarnished vocal treatment of a compelling set list of original music. The boys are hot, have a growing legion of fans and have scored an appearance on Conan O'Brien's late show tonight on NBC. The brothers Beals of Haymaker Productions have come up with a big-time lineup for the next seven Thursdays. Please...take a look at www.richmondconcerts.net.
Tonight, I'm really looking forward to hearing the latest evolution of the legendary Lonesome River Band at St. Joseph's Villa's Hoedown in the Garden. LRB has played this gig for the last six years at least...it used to be at Lewis Ginter. Bandleader/banjo master Sammy Shelor has lured lead singer/guitarist Brandon Rickman back after a few years away...should be fun.
And tomorrow we're off to Chippokes State Park near Surry (across the river from Jamestown and all the 400th Birthday madness) to camp out overnight and take in Steve Bassett's acoustic summer tour with Michelle Nixon and Drive. Hope the rain holds off as our tent is untested for waterproofing.
Hope all you mothers are treated well on Sunday...you can never be thanked enough...TT
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