Good live stuff in the short term: tonight, Richmond's Mekong Vietnamese restaurant on West Broad celebrates its 14th anniversary with a big food, beer & music party featuring the all-out ensemble Fear No Beer, whose members you may very well mistake for the seasoned vets of Modern Groove Syndicate. The roving keyboardist for said group says the suds selection at Mekong is world class...Danny C should know. There's a $40 tab but food, drink and tunes plus a t-shirt and take-home glass are included. Deal.
The aforementioned Mr. Clarke, back off the road for a few weeks, will also join the venerable George Turman and his other compelling compadres at a sold-out JAMinc/In Your Ear Studio A concert on Friday in the Bottom. No more reservations...hope you have yours.
Saturday, the Chickah
ominy Swamp's most visible denizen hosts the Out O' The Blue Stage Revue once again at Pocahontas State Park with Marna & Macy, L'il Ronnie & The Grand Dukes and of course Page Wilson & Reckless Abandon. Advance tix are $8 with parking included. Music starts at 6. Hot fun in the summertime!
Further out of town is the new Brew Ridge Trail Music Festi
val up near Wintergreen with the Sons of Bill, the Infamous Stringdusters, Jesse Harper, William Walter and others...15/advance, 20/gate. Noondark. (at right, Dusters Jeremy Garrett, Travis Book and Andy Hall)
And later that night, power stringband Cadillac Sky plays Bel Rio in Charlottesville for a 12 buck cover. Indoors.
Oh, and Saturday night right here in River City, the ever-
ready National welcomes Drive By Truckers with MerleFest darling Tift Merritt opening. And it's good to hear the Toad's Place space is back as The Hat Factory...with the National already in fifth-gear they've got a big hill to climb...even with a mechanical bull! We wish them well.
A non-musical footnote...watched the HBO documentary Resolved on DVD last night. It's about the academic pursuit of debate at the highest level and it's a most engaging and fascinating treatment of what I expected to be dry and tedious. Highly recommended Netflix viewing when it's too hot to be outside.
Les Paul is more...TT
(Turman & friends photo by Charles Dunton/Page Wilson and Cadillac Sky photos from their Websites)
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