Rainy day chases audience, bands away

Whether you like rock n’ roll, funk or country, The Mixx will satisfy your thirst for music this weekend.

A Harrisonburg-based reggae band will return to the Hazel River Pub on Saturday.

Brooks & Dunn are done.

The Grammy winning contemporary Christian music group, Casting Crowns, performed for a very receptive crowd May 15, at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville.

The entire catalog of music by The Beatles is being digitally remastered for release in September.

The top 10 “American Idol” finalists say they already count themselves as winners: They’ve earned a place on the show’s nationwide concert tour.

On Thursday, the Washington Nationals announced they will release additional seats for the July 11 concert on Monday at 10 a.m. through http://www.tickets.com.

Young rockers’ ‘sound’ before their time

Music columnist enjoys show with 94-year-old dad and his girlfriend

C’ville-based band names Parliament among its influences

Oscar-winning actor fronts Modern West band these days

For 40-plus years the Blue Ridge Chorale has been serenading the Culpeper area, and this year the tradition continues as the choral group performs at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church Dec. 14 from 4 to 6 p.m.

The finishing touches have just been added, and Wild Olives has released its first CD.

It was cold outside, but by 6:30 p.m. Saturday evening there was a steady stream of people flowing into the Culpeper County High School auditorium.

Even after the demise of the Culpeper Rock Academy, new bands are still emerging in Culpeper.

“American Idol” season six top 10 finalist and Christian recording artist Chris Sligh took a few minutes this week to talk with the Star-Exponent.

‘Idol’ contestant to perform in teen’s memory

Bruce Springsteen returns with a new album in January 15 months after “Magic.“ That’s unusually quick for an artist with a reputation as a perfectionist.

A Harrisonburg cover band will play popular rock tunes at the Hazel River Pub on Saturday.

Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960s and the group’s last surviving member, was found dead in his hotel room early Wednesday. He was 61.

Miriam Makeba, the “Mama Africa” whose sultry voice gave South Africans hope when the country was gripped by apartheid, died Monday. She was 76.

Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson arrived in Charlottesville a day before all the trick-or-treaters came out for Halloween.

The Beastie Boys and some friends head to Richmond tonight for Get Out and Vote ‘08 tour.

Dave Matthews had the audience’s votes locked up. Barack Obama might not.

Reggae band adds twist of hip-hop, folk

Guitar and drum classes offered after school

Band plays The Pub

Scoot over, Simon Cowell. “American Idol” is adding a fourth critic to its panel of judges

Dave Matthews Band saxophone player LeRoi Moore, one of the group’s founding members and a key part of its eclectic jazz-infused sound, died Tuesday.