Jun
26
This Saturday, head out to the Alexandria Recreation Center to catch some great live music . . . for FREE! This year’s Del Ray Music Festival should be a great time to take the whole family out and enjoy an eclectic mix of music. I’m not entirely sure where the festival gets its name, but if you do, please share it in the comments section. The music will be rockin’ from 10am-10pm. Grab your sunscreen and make your way to Alexandria. Full line up with times after the jump. (more…)
Mar
21
We don’t spend much time talking about Bluegrass on this blog, but there’s always some great roots music going on somewhere. This Memorial Day Weekend you may want to travel to western Maryland to catch some of the best bluegrass musicians in the country at DelFest. It should be a good way to kick off summer. Pack up your camping gear, some instruments (if you have them) and head to Cumberland, MD May 22-24. DelFest hasn’t announced who is playing when as of yet, but check out who is playing after the jump. (more…)
Jul
12
Every year there is a massive bluegrass festival in Galax, VA known as the “Old Fiddler’s Convention“. People come from around the world to southwest Virginia to camp-out, show-off some incredible talent and eat some great food. This year’s convention is August 4th-9th. However, if you can’t make it down to Galax (its about 4.5 hours from the beltway), then you should go to Jammin’ Java in Vienna at Noon or the Birchmere at 7:30pm on Saturday, July 12th to catch the Old Time Banjo Festival. I’d be partial to see it at the Birchmere for the atmosphere, but both venues should be a great opportunity to catch some live bluegrass music.
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