Chris Brown received an “extremely favorable” report from probation officials overseeing his felony assault case, a judge said yesterday. Brown...

Record sales continue to free-fall—sales are down about 13 percent from last year but that isn’t preventing the labels from unloading a massive...

John Mayer’s new “Battle Studies” album is in stores this week, and the singer/Twitter King will embark on a tour with Michael Franti...

The Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville will reopen Nov. 27 with a performance from Sons of Bill and Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit. The venue has been...

ALLEY KATZ—10 Walnut Alley, 643-2816. Crunk Budder, Cast Upon Blind Eyes, Since 1913 and others, 4 p.m. Friday, $7. Joe Enroughty & His Royal...

Mo DeBree, 5 p.m. at downtown Capital Ale House Music Hall; at 10 p.m. Chris Ayer with Shane Cooley Daughtry, Theory of a Deadman and Cavo, 7:30 p.m....

CHARLOTTESVILLE These days, Jimmy Buffett is more a brand than a musician. The restaurants, the beer line, the newly renamed Miami Dolphins stadium after...

Sirius XM’s Radio Margaritaville channel will broadcast the final four concerts from Jimmy Buffett’s tour, starting with today’s Charlottesville...

Creating visual images in one’s head can be a useful way of listening to symphonic music. But it would be best to halt the imagination somewhere...

NEW YORK—Aerosmith’s guitarist Joe Perry says the future of the band is still uncertain. Perry said yesterday he thinks front man Steven Tyler...

Colbie Caillat will headline the Q94 and Lite 98 Christmas show at The National on Dec. 8 at 8 p.m.  The singer, who performed with Jason Mraz on...

Adigitally remastered version of The Rolling Stones’ “Live at the Max” concert is available on DVD and Blu-ray. The release celebrates...

Not only did she turn out one of the pluckiest “Saturday Night Live” hosting stints in recent memory (her Shakira parody was dead-on hilarious),...

ALLEY KATZ—10 Walnut Alley, 643-2816. Moderate Likvidation, Detonate, Aghast and others, 7 p.m. Thursday, $8. Since 1913, Team Extreme, Heavy Weights...

If you go Who: Robert Earl Keen When: 8 p.m. Tuesday at The National Tickets: $20-$35 Info:

While people all over the world are pausing to recognize the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Texas singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen’s...

Hatebreed with Cannibal Corpse, Unearth and others, 6:30 p.m. at The National Chris Smither with Paul Cebar, 8 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea Don Henley,...

So many things happening in music this week, so much to grumble about.  So over the weekend, we hear that Steven Tyler is leaving Aerosmith, and Joe...

Ski poles have none of the subtlety of a conductor’s baton, but for Arthur Fagen, it was the former that led to the latter. Fagen is the final candidate...

The Richmond Symphony had 240 applicants for the position of music director and narrowed the field to nine finalists. David Fisk, the symphony’s...

Country princess Taylor Swift will keep her “Fearless” tour rolling through next year and swing by John Paul Jones Arena on March 20 at 7 p.m. ...

Congrats to Richmond singer-songwriter Susan Greenbaum, whose song “Spin Like a Top” last week won the People’s Choice Award at the Songwriters...

ALLEY KATZ—10 Walnut Alley, 643-2816. White Knuckle Battery, Throtl and others, 10 p.m. Saturday, $7. This Time It’s War, Periphery, This or...

Richard Shindell with Antje Duvekot, 8 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea One Love Reggae Festival featuring Capleton, Anthony B and Cocoa T, 8 p.m. at...

You might know that Paul Shaffer wrote “It’s Raining Men.“  You might even know that he performed in the first house band for “Saturday...

Tonight’s Styx/REO Speedwagon concert at the Richmond Coliseum has been canceled. Refunds are available at point of purchase. For details, visit...

Tomorrow’s Styx and REO Speedwagon concert at the Richmond Coliseum has been canceled.

If you’ve attended a classic-rock concert the past few years, you might have noticed that a significant faction of the audience for artists such...

The Richmond Symphony began its new Lollipops concert series yesterday with a program well-suited for children and the adults who brought them. If this...

The steadily rising career of a Richmond-raised classical music composer hit a new peak last month when the Chicago Symphony Orchestra appointed him a...