In a little more than two weeks, Saffire the Uppity Blues Women will be a musical footnote—albeit one with a lasting imprint.  In its almost...

R.Kelly will return to Richmond for a Dec. 5 show at the Landmark Theater. The R&B singer last played here in 2007.  Kelly will be joined by Pleasure...

ALLEY KATZ—10 Walnut Alley, 643-2816. Bane, Blacklisted, Foundation and others, 7 p.m. Friday, $12. Reckoner, Mercy Screams, With Life in Mind and...

David Allan Coe, 8 p.m. at Hat Factory Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, 8 p.m. at The National Randall Bramblett, 8 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea...

If you go Who: Saffire the Uppity Blues Women (farewell performances)  When: 8 p.m. Saturday at Gay Community Center of Richmond, 1407 Sherwood Ave. ...

On Sunday, U2 will stream its concert from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., live on YouTube at 11:30 p.m. The show will be archived for later viewing. ...

As a way of saying “thanks” to fans, Chris Brown will embark on a 19-city tour next month. A Nov. 22 date is slated for the Landmark Theater....

We know one thing about this weekend: It’s going to be loud.  With a blitz of hard rockers storming the area—you can head north, east,...

While Motley Crue and Twisted Sister were giving Tipper Gore fits because of their so-called “devil music,“ Stryper was scoring points with...

ALLEY KATZ—10 Walnut Alley, 643-2816. Sleep Is the Enemy, 6 p.m. Thursday, all ages, $7.  ANDY’S RESTAURANT—Henry Clay Shopping...

Aquartet of modern folkies—Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, Jim James and M Ward—is teaming for the Monsters of Folk tour, which comes to the Landmark...

Metallica When: 7 p.m. Saturday at John Paul Jones Arena (Charlottesville). Lamb of God opens. Tickets: $51.50-$71.50 Info:

KISS When: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hampton Coliseum. Buckcherry opens. Tickets: $25-$127.50 Info:

AC/DC When: 8 p.m. tomorrow at Verizon Center (D.C.) Tickets: $92.50 Info:

If you go Who: Stryper When: 7 p.m. tomorrow at The Canal Club. Switched On and Flight Patterns opening.  Tickets: $20 Info:

The fall fund drive for nonprofit WRIR (97.3 FM) kicks off at 5 p.m. tomorrow. An early donation of $40 or more will get you a special invitation to a...

The Butterbean Jazz Quartet, 8 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music), Jim Ward (Sparta), Tim Barry (Avail), Dave Hause (The Loved...

The best thing about the release this week of the new/old Michael Jackson song “This Is It”? That Paul Anka might finally get some Grammy cred. ...

Last night, downtown Richmond actually looked like a real city with a thriving entertainment scene.

LONDON—Michael Jackson has returned to the airwaves with a new song—the first from an upcoming documentary on the troubled superstar. It is...

When a cattle rancher from Montana is feeling the funk from a band of 18 go-go music experts from Washington, it’s apparent that the Richmond Folk...

On long flights, Christian Knapp will pull out the director’s score of a composition he is preparing to conduct. Sometimes conversation with a curious...

When a cattle rancher from Montana is feeling the funk from a band of 18 go-go music experts from Washington, it’s apparent that the Richmond Folk...

The families of Gary Gerloff and Francesca Parch accepted plaques in their honor before the No B.S. Brass Band memorialized them tonight.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch has your all-you-need-to-know guide to this weekend’s Richmond Folk Festival, including schedules, maps, videos, slideshows...

Phish announced yesterday that it will perform in Charlottesville as part of its fall tour. The band, promoting its latest album, “Joy,“ will...

A yodeler, an Indian slide guitarist and a zydeco musician walk into a bar . . . It could be the start of a joke, but, as bizarre as that combo sounds,...

Phish announced today that it will perform in Charlottesville as part of its fall tour. The band, promoting its latest album “Joy,“ will perform...

The National is squeezing in a couple of more shows at the end of the year.  New Potato Caboose with Indecision will perform Dec. 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets...

No more chatter.  No more waiting.  The Richmond Folk Festival is ready to launch tomorrow with its eclectic lineup that will commandeer the...