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...

LOS ANGELES Michael Jackson’s This Is It” comes too late in the year to be considered for a documentary Oscar, but the film about the late...

The Guitar Center is participating in a nationwide food drive beginning Sunday. The Richmond location, at 9128 W. Broad St., will be the drop-off point...

Call it fortuitous, but the timing of the Richmond appearance for Who’s Bad, which calls itself “The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band,“...

Sometimes you forget Michael Jackson is dead, because he’s so alive in “This Is It.“  Other times, you’re struck with a profound...

If you missed Madonna’s record-breaking Sticky & Sweet Tour (its $408 million gross is the highest for a solo artist), check out the new premium...

Chris Brown is heading back to the music world with his “Fan Appreciation” tour, which will make a stop at the Landmark Theater at 6 p.m. Nov....

ALLEY KATZ—10 Walnut Alley, 643-2816. “Helloween” event with They Found Her in Pieces, Nautilus, Heavyweights and others, 5 p.m. Friday,...

Ari Hest, 8 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea Who’s Bad (Michael Jackson tribute), 9 p.m. at Hat Factory Herb Alpert and Lani Hall, 7:30 p.m. at...

It’s a pity that all of the time, money and brainpower that went into what would have been Michael Jackson’s final concerts will never be fully...

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Bruce Springsteen canceled a performance in Kansas City after his cousin and road crew member died. The death of 36-year-old Lenny...

With his “Fan Appreciation” tour kicking off in a couple of weeks, Chris Brown will also have an album to accompany his comeback.

The official exhibition of rare Michael Jackson memorabilia will go on display in London this week.

La Bohème” premiered to audience apathy and critical scorn in Turin, Italy, in 1896. Then the world weighed in. Virginia Opera’s production,...

Phish returns to the road next month and will end its tour at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville on Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. The original lineup of Trey...

The Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to attempted weapon possession on Thursday, and expects to receive a one-year jail sentence.

Paul McCartney will return to Hamburg, where The Beatles honed their craft, to launch his first European tour in five years.

It’s time for cotton candy, light-up toys and beloved Disney characters—an annual trifecta of bliss for little Richmonders.  Disney On...

It begins with Jon Bon Jovi flat on his back, his leg being stretched toward the ceiling by a burly leg-stretching guy.  Outside the room, in a cinder-block...

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...