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...

Larry the Cable Guy, 7:30 p.m. at Richmond Coliseum Barrel House, 5 p.m. Friday at downtown Capital Ale House Music Hall; Half Brother Sid at 10 p.m. ...

With shout-outs to Mamma’Zu, the Byrd Theatre and Belle Isle, “River City (Richmond, VA)“ taps some of the area’s most recognizable...

ALLEY KATZ—10 Walnut Alley, 643-2816. Drivin’ N Cryin’ and Horsehead, 8 p.m. Thursday, $15. Death Before Dishonor, Reign Supreme, Steel...

The 40-date Shine All Night Tour starring Martina McBride and Trace Adkinskicks off next month and a date is etched in for March 12 at the Richmond Coliseum....

Abanjo and a double bass walk into a bar. The bartender says, “What is this, some kind of bad joke?“ Indeed, the two instruments are an unlikely...

Uncertainty has loomed large and ugly in many people’s lives this year—struggling economy, job losses, feeble housing market—so take...

La Gran Banda: A traditional “papayera” band, a staple along Colombia’s Caribbean coast, can accumulate up to 20 members. This Miami-based...

The Jerry Douglas Band: His face is probably familiar because of his frequent presence onstage with Alison Krauss & Union Station. His sound might...

Debashish Bhattacharya: A student of the lap steel guitar since he was 3, Bhattacharya also learned to sing before he could talk. At age 20, the native...

LOS ANGELES—Michael Jackson’s arms were covered with punctures and he had tattooed eyebrows and lips, but he wasn’t the sickly skeleton...

U2 has always been a thoughtful band, but with each tour they manage to add new layers of reflection. The star of the show is still Bono, who, despite...