Tag: the birchmere
Vanessa Carlton to play the Birchmere
By Olivia Anderson| [email protected]
Vanessa Carlton took the music scene by storm in the early 2000s, as a young pianist armed with a catalog of...
Birchmere owner Gary Oelze dies at 80
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
Gary Oelze, who owned and founded the acclaimed Birchmere music hall, died on Monday of congestive heart failure. He was...
The Zappa Band plays The Birchmere
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
One word to describe the late musician Frank Zappa is eccentric. Another might be irreverent, avant-garde or even kooky. But...
The Four Bitchin’ Babes return to The Birchmere
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
A concert by the Four Bitchin’ Babes is equal parts folk festival, stand-up comedy revue and sleepover with your best friends....
Our View: Remembering our arts roots
The 20-page City Creatives arts section that appeared in last week’s Alexandria Times is evidence of just how far our city has come as...
The Bacon Brothers: Road warriors, songwriters, Alexandria mainstays
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Alexandria has played host to a lot of famous faces over the years, from George Washington to Dave Grohl, but...
Tom Paxton reflects on songwriting and a decades-spanning career
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
When he was 15 years old, Grammy-nominated folk singer-songwriter Tom Paxton pulled a guitar out of his aunt’s closet in...
Drew and Ellie Holcomb to perform at the Birchmere for “You...
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
Nashville based husband-and-wife duo Drew and Ellie Holcomb bring their February family tour to The Birchmere on Feb. 6. In...
Holiday Gift Guide: Experience the fun of Alexandria
By Eileen Abbott
A Christmas or Hanukkah gift doesn’t have to be something you wear or look at or use in your home. Experiential gifts...
From Alexandria to Nashville and back: Charles Esten returns to his...
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
The few times a year Charles Esten returns to Alexandria to visit friends or spend holidays with family, his first...
