
ALXnow has good news and bad news.
The good news — not to step on The Zebra’s beat — is Gordon Lightfoot is coming to The Birchmere (3701 Mt Vernon Avenue). The more on-brand bad news: the show is already sold out.
But there are lots of other shows coming to the Arlandria music venue over the next few months, including a return of Three Dog Night and 80s alt-rock icons 10,000 Maniacs and Aimee Mann.
This spring will also see local karaoke performers Kevin and Michael Bacon return to The Birchmere.
Shows coming up in March include:
- March 10: The Oak Ridge Boys
- March 11: The Voices of Motown
- March 12: An Evening with Tom Rush
- March 13: Harmony Sweepstakes
- March 17: Edwin McCain
- March 18: Joshua Radin
- March 19: The Smithereens
- March 20: Christian de Mesones
- March 22: Langhorne Slim
- March 24: Euge Groove
- March 25 and 26: The High Kings
- March 27: The English Beat
- March 28: Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs
- March 29: Delta Sprint
- March 30: Pokey LaFarge
- March 31: Joan Osborne
Then in April:
- April 1: The Manhattans
- April 2: Bob Schneider
- April 4: Walter Trout and Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
- April 6: Tab Benoit
- April 7: Asleep at the Wheel
- April 8 and 9: Average White Band
- April 10: Cowboy Junkies
- April 11 and 12: The Bacon Brothers
- April 13: Gordon Lightfoot
- April 14: Sergio Mendes
- April 15: Eaglemania
- April 16: James McMurtry
- April 18: The Zombies
- April 19: Delamitri
- April 20: Three Dog Night
- April 21: Leonid & Friends
- April 22: Shawn Colvin
- April 23: 10,000 Maniacs
- April 24: Joey Alexander
- April 25 and 26: Aimee Mann
- April 27: Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer
- April 28: Raul Malo
- April 29: Al Stewart
- April 30: Janis Ian
The full list of upcoming events at The Birchmere is available online.
Photo via Image via The Bacon Brothers/Facebook
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