The Birchmere is a Music Hall, which differs from a regular nightclub in that we are completely seated (except Band Stand, see below), i.e. no standing room or dancing. Also known as a Listening Room, The Birchmere is geared towards artists & fans who prefer a seated, attentive audience, ready to listen to The Music! And eat some good food.The Birchmere Box Office open at 5pm, any night there is a performance. Music Hall opens & seating begins at 6pm. Food Service also begins at this time. Shows start at 7:30pm (unless otherwise noted).The Band Stand is the area where we have dance-oriented shows at The Birchmere. There is a large padded wood dance floor in front of the stage, surrounded by tables & chairs. There is limited seating for Band Stand shows (i.e. if you really want a table, get here early). All food & drink services are available in the Band Stand, even if you're not sitting at a table.Line Numbers are not used for Band Stand shows. Venue doors open at 6pm for Band Stand shows, at which time seating is completely general admission, first come first served. The Box office will be open at 5pm, but seating will not begin until 6pm for all Bandstand show, and 8pm for "Late Shows."Late Shows will happen in the Band Stand, unless otherwise noted. Venue doors will open
3701 Mt. Vernon Ave
Alexandria, VA, Virginia 22305
Events:
1964: The Tribute
1964: The Tribute
"Number One Beatles Tribute Show on Earth!" Rolling Stone
1964 The Tribute ranked 167 out of the Top 200 Box Office grossing bands for 2004." Pollstar
&a...
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Aimee Mann w/ Sean Hayes
Sean’s fifth and newest release, Flowering Spade (2007), marks the first time Hayes has ever recorded in a studio. Most of the album was recorded live in the studio with horns, accordion and marimba...
Category: Music, 19:30:00, 2007-07-20 19:30:00
Gato Barbieri
Gato Barbieri's music spans many genres from free jazz to Latin to smooth/adult contemporary.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-08-04 19:30:00
Acoustic Alchemy
Acoustic Alchemy's wide-ranging influences make it a conduit for a myriad of sounds and textures. The band combines sounds of jazzy improvisation, Caribbean grooves, reggae, salsa and all form...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-08-07 19:30:00
Jane Monheit
Singing from an early age, Jane Monheit has toured the United States and Europe. Her fame is spreading quickly throughout the jazz world.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-08-10 19:30:00
Vivian Green
Philadelphia singer/songwriter Vivian Green melds influences from soul, R&B, spirituals and jazz.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-08-11 19:30:00
Vivian Green
Philadelphia singer/songwriter Vivian Green melds influences from soul, R&B, spirituals and jazz.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-08-11 19:30:00
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
For over twenty years, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been playing a blend of rock and blues that include hits like 'Tuff Enuff' and 'Wrap it Up.' Considered one of the...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-08-12 19:30:00
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
For over twenty years, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been playing a blend of rock and blues that include hits like 'Tuff Enuff' and 'Wrap it Up.' Considered one of the...
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The Young Dubliners
The Young Dubliners fashion rock songs with a Celtic feel and have built a reputation for engaging, exciting live shows.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-08-14 19:30:00
Steve Cole and Marcus Mitchell
Talented saxophonists Steve Cole and Marcus Mitchell come together for one night of wonderful music at The Birchmere in Alexandria. Don't miss this one time event!
$35
Category: Music, 19:30:00, 2007-08-16 19:30:00
Queer Queens of Comedy
Poppy Champlin, Michele Balan and Jennie McNulty will perform.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-08-17 19:30:00
Joan Osborne
On her latest CD, How Sweet It Is, Joan pays homage to her musical heroes ranging from Marvin Gaye and The Spinners to Jimi Hendrix and Sly & The Family Stone. Mix those songs in with original...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-08-19 19:30:00
Minnie Driver
Actress Minnie Driver crosses over into the world of music. Her debut album is called 'Everything I've Got In My Pocket.' Drew Gibson is one of the most talented singer-songwri...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-08-20 19:30:00
Dwele
Dwele performs a mix of R&B, spoken word, jazz and hip hop.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-08-21 19:30:00
Dwele
Dwele performs a mix of R&B, spoken word, jazz and hip hop.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-08-21 19:30:00
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in California in 1966.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-08-22 19:30:00
Los Straitjackets
Wearing Mexican wrestling masks, Los Straitjackets play energetic, instrumental surf rock, although their most recent effort features vocals from many special guests. Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeeans k...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-08-25 19:30:00
Herbie Hancock
Legendary jazz pianist and eight-time Grammy award-winner Herbie Hancock is hot off his last studio album, 'Future 2 Future,' a blend of jazz, chants, hip-hop beats and electronic ambi...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-08-26 19:30:00
MANDRILL & THE ONE SUN LION RA
CD’s WILL BE AVAILABLE from MANDRILL & THE ONE SUN LION RA @ The Birchmere 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave. Alexandria, VA 22305 703-549-7500
Main Information: birchmere@birchmere.com
Bookings: booking...
Category: Music, 19:00:00, 2007-08-27 19:00:00
Puppini Sisters
The Puppini Sisters is a musical trio specializing in 1940s-style close harmony vocal music. The Blue Rhythm Boys featuring Tom Mitchell and Jim Stephanson, play swing, hokum and country blues music i...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-08-28 19:30:00
Jonathan Coulton and Paul & Storm
$20.00
http://www.jonathancoulton.com/
Category: Music, 19:30:00, 2007-08-31 19:30:00
Ottmar Liebert
Ottmar Liebert has taken the ancient guitar style into new and unthinkable realms, fusing it with everything from bossa nova and dance rhythms to soothing environmental new-age synthesizer sounds. His...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-01 19:30:00
The Ditty Bops
The Ditty Bops are Amanda Barrett and Abby Dewald, a pair of California artists who have bewitched LA's musical pleasure-seeking crowd with their pure-voiced harmonies, magnetic personalities,...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-04 19:30:00
The Ditty Bops
The Ditty Bops are Amanda Barrett and Abby Dewald, a pair of California artists who have bewitched LA's musical pleasure-seeking crowd with their pure-voiced harmonies, magnetic personalities,...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-04 19:30:00
Scythian
Scythian's music ranges from traditional folk to high energy Celtic, with strains of gypsy and Klezmer in between.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-06 19:30:00
Scythian
Scythian's music ranges from traditional folk to high energy Celtic, with strains of gypsy and Klezmer in between.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-06 19:30:00
Roy Ayers
This great vibraphonist first gained national fame with Herbie Mann and then went on to form his own band, 'Ubiquity,' which is an eclectic mix of funk, salsa, jazz, rock, soul and rap...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-07 19:30:00
The Seldom Scene
Since its inception in 1971, the Seldom Scene has thrived on playing bluegrass a little differently than everyone else. If other bands used a fiddler, the Seldom Scene used a Dobro; if others relied o...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-08 19:30:00
Mandy Moore
Since 1999, Mandy Moore has sold more than 7 million albums, thanks to hits like 'Candy,' 'I Wanna Be With You' and 'So Real.' Among other notable accom...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-11 19:30:00
Spyro Gyra
Spyro Gyra is considered to be one of the most respected instrumental-contemporary jazz bands of the last 25 years.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-13 19:30:00
Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter is an American music legend. Since his first appearance on the pages of Rolling Stone in 1968, he has epitomized the fiery and flamboyant rock 'n' roll guitar hero. Robin...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-14 19:30:00
Uncle Earl
Uncle Earl isn't your run-of-the-mill band. First of all, they're all female. But these aren't the Spice Girls. Think Agent Scully meets Janeane Garofalo in Mayberry, with a sh...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-16 19:30:00
Nick Lowe
Singer Nick Lowe has explored several genres in his recorded career over the years, from rock 'n' roll to country to folk tinged recordings. Lowe is best known for such tracks as &...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-17 19:30:00
Suzanne Vega
Best known for the 1987 hit, 'Luka,' Suzanne Vega is well versed in the ability to walk the fine musical lines between, folk, rock 'n' roll, pop and experimentation whi...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-18 19:30:00
Marty Stuart
Marty Stuart is country music's renaissance man. He has scored six top-ten hits, one platinum and five gold albums and four Grammy Awards. But his success proves the difficulty of gauging a ca...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-19 19:30:00
Michael Bolton
The album 'Soul Provider' turned Bolton into a superstar. Five Top 40 singles were included on this album, including 'How Am I Supposed to Live Without You' and the Top...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-20 19:30:00
Thomas Dolby
As one of the touchstone artists in the world of '80s pop, Thomas Dolby is best known for his 1982 synth pop hit 'She Blinded Me With Science.' He is also a successful session ...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-21 19:30:00
Jackopierce
Jackopierce was formed by Jack O'Neill and Cary Pierce in their hometown of Dallas, TX, in 1988. Since then, Jackopierce toured the world, selling out venues everywhere it went, opening for th...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-22 19:30:00
The Wailin' Jennys
Wailin' refers to perfect harmonies, and that is one thing all will agree upon after listening to this magical Canadian female trio. The Wailin' Jennys' performance of Celtic i...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-26 19:30:00
The Kinsey Sicks
They're America's favorite Dragapelia Beautyshop Quartet, famous for their out and out outrageous act of drag, a cappella singing and satire. Be sure to catch this beehive bouffanted, ...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-28 19:30:00
Shemekia Copeland
Talented beyond her years, Shemekia Copeland is a blues vocalist of extreme passion. Daughter of the late Johnny Clyde Copeland, she infuses her singing with the Texas blues influence of her father al...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-29 19:30:00
Howard Jones
Howard Jones was one of the most recognizable figures of mid-'80s synth-pop. His music helped him rack up a string of hits in the mid-and late '80s like 'Things Can Only Get Be...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-03 19:30:00
Erin McKeown
Part folk diva, part beat poet, part jazzy funketeer, Erin McKeown is proficient on bass, piano, electric and acoustic guitars as well as banjo and mandolin.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-06 19:30:00
Raul Midon
Multi-instrumentalist Raul Midon straddles Latin, pop and jazz, with a hair-raising, show-stopping voice and dazzling guitar technique.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-08 19:30:00
Oliver Mtukudzi & Black Spirits
Zimbabwean singer-songwriter Oliver Mtukudzi performs in the unique style of tuku, which combines African beats with lyrical stories sung in his native tongue of Shona. One of Zimbabwe's leadi...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-09 19:30:00
America
For over a quarter century, America's music-making has produced classics like 'Horse with No Name,' 'Ventura Highway' & 'I Need You.' Th...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-11 19:30:00
Hiroshima
The Japanese-American fusion band Hiroshima features the string instrument "koto," but also incorporates many world beats -- perhaps reflecting multi-ethnic East L.A., where members ...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-13 19:30:00
Tower of Power
With spine-tingling vocals, a rhythm section with whiplash grooves & , tight, brassy horns, Tower of Power is a ten-member classic soul band that has been knocking audiences off their feet for...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-14 19:30:00
Leon Redbone
Leon Redbone can croon like Bing Crosby, growl like Louis Armstrong, fingerpick the guitar like Blind Blake and scat sing a trumpet solo that recalls the great Bix Beiderbecke.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-15 19:30:00
Mary Black
Ireland's top-selling singer for more than a decade, this unique artist possesses a range encompassing traditional Irish and Celtic music and contemporary classics. Her rich voice sings songs ...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-16 19:30:00
Laura Love
Laura Love is a rare recording artist - authentic and deeply rooted, with extremely diverse audience appeal. Her style is dificult to describe. She is an African-American funk bassist with an astonish...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-17 19:30:00
Wayne Newton
"Mr. Las Vegas" thrills audiences with the showmanship that has made him a legend for more than four decades.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-18 19:30:00
Cheryl Wheeler
Cheryl Wheeler is a gifted songwriter with a beautiful, emotional voice and a well-tuned sense of humor.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-19 19:30:00
Tuck & Patti
For 25 years, husband-and-wife duo Tuck and Patti have mesmerized audiences with their unique blend of jazz and pop music. Diesel has received airplay throughout the Midwest including the NPR syndicat...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-20 19:30:00
Kathy Mattea
Kathy Mattea is an accomplished singer/songwriter in the country vein with a touch of Joni Mitchell-influenced folk. Some of her hits include 'Goin' Gone' and 'Where&am...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-21 19:30:00
Billy Bragg
British singer/songwriter and political activist Billy Bragg is known for his blend of folk, punk-rock, and protest music. His music is a combination of poetry and political comment, with a dash of ro...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-22 19:30:00
Yo La Tengo
BIRCHMERE MUSIC HALL
3701 MT VERNON AVE
THE FREEWHEELING
YO LA TENGO
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TUE OCT 23, 2007 7:30PM
Category: Music, 19:30:00, 2007-10-23 19:30:00
Guitars & Saxes 2007
Featuring performances by Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum, Tim Bowman and Jeff Golub.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-24 19:30:00
Rhonda Vincent
She's got a mandolin, a stunning Bluegrass voice, black leather pants, an endorsement contract with Martha White muffin mix and plenty of attitude. A Grammy winner and multiple winner of honor...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-27 19:30:00
Over the Rhine
Over the Rhine's brooding, atmospheric and sometimes stark collection of songs, traditional and otherwise, are inspired by dark December evenings and come-in-out-of-the-cold midnights. Rosie T...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-28 19:30:00
Robert Fripp
Fripp is probably best known as the co-founder and continuing member of the seminal rock group, King Crimson.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-10-29 19:30:00
1964: the Tribute
This nationally touring stage show has been called "the best Beatles tribute band on the planet." 1964 takes audiences on a magical mystery tour through many of the Beatles' ...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-11-02 19:30:00
Tom Paxton
Tom Paxton emerged from the same 1960s folk movement that produced artists such as Joan Baez, Judy Collins and Bob Dylan. His music, written with elegant and touching simplicity, carries messages of j...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-11-03 19:30:00
Austin Lounge Lizards
The Austin Lounge Lizards combine country and bluegrass music with hilariously biting lyrics -- satirizing everything from country music cliches to Newt Gingrich and Leonard Cohen.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-11-04 19:30:00
Asleep at the Wheel
A favorite among critics, Asleep at the Wheel helped popularize the western swing genre in the '70s, earning the group a dedicated fan base.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-11-13 19:30:00
Robert Earl Keen
Texas songwriter Robert Earl Keen has had versions of his songs recorded by Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith and Joe Ely.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-11-14 19:30:00
Don McLean
Singer/songwriter Don McLean has written enduring classics like 'American Pie' and 'Vincent.'
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-11-15 19:30:00
Kate Clinton
Kate Clinton is a social humorist who has something to say about just about everything. Her observations about politics, family and society and her perspective as a gay person touch every member of he...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-11-16 19:30:00
Richie Havens
Richie Havens is one of the most impassioned & inspiring performers in all of popular music. He also performed at the original Woodstock Festival.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-11-17 19:30:00
To Grover With Love
'To Grover With Love' will feature Jason Miles, Maysa, Walter Beasley, Chuck Loeb, Gerald Veasley and more.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-11-18 19:30:00
John Corbett
Singer John Corbett is better known for his acting than his songwriting. He played the existential DJ Chris Stevens on five seasons of 'Northern Exposure.' Over the years he's ...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-11-19 19:30:00
Paul Brown
Paul Brown is a smooth jazz guitarist. Kenny Rankin is known as a world class singer with the ability to cut to a song's emotional heart.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-11-20 19:30:00
Vanessa Carlton
After scoring a top 10 hit with 'A Thousand Miles' back in 2002, singer and pianist Vanessa Carlton returns with a new album, 'Heroes and Thieves,' featuring the single...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-11-21 19:30:00
Ben Lee
In a music culture where bands dominate, Ben Lee is the youngest singer/songwriter to make an impression on Australian music. Even before his solo career, in his early teens, Lee came to attention as ...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-11-26 19:30:00
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers
Singer/songwriter Stephen Kellogg started out as a solo act and is now backed up by a full band. The Alternate Routes is a young, dynamic rock band with a strong emphasis on songwriting and storytelli...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-11-29 19:30:00
Suzy Bogguss
Suzy Bogguss did her first tour out of an old camper truck, driving from town to town and working the local music clubs and coffee houses. She's come a long way since then; she's a top...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-12-02 19:30:00
Tony Rice Unit
Tony Rice, the original guitarist of the David Grisman Quintet, is known as one of the most innovative flat-picked guitar players in the last 25 years. Rice and his band cover everything from straight...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-12-05 19:30:00
Moya Brennan
This greatly admired singer/songwriter is an native of Ireland and was a featured singer in the band Clannad.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-12-06 19:30:00
The Roches' Holiday Show
The Roches is a trio of singing sisters, namely Maggie, Terre and Suzzy Roche. The Roches blend influences from church choir music, traditional Irish folk, contemporary folk, rock, country and pop wit...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-12-08 19:30:00
Hot Tuna
Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady formed Hot Tuna on the heels of their days with the Jefferson Airplane. In both their electric and acoustic versions, the audience is never disappointed with their compe...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-12-09 19:30:00
Raul Malo's Christmas Party
Raul Malo first made a name for himself as frontman for the Nashville country rock combo The Mavericks. But he has also established himself as a talented solo artist, songwriter and producer. Enjoy a ...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-12-11 19:30:00
Saffire - the Uppity Blues Women
Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women are considered to be one of the most popular, witty and just plain satisfying acoustic blues groups on the scene today. These women tear into their material with passi...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-12-14 19:30:00
Ralph Stanley
Years after the untimely death of his brother, Ralph Stanley emerged from the Stanley Brothers as a band leader on his own, fronting The Clinch Mountain Boys.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-12-15 19:30:00
Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren is undoubtedly a gifted pop songwriter, but at his core Rundgren is a rock and roll maverick.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-12-16 19:30:00
Boney James
If you are a jazz fan, you don't want to miss the soulful jazz sound of saxophone sensation Boney James. His chart-breaking CDs include 'Seduction,' 'Backbone' ...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-12-19 19:30:00
The Nighthawks
Considered one of the world's great bar bands, The Nighthawks blazed across America fighting the evils of disco with blistering blues harp and vocals by Mark Wenner and the group's ver...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-12-30 19:30:00
Isaac Hayes
Multiple Grammy award-winner Isaac Hayes is an icon of romantic soul. Some of hIs classic recordings and compositions include 'I Stand Accused,' 'Walk On By,' '...
Category: Other, 19:30:00, 2008-01-17 19:30:00
John Gorka
John Gorka has been part of the new folk movement since the late '80s, slowly and steadily carving out his niche. His honest writing and ability to say it all with an economy of words has won ...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2008-01-26 19:30:00
Phil Vassar
Phil Vassar has written hits for some of Nashville's top concert headliners and has twice been named country songwriter of the year by ASCAP. Now, as a dynamic headline singer, songwriter, and...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2008-01-31 19:30:00
Jennie McNulty
Category: , 19:30:00, 2008-02-08 19:30:00
David Bromberg Band
Proficient on guitar, violin, mandolin and banjo, Bromberg's music contains elements of folk, blues, bluegrass and rock. Comedy and lengthy narrative stories are often inserted between choruse...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2008-02-24 19:30:00