www.roanoke.com

Top Tickets

Tonight: Benefit at Coffee Pot for Roanoke police officer Bryan Lawrence. This weekend: The Subdudes headline Wine Down the Music Trail, with Roanoke's Blue Mule and Bebop Hoedown (pictured) also on the bill. Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, Modern Groove Syndicate play the first-ever Downtown Rocks! concert. Check out the listings.

Ralph Berrier's Riffs: Let's hear it for the bands!

Live music: See Nicole Hart and NRG on Saturday at Blue 5

Music blog: Not as good as Ma's biscuits and sausage gravy, but way less fatty

Open-mic nights: You'll find energy and eclectic talent at many Roanoke nightspots' open-mike nights.

MusicCast: The Seed performs from the Red Room studio | Read more about the Seed

Podcasts: We talk to musicians, spin their tunes

Looking to travel? Check out myscoper.com for shows in Asheville and Charlottesville