The Birchmere

PIECES OF A DREAM
2025-12-13 19:30 (America/New_York) | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Sat. Dec. 13: PIECES OF A DREAM -7:30pm- $55.00
“What’s the point of doing what we do if we can’t bring joy and unity to others?” asks Curtis Harmon, drummer and founding member of the pioneering chart-topping Contemporary Jazz group Pieces Of A Dream (POD). “Let’s face it, it’s gratifying to see people gathered together smiling, dancing and genuinely enjoying themselves.” Curtis’ long- time musical brother, pianist and POD co-founder James Lloyd adds “Our quest as composers and performers has always been to utilize the power of music to bring people from all walks of life together for a good time.” Pieces Of A Dream’s 26th recording, “We Got This,” exceeds in delivering the powerhouse group’s mission. The anticipated recording features ten originals that pack a powerful punch. “It’s all there,” says Lloyd. “Grooves that make your head bob. Catchy melodies. Moving bass lines. Heartfelt solos. Sensuality. Spirituality. Something to dance to. Something to party to. Something to relax to and something to reflect to.” At the heart of “We Got This” is a love of music, a commitment to brotherhood and the spirit of resilience. “There is a semi-hidden meaning behind the album title and a nod of gratitude to my partners Curtis and Tony,” reveals Lloyd. “I suffered three strokes during the creation of this music, and I couldn’t contribute as much to this project as I am used to doing. I am grateful to my brothers for having my back during the process of making this album.” POD truly is a brotherhood and the adoration and respect that Curtis, James, and Tony share permeates every note on “We Got This.” As a result, it is not hard to understand why Pieces Of A Dream has stood the test of time and will mark their 50th anniversary in 2026. It’s been a thrilling ride that has included being discovered as teens by the legendary Grover Washington, Jr., having a track on the soundtrack to Spike Lee’s cult classic School Daze, over three million albums sold, backing the Godfather of Soul James Brown, and opening for jazz icons like Miles Davis and Count Basie, and they are nowhere near done yet!
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DON McLEAN “A Starry Starry Christmas” A Night Of Hits And Holiday Favorites
2025-12-14 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Sun. Dec. 14: DON McLEAN “A Starry Starry Christmas” A Night Of Hits And Holiday Favorites -7:30pm- $79.50
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MAC McANALLY
2025-12-16 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Tue. Dec. 16: MAC McANALLY -7:30pm- $79.50
Record setting 10x CMA Musician of the Year, Mac McAnally is a Nashville Songwriters HoF, Mississippi Musicians HoF and Alabama Music HoF inductee. The renowned songwriter, singer, and instrumentalist has written dozens of hit records for other artists, several of which peaked at #1. His own recording career began with debut hit single “It’s A Crazy World” and grown to 14 album releases. He has written hits for Alabama, Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, and Sawyer Brown, and has studio credits that include albums by Toby Keith, Linda Ronstadt, George Strait and Dolly Parton among many others.
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OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW'S Holiday Hootenanny Featuring Bronwyn Keith-Hynes at Capitol One Hall
2025-12-16 20:00 | Capital One Hall, 7750 Capital One Tower Road, Tysons, VA, 22102, United States
Outback Concerts & The Birchmere Presents
OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW’S
Holiday Hootenanny
Featuring Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
December 16, 8pm.
Capital One Hall, Tysons, VA.
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For the very first time, Old Crow Medicine Show is bringing a holiday tour to the stage! Join the GRAMMY-winning band for a festive night of foot-stompin’ Christmas classics, fan-favorite Old Crow hits, and songs from their brand-new holiday album. The band will be joined by special guest Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, adding fiddle fire and holiday cheer to this one-of-a-kind celebration.
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MAC McANALLY
2025-12-17 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Wed. Dec. 17: MAC McANALLY -7:30pm- $79.50
Record setting 10x CMA Musician of the Year, Mac McAnally is a Nashville Songwriters HoF, Mississippi Musicians HoF and Alabama Music HoF inductee. The renowned songwriter, singer, and instrumentalist has written dozens of hit records for other artists, several of which peaked at #1. His own recording career began with debut hit single “It’s A Crazy World” and grown to 14 album releases. He has written hits for Alabama, Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, and Sawyer Brown, and has studio credits that include albums by Toby Keith, Linda Ronstadt, George Strait and Dolly Parton among many others.
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CARBON LEAF “I WANT TO BE LEAF" TOUR 2025
2025-12-18 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Thu. Dec. 18: CARBON LEAF “I WANT TO BE LEAF” TOUR 2025 -7:30pm- $49.50
Carbon Leaf’s fifteenth studio album, Time is the Playground is both a call to action and an embrace of the moment. Marrying nostalgic storytelling to nuanced, folk-infused indie rock, the Richmond, Virginia band embroiders heartfelt melody and harmony with acoustic and electric instrumentation to create a 12-song rumination on time, love and personal growth that’s equal parts urgent epiphany and contented exhalation.
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CARBON LEAF “I WANT TO BE LEAF" TOUR 2025
2025-12-19 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Fri. Dec. 19: CARBON LEAF “I WANT TO BE LEAF” TOUR 2025 -7:30pm- $49.50 SOLD OUT! Tickets still available for Thu. 12/18!
Carbon Leaf’s fifteenth studio album, Time is the Playground is both a call to action and an embrace of the moment. Marrying nostalgic storytelling to nuanced, folk-infused indie rock, the Richmond, Virginia band embroiders heartfelt melody and harmony with acoustic and electric instrumentation to create a 12-song rumination on time, love and personal growth that’s equal parts urgent epiphany and contented exhalation.

A JOHN WATERS CHRISTMAS
2025-12-20 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Sat. Dec. 20: A JOHN WATERS CHRISTMAS -7:30pm- $59.50 SOLD OUT!
We’re naughty. We’re nice. But we’ve got lice! Yep, the alternative Clause with flaws, John Waters is back with his demented holiday show that puts the gag in gagster, the hole in holiday, and the stuffer in your stocking. He not only loves Santa, he eats him raw and regurgitates him back up piping hot to eager-beaver filth-tartar lovers everywhere.
Yep, Waters’ fast moving, all-new stand-up comedy show is here again for another year of holiday jeer, coming down your chimney without a Dude Wipe, ready to gobble up your Christmas cookies. It’s a whole new world out there and you know what you have to do! Teabag the reindeer!Knock over the tree! Leave a holiday payday for your whole family to see. It’s A John Waters Christmas – resist, resist, resist, with a joyous limp wrist.

LUTHER RE-LIVES Holiday Show starring William “Smooth” Wardlaw
2025-12-21 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Sun. Dec. 21: LUTHER RE-LIVES Holiday Show starring William “Smooth” Wardlaw -7:30pm- $55.00
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A CHRISTMAS BRASS SPECTACULAR featuring THE CAPITOL BONES ALL-BRASS BIG BAND with LENA SEIKALY
2025-12-22 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Mon. Dec. 22: A CHRISTMAS BRASS SPECTACULAR featuring THE CAPITOL BONES ALL-BRASS BIG BAND with LENA SEIKALY -7:30pm- $39.50
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Tarsha Fitzgerald Presents VOICES OF MOTOWN Christmas Show!
2025-12-26 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Fri. Dec. 26: Tarsha Fitzgerald Presents VOICES OF MOTOWN Christmas Show! -7:30pm- $45.00
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A VERY MAYSA CHRISTMAS
2025-12-27 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Sat. Dec. 27: A VERY MAYSA CHRISTMAS -7:30pm- $79.50
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BELA DONA BAND
2025-12-28 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Sun. Dec. 28: BELA DONA BAND -7:30pm- $39.50
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New Year's Eve with THE SELDOM SCENE & SHELBY MEANS
2025-12-31 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Wed. Dec. 31: New Years Eve with THE SELDOM SCENE & SHELBY MEANS -7:30pm- $49.50
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LAST TRAIN HOME
2026-01-03 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Sat. Jan. 3: LAST TRAIN HOME -7:30pm- $35.00
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RICKY SKAGGS & KENTUCKY THUNDER
2026-01-09 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Fri. Jan. 9: RICKY SKAGGS & KENTUCKY THUNDER -7:30pm- $55.00
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RICKY SKAGGS & KENTUCKY THUNDER
2026-01-10 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Sat. Jan. 10: RICKY SKAGGS & KENTUCKY THUNDER -7:30pm- $55.00
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DEREK GRIPPER & BALLAKÉ SISSOKO
2026-01-14 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Wed. Jan. 14: DEREK GRIPPER & BALLAKÉ SISSOKO -7:30pm- $39.50
Malian virtuoso Ballaké Sissoko has taken over the mantle of the greatest touring kora player. Derek Gripper is South Africa’s leading guitarist whose love of the kora set him transcribing and recording some of its greatest works, changing the face of classical guitar and giving the instrument its very first African repertoire.
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JARROD LAWSON
2026-01-16 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Fri. Jan. 16: JARROD LAWSON -7:30pm- $45.00
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GRAMMY® Award Winner AVERY*SUNSHINE
2026-01-17 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Sat. Jan. 17: GRAMMY® Award Winner AVERY*SUNSHINE -7:30pm- $69.50
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HERMAN'S HERMITS Starring PETER NOONE
2026-01-21 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Wed. Jan. 21: HERMAN’S HERMITS Starring PETER NOONE -7:30pm- $65.00
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DEVOTION: An Earth Wind & Fire Experience
2026-01-23 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Fri. Jan. 23: DEVOTION: An Earth Wind & Fire Experience -7:30pm- $39.50
They say that music is the language of the soul, and this is certainly true for DEVOTION: An Earth Wind and Fire Experience. From live gigs to studio sessions and more, DEVOTION: An Earth Wind and Fire Experience touches fans everywhere they go. A stylistically unique band from day one, the members of DEVOTION have been singing, performing, and playing in sync as if they’d been together their entire musical careers.
Throughout the course of the group’s collaboration, they have won over the hearts of music lovers from all walks of life and across genres. While performing in front of sold-out crowds everywhere at a variety of venues and making countless public appearances, their captivating, high-energy concerts have earned them an ever-growing fan base.
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WHO'S BAD – The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience
2026-01-24 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Sat. Jan. 24: WHO’S BAD – The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience -7:30pm- $39.50
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JESSE COOK
2026-01-28 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Wed. Jan. 28: JESSE COOK -7:30pm- $49.50
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LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III & CHRIS SMITHER
2026-01-29 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Thu. Jan. 29: LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III & CHRIS SMITHER -7:30pm- $45.00
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WILL DOWNING
2026-01-30 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Fri. Jan. 30: WILL DOWNING -7:30pm- $79.50
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WILL DOWNING
2026-01-31 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Sat. Jan. 31: WILL DOWNING -7:30pm- $79.50
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BABATUNDE HIPHOPERA
2026-02-01 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Sun. Feb. 1: BABATUNDE HIPHOPERA -7:30pm- $39.50
Babatunde HipHopera is an internationally acclaimed baritone and the creator of Hip Hopera, blending classical opera with the energy of hip-hop. He went viral in 2018 with a fusion of a famous opera aria and a popular hip-hop track, introducing millions to his groundbreaking sound. A classically trained performer, he has appeared with major companies including LA Opera, Detroit Opera, and Utah Opera. Today, Tunde tours his signature Hip Hopera music and continues redefining what modern opera can be.
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Newmyer Flyer Presents LAUREL CANYON: Golden Songs of Los Angeles 1966-1973
2026-02-06 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Fri. Feb. 6: Newmyer Flyer Presents LAUREL CANYON: Golden Songs of Los Angeles 1966-1973 -7:30pm- $39.50
Featuring The Music Of: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Buffalo Springfield, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, The Beach Boys, Linda Ronstadt, The Monkees, Glen Campbell, The Byrds, The Doors, Carole King, Sonny & Cher, The Eagles, & more!
Performances By: David Kitchen, Margot Macdonald, Sara Curtin, Maureen Andary, Flo Anito, Colin Sidley, Juliet Lloyd, Timmie Metz, Cletus Kennelly, Ryan Brannon, Dave Ylvisaker, Dave Egelhofer, Mike Mills, Tom Helf, Brian Goddard, Buddy Griffin, Matt Spielman & Tom Fridrich
The legendary music scene that sprang up around Los Angeles and its magical Laurel Canyon neighborhood took the music world by storm between 1966-73. LAUREL CANYON celebrates the musical brilliance of more than a dozen legendary LA bands and performers and features a dream lineup of some of the D.C. area’s most accomplished and exciting young artists. Catch them together in this extraordinary show as they take on a treasure trove of great songs including ; California Dreaming, Carry On, Doctor My Eyes, God Only Knows, Desperado, So You Want To Be A Rock & Roll Star, For What It’s Worth, You’ve Got a Friend & other classics from the era. Laurel Canyon: Golden Songs of Los Angeles 1966-73 will carry you back to that time, and take you on a starlit journey through some of the greatest popular music ever made.
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DAR WILLIAMS with Seth Glier
2026-02-07 19:30 | The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue , Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Sat. Feb. 7: DAR WILLIAMS with Seth Glier -7:30pm- $49.50
“It’s a highway, filled with deep, exotic colors and beautiful delicate things as well as the perils that come from moving so fast,” says Dar Williams, describing modern life. On her 13th album, Hummingbird Highway, out September 12 on Righteous Babe Records, Williams celebrates the colors she glimpses from her vantage as a touring musician. “I was a kid from the suburbs who listened when her hippie teachers said to get out in the world,” Williams muses. Hummingbird Highway is the latest chapter in a richly unfolding story. Drawing on her experience as a playwright, Williams populates her latest album with nuanced characters that come alive in the space of a few minutes.
On the title track, Williams sings from the perspective of a child speaking to her peripatetic and sometimes struggling parent. Blooming columbines, china blue teapots, and cinnamon bark number among the “treasures” in her life, despite the “pirates” that she imagines populating her worldly parent’s life. “The pirates can be all sorts of things living inside and outside your head. The child, for better or worse, knows that there is joy, unpredictability, and instability on the home front. She’s rooting for the joy.”
Longtime listeners know that Williams and her music are always up for those kinds of conversations that glimpse the brightest colors, woven into the larger context of time. “As I’ve gotten older, I feel more comfortable holding a lot of different threads in my hand to create more complicated patterns. Time has given me a better ability to hold a bunch of colors and temperaments and see what happens, where they become interesting new stories and also where I need to stop and untangle the themes and characters. It’s daunting, and I’ve learned that, you know, daunting is fine, just keep going.”
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