Andrew Cothern, Director of Communications at Virginia Tourism Corporation
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Andrew Cothern

Andrew Cothern is a devoted local music lover and an award-winning author for his novel “RVA Playlist: Stories from the Richmond, Virginia Music Scene.” Andrew has written for numerous media outlets including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond.com, Style Weekly, RVANews, and others. He loves to travel and explore new places and is often finding live music venues in every place he visits.

12 Unique Live Music Venues in Virginia

Virginia is home to numerous live music venues, ranging from concert halls and small clubs to amphitheaters in the great outdoors. Start making plans to catch nationally-renowned bands and discover new favorites at these unique live music venues in Virginia. Brambly Park—Richmond Brambly Park…

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Virginia’s Small Local Live Music Venues

While Virginia has numerous big concert halls, theaters, and outdoor arenas, there’s no denying the amount of great music you’ll hear at the state’s smaller venues, bars, and clubs. See where you can groove at intimate live music spaces around the Commonwealth. Central Virginia The Camel, Richmond…

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Eight Virginia Music Towns

There's plenty to sing about when it comes to Virginia's music scene. Here are eight towns to start planning a musical getaway in the Commonwealth, whether you're looking for big-name acts or the roots of music history. Richmond Virginia’s capital has long been known for its underground punk scene…

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13 Historic Virginia Music Venues

Virginia's music venues are full of rich history. Places that now host live music once started out as old movie houses or stores or farmhouses and changed over time. Here are 13 of Virginia's historic music venues. Tally Ho Theatre—Leesburg A landmark in historic downtown Leesburg, the Tally Ho…

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