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Preview: Lost ’80s Live feat. A Flock of Seagulls, China Crisis, Belouis Some, Peter Godwin, and more @ Berglund Performing Arts Theater (Roanoke, VA), 8/9/25

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China Crisis (Photo courtesy of Paradise Artists)

(Editor’s Note: On Aug. 4, the Berglund Performing Arts Theater confirmed to Parklife DC that this show has been cancelled.)

Few things make a spectacular summer better than an outdoor concert in a glorious open-air amphitheater, particularly one in the mountains! And so, Parklife heartily recommends a trip to Berglund Performing Arts Theater in Roanoke, Virginia, for a summer concert, but particularly for the Lost ’80s Live summer show on Saturday, August 9!

The Lost ’80s Live touring festival checks in for an entry under Roanoke’s Vinyl Vault Concert Series, featuring performances by China Crisis, General Public, The Vapors, A Flock of Seagulls, and more! We new wave aficionados at Parklife are perhaps most excited by a rare US performance by Peter Godwin, who also joins the bill.

Oh, famed ’80s KROQ DJ Richard Blade hosts the program at Berglund Performing Arts Theater!

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Live Review: Styx @ Jiffy Lube Live — 7/12/25

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Michael Sprouse
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Styx performs live at Jiffy Lube Live on July 12, 2025. (Photo by Michael Sprouse/ Odd Rocker Photography)

It was a hot one. One of those sticky Virginia summer evenings where it rains one minute and then the sun comes out the next. You could practically see the heat rising off the parking lot like the ghost of last weekend’s tailgate. But nobody cared, not even a little, because Styx was in town.

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Live Review: Kevin Cronin (of REO Speedwagon) @ Jiffy Lube Live — 7/12/25

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Michael Sprouse
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Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon performs live at Jiffy Lube Live on July 12, 2025. (Photo by Michael Sprouse/ Odd Rocker Photography)

Bristow, Virginia, July 12 — thick summer air, a wall of heat pressing against your chest before you even make it through the gates of Jiffy Lube Live. There’s a different kind of buzz tonight, though. Maybe it’s all the bands on the Brotherhood of Rock Tour, but the vibe felt locked in from the jump. Like flipping a radio dial and landing on the one station that still gets you.

We’re talking about a crowd here that’s been riding this wave since the Carter administration. The ones who spun Hi Infidelity until the grooves gave out. And now here they are — dads in REO tees from the ‘80s, moms who still crush “Can’t Fight This Feeling” like it’s prom night, and teenagers dragged along but slowly giving in to the charm. It wasn’t just a concert, it was a revival and Kevin Cronin, with that damn-near ageless grin, was the preacher.

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Live Review: Don Felder @ Jiffy Lube Live — 7/12/25

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Michael Sprouse
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Don Felder performs live at Jiffy Lube Live on July 12, 2025. (Photo by Michael Sprouse/ Odd Rocker Photography)

Hotel California… and Then Some: Don Felder Lights Up Bristow
Words and Photos by Michael Sprouse/ Odd Rocker Photography

It was about 7pm and already the crowd felt the weight of anticipation pressing down on Jiffy Lube Live. Then Don Felder’s band strode onstage as part of The Brotherhood of Rock Tour. Here was Don Felder — cool, collected, and slinging a Gibson like a guy who’s got nothing left to prove but still has everything to say.

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Live Review: Vince Gill @ Capital One Hall — 7/10/25

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Mark Engleson
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Vince Gill performs live at Capital One Hall on July 10, 2025. (Photo by Ari Strauss)

“I just love to play,” Vince Gill said during his recent appearance at Capital One Hall. Having spent years of paying his dues and only getting limited time for his sets as opener, he decided that, when he had the opportunity, he’d “play as long as they let me.” He did exactly that on this night with a 3.5-hour set that included his biggest hits, deep cuts, new songs, and some classic country covers.

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Live Review: Jessie Reyez @ The Fillmore Silver Spring — 7/6/25

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AJ Waugh
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Jessie Reyez rocks the Fillmore Silver Spring on July 6th, 2025, for the first of two sold-out shows. (Photo by AJ Waugh)

Jessie Reyez’s Paid in Memories Tour recently sold out back to back nights at The Fillmore Silver Spring in support of her latest album of the same name that dropped back in March. On my first time back at The Fillmore in nearly a year, I ended up catching a great show from an artist I didn’t know too much about. I’d heard the name Jessie Reyez for several years and liked the songs that I’d heard, but never really took a dive into her world until I watched her perform at Dreamville Festival in 2023. A great performance will almost always make a fan out of me and Jessie easily checked that box. 

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Live Review: Ghost @ CFG Bank Arena — 7/9/25

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Michael Sprouse
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Ghost performs live at CFG Bank Arena on July 9. (Photo by Michael Sprouse / Odd Rocker Photography)

Baltimore Burns (Metaphorically)
Words and Photos by Michael Sprouse/ Odd Rocker Photography

It was that kind of Baltimore in July; getting hammered by a hard, heavy thunderstorm that made you question your life choices. But that didn’t stop the swarm of black-clad faithful from descending on CFG Bank Arena for the kickoff of Ghost’s Skeleta 2025 US tour.

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Interview: Sara Watkins of I’m With Her (@ Wolf Trap, 7/15/25)

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I'm With Her: Sara Watkins (center) with Aoife O'Donovan (left) and Sarah Jarosz (right) (Photo by Alysse Gafkjen)

On July 15, Americana supergroup I’m With Her plays at Wolf Trap, where they’ll share the bill with Iron & Wine on their shared Robin’s Egg Tour. It’s the second summer in a row fiddler, vocalist, and songwriter Sara Watkins headlines the venue, having appeared last year with Nickel Creek, the progressive bluegrass band she founded with her brother Sean, and Chris Thile.

In advance of I’m With Her’s performance at Wolf Trap, I spoke with Sara about the group’s latest project and their upcoming tour.

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Live Review: Rick Springfield w/ John Waite, Wang Chung, Paul Young @ Wolf Trap — 7/6/25

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David LaMason
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Rick Springfield brings the I Want My 80s Tour to Wolf Trap with help from Paul Young, Wang Chung, and John Waite on July 6. (Photo by David LaMason)

When I remember the 1980s (particularly the early ’80s), I always think of summertime. The radio dial delivered the soundtrack to those last days of school and trips to the beach. And at the top of the dial were songs like “Jessie’s Girl” by Rick Springfield or “Missing You” by John Waite. So, it’s more than a bit fitting that on a hot summer Sunday, Rick Springfield brought his I Want My ‘80s Tour to Wolf Trap along with 1980’s hitmakers John Waite, Wang Chung, and Paul Young. 

As a tip of the hat to those enduring songs, the lines into Wolf Trap were long, but, fortunately, there were plenty of places to cool off while concertgoers made their way into the venue. 

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Snapshots: Dispatch w/ John Butler @ Wolf Trap — 7/5/25

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Dispatch performs live at Wolf Trap on July 5, 2025. (Photo by Steve Satzberg)

Rooters rockers Dispatch released Yellowjacket, their ninth studio album, in June via Bomber Records/AWAL Recordings. The dynamic duo of jam bands are on tour in support of the album, and they recently performed live at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap.

Steve Satzberg was there to photograph the show!

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