Several venues offer live music in Richmond, Virginia, with attention to both the performances and the perks that appeal to audiences 40 and over. Boomer writer Terri L. Jones points the way.
In our teens and 20s, most of us would gladly pack ourselves like sweaty sardines into a concert hall, bar or outdoor venue – and eat a bag of chips for dinner – just to hear our favorite bands perform. Fast forward a few decades and, while our pulses still race when we hear the first whine of the mic and that monotone “check, check,” we are a bit more selective about the “how’s” and “where’s” of our live music experience.
Luckily, several venues in RVA are happily obliging our more mature tastes in music consumption and creature comforts.
A ’SUPPER CLUB’ AT THE TIN PAN
Before co-owners Lisa Harrison and Kevin Liu opened The Tin Pan in early 2015, their vision for their new venture was “a supper club with live music.” After customers had a good dinner and chatted with friends – maybe even made some new ones seated together at four-tops – they would see a national-level show, the kind they might normally see in a big concert hall … but up close and personal…