Between our 8+ years operating as non-profit music venue, The Spot on Kirk, and the early days of Kirk Avenue Music Hall, we have had all kinds of bands, songwriters, comedians, speakers, and performers, all in various stages of their careers.
We've had many high school band nights to support young artists. We've also had the pleasure of watching regional acts such as Morgan Wade & Palymra hone their craft on our stage and go on to do amazing things! As a home to our budding local music scene, it's beautiful to watch artists come into their own in our listening room.
Notable touring acts we've hosted as The Spot on Kirk include Freddie McGregor, Ryan Montbleau, Cedric Burnside, Elizabeth Cook, Todd Schaeffer (of Railroad Earth), Ike Willis (from Frank Zappa), Sean Watkins (of Nickel Creek), Shaun Martin (of Snarky Puppy), Reeves Gabrels (of The Cure & David Bowie), Ken & Drew (of Sister Hazel), William Tyler & The Impossible Truth, Scott Mulvahill, Lilly Hiatt, Jonathan Edwards, Ari Hest, Ben Sollee, Seth Walker, Yarn, Willi Carlisle, Jake Xerxes Fussell, That 1 Guy, George Clanton, Dori Freeman, Anna & Elizabeth, Front Country, Gangstagrass, DJ Williams Band, Emperor X, Leah Senior, A-Plus (of The Hieroglyphics & Souls of Mischief), Joseph Terrell (of Mipso), Kelsey Waldon, Pierre Bensusan, River Whyless, Davina and The Vagabonds, Matt White, Webb Wilder, etc.
If you dig back even further, Kirk Avenue Music Hall had some huge names grace the stage including Lisa Marie Presley, Bruce Cockburn, Trampled By Turtles, Infamous Stringdusters, Sierra Hull, Justin Townes Earle, Gregory Alan Isakov, Richard Thompson, John Cowan, American Aquarium, Punch Brothers, Sara Watkins, Donna The Buffalo, Town Mountain, Mountain Heart, David Wilcox, Paul Thorn, Shawn Mullins, Matt Nathanson, Southern Culture on The Skids, Erin McCarley, Charlie Hunter, Colin Hay, and even The Lumineers.
As a "Thank You" to all the artists who have taken our stage over the years, here's our first ever attempt at an unabridged list of folks that have played our joint on Kirk Ave.
A Day Without Love
A Place Called Home
A-Plus (of The Hieroglyphics / Souls of Mischief)
Abbey Road Live
Abby Hamilton
About A Girl
Adam Bolt
Adam Rutledge
Adam Steffey & The Boxcars
Affliction Kid
Africa Unplugged
After Jack
Albert Castiglia
Alejandro Escovedo
Alice Wallace
Alicia Hollingsworth
Alisa Turner
Allegra Kreiger
Allen & Lynwood (“Blister In The Spot”)
Allen Thompson Band
Allrighniks, The
Amanda Bocchi
American Aquarium
American Theory
Amy Andrews
Amy Speace
Andrew & The Noise
Andrew Gregory
Andrew Grimm
Anna & Elizatbeth
Anne Elise Hastings & Her Revolving Cast of Characters
Anne McCue
Anne & Pete Sibley
Anne-Claire Niver
Annie Lawrence
Another Roadside Attraction
Apache Relay and River City Extension
Apeakway
Appalachian Soul
April Verch Band
Ari Hest
Ash Devine
Asylum 213
Asylum Street Spankers
Aurora Observatory
Back Creek
Bad Sound
Band Concord, The
Band of Heathens
Banda Magda
Bangladeafy
Bar Jay Bar
Barefoot Movement, The
Barefoot Truth
Baskery
Bastards of Fate
Bat House
Bebop Hoedown
Beex
Ben Carr
Ben Sollee
Ben Taylor (son of James Taylor & Carly Simon)
Betsy in the Verse
Betsy Kelderhouse
Big Gorgeous
Big Lick Conspiracy
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
Bill Hudson
Bill Kirchen
Billy Price Band
Black Lillies, The
Black Mountain Revival
Black Plague
Black Twig Pickers
Blackwater Drowning
Blaire Postman
Blake Christiana
Blue Cactus
Blue Cadillac
Blue Mule
Bluphoria
Bob Wayne and The Outlaw Carnies
Bolo 1037
Bonk, The
Boris Khaykin
Brackish Jamboree
Braincell
Brandon Cole Beswick
Breezy
Brian Dunne
Brian Sallade
Brock Butler
Bronzed Chorus
Brown Bird
Bruce Cockburn
Bureau, The
Burnt Norton Quartet, The
Butterfly Boucher
Cactus Lee
Cadillac Sky
Caduceus
Caitlin Canty
Caitlin Krisko and Aaron Austin (of The Broadcast)
Cal Folger Day
Caleb Michael Settje
Callaghan
Captured! By Robots
Carbon Leaf
Carlos Truly
Carrie Hinkley and Virginia Hollow
Catherine Britt
catherine the great
Catie Lausten
CCS
Cedric Burnside
Chad Nickell & The Loose Change
Charissa Joy
Charlie Hunter
Charlie Parr
Charlie Smarts & DJ Ill Digitz
Cherry Moon
Cheryl Wheeler
Chnnl
Chris Hillman & Herb Pederson (of The Byrds, The Dillards, etc.)
Chris Knight
Chris Shepard & the Astronaut Love Triangle
Chris Smither
Chris Thompson (of Coral Creek)
Christabel and the Jons
Cinema Hearts
Cinémathèque
Circus Practice
Circus No. 9
CJ Boyd
Clair Morgan
Claire Hitchins Band
Clay Cook
Clean Hearts Club
Coal Men, The
Coif
Colby Helms
Cold Chocolate
Colin Cutler
Colin Hay (of Men at Work)
Collateral
Collective Action
Colourslide
Community High School Band
Compulse
Concerns, The
Convalescent
Cookies & Anarchy
Corey Hunley
Cory Branan
Cory Campbell
Cosmic Charlie
Coyote Campus
Coyote Run
CP
Cretin Mouth
Cruz Contreras
Crys Matthews
Cul-de-sac
Curses
D’Angelo Reynolds
Dan Navarro
Daniel Champagne
Daniel Cundiff
Daphne & The Mystery Machines
Darkside Project, The
Dar Williams
Darrell Scott
Darrin Bradberry
Darsombra
Daryl Thompson
DatBoyMj & Jonsheyi
Dave Alvin
David Bromberg Quintet, The
David Decareaux
David Goolsby
David Israel
David LaMotte
David Mayfield Parade
David Tewksbury
David Wilcox
Davina & The Vagabonds
Dé Mére
Dead Billionaires
Dee White Band
Def. Girls
Delta Rae
DeRay
Derek Hoke
Designated Survivor
Devon Sproule
Dharma Bombs
Diamond Center, The
Diane Birch
Dichotomies, The
Dimension Six
Dirt Daubers, The
Dirt Road Breakdown
Dirty Guv’nahs
Dirty Guv’nahs, The
Discoveries
DJ Williams Band
Doc McClintock
Dodomeki
Dogwood Tales
Dominy
Donna The Buffalo
Dori Freeman
Doug Cheatwood
Doug & Telisha Williams
Dover & The Elevators
Dread State
Drew Foust & The Wheelhouse
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
Dual Gravitons
Due Panic
Duhks, The
Dumb Waiter
Dying Oath
Dylan Dent
Dylan LeBlanc
E. Patrick Johnson
Earthbound Creatures
Ed Miller
Eilen Jewell
Einstein’s Monkey
El Da Sensai (of Artifacts)
Electric Chameleon
Eleven South
Eli Conley
Elijah Ocean
Elisabeth Beckwitt
Elizabeth Cook
Ella Folk
Ella Riot
ellen cherry
Ellis Paul
Embertender
Emily Bezar
Emme Cannon
Emperor X
En Love
Enter The Haggis
Eric Brace
Eric-Scott Guthrie
Eric Taylor
Erick Baker
Erin Costello
Erin Lunsford
Erin McCarley
Eternal Summers
Eugene Chadbourne
Eugene Woodz
Eva Cassel
EWill
Ex Parents
Experience Conference
Face Valyou
Faded Travelers
Fall of Babylon
Fall of The Albatross
Faraday Cage
Farewell Drifters, The
Faux Paws, The
Ferraby Lionheart
Fiddlin' (movie)
Fix Your Hearts
FloodWood
Flops, The
Foghorn Stringband
Folk Soul Revival
Foster Burton
Found/Echo
Foxy Dads
Fractured Frames
Frank Vignola Trio
Freddie McGregor
Freeman Project, The
Front Country
Front Porch Swing
Frontier Ruckus
Fujian
Gabe Morales
Gaffer Project
Galan Kipar Project
Gangstagrass
Gemini Love
George Clanton
George Shingleton
Giant Squid
Gibson Brothers, The
Gift
Goldpine
Good Cat Bat Cat
Good Dog Nigel
Gote
GOTE
Gravity Kong
Graybles
Great Club
Greg Klyma
Gregory Alan Isakov
Gregory Brothers, The
Griefcat
Grizzle
Groova Scape
Groovuhtational Pull
Grüt
Gryzzle
Gumm
Gypsy Roots
Ha Ha Tonka
Half Fortune
Half Moon
Harvest Blaque
Harwell Grice Band
HawtThorns, The
Heather Mae
Heevahava
HENSON!
Her Majesty
Heroux
Hey Marseilles
High School Band Night
Holly Williams
Holy Ghost Tent Revival
Holy Roler
Homemade Knives
Honey
Honey Dewdrops, The
Honeycutt
Honeycutters, The
Honor By August
Hoot & Holler (Lee Hunsaker)
Hooveriii
Hoppie Vaughan
Hovering
Human Infection
Humpy (H.A.N.K.)
Hurt with the Wandering Madman
Husti and the Kids
Idle Threat
iFunk
Ike Willis (of Frank Zappa)
Illbotz
Illusionist
Incavalli
Infamous Stringdusters
Infinite Ways
IONA
Isaac Hadden
Jack Marion & The Pearl Snap Prophets
Jackal Tickets
Jacob Ritter (of The Wilson Springs Hotel)
Jaded Ravins
Jake Crawford
Jake Kohn
Jake Shimabukuro
Jake Snyder
Jake Xerxes Fussell
Jamie Cheatwood
Jamie McLean Band
Jared Stout
JD Sutphin
JE Feazell & The Dive Bar Stars
Jeanne Jolly
Jeff Leeson
Jeff Scroggins & Colorado
Jeff Simmermon
Jeffrey Martin
Jerry Castle
Jesse Isley
Jesse Malin
Jesse Ray Carter
Jesse Terry
Jessica Lynn
Jill Andrews
Jim Crawford
Jim Lauderdale
Jimmy Pete
Jimmy Thackery
Joan Shelley
Joanna Samuels
Jobi Riccio
Jocelyn & Chris
Joe Boucher (speaker)
John Barry Conception
John Cowan (of New Grass Revival)
John Gorka
John Hammond
John McBroom
John McCutcheon
John Pence
Johnny Camacho
Johnny Dynamite & the Bloodsuckers
JoJo Stockton
Jonathan Byrd Band
Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan Richman (of Modern Lovers)
Joneski
Joon D
Jordan Harman
Jordan Perry
Jordan Shell
Jorma Kaukonen
Joseph Terrell (of Mipso)
Joshua Hedley
Joy Kills Sorrow
JP Harris & The Tough Choices
Judi & The Giants
Juice
Just Some Random Dude
Justin Jones
Justin Townes Earle
Justin Wells
Justina Shandler Trio
K Word, The
KaBodies
Kairos Creatures Club
Karim Nagi with Itraab Ens.
Kassi Valazza
Kate Rhudy
KC Clifford
Kelsey Waldon
Ken & Drew of Sister Hazel
Kevin Knight
Kim Richey
Kinnfolk
Kirk West (photographer)
Klean
Kris Hodges
L.A. Dies
LA Preston (The R.E.A.L. Funny)
La Sopa
Ladles, The
Laker Experiment
Lamplight
Laniidae
Lara Taubman
Larry & His Flask
Last Arizona, The
Last Bison, The
Latin Clave (and Hot Sauce Band)
Laurel Hells Ramblers
Lauren Morrow
Le Hot Club de Big Lick
Leaden Winter
Leah Senior
Levi Lowrey
Levi’s Gene Pool
Lilly Hiatt
Limers
Lionhearted
Lisa Marie Presley
Llywelyn Expedition, The
Local Nomad
Locksley
Logan Halstead
LoneHollow
Lonesome & Unlucky
Lonesome River Band
Look Homeward
Loose Strings
Los Chupacabras
Lost In Space Camp
Lousy Ferns
Love Language, The
Lowdown Dirty Brass Band
Lowdown Dirty, The
Lowland Hum
Lucid You
Lucy Kaplanski
Lucy The Spy
Lumineers, The
Lung
Macklyn
Madison Violet
Maestro on the Edge (comprised of RSO)
Magna Carda
Makenzie Phipps
Makuta
Mala Mala
Mallet Brothers, The
Maple Mars
Marie Miller
Mark Viola
Marshall Hicks
Mary Ocher
Mary Roach
Matt Browning
Matt Flinner Trio, The
Matt Nakoa
Matt Nathanson
Matt Powell
Matthew Wirt
Matt White
Matt Ramsey
Maura O'Connell
M.C. Broom & the Jam
Meadow Mountain
Meadow Mtn
Megan McCormick
Melissa Carper
Melissa Douty
Melodime
Mercy Creek
Michael Ford Jr.
Michael & The Pentecost
Mick Flannery & Susan O'Neill
Mickey Nelson
Midnight Opera
Mike Love (Hawaii)
Mile Twelve
Minus July
MirrorXLake
Miss Tess
Miss Tess & The Talkbacks
Missionaries
Mitchel Evan
Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore
Momentary Prophets
Monkey Fuzz
Monster Atlantic
Montana Skies
Moon Racer
Moops, The
Morgan Wade (and The Stepbrothers)
Mosier Brothers, The
Mossgarden
Mountain Heart
Movement, The
MS Paint
Mulligan Brothers, The
Music Lab Student Bands
Mutual Benefit
My Radio
Nail Bite
Naked Abstract, The
Nat Myers
Nat Reeves
Nathan Ryan
Nathan Williams
Nefesh Mountain
Negative Gemini
Nelson Oliver
Nervous Surface
Neverfail
New Boss
New Familiars, The
New Habit Band, The
Nick Guacheta
Nick Woods
Nicole Yun
Night Teacher
Nightmare Sonata
Niki Barr Band
No Left Turns
No More Waffles
Noah Vonne
Nobles
Noises 10, The
North Star Rail Car
NotEven
Object Gray
Off White Betties, The
Oinker
Oliver Mtukudzi
Omegawolfe
Omenkiller
On The Cooling Board
One Too Many Harolds
OöO
Opera Roanoke
Orange Culture
Oshima Brothers
Osyx, The
Outerspaces
Overunderdog
Oyarsa
PAIN!
Pale Blue Dot
Paleface
Palmyra
PanJammers
Parotia
Parris Bridge
Pat Travers
Paul Curreri
Paul Rishell and Annie Raines
Paul Thorn
Peter Cooper
Phat Anchovies
Phat Grass Trio
Phil Hogan
Phil Norman
Phoebe Hunt & The Gatherers
Pierce Edens and The Dirty Work
Pierre Bensusan
Pinact
Pocket Vinyl
Poe Mack
Pohgoh
Pokey LaFarge & The South City 3
Polly Panic
Power Hungry
Preachervan (early group of Eddie 9V)
Pretty Saro
Prevention
Project/Object (Ike Willis & Ray White)
Public Opinion
Punch Brothers
Puppy Doll
PWR Band
Rachel Mann
Radar Rose
Rainbow Rock Band, The
Ramona & The Holy Smokes
Randall Bramblett Band
Ranger Maid
Rat Fancy
Reach1
Reagan Boggs
Rebecca Porter
Red Clay River
Red Ferns, The
Red Hands
Red June
Red Skulls, The
RedDrum
Reeves Gabrels (of The Cure) & His Imaginary Friends
Regen Tate
Reliably Bad
REVE
Rhiana Roper
Richard Thompson
Rick Olivarez Trio, The
Ricky Hall
Rikki Rakki
Roanoke (The Band)
Roanoke Comedy Fest
Roanoke Valley Conversations
Rob Ruthenberg
Robb Mazza
Robbie Schaefer
Robbin Thompson
Robin & Linda Williams
Rock Eupora
Rocknoceros
Roots Down Songwriter Sessions
Rootstone Jug Band
Rory Block
Ross Newell
Roughshod
Ruby Velle & Soulphonics
Ruth Moody Band
Ryan Montbleau
Sad Cobras
Saint Simon’s Sanctuary
Sally Rose
Salsa Noke
Sam Foster
Sam Hensley
Sam Lewis
Sam Lunsford
Sam Moss
Samantha McKaige
Sara Jane McDonald
Sara Watkins
Sarah Clanton
Sarah Garrison (of Wading Girl)
Sarah McQuaid
Sarah White
Sarai Sibéal
Sasha (of Palmyra)
Savannah Shoulders
Saving Thoreau
Scars on 45
School of Rock
Science Man
Scoots, The
Scott Baldwin
Scott Miller
Scott Mulvahill
Scythian
Sean Watkins (of Nickel Creek)
Seanmichael Poff
Seasons
Seneca Burns
Seph Custer
Sequoia
Session Americana
Seth Glier
Seth Walker
Seventh Grade Girl Fight
Shalom
Shannon McNally
Shannon Whitworth Band
Sharayah Spears
Shattered Earth
Shaun Martin (of Snarky Puppy)
Shawn Mullins
SHEL
Shelby Rae Moore
Shmazz
Sierra Hull & Highway
Silence In Central Park
Sinister Feeling
Sinking Creek
Sister Wife Sex Strike
Situationist, The
Slackjaw
Sleepybeef
Slocan Ramblers
Slothh
Solazo
Someone Just Like You
Sorry Eric
Soul Sessions
Southern Culture on the Skids
Spacecase
Star City Swag
Starfish Prime
Steelwheels, The
Steve Curtiss
Steve Forbert
Stimulator Jones
Stockpile
Stolen Rhodes
Stray Lions, The
Subtle Munitions
Suite 325
Sullivan Smith
Sultry
Survived By No One
Swamp Serpent
Sweetback Sisters, The
Szlachetka
Tad Dickens (speaker)
Tab Benoit
Taj Majal (live stream)
Taye The Truth
Taylor Ashton
Tellico
Terrafirma
Terrakosma
That 1 Guy
Thom Shepard
Thresher
Through The Tallwoods
Tim Carroll
Times Tables
Tina & Her Pony
Tobacco Apache
Todd Scheaffer (of Railroad Earth)
Tom Goss
Tom Rush
Tomatoes Tried To Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life
Tommy (formally Star-Citi)
Tony Camm & Funk All Stars
Tony Furtado
Tony Rodriguez
Top Nachos
Town Mountain
Trainwrecked
Trampled By Turtles
Travis Book
Trey B. Hall
Triple Run
Triscale
Tristen Gaspadarek
Troy Batey
Trubblegum
¡Tumbao!
Turkey Buzzards, The
Two’s, The
Ty’Dye
TyTylerTy
Ultradeluxe
Unnerve
Valerie McQueen
Vallar Morghulis
Vandaveer
Vaughn
Venus Milo
Vespers, The
VG
Villanova
Violet Bell
Virginia Electric
Voles
Washed Up
Washer
Water Culture
Watershed Conspiracy
Way, Shape, or Form
Waylon Payne
Wearing Hands, The
Webb Wilder
Welp!
What Four, The
White Petals
White Toledo
Wild Ponies, The
Will Farmer
Will Hoge
Will Kimborough
Will Overman
Willi Carlisle
William Seymour
William Tyler & The Impossible Truth
Willie De
Willie Dee Band
Willy Tea Taylor
Wiltwither
Wind Words
Winnebago Vacation
Woody Nelsons, The
Woody Pines
Woolens
Wormholes, The
Wyatt Moran
X Spirit
Xenith
Yarn
Yarnmuffin
YEARB4
Yearning
Young Sinclairs, The
Your Government
Zach Wiley
Zephaniah Ohara
Zoe Nutt
ZPO
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