Live-music venues worth the trip in Blacksburg, Virginia

Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech is a university arts center on the corner of Main Street and Alumni Mall in Blacksburg, and its own site says “The center operates as both a presenting organization and as a 147,000-square-foot, top-caliber arts center.” Its own site also says, “Discover a diverse mix of dance, theatre, and classical and contemporary music performances at the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech.”

Rising Silo Brewery is a farm brewery on Glade Road in Blacksburg, Virginia, and its own site advertises “WEEKLY EVENTS & LIVE MUSIC!” at its Tap Barn.

The Lyric Theatre is a historic movie house in Blacksburg, Virginia, whose College Avenue building opened in 1930, and it presents its Live at the Lyric concert series, with its own site saying, “Join us for some of the BEST live music in the NRV!”