Live-music venues worth the trip in Charlottesville, Virginia

Ting Pavilion, which opened on the east end of Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall in July 2005, is what its own site calls “the city’s premier outdoor venue for live performances.” Its own site also describes the seasonal Fridays After Five concert series as “a fun, FREE community event for the whole family”.

John Paul Jones Arena is a University of Virginia arena in Charlottesville that is home to UVA basketball, and its own site says construction “was completed during the summer of 2006” and the arena is “host to a myriad of attractions including concerts, family shows, exhibits, and community events.”

The Jefferson Theater is a 1912 theater on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall, and its own site calls it “an excellent environment to experience live music”.

The Paramount Theater is a historic theater on Main Street in Charlottesville that opened on Thanksgiving Eve 1931, and its own site says it has hosted “world-class music, dance, and cultural icons”.

Miller’s Downtown is a bar and live-music room on West Main Street in Charlottesville that has operated since 1981, and its own site sums itself up as “EAT. DRINK. LISTEN.”

The Front Porch is a nonprofit music school and concert venue on East Water Street in Charlottesville, and its own site says “Our intimate listening room venue hosts concert experiences that will change your life.”

The Southern Cafe & Music Hall is a basement-level club on Charlottesville’s Historic Downtown Mall that opened in 2009, and its own site says its Music Hall plays “host to local, regional and national touring acts of all genres”.