Regions: Staunton | Augusta County

On the heels of his #1 Billboard Blues Chart hit song “We Can Always Come Back to This” which was featured on NBC’s beloved “This Is Us,” Chris Pierce has gained national prominence for his songwriting. His voice and music have been heard in film and television shows including and has made guest appearances on a wide range of album recordings as a vocalist, harmonicist and guitarist. The singer, song-writer, and multi-instrumentalist will make his SummerStage debut performing songs from his latest album, “American Silence,” which Rolling Stone describes as “the sound of everyone who’s hungry for change, steadying themselves and marching toward a common goal.”

TICKETS: Starting at $15

Progressive “new-grass” pioneers The Arcadian Wild bring their tight harmonies and incredible pickin to SummerStage. Led by songwriters Isaac Horn (guitar) and Lincoln Mick (mandolin), and with the support of Erik Coveney on bass and Bailey Warren on fiddle, The Arcadian Wild confidently inhabits and explores an intersection of genre, blending the traditional with the contemporary to create a unique acoustic sound that is simultaneously unified and diverse. With one foot planted firmly in choral and formal vocal music, and the other in progressive folk and bluegrass, the band offers up songs of invitation: calls to come and see, to find refuge and rest, or to journey and wonder.

TICKETS: Starting at $15

Grammy-nominated and 2021 Blues Music Award winning belter and bassist Danielle Nicole, first stepped out on her own in 2015 with her debut album “Wolf Den.” In 2018, Nicole returned with a follow-up release entitled “Cry No More” garnering a 2019 Grammy Nomination for Contemporary Blues Album and two Blues Music Awards for Bassist and Female Contemporary Artist, among others. Known for her “distinctive, inventive bass work,” and drawing vocal comparisons to Susan Tedeschi, Bonnie Raitt and Etta James, Nicole makes her SummerStage debut with guitarist Brandon Miller and drummer Go-Go Ray.

TICKETS: Starting at $15

Blending a variety of musical styles ranging from swing, blues, rock, and soul, this high-energy concert  by The Judy Chops will feature original tunes from their recent album Love Is the Answer which features Southern traditions; from soul to funk to rockabilly, the band jumps from genre to genre on almost every song. The Staunton septet—consisting of William Howard (electric guitar, vocals), Molly Murphy (hollowbody guitar, vocals), Sally Murphy (banjo, vocals), Mike Pressel (trumpet), Rachel Smith (baritone saxophone), Jim Hinkle (bass) and Jess Bergh (drums)—clearly enjoys navigating through all these sonic changes.

TICKETS: Starting at $15

Recently inducted to the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame, fiery roots-rock singer/songwriter Scott Miller returned to his native Virginia to tend the family farm while continuing to release and perform new music informed by that rural area, history, and Appalachia. The gifted and eclectic solo artist, “combines the emotional honesty and intelligence of a singer/songwriter with the swagger and enthusiasm of a rock & roller… a gifted and eclectic solo artist,” (AllMusic.com). Miller has recently toured with Patty Griffin, Robbie Fulks, Paul Thorn, and American Aquarium.

TICKETS: Starting at $15