Rock Legends and New Comers
Built in 1936, The State Theatre in Falls Church, VA operated as a popular movie and was the first theatre on the East Coast to be centrally air-conditioned.
In the late 1990’s, the theater was restored into a live music venue keeping the original stage and 200 seats in the balcony. Part of the main floor is open for standing and dancing near the stage as well as reserved dining.
The State offers a full service in-house restaurant and four bars that usually serve food as well. You can reserve a dining table ($10 for 2-person table, and $20 for a 4-person table, there is also a $10 per person food minimum (not including beverages).
A couple upcoming shows of interest include:
Corey Smith
Consistently ranked among MySpace’s “Top Artists”, Corey Smith has over 2.5 million MySpace plays and sold over 200,000 songs online. He also holds the distinction to be consistently rated in the top 10 of unsigned artists (acoustic and country). Check out some of his music here.
“Corey is what might happen if you threw Jimmy Buffett, Robert Earl Keen, Donkey (from Shrek), Bob Schneider and a few shots of whiskey into a blender, poured it into one of those 64-oz. traveling mugs that might last long enough to get you to the state line on the most insane road trip of your life…” John Jeter, The Handlebar - Greenville, SC
Wednesday, May 2nd, 8:430 p.m., doors open at 7:00.
Tickets - $11.00 advance, $2.00 more the day of show
Dickey Betts
Dickey Betts is one of the co-founders and former lead guitarist (1969 – 2000) of the Southern rock powerhouse The Allman Brothers Band. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame called The Allman Brothers “the principal architects of Southern rock.” While Rolling Stone magazine ranked them 52nd on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Betts wrote the Allman Brothers’ biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man” along with some other southern rock classics, including “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” and “Blue Sky” and “Jessica”.
Friday, May 18th, 9:00 p.m., doors open a 7:00
Tickets – $30.00
Dave Mason
Dave Mason is probably best known as a co-founder of Traffic, and his 1968 song “Feelin’ Alright”, which has been covered by countless artists, including Joe Cocker, who had a major hit with the following year. He played acoustic guitar to accompany Jimmy Hendrix’s version of “All Along the Watchtower”. He also briefly toured with Fleetwood Mac.
Thursday, June 7th , 8:30 p.m., doors open a 7:00
Tickets: $23.00
The State Theater
220 N. Washington
Falls Church, VA 22046
Tickets – available online. All shows are 18 and over, unless accompanied by a parent, ID required. A $3.00 fee for 18-20 year olds.
Nearest Metro subway station -East Falls Church – Orange line, then a mile walk or take to 2B or 3B Metrobus.
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