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LOCALEVENTS

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30

Falls Church Farmers Market. The Falls Church Farmers Market runs every Saturday, where attendees will find fresh, local produce, meat, dairy, flowers & plants, honey, music and more. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church) 9 a.m. – noon. For more information, visit fallschurchva. gov/547/Farmers-Market-To-Go.

Northern Virginia Bird Club

Walk. Interested attendees can join members of the Northern Virginia Bird Club for one or all of these informal walks through Long Branch and Glencarlyn Park in search of resident and migratory birds. Experienced and beginning birders welcomed. Participants are encouraged to bring binoculars and field guides if they have them. Register by contacting longbranch@arlingtonva.us. Long Branch Nature Center at Glencarlyn Park (625 S. Carlin Springs Rd., Falls Church). 8:30 – 11 a.m. 703-228-6535.

Online Preschool Story Time.

Those who are interested can join the Mary Riley Styles Library staff live on the library’s Facebook page for a virtual fun time of stories, songs and rhymes. For ages 0-5. Visit facebook.com/mrspl to join in on the activities. 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Falls Church Writers Group

(online). Group for writers to receive and give constructive criticism on their writing. All attendees are advised to bring something that they’ve been working on to share with the group. Contact psullivan@fallschurchva.gov to get the invitation to the event. 7 p.m.

Virtual Tiny Tot: Winter Waters

(online). Interested children can join Arlington Parks staff for a virtual version of its Tiny Tots program. This event’s focus is on how the creeks, streams and ponds in the area change during the winter months, how that affects the surrounding habitat. For ages 18 to 35 months. Themes and activities repeat, so interested participants are encouraged to register for only one program per month. Staffers will email you a link to Microsoft Teams before the program start time. Participants should have their device ready to go prior to the start of the program. Registration required. To register, contact 703-228-4747. 4 – 4:30 p.m.

ESOL Conversation Group

(online). Interested participants can practice their English with a weekly ESOL conversation group. This program meets online via Zoom. To request a Zoom invite, email Marshall Webster at mwebster@fallschurchva.gov. 7 – 8:30 p.m.

City Council Work Session

(online). City Council work sessions are held the first and third Monday of the month, with the exception of August and December when only one meeting is held. These meetings are open to the public and are conducted to allow Council Members to discuss upcoming legislation and policy issues; the public is not generally invited to speak. All participating members of the City Council will be present at this meeting through electronic means. All members of the public may view this electronic meeting via www.fallschurchva.gov/CouncilMeetings. The meeting may also be viewed on FCCTV (Cox 11, RCN 2, Verizon 35). Video will be available after the meeting both online and on FCCTV. The virtual meeting will be held pursuant to and in compliance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Section 2.2-3708.2 and state and local legislation adopted to allow for continued government operation during the COVID-19 declared emergency. 7:30 – 11 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3

VIRTUALEVENTS

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28 FRIDAY, JANUARY 29

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1

LINWOOD TAYLOR BAND will be performing at JV’s Restaurant on Sunday. (Photo: Facebook.Com/

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LIVEMUSIC

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28

The Gravel Road Band. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-2370300.

Sol Roots Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 7:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

Cup O’Jokes — A Special Blend of Comedy (Indoors + Distanced).

Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). 7:30 p.m. 703-2551566.

Robert Earl Keen. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $59.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29

The Josh Allen Band. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-2370300.

Lady Limbo with Elliot Day on drums & Michael Baptista on

bass. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-858-9186.

Groovequest Funk, Blues & More.

JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 7:30 p.m. 703241-9504.

A Song & A Slice: King Street Bluegrass (Indoors + Distanced).

Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 7:30 p.m. 703-2551566.

Mars Rodeo. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Comedy Night. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). 5 p.m. 703-237-0300.

Acme Band Company. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-858-9186.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30

Emo Trivia Night (Indoors +

Distanced). Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $7.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 31

Linwood Taylor Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 7:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

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JANUARY 29FRIDAY

King Street Bluegrass

Jammin’ Java

7:30 p.m.

227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna

703-255-1566 • jamminjava.com

30 SATURDAY

Comedy Night

The State Theatre

6 p.m.

220 N Washington St., Falls Church

703-237-0300 • thestatetheatre.com

Acme Band Company

Falls Church Distillers

6 p.m.

442 S Washington Street, Falls Church

703-858-9186 • fcdistillers.com

31 SUNDAY

Linwood Taylor Band

Live & In Concert

JV’s Restaurant

7:30 p.m.

6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church

703-241-9504 • jvsrestaurant.com

BY MATT DELANEY

FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS

with LADY LIMBO

In the words of our newly inaugurated president, we’re in the middle of a dark winter — and the music fans who’ve endured barely-abovefreezing temperatures outside know that better than most. Although for local acts that are still trying to find their groove in the region’s music scene, such as Lady Limbo, they couldn’t be more thankful that they can still perform at places like Falls Church Distillers this Friday night.

Formerly known as Tragic Schoolbus, the now-renamed Lady Limbo will also be featuring a new bassist and drummer for the band once it performs this weekend. Previous members Joe (on drums) and Andy (on bass) moved to Centreville and Salt Lake City, Utah, respectively, requiring lead man Tim Harmon to find some replacements.

Luckily, the popularity of Tragic Schoolbus and Harmon’s role as the bassist in Jehovah’s Favorite Choir allowed him to tap into his network to find replacements. What will be hard to find, however, is the chemistry that he had with Joe and Andy.

“It’s not necessarily hard to recruit, but it’s hard going from playing with people who you played with for one to two or even three and four years,” manager Sara Jordan said, who is dating Harmon and is also the events coordinator at Falls Church Distillers (a helpful connection for the group.) “You have that sound together. And you know how each other play, what you play and you know what you’re good at. So I think the hard part is finding how everyone gels.”

Jordan came on as the group’s manager toward the end of 2019 while working at the distillery, and has seen the band’s sound evolve. What has been anchored in psychedelic rock akin to the Grateful Dead, now incorporates elements of Latin rock as well as the sounds of the 1960s. Most of all, Lady Limbo tries to stay loose on stage to leave room for improvisation and make the band both fun to listen to and be a part of.

It’s been (predictably) difficult for the group to show off its talents during the pandemic. Shows that were in Washington, D.C. at venues like Bossa Bistro & Lounge and DC9 haven’t been available for them since last spring. Fortunately, Lady Limbo has been able to land gigs at the State Theatre in town and a typically competitive spot at JV’s Restaurant right outside of City of Falls Church’s limits. Those breaks helped them generate some positive momentum from there.

“The hardest step with a lot of venues is getting that first foot in the door. And then once you’ve played there, they know you and you know them, it’s a little easier after that,” Jordan said, who at the same time wants to make sure they are landing paid gigs — which is tough for the small businesses that host them.

“Figuring out how to navigate those obstacles and build these professional relationships with venues and not jeopardize anything that could put us or them in a tough spot is definitely challenging, but everywhere we’ve played has been super supportive,” Jordan added.

For now, the connections at Falls Church Distillers allow it to be a home base, of sorts, for Lady Limbo.

And Jordan said owner Michael Paluzzi has not only been welcoming of the band she manages but also of her interest in music management. It’s been a bright spot in a dark winter indeed.

Lady Limbo will play at Falls Church Distillers on Friday at 6 p.m. For more information, visit fcdistillers.com.

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These singles whet the appetites of the FCNP editorial team this week:

 Nicholas F. Benton – Gunner’s Dream by Pink Floyd  Matt Delaney – Answering Machine by Rupert Holmes

 Nick Gatz – Beers and Sunshine by Darius Rucker

 Melissa Morse – Undivided by Tim McGraw and Tyler Hubbard