Rock ‘n’ soul: The soul of rock ‘n’ roll is alive in Melissa Etheridge’s wailing guitars and won’t-back-down attitude. Her music embodies hardscrabble freedom and fierce independence, and has earned her multiple Grammys, an Oscar, and a star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame. Etheridge often uses her fame to raise money
and awareness for important places and causes, be it climate change, LGBTQ+ pride, or the Charlottesville Free Clinic.
Tuesday 9/21, $43-350 (proceeds benefit the clinic), 7:30pm. Ting Pavilion, Downtown Mall, tingpavilion.com.