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ARTS Pick: Yarn

Yarn, a bluegrass quartet, was born in New York and recently relocated to North Carolina, but its members find home on the road.

For some artists, hitting the road is synonymous with coming home. The Brooklyn-based quartet Yarn, which recently planted its bluegrass roots in North Carolina, has notched more than a thousand shows across the country. It even has a Grammy nomination stapled to its name, and has shared the stage with both Alison Krauss and The Lumineers. The freshly revamped Americana band’s most recent release, This Is the Year, oozes optimism and quakes with anticipation for musical and personal triumphs to come. Adam’s Plastic Pond opens.

Friday, September 21. $10-12, 8:30pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. 977-5590.

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ARTS Pick: The Secret Rain

Robert Wray's homegrown play The Secret Rain offers up an arresting coming-of-age story. Performances will be held out of the Belmont Arts Collective through September 29.

Casey Horn is growing old, and with age comes a whole lot of trouble—between his mother’s poor taste in men, his younger brother’s out-of-this-world obsession, and the neighbor girl’s frustrating lack of interest, he’s finding that life isn’t exactly grand. The Secret Rain follows Casey as he navigates these obstacles with the help of Audrey Hepburn (yes, the film star). Produced by the Charlottesville Playwrights Collaborative, with a mission to reveal the city’s hidden writing talents, this one was penned by Robert Wray.

Through Saturday, September 29. Pay-what-you-can, 8pm. Belmont Arts Collaborative, 221 Carlton Rd., Ste. 3. cvilleplays.org.

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ARTS Pick: Father John Misty

Josh Tillman, also known by his stage name Father John Misty, will man the Sprint Pavilion stage on Tuesday, September 25.

Any artist that opts to start off a track with the words, “Pour me another drink and punch me in the face” certainly has no shortage of spunk. Josh Tillman, who famously deemed himself Father John Misty, has taken to the road in celebration of his recent LP, God’s Favorite Customer. Misty delivers hypnotizing indie rock to eager fans—so eager, in fact, that they had a hand in a venue swap after swiftly buying out his original
slot at the Jefferson Theater. Come expecting jarring lyrics, FJM’s characteristic slicked-back locks, and myriad mic stand dips and tricks.

Tuesday, September 25. $35, 7:30pm. Sprint Pavilion, 700 E Main St., Downtown Mall. 245-4910.