Orbital Music Park

Orbital Music Park Orbital Music Park helps musicians of every style, age, and skill level play together more often. We're musicians. We know how hard it is to connect.

We want to help you make magic. Morgan Huff and Tom Illmensee are the co-founders of Orbital Music Park and the organizers. They have been playing music together in many bands in Richmond, VA (and beyond) for more than 20 years. Participating musicians will be screened and matched personally by Morgan and Tom. There’s no algorithm or anything fancy here. Just two dudes working hard to match everyone up. We're focused only on helping musicians in RVA.

FRI, JUN 26 / RÉVÉLER CABARET: RODEO EDITION featuring QING BLAZE, MARTHA SPENCER & THE WONDERLAND COUNTRY BAND, + MORE ...
06/17/2026

FRI, JUN 26 / RÉVÉLER CABARET: RODEO EDITION featuring QING BLAZE, MARTHA SPENCER & THE WONDERLAND COUNTRY BAND, + MORE / 8PM

PRIDE goes country with a magical, intoxicating cabaret show featuring the astonishing country vocalist MARTHA SPENCER, burlesque dancers, and Richmond’s own beguiling emcee, QING BLAZE. It’s a an evening of lush performance artistry and wild surprises.

This special RODEO edition of the cabaret features music sets by MARTHA SPENCER & THE WONDERLAND COUNTRY BAND. Martha Spencer is a singer-songwriter, mountain musician and dancer from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She grew up in the musical Spencer family and learned to play several instruments (guitar, fiddle, banjo, bass, dulcimer, mandolin) and flatfoot/clog at a young age. She performs and has recorded with various groups and has been involved with several roots music projects. She has played shows, festivals and led workshops across the US, Australia, UK, Canada, and Europe. Martha’s first solo album 2018 and “Wonderland” in 2022 have been featured in articles in Rolling Stone Country, No Depression, Holler, Wide Open Country, Bluegrass Situation, Americana Highways, PopMatters and more. She also has been included in articles in the NY Times, Austin Chronicle and Billboard and was a part of the Fiddlin’ documentary movie. Her latest album, Out In La La Land (2024), “is for all of the dreamers out there. The women on the road. The ones leaving and the ones coming home.”

SHOW NOTES
Admission: $35
Pre-show specials: 5:00pm
Show: 8:00pm - 10:30pm
21+ only, please.
Reserved seating.

SAT, JUN 20 / JOHN D’EARTH / 8PM“This recording reminds me of why I love John’s music. It sounds like it’s happening now...
06/17/2026

SAT, JUN 20 / JOHN D’EARTH / 8PM

“This recording reminds me of why I love John’s music. It sounds like it’s happening now. I’m hearing it for the first time but it is also familiar. I listen again and again and a familiar voice says something brilliant and unexpected. The Mood or Sarah’s Bracelet make me want to go back to the beginning as soon as I get to the end. That’s how the whole record is.” - DAVE MATTHEWS

John D’earth plays trumpet with a striking, original sound and a technique that he mobilizes for spitfire improvisation and gripping melodies. A consummate jazz artist, composer, and gifted educator, he draws inspiration from collaborators on the bandstand, from students, and from nature. Internationally known for his contributions in straight-ahead jazz (D’earth served as foil to guitarist Emily Remler, added brawn to the George Gruntz Big Band, and played on Bob Moses’ early recordings) he exhibits omnivorous musical tastes including free improvisation, mainstream rock, and modern classical music. Since he joined the musicians union at age fourteen this wildly eclectic musician has performed across the globe. He appears on over 100 recordings on vinyl, CDs, film, and video in a career that spans the analogue and digital eras. Despite a commanding musical presence he possesses an uncanny ability to bring out the best in musicians with whom he shares the bandstand. All of this is evident on his newly released album, Coin Of The Realm, (Cosmology Records 2023). This song cycle of originals, recorded with his long-standing quintet, reveals a musician who, in his seventies, is still evolving and very much in his creative prime.

SHOW NOTES
Admission: $25
Doors: 7PM
Music: 8PM
21+ / 16+ must be accompanied by an adult
Reserved seating.

SAT, JUN 20 / RICHMOND SYNTH COLLECTIVE / 3PM MEETUPA free meetup for local electronic musicians to network, share knowl...
06/16/2026

SAT, JUN 20 / RICHMOND SYNTH COLLECTIVE / 3PM MEETUP

A free meetup for local electronic musicians to network, share knowledge, and play music together.

Richmond Synth Collective’s free monthly synth meetup is all about connecting with Richmonders who also love to create and produce electronic sound art. No single discipline, musical genre, or approach is prized. We value all tools alike from free virtual instruments to bespoke synth modules, and likewise our regular participants range from seasoned musicians to bedroom hobbyists - and even those who may not create, but are simply interested in seeing a little of what the local electronic music scene has to offer. You are more than welcome to bring any kind of synth to display, play, and even perform with.

SHOW NOTES
Admission: FREE
D�oors: 2:00pm
Meetup: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Seats and tables are selected upon arrival and cannot be reserved in advance.

FRI, JUN 19 / WEEKEND PLANS with NOAH PIERRE BAND / 8PM“A radiant blend of funk, hip-hop, jazz, and soul, carried by a r...
06/16/2026

FRI, JUN 19 / WEEKEND PLANS with NOAH PIERRE BAND / 8PM

“A radiant blend of funk, hip-hop, jazz, and soul, carried by a rich array of slick grooves and infectious melodies.” - NEWLIN MUSIC PRIZE

Weekend Plans creates an electrifying blend of funk, hip-hop, jazz, and soul that has captivated audiences since 2016. Hailing from Richmond, VA, this eight-piece group has come together to express their love of music, old and new, in a way that adds a brand new flavor to the musical melting pot of their hometown. The ensemble won the 2026 Newlin Music Prize for their album After Hours.

SHOW NOTES
Admission: $25.00
Pre-show specials: 5PM - 6:30PM
Music: 8PM
21+ / 16+ must be accompanied by an adult
Reserved seating.

THU, JUN 18 / MADDY CURTIS QUARTET: “HOW ARE YOU?” ALBUM RELEASE SHOW / 8PMAn evening of eclectic jazz originals and sta...
06/15/2026

THU, JUN 18 / MADDY CURTIS QUARTET: “HOW ARE YOU?” ALBUM RELEASE SHOW / 8PM

An evening of eclectic jazz originals and standards led by a phenomenal vocalist with an all-star band. Celebrate Maddy’s debut album of 13 compositions that were recorded at Révéler!

Tracked in a 3.5 hour live-session, How are you? is an LP full of thoughts on how the beauty of nature guides us through our highs and lows of life, loss and our grief, & love and its transcendence. Maddy’s originals pull from a wide range of musical influences, but are constantly rooted in the freedom of jazz and is deeply inspired by the vocabulary of the great Duke Ellington.

SHOW NOTES
Admission: $17.50
Pre-show specials: 5PM - 6:30PM
Music: 8PM
21+ / 16+ must be accompanied by an adult
Reserved seating.

Address

3108 W Cary Street
Richmond, VA
23221

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 11pm
Tuesday 5pm - 11pm
Wednesday 5pm - 12am
Thursday 5pm - 11pm
Friday 5pm - 11pm
Saturday 2pm - 11pm
Sunday 6pm - 11pm

Telephone

+18044844136

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