Elijah Berlow pulled into Nashville hungry. But like the Band’s Levon Helm, it was as much for musical sustenance as it was food.

Mary Chapin Carpenter will travel to the Vineyard this week to take part in Beach Road Weekend, the three-day music festival that settles into Veterans Park in Vineyard Haven August 25 to 27. In all, over 20 acts will perform throughout the weekend.

Jakob Dylan and the Wallflowers are at the Performing Arts Center on Saturday, July 29 as part of the Martha's Vineyard Concert Series.

On Sunday, Lucinda Williams plays Beach Road Weekend, beginning at 4:15 p.m., picking up after her friend Emmylou Harris finishes her set.

He was perched at the carved wood and marble bar of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, eyes glittering like black diamonds.

Most people who go in for routine arm surgery wake up exactly the same. Seasonal Vineyarder Mary Steenburgen woke up after surgery with her brain consumed by music.