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An empty drum kit sitting in front of a giant golden horseshoe

Before the music stopped, the Golden Pony rocked Harrisonburg

To close its 11-year run as Harrisonburg’s go-to stage for all types of local and touring musical acts, The Golden Pony hosted four final shows with a characteristically eclectic mix of sounds.

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The Golden Pony's sign hanging above its doors

Golden Pony’s June closure will extinguish ‘shining light’ of Harrisonburg’s music scene

The Instagram post from the Golden Pony last Monday delivered a blow to Harrisonburg’s music scene. After 11 years of hosting local and nationally known bands, the restaurant and bar will close in June. 

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Hburg’s food service workers provide nourishment to local arts scene

In the last decade, downtown Harrisonburg has nurtured a thriving and eclectic culinary scene. International flavors. Locally-sourced ingredients. Lots of jobs for cooks, chefs and wait staff. But behind the kitchen doors and amid the ranks of food workers, are contributors to another burgeoning part of Harrisonburg’s cultural identity — its vibrant art and music scene.

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Equal parts love and punk — Hburg’s music scene remembers Terry Turtle

The first time I saw Terry Turtle perform roughly ten years ago, Buck Gooter was one of several bands playing a mostly local show at Jax in Blacksburg. I had never seen a performance like it before.

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