One Way Richmond’s Show Picks 5/14-5/16

by | May 14, 2012 | MUSIC

Monday, 5/14 Cardinal (pictured above), Kuschty Rye Ergot, Palindrone @ Strange Matter 8pm.


Monday, 5/14 Cardinal (pictured above), Kuschty Rye Ergot, Palindrone @ Strange Matter 8pm.

Monday, 5/14 The RVA Big Band @ Balliceaux 9pm.

Monday, 5/14 Honey Watts, Jonathan Vassar, Nick Coward & the Last Battle (pictured above) @ The Camel 8pm.

Monday, 5/14 Reckless Kelly (pictured above), The Vacant Stairs, Gabrielle Kelly @ Canal Club 7:30pm.

Tuesday, 5/15 The Listening Room Series featuring ScottClark4tet, Near Earth Objects @ Firehouse Theatre 7:30pm.


Tuesday, 5/15 Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real (photo by T.M. Dellinger), Steelshot @ Canal Club 8pm.

Tuesday, 5/15 Butch Hancock @ Ashland Coffee & Tea 7:30pm.

Tuesday, 5/15 Snarky Puppy (pictured above), Brunswick @ The Camel 8pm.

Tuesday, 5/15 Jason Adamo Band @ Capital Ale House Downtown Music Hall 8pm.

Wednesday, 5/16 Cindy Bullens @ Ashland Coffee & Tea 8pm.

Wednesday, 5/16 Glows In the Dark (photo by Lauren Serpa) @ Balliceaux 9pm. 21+

Wednesday, 5/16 Hot Dolphin, Nervous Ticks (pictured above), Boney Loner, Guitar as Spacecar @ The Nile 10pm.

Wednesday, 5/16 Lost Tribe, Orgasm, Napalm Raid, Six Brew Bantha (pictured above) @ Strange Matter9pm.

Wednesday, 5/16 Nomadic Roots Festival Showcase featuring Trees on Fire (pictured above), J3 Project, Dharma Initiative @ The Camel 8pm.

Wednesday, 5/16 Sirsy (photo by Zulia Zave) @ Poe’s Pub 9pm.

Wednesday, 5/16 Grease Trigger (photo by Ashly Covington) @ Cary St. Café 10pm.

Wednesday, 5/16 Enfold Darkness, Abiotic, Vale of Pnath, After the Spire @ Kingdom 5pm. All Ages.

Written by John Lewis Morgan/originally appeared at onewayrichmond.com

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