One Way Richmond’s Show Picks 5/17-5/20

by | May 17, 2012 | MUSIC

Thursday, 5/17 Malhombre @ Globehopper 7pm.


Thursday, 5/17 Malhombre @ Globehopper 7pm.

Thursday, 5/17 Now Sleepyhead (pictured above), Chet Vincent, Mica Rose @ The Camel 5pm. Free. (early)

Thursday, 5/17 Motion City Soundtrack, Kid is Qual, The Trillions @ The National 8pm.

Thursday, 5/17 Honey Island Swamp Band (pictured above), PJ Bottoms, The Will To Survive @ Canal Club 7pm.

Thursday, 5/17 Low On Sanity (pictured above), Heretics in the Lab, Rivetta @ Fallout 8pm. 18+

Thursday, 5/17 Reggae Night featuring Antero (photo by Robert Hambrick for Magazine33), Crane Fly, DJ AV @ Kingdom 7pm. All Ages.

Thursday, 5/17 Messes of The Afternoon #1 featuring Hunnie Bunnies, Knight Howls, Wall Wymyn, Awawtum (Mutwawa without masks), Contortionist Jazz Exotica (pictured above) @ Strange Matter 5pm. (early)

Friday, 5/18 Jerry Joseph & the Jacmormons @ Capital Alehouse Downtown Music Hall 10pm.

Friday, 5/18 Donna the Buffalo, Rattlemouth, Men Of Leisure @ Kingdom 7pm. All Ages

Friday, 5/18 River City Band (pictured above), Rattlesnake Creek @ Poe’s Pub 9pm.

Friday, 5/18 Teenage Brain presents Super Vacations (pictured above), The Garbers, Suburban Living @ Strange Matter 10pm. 18+

Friday, 5/18 EQ Produktions presents Orchard Lounge (pictured above), Zati, Ghost Payne, Phil Dice @ The Canal Club 9pm.

Friday, 5/18 Recovery, The Great Unknowns @ McCook’s Lakeside Grill 9pm.

Friday, 5/18 Eric Brace & Peter Cooper @ Ashland Coffee & Tea 8pm.

Friday, 5/18 The Gypsy Roots @ Crossroads Coffee (Forest Hill Ave location) 8pm.

Friday, 5/18 Gritter (photo from Leye Photography), DJ Oliver Caine @ Bonvenu 11pm.

Friday, 5/18 Paul Willson (Album release) (photo by Scott Williams), NoBS Brass Band @ The Camel8:30pm.

Friday, 5/18, Dominion Riverrock Day One: Zati, DJ Phil Dice, Long Arms, The Root Downs, The Travelin’ McCourys featuring Keller Williams @ Brown’s Island 6:30pm.

Saturday, 5/19 Amen Dunes, White laces, Canary Oh Canary, Snowy Owls @ Strange Matter 10pm. 18+

Saturday, 5/19 Monk’s Playground @ Crossroads Coffee (Forest Hill Ave location) 8pm.

Saturday, 5/19 RVA Grooves presents Christian Scott @ Hippodrome 7pm.

Saturday, 5/19 Moral Puppetry, Tyrannosaurus Awesome (pictured above) @ The Cellar Door 10pm. Free. 21+

Saturday, 5/19 Sabaton (pictured above), Fallen Uprising @ Kingdom 6pm. All Ages.

Saturday, 5/19 SoulPower! 5th Anniversary Weekend Celebration featuring Sir Joe Quarterman, The Funk Ark @ Balliceaux 10pm. 21+

Saturday, 5/19 EQ Produktions presents Proverbial (pictured above), PBR @ The Canal Club 9pm.

Saturday, 5/19 Dominion Riverrock Day Two: The Shack Band, Everwilde, The Bush League, The Rift, The Milkstains, J3 Project, The Hot Seats, Grease Trigger, The Air Circus, JJ Grey & Mofro, Galactic (pictured above) @ Brown’s Island 1pm.

Saturday, 5/19 CANNONBALL featuring DJ Robot E. Lee (pictured above) @ Cous Cous 11pm. Free21+

Saturday, 5/19 Rock’n Out For Isabella: 2012 Fight Against SMA Benefit, featuring Monkey Fist, Crushed, Halfbrother Sid, Perfect Mistake, Mikey Rukus, Plush (STP Tribute), The Stray Dog Band, Secret Agent T @ Cullens Cove (6233 Mechanicsville Turnpike) 3pm.

Saturday. 5/19 Riverrock After Party featuring The Milkstains, The Shack Band (pictured above), Blood Brothers DJs (Jamie Lay and Duane Lauginiger) @ The Camel10:30pm.

Saturday, 5/19 RiverRock After Party featuring Ghost Owls, Miriam Martin (pictured above by Locked Garden Photography) @ On the Rox 10pm.

Saturday, 5/19 The Inflatables @ On the Rox 9pm.

Saturday, 5/19 WOBBLEMANIA featuring V.I.C, J Nero, Big Ty, Noah O, DJ Lonnie B, Swirv Deniro @ Mirage (112 N. 5th St.) 9pm. 21+

Sunday, 5/20 Dex Romweber Duo (pictured above), Chrome Daddy Disco, The Milkstains @ Bandito’s 9pm. 21+

Sunday, 5/20 Dominion Riverrock Day Three: Crucial Elements, The Spaceheaters, Beast Wellington, Zep Replica, Farm Vegas (pictured above), Skydog @ Brown’s Island 1pm.

Sunday, 5/20 Cave Bears, Blue Sabbath Black Fiji, Flesh Control, Caves Caverns, Time Ghost @ Strange Matter 10pm. 18+

Sunday, 5/20 Vibe Fest 2012 featuring The Honky Tonk Experience, The Hullabaloos, The Bleaker Street Cowboys, The Taters, Offering, Sky Run Trio, Cardinal Compass, Susan Greenbaum Band, Cashmere Jungle Lords (pictured above), Somervilians with Solomon Miles, Loversville, Blue Line Highway, Jack Evans Trio @ Positive Vibe Café (2825 Hathaway Dr – Stratford Hills) 12pm-6:30pm.

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

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