I am very grateful for this job, purely for the amount of new music I become aware of. This week, we got some softer stuff that I normally would not have been hip to, but now it’s going into regular rotation.
If you’ve got any tips, send them my way. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy at griffin@rvamag.com.
The National
MONDAY, March 10th, 2025
Bright Eyes, Merce Lemon
Bright Eyes has been a titan in the modern mythology of indie songwriting. They are equal parts influenced by John Prine, Fugazi, and Elliott Smith. There is something so American, and specifically Midwestern, about an acoustic guitar and a sad voice sitting in that upper window, looking out over God-knows-what. Turn on Bright Eyes and stare at your wall—you may just find yourself looking out over that same vast American expanse, humming the words you don’t know.
The modern alternative-style country wave turns tidal. Merce Lemon is surfing these tunes with a Western slide sound but hailing from PA. I think if you like the slower Bucko tracks, you can get into this sound very easily.
Richmond Music Hall
SUNDAY, March 9th, 2025
Hovvdy, Video Age
Hovvdy (pronounced “howdy”) is an ideal soundtrack for those early steps of the year, lounging on the front porch. You watch cars glide by, heading to the mountains and the beach, while a gentle voice floats across from your speaker. Hovvdy has all the familiarity of a new Southern spring. They sit at the country end of that currently unfolding scale of country-alternative (MJ Lenderman, Waxahatchee).
Video Age is a quirky lot. They kinda have a Talking Heads thing going on—an overall very new wave approach. They are just as welcoming as Hovvdy, taking you out to somewhere pretty and broad to enjoy wide-open space and light.
Gallery 5
Friday, March 7th, 2025
Richmond Renaissance Faire FUNDRAISER
A bit different than my usual shuffle, but if you’re feeling mystical, there will be live medieval madrigals at Gallery5 as a fundraiser for the new Richmond Renaissance Fair. Safe to say you won’t see this at any bumping house show. This is a truly unique deal, and it’s looking like the whole event will be a blast.
NEW TUNES
Gutter by Bucko
This has been a shining figure in the Bucko set for a while, and it is finally in our hands. “Gutter“ is absolutely mesmerizing, and the lyrics reflect that, with references to spinning merry-go-rounds and the swapping chorus of “I want to be with you” and “I want to forget you.” The song revolves around a looping guitar riff accented by a smooth, drawn cello. Just as you’re floating a few inches off the ground, the drums kick in like cannons, and Cole’s voice rises above like Boudica leading the mobs. Another certified Bucko classic.
Tidal Wave by Box Factory
The psychedelic psychos are back with another smooth escape. You can really feel the drive behind their impressive rhythm section—it gives the song that titular wave feel. They’re also working with some really dreamy synths that you can just lay down and sunbathe in.
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RICHMOND SHOW LIST!
THE BROADBERRY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP SHOWS
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Friday, 3/7 Brass Against
Sunday, 3/9 Saxsquatch w/ Megan Hamilton
Sunday, 3/16 Steely Dead
Thursday, 3/20 Cameron Whitcomb: Hundred Mile High Tour w/ Ben Cottrill
Friday, 3/21 Cartoon Rave (18+)
Sunday, 3/23 The Broadberry x Tech Exchange Sidequest Round 2: Ultimate Video Game Party
Friday, 3/28 of Montreal: The Sunlandic Twins 20th Anniversary Tour w/ cumgirl8
Saturday, 3/29 Maggie Antone w/ Molly Forbes
Tuesday, 4/1 Paul Cauthen
Wednesday, 4/2 Tyler Hilton & Kate Voegele
Friday, 4/4 Shrek Rave (18+)
Saturday, 4/5 Manic Focus: Magic Tour (18+)
Friday, 4/11 The WASTE Spring Kickback: 25th Anniversary Party DAY 1 w/ Annihilation Time, The Spits, BAT, and Public Acid
Saturday, 4/12 Clay Street Unit and Shadowgrass
Tuesday, 4/15 Spafford
Thursday, 4/17 The Dip: Love Direction Tour Part II Presented by WNRN
Friday, 4/25 Panic Stricken
Saturday, 4/26 Giovannie and the Hired Guns
Wednesday, 4/30 George Clanton
THE CAMEL
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Thursday, 3/6: Jeremy Short
Friday, 3/7: Erin & The Wildfire’s First Fridays w/ Dhemo
Saturday, 3/8: Chris Leggett & The Copper Line Album Release w/ Space Koi and Jonathan Paige Brown
Sunday, 3/9: Brunch w/ Craigslist Jerry
Wednesday, 3/12: Jesse Roper
Thursday, 3/20: Kill Lincoln w/ Half Past Two, Omnigone
Saturday, 3/29: Fust
Monday, 3/31: Willi Carlisle
Friday, 4/4: Erin & The Wildfire’s First Fridays
Friday, 4/11: The Crystal Casino Band w/ The Barons
Sunday, 4/13: Kool Keith & MC Homeless w/ Destructo Disk, Marc Live, J Stylez, and DJ HALO
Wednesday, 4/16: The Ivy, Lyncs, Sweet Touch
Wednesday, 4/23: Jim Lauderdale & The Game Changers
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THE NATIONAL
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Sunday, 3/9: The Hip Abduction with The Palms
Monday, 3/10: Bright Eyes
Tuesday, 3/11: Houndmouth with Sports Team
Saturday, 3/15: R&B Only Live
Thursday, 3/20: Lawrence
Thursday, 4/3: Boney James
Friday, 4/4: Toast
Sunday, 4/6: The Tallest Man on Earth with The Still Tide
Thursday, 4/10: Live Dead and Brothers
Saturday, 4/12: Municipal Waste with Toxic Holocaust, Midnight, Excel, and Enforced
Sunday, 4/13: AWOLNATION with Bryce Fox
Wednesday, 4/16: Damien Escobar
Thursday, 4/17: Valerie June
Friday, 4/18: Chiodos with Hawthorne Heights, Emmure, and The Callous Daoboys
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Thursday, March 20: Jiaoying Summers
Friday, March 21 – Saturday, March 22: Jamie Lissow
Wednesday, March 26: Peter Antoniou
Thursday, March 27: Tanael Joachim
Friday, March 28 – Saturday, March 29: Dave Attell
Sunday, March 30: Christian Johnson
Wednesday, April 2: Jen Fulwiler
Friday, April 4 – Saturday, April 5: Dan Soder
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Saturday, 3/15: NDVST presents DEBÍ TIRAR MÁS FIESTAS | The Bad Bunny Party
Thursday, 3/20: Green Knuckle Material with Wild Truth
Saturday, 3/22: thrown with Varials, No Cure, and Heavensgate
Wednesday, 3/26: Wheatus with Don’t Panic and Fight Cloud
Friday, 3/28: The Emo Night Tour
Friday, 4/4: Chelsea Grin with Shadow of Intent, Signs of the Swarm, and Disembodied Tyrant
Monday, 4/7: Fame on Fire: The Death Card Tour with Halocene and Archetypes Collide
Friday, 4/11: United Blood Festival featuring Cold World, Trapped Under Ice, E Town Concrete, Terror, No Warning, Angel Du$t, Backlash, Bad Beat, Blind Justice, Bracewar, Collateral, Combust, Dead & Dreaming, Division of Mind, Dynamite, Echo Chamber, End It, Giant’s Despair, Grand Scheme, Gridiron, Hard Stripes, Haywire, Killing Pace, Mindforce, Naysayer, Never Ending Game, New World Man, No Idols, RZL DZL, Scarab, The Mongoloids, The Wrongside, Think I Care, War Hungry, and Wasted Space
Wednesday, 4/16: Traitors with Crown Magnetar and Yosemite in Black
Wednesday, 4/23: Capstan with Colorblind, True North, and Not Enough Space
Tuesday, 4/29: Magnolia Park with Hot Milk, Savage Hands, and South Arcade
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Friday, 3/7: Marten Horger
Saturday, 3/8: Subdocta & Shanghai Doom
Friday, 3/14: YDG | You + ME Tour
Saturday, 3/15: Paul Van Dyk
Thursday, 3/27: SoDown: Colors of the Mind Tour
Monday, 3/31: Racoma
Thursday, 4/3: Marauda
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Saturday, 4/12: Grateful for Biggie
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Saturday, 3/22: Logan Ledger with Jacob Ritter – Americana Soul
Friday, 3/28: Hot Club of Baltimore + Django Tango – Gypsy Jazz/Swing
Monday, 3/31: Jenny Scheinman’s All Species Parade – Jazz
DOMINION ENERGY CENTER
Saturday, 3/8 & Sunday, 3/9 Tchaikovsky’s Fifth presented by the Richmond Symphony
Saturday, 3/15 Cirque Musica: Symphonic! presented by the Richmond Symphony
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Wednesday, 3/19: Jeff Dunham: Artificial Intelligence at 7:00 PM
Sunday, 3/23: Special Preview of Ken Burns’s The American Revolution at 7:00 PM
Thursday, 3/27: Naruto: The Symphonic Experience at 7:30 PM
Saturday, 3/29: Jurassic Park in Concert with Film Presented by the Richmond Symphony at 6:00 PM
Sunday, 3/30: Insidious: The Further You Fear – An Immersive Live Horror Experience at 7:00 PM
Wednesday, 4/2: Je’Caryous Johnson Presents: Jason’s Lyric Live! at 7:30 PM
Saturday, 4/5: Legends of Laughter 2025 Featuring Lavell Crawford, Gary Owen, Don DC Curry, Guy Torry, Finesse Mitchell, and Special K at 7:00 PM
Thursday, 4/10: Virginia Humanities 50th Celebration – The Commonwealth Lecture in the Humanities featuring David Brooks at 8:00 PM
Tuesday, 4/15 – Sunday, 4/20: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE (2024-25 Broadway in Richmond Series)
Tuesday, 4/22: Bonnie Raitt: Live 2025 at 7:30 PM
Friday, 4/25: Nikki Glaser Alive and Unwell Tour at 7:00 PM
