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Chandler, Lex Bratcher, Billy Marchiafava, O-Z
Saturday August 23rd, 2025
The Broadberry
Chandler’s back home for one night only! Originally from Newport News, Chandler came to Richmond and established himself as an integral part of a few different scenes before finding himself in hip-hop. Since then, he has seen massive success and massively good reactions.
This year saw him move to NYC, a sad but understandable day for Richmond music fans. But hope is not lost, as he is back with some of the finest at The Broadberry. His send-off earlier in the year was legendary, and I think the return will be even crazier.
Lex Bratcher, who has collaborated with Chandler in the past, is supporting. She’s got an insanely clean delivery and flow. Her sound is effortlessly cool and tough makes me feel fucking invincible.
Billy Marchiafava, Chicago-based, is bringing the party. His beats are fun and bouncy (personal favorite is “Indie Pop Type Beat”). There’s so much light in his style.
O-Z is the local representative. He has also previously worked with Chandler, contrasting Chandler’s lighthearted style with a serious and intense delivery. His voice cuts right to the bone and keeps going. I absolutely adore that intensity.
Alaska’s Angels, Marshall Family Values, Dropheads, Parsley
Friday August 22nd, 2025
Banditos
Maryland’s Alaska’s Angels are coming down to Bandito’s this week. They put out a really fun EP earlier this year that’s full of anthemic and catchy emo/alternative tunes. I love seeing all sorts of influences, there are some Cure-inspired tracks, some Cake, and a handful of others that come together in a passionate and moving sound. The guitar work is fascinating and really engaging. Overall, a great listening experience from Alaska’s Angels.
This bill caught my attention because of the amazing Marshall Family Values. Their 2024 album, Chateau De Marshall, is one of the most complete pieces of work to come out of this city. This band has the rare ability to create whole worlds. They set a scene you can get lost in, and I think that is one of the most significant things a group can do. If you have never seen them, please go and step into the universe they create.
Locals Dropheads just released a new single, and it gets you feeling all sorts of ways. This group has been on a hot streak of releases, and Best Girl is keeping it going. Their surfy, Southern rock sound is infectious, you’ll have it on repeat.
Parsley is opening things up with their smooth indie rock. This sound has a special place in my heart. I was learning to drive with bands like Summer Salt and The Slaps, and this hits right at home.
Sweet Touch, False Nectar, Painted Worlds
Thursday August 21st, 2025
Gallery 5
After a little more than a year of releases, we’re finally getting a full Sweet Touch album! This pop duo is always pulsing with energy, a swirl of sweetness. They dropped Pink Cloud on Monday, a dreamy, beautiful landscape. They balance fun dance music with sincere serenade, which is no easy feat. I’m definitely looking forward to what this album has to offer.
In support is a really cool local group that hasn’t played a show since before the summer and that’s a crime. False Nectar is one of the most interesting groups I’ve had the chance to interview. They’re complex musically and lyrically, and deliver a true wall-of-sound experience.
Painted World is an artsy indie-rock group that channels sounds from the late Beatles to Talking Heads to Sheer Mag. I haven’t had the chance to see them yet, but I’ve heard nothing but good things. Hopefully they’ll release something soon that we can take home!
New Tunes
Watch It Burn by Astrovirgin
Watch It Burn is the debut track from Astrovirgin, a new solo act founded by an experienced soldier in the local music world. This track balances conventional electronic instrumentation with a grounding piano. The song crescendos into a colorful, cinematic scene. The leading synth closes it out with a super-catchy whistle that’ll stay in your head for days.
VS5 by Miracle Time
Just under a year since Miracle Time’s debut album, we now have VS5, their new EP. A bright and wild cover greets you as you dive into a contrastingly noisy yet soft opening track. The whole EP is fantastic, offering a full spectrum of emotion and intensity. My favorite track is Junkmail, which leans into the indie and jazzy side of their sound. Overall, VS5 paints a really beautiful picture.
Main photo of Chandler
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RICHMOND SHOW LIST!
THE BROADBERRY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP SHOWS
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- Friday, 8/22 Speak & Spell: 80’s New Wave, Post‑Punk, and Synth‑Pop Dance Party w/ DJs Little Lindsey & Jimmy Moonshoes
- Saturday, 8/23 Chandler w/ Lex Bratcher, Billy Marchiafava, and O‑Z (Sounds by TuffLuckKid & Fellaair)
- Sunday, 8/24 Flying High Again: A Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
- Friday, 9/5 Pony Bradshaw w/ Zach Russell
- Saturday, 9/6 Southern Culture on the Skids
- Sunday, 9/7 Nilüfer Yanya w/ Starcleaner Reunion
- Friday, 9/12 Welcome to Night Vale: Murder Night in Blood Forest w/ Adult Mom
- Monday, 9/15 Cartel: Chroma 20 Year Anniversary Tour w/ HUNNY and Landon Conrath
- Friday, 9/19 White Ford Bronco
- Saturday, 9/20 The Barons w/ Celler Dwellers and Followship
- Friday, 9/26 The Baseball Project feat. members of R.E.M. and The Dream Syndicate w/ The Minus 5
- Sunday, 9/28 Hello from the Magic Tavern: The Ten Year Tour
- Saturday, 10/4 Slow Crush w/ Faetooth and NVM
- Tuesday, 10/7 John Maus: Later Than You Think Tour
- Saturday, 10/11 Dogpark w/ Rehash
- Tuesday, 10/14 Pokey LaFarge w/ DJ Faby Baby
- Thursday, 10/16 Clay Street Unit w/ Valley Flower
- Monday, 10/27 Nation of Language w/ Deeper
- Tuesday, 11/4 IAMX: Fault Lines 2 Tour w/ CLUB DRUGS and IONNA
- Wednesday, 11/5 Kitchen Dwellers w/ Pressing Strings
- Thursday, 11/6 The Motet w/ Michael Wilbur
- Friday, 11/7 The Last Waltz presented by The Southern Belles
- Wednesday, 11/12 The New Mastersounds: “Ta‑Ta For Now” Farewell USA Tour
- Friday, 11/14 Tophouse
- Sunday, 11/16 The Lemonheads: Love Chant World Tour w/ Erin Rae
- Friday, 11/21 Liam St. John w/ Joshua Quimby
- Tuesday, 12/2 Belmont w/ Avoid and Super Sometimes
- Friday, 12/5 The Southern Belles “Debutante Ball”
- Thursday, 12/11 Too Many Zooz: Caravan Tour
THE CAMEL
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- Thursday, 8/21 Bronwyn Keith‑Hynes w/ Garden Variety String Band
- Friday, 8/22 Night Hawk, Wrong Worshippers, Rikki Rakki (plus Night Hawk set)
- Saturday, 8/23 Midrift w/ February, I Promised the World
- Sunday, 8/24 OMNI, Darling.jpg, Tentative Decisions
- Monday, 8/25 The Bachelor Boys Wedding Band Showcase
- Monday, 8/25 Camel Karaoke hosted by James Munoz
- Tuesday, 8/26 DAMAG3 w/ Zuri, Figgy Baby, $leazy Ez, Shno Xavier, K‑Presto
- Wednesday, 8/27 Open Mic hosted by Warren Campbell of Dead Billionaires (Free Show)
- Thursday, 8/28 End of Summer DAYance Party!!!; Comedy at The Camel hosted by Will Minor
- Friday, 8/29 Beers & Banjos: Hot Seats; MISC, Solera, Siren Wells
- Saturday, 8/30 Box Factory, Twin Films, Good Mother Lizard Jenny
- Thursday, 9/4 John R Miller w/ Miss Tess
- Friday, 9/5 Beers & Banjos: Hot Seats (happy hour)
- Friday, 9/5 Erin & The Wildfire’s First Fridays
- Sunday, 9/14 Brunch w/ Craigslist Jerry
- Monday, 9/15 Starcrawler
- Thursday, 9/18 Deau Eyes, Barney Cortez w/ Babe Lewis
- Friday, 9/19 WAND w/ Cory Hanson
- Friday, 9/19 Beers & Banjos: Garden Variety String Band (happy hour)
- Tuesday, 9/23 Beefcake, Squeeze The Squid, Rood Noodle
- Saturday, 9/27 5th Annual John Prine Memorial Show
- Tuesday, 9/30 Mary Moore, Jane O’Neil, Alex Saddic, Vinnie Paolizzi
THE NATIONAL
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- Friday, 9/5 Poppy w/ MSPAINT
- Saturday, 9/6 The Darkness
- Sunday, 9/7 Maddox Batson
- Monday, 9/8 Big Wild
- Wednesday, 9/10 Apocalyptica
- Thursday, 9/11 The Brook & The Bluff
- Friday, 9/12 Soccer Mommy w/ Dummy
- Saturday, 9/13 Noel Miller
- Monday, 9/15 Phantogram
- Tuesday, 9/16 Inhaler
- Wednesday, 9/17 Stop Making Sense
- Friday, 9/19 Whitney Cummings – Big Baby
- Sunday, 9/21 Malcolm Todd
- Tuesday, 9/23 The Front Bottoms
- Thursday, 9/25 Young the Giant w/ Cassandra Coleman
- Friday, 9/26 Franz Ferdinand
- Saturday, 9/27 Jeremy Zucker
- Sunday, 9/28 Panchiko
- Sunday, 10/5 Bladee
- Tuesday, 10/7 Neko Case w/ Des Demonas
- Thursday, 10/9 Peach Pit
- Saturday, 10/11 JP Saxe
- Sunday, 10/12 2hollis
- Tuesday, 10/14 Sir Chloe
- Friday, 10/17 JOHNNYSWIM
- Tuesday, 10/21 A.J. Croce
- Wednesday, 10/22 Saint Motel
- Friday, 10/24 Chris DiStefano (Comedy)
- Sunday, 10/26 Lawrence
- Tuesday, 10/28 King Princess
- Friday, 10/31 Ty Myers
- Sunday, 11/2 Sunami & Scowl w/ Nuovo Testamento, Whispers
- Friday, 11/21 Jonathan Van Ness
- Saturday, 11/29 Zakk Sabbath w/ Bonfire and Dark Chapel
- Monday, 12/8 Whitechapel w/ Bodysnatcher, AngelMaker, Disembodied Tyrant
- Friday, 12/19 49 Winchester w/ The Vegabonds, Sela Campbell
- Saturday, 12/20 49 Winchester w/ Maggie Antone
ALLIANZ AMPHITHEATER
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- Saturday, 8/23 Bailey Zimmerman: New to Country Summer Tour
- Sunday, 8/24 The Red Clay Strays: Get Right Tour
- Tuesday, 8/26 Simple Plan: Bigger Than You Think! Tour (with Bowling For Soup, 3OH!3, LOLO)
- Thursday, 8/28 Gavin Adcock: Need to Tour
- Friday, 8/29 Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas (with Willie Watson)
- Monday, 9/1 James Taylor and His All-Star Band
- Saturday, 9/6 Leon Bridges & Charley Crockett – The Crooner & The Cowboy Tour
- Friday & Saturday, 9/12 & 9/13 Widespread Panic (two-night run)
- Saturday, 9/20 Steve Martin & Martin Short – The Dukes of Funnytown!
- Monday, 9/22 “Weird Al” Yankovic – Bigger & Weirder Tour with Puddles Pity Party
- Thursday, 9/25 Alex Warren – Cheaper Than Therapy Tour
- Thursday & Friday, 10/2 & 10/3 An Evening With Goose (two nights)
- Tuesday, 10/21 Tedeschi Trucks Band with special guest Little Feat
FUNNY BONE RICHMOND
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- Thursday, 8/21 Zac Townsend
- Friday, 8/22 Jess Hilarious (two shows)
- Saturday, 8/23 Jess Hilarious (two shows)
- Sunday, 8/24 Swiftie Drag Brunch
- Friday, 8/29 Kountry Wayne (two shows)
- Saturday, 8/30 Kountry Wayne (two shows)
- Sunday, 8/31 Kountry Wayne
- Friday–Saturday, 9/5–9/7 Arnez J (multiple shows)
- Friday–Saturday, 9/12–9/13 Corey Holcomb (multiple shows)
- Saturday, 9/13 Gaspare Randazzo, Philip Lindsay & Andrea Forcum – The Teachers Lounge
- Sunday, 9/14 Nico Carney
- Wednesday, 9/17 Zach Zimmerman
- Thursday, 9/18 Rachel Scanlon
- Friday–Saturday, 9/19–9/20 Corey B (multiple shows)
- Sunday, 9/21 Tim Shropshire
- Wednesday, 10/1 Cindy Kaza
- Thursday, 10/2 Trae Crowder
- Friday–Saturday, 10/3–10/4 Adam Ray (multiple shows)
- Friday, 10/10 Lil Mo Mozzarella (multiple shows)
- Sunday, 10/12 Lucas Zelnick
- Wednesday, 10/15 Trish Suhr
- Thursday, 10/16 Nacho Redondo (en Español)
- Friday–Saturday, 10/17–10/18 Jared Freid (multiple shows)
- Sunday, 10/19 Shuler King (multiple shows)
- Thursday, 10/23 Jeff Allen
- Friday, 10/24 Chente Ydrach (multiple shows)
- Saturday–Sunday, 10/25–10/26 DC Young Fly (multiple shows)
- Thursday, 10/30 The Magic of Eric Eaton
- Friday–Saturday, 10/31–11/1 Damon Williams (multiple shows)
- Wednesday, 11/5 Kristin Key
- Friday–Saturday, 11/7–11/8 Gianmarco Soresi: Drama King (multiple shows)
- Sunday, 11/9 Remo Millz: Comedy Collective
- Wednesday, 11/12 Kevin James Thornton
- Thursday, 11/13 Tom Shillue
- Friday–Saturday, 11/14–11/15 Dylan Carlino (multiple shows)
- Sunday, 11/16 Amber Autry
- Thursday, 11/20 Heather Shaw
- Friday–Saturday, 11/21–11/22 Derrick Stroup (multiple shows)
- Tuesday, 11/25 The Rich Guzzi Comedy Hypnosis Show
- Friday–Saturday, 11/28–11/29 David Koechner & “The Office Trivia” with Todd Packer
- Wednesday, 12/3 Jimmy Dore
- Thursday, 12/4 Are You Garbage: Back on the Block Tour
- Friday–Sunday, 12/5–12/7 DeRay Davis (multiple shows)
- Wednesday, 12/10 Jackie Fabulous
- Thursday, 12/11 Sammy Obeid
- Friday–Saturday, 12/12–12/13 Marcus D. Wiley (multiple shows)
- Thursday–Saturday, 12/18–12/20 Rocky Dale Davis (multiple shows)
THe CanAL CLUB
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- Friday, 8/22 Boundaries w/ Stick to Your Guns, Gates to Hell, PSYCHO‑FRAME
- Tuesday, 9/2 Thousand Below w/ Aviana, True North, Dreamwake
- Tuesday, 9/9 Autoheart w/ Wildparty
- Thursday, 9/11 John Mark McMillan w/ Citizens
- Friday, 9/19 Dark Angel w/ Sacred Reich, Hirax, Void
- Sunday, 9/21 Invent Animate & Silent Planet w/ Reflections, fromjoy
- Wednesday, 10/15 10 Years
- Saturday, 11/8 Baby Bugs w/ Abigail Osborn
- Sunday, 11/9 GBH w/ Slaughterhouse, The Mainliners
- Tuesday, 11/18 Koyo w/ Ben Quad, Restraining Order
- Saturday, 11/29 Cattle Decapitation w/ ABORTED, Frozen Soul, Tribal Gaze
EMBER MUSIC HALL
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- Thursday, 8/21 House Party Rave
- Friday, 8/22 Level Up
- Saturday, 8/23 SOS: The Recession Pop Party
- Wednesday, 9/3 Liliac
- Saturday, 9/6 Ternion Sound: Farewell Tour 2025
- Sunday, 9/7 Demun Jones
- Tuesday, 9/9 Kamiyda+ & Lit Lords: From The Shadows Tour
- Saturday, 9/13 Andy Thomas (two nights, 9/12 & 9/13)
- Sunday, 9/14 Kash’d Out: Mushroom Tea Tour Summer 2025
- Friday, 9/19 Sander Van Doorn
- Saturday, 9/27 Layz: The Blackout No Signal Tour
- Friday, 10/10 Anime Rave
- Saturday, 10/11 Cash Cash
- Thursday, 12/4 TroyBoi Presents: Hear2Move Tour (360° set performance)
LOSO NIGHTCLUB
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- Friday, August 22 Eli Escobar w/ Stiffdance
- Saturday, August 23 TonalTheory w/ support TBA
- Saturday, August 30 Dennis Free w/ support TBA
- Saturday, September 13 Maiya & Effie Jets (Head Empty Radio) [open‑to‑close]
- Saturday, October 4 AQUTIE w/ J. Kirven
ANOTHER ROUND BAR & GRILL
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- Friday, 8/22 Freezing Cold (NYC), Sports Bar, Memory Hole
- Saturday, 8/30 MELK, Abrevitty, Symphony of Destiny
- Friday, 9/12 Wyndrider Live on Tour
- Saturday, 9/13 SonarFest 2025 VA (starts at 3 PM)
- Friday, 10/31 Halloween Metal Party: Pissing Razors and Single Bullet Theory
