These shows got me amped. Join me and catch the wind in the sails and take off into a musical tomorrow across a sea of uncertainty. 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 Camel
Friday, March 14th, 2025
Golden Fest | A Benefit For Justin Golden w/ The Trillions, Jake The Dog, Charm Offensive, Mead The Dear, Andrew Alli & Josh Small
I’m sure many Richmond scenesters have heard about the horrible cancer diagnosis of local legend Justin Golden, and the city is showing up to get this king what he needs. (If you really can’t make it out, you can donate to his GoFundMe HERE.)
Some of Richmond’s best will be at The Camel, making noise for an undeniably good cause. Benefit shows are always the best, and this one is going to be a party.
Not too long ago, I had a family member in a brutal fight with cancer, and I know that seeing a community rally to the call is an incredibly powerful force.
Cobra Cobana
Friday, March 14th, 2025
Nysa (fka Shid), Artschool, Ultra Bleach, This Man May Die
Nysa, formerly known as SHID, delivered one of the greatest performances I have ever seen last November at The Camel. At different points throughout the show, the singer was on stage, in the crowd, on the crowd, at the bar, and outside—all while screaming and howling into the mic.
The Philly band clearly comes from a deep love of The Stooges and Nirvana, with a psychedelic twinge that makes it all feel like some drug-induced dream. This mob is generational, and you don’t want to be lost in the gap.
In direct support is my own band, Artschool. What we lack in musical ability, we make up for in circus tricks and vague threats to people in power—riding that European wave of Fontaines D.C., Shame, and Idles.
I first saw Ultra Bleach between the sweaty walls of a DIY spot, pouring their ever-loving hearts into a bouncy, danceable punk performance. As soon as they whipped out the Devo cover, I was sold. They’ve been steadily climbing the ranks of my favorite local performers.
This Man May Die is a killer in the college rock scene. They are pure party energy, with catchy tunes you’ll be humming on the drive home. Always happy to see their name on a bill.
Gallery 5
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
Mengers, Waah, Rat Fight, Wine and Warpaint
Let’s show Mengers a good time—they’re coming all the way from Mexico. They’re crunchy and crazy, with drums like speedballs. Packed and chalked with feedback and distortion, but not in an overwhelming way—there’s still plenty of melody to bounce to. I haven’t been this excited for an out-of-town band in a while. These guys are it, plain and simple.
Waah (short for We Are All Human) is a noisy NYC band with a perfect balance of heavy drone and snappy drums. The vocals sound like they’re coming out of a smoky, fog-filled woodline, beckoning you toward a new life—nothing but unbridled, beautifully heavy atmosphere.
Rat Fight is the ammunition I’m firing to fight back against the unending fascist horde descending into the valley of the free world. Seriously, if you’ve never seen them, you’ll be blown away. I think these guys could go toe-to-toe with big names like Militarie Gun and come out with little more than bruised knuckles.
Wine and Warpaint is bringing a wall of melodic punk. Their sound is definitely influenced by the greats of the early 2000s and 2010s scene—think Jimmy Eat World and Four Year Strong.
NEW TUNES
“Spanish Moss” by Cleophus James
“Spanish Moss” is out! It’s a bouncy, lively tune with some incredible guitar work—almost like the Southern cousin of locals’ Tentative Decisions.
This is the kind of song that burrows into your brain and spins around nonstop until, eventually, you’ve got a whole party between your ears.
“Zoomies” by Hardcount
Hardcount with the debut! Oh, to be a teenager in 1960, smoking cigarettes and fighting the system with greased-up hair—that’s exactly how the intro got me feeling. Then, it dives headfirst into a fast California frenzy.
This is quite the anthem for a first release, and I’m officially on the Hardcount train. This is a bop—you’re bouncing up and down with the biggest smile on your face.
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RICHMOND SHOW LIST!
THE BROADBERRY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP SHOWS
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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, 3/20: 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
Wednesday, 4/30: Bria Salmena
THE NATIONAL
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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
Monday, 4/21: Magdalena Bay with Sam Austins
Thursday, 4/24: Paul Reiser
Saturday, 4/26: Wild Rivers
ALLIANZ AMPHITHEATER
Saturday, 6/21: Dwight Yoakam BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE
Thursday, 6/26: Parker McCollum: What Kinda Man Tour 2025 BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE
Tuesday, 7/16 & Wednesday 7/17: Dave Matthews Band BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE
Saturday, 7/19: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE
Wednesday, 8/6: Styx & Kevin Cronin + Don Felder – The Brotherhood of Rock Tour BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE
Saturday, 8/23: Bailey Zimmerman: New To Country Summer Tour BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE
Friday, 8/29: Alison Krauss & Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE
Monday, 9/22: “Weird Al” Yankovic: Bigger & Weirder 2025 Tour BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE
Tuesday, 10/21: Tedeschi Trucks Band with Very Special Guest Little Feat: Live in 25 BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE
FUNNY BONE RICHMOND
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Thursday, March 13: Justin Silva
Friday, March 14 – Sunday, March 16: Godfrey
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
Sunday, April 6: Justin Whitehead
Friday, April 11 – Saturday, April 12: Chris Porter
Wednesday, April 16: Gareth Reynolds
Wednesday, April 23: Christopher Titus
Friday, April 25 – Sunday, April 27: DL Hughley
THe CanAL CLUB
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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
EMBER MUSIC HALL
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
Saturday, 4/5: Elephante: Cope Tour
Saturday, 4/12: Grateful for Biggie
Saturday, 4/19: Maddy O’Neal: Spring 2025 Tour
Thursday, 4/17: BoomBox
Wednesday, 4/30: The Bloody Beetroots 20th Anniversary Tour
LOSO NIGHTCLUB
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REVELER IN CARYTOWN
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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, 3/15 Cirque Musica: Symphonic! presented by the Richmond Symphony
Sunday, 3/16 The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss presented by the Richmond Symphony
Saturday, 3/22 & Sunday, 3/23 Mozart & Mahler presented by the Richmond Symphony
Friday, 3/28 & Saturday, 3/29 STOMP presented by Broadway in Richmond
Friday, 4/19, Saturday, 4/20 & Sunday, 4/21 CHURCHILL starring David Payne
ALTRIA THEATRE
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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
