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Sound Check | Yeison Landero, The Phlegms, Die Standing & More!

by | Jul 2, 2025 | DOWNTOWN RVA, MUSIC, NIGHTLIFE

The return of cumbia in Richmond, alongside a whole bunch of other fun shows! Maybe cumbia never left Richmond and I just don’t know about it. That being said, got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy at griffin@rvamag.com.

Yeison Landero
Thursday July 3rd, 2025
Get Tight Lounge

It is hard to match up to good cumbia. I was another hypnotized face in the sea when Get Tight last hosted a cumbia band, and I intend on dancing just as hard as I did that day when Yeison Landero comes to town. The Colombian singer has that sailing vocal that moves over the waves of rhythm and accordion. I do not speak Spanish myself, but listening to beautiful singing in a language you do not understand is like seeing colors you don’t comprehend—things start to swirl and build a scene that you can translate. While there are no other bands on the set, Billy Crystal Fingers will be spinning an all-vinyl DJ set to keep us all grooving.

The Phlegms, Gleex, Ing, Clenchers
Tuesday July 8th, 2025
Banditos

The Phlegms are going in regular rotation. They meet somewhere in the middle of Fugazi, Amyl and the Sniffers, and The Chats. They’re celebrating the release of their debut album, Gulp! It is genuinely great, this is festival talent playing at Banditos. My favorite track off the album is “Bored and Ambivalent,” with inspirational drums and tension injected continuously until the chorus.

Gleex is my fucking comfort band. Their two singles bring such a pure and unbridled smile to my face. They are egg punk through and through, and brother, it gets me going. This will be my first time seeing Ing. Their recordings are very lo-fi, and in my opinion, that adds so much to the songs. It totally protects the bedroom pop/indie rock character. There’s something really special about these guys—a certain surrealist quality that makes you walk through your dreams rather than just experience them.

Clenchers are a local post-punk/no wave act I’ve wanted to catch for a while. They make me think of the B-52s, Oh-OK, and The Slits all at the same time. I love how fun they are. It’s straight-up fun to put on their demos and just bounce around.

Die Standing, Opium Church, Slaat, Paradiso, Colo
Sunday July 6th, 2025
The Camel

Die Standing is the heavy-heavy from Lynchburg. They’ve had a handful of RVA appearances and have seen a great reaction so far. They fit in with the kind of hardcore that leans on metal, the stuff that populates Richmond’s heavier side. They’re out with Opium Church, a doomy gloom group also from Lynchburg. They don’t have any tunes out yet, but from what I can find online, they are breakdown-bound.

Next, we’ve got some of my favorite heavy locals: SLAAT. Self-described as Slaatcore, they’re a perfect mix of hardcore and pure chaos. Their live shows are dynamite, perfect to slam around to. Paradiso is coming from a bit more of a traditional metal place. They’re all about shredding around a lick.

Colo is the NoVA group of the lot. They’ve got an incredible range—metal, hardcore, indie, shoegaze. Super baffled by these guys, but I respect the hell out of it.

New Tunes

Spaghetti Dinner by Rubber Dagger

Rubber Dagger scratches a really specific itch in my brain, and their debut album is making me kick my leg. It’s reminiscent of classic punk and college rock (think Replacements meets early Black Flag) but has the charm and energy of the modern garage lo-fi scene. I think my standout track is “RVA Vamp,” a reference to the mystical ghoul that stalks Hollywood Cemetery. They gave this track a bit more of an atmospheric, surfy feel that’s really easy to groove along to.

Main photo of The Phlegms

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RICHMOND SHOW LIST!

THE BROADBERRY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP SHOWS

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  • Friday, 7/11 Be Kind & Rewind x 1996 90’s Night
  • Monday, 7/14 Teddy Swims: Everything But Therapy Tour
  • Tuesday, 7/15 Mates of State
  • Sunday, 7/20 Todd Rundgren: STILL ME (STILL WE)
  • Monday, 7/21 Rose City Band
  • Wednesday, 7/23 Iron & Wine and I’m With Her – Robin’s Egg Tour w/ Ken Pomeroy
  • Thursday, 7/24 Lawn Boys – Phish Tribute
  • Friday, 7/25 The Police Experience: 45th Anniversary of Zenyatta Mondatta
  • Saturday, 7/26 Age of Madness
  • Sunday, 7/27 Thank You Scientist w/ Spilly Cave
  • Thursday, 7/31 The Wildmans

THE CAMEL

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  • Friday, 7/4 Beers & Banjos: Slack Family Band
  • Friday, 7/11 Erin & The Wildfire’s First Fridays
  • Sunday, 7/13 Brunch w/ Craigslist Jerry
  • Sunday, 7/13 Wim Tapley & The Cannons
  • Friday, 7/18 Beers & Banjos: Garden Variety String Band
  • Wednesday, 7/23 Cold Gawd

THE NATIONAL

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  • Friday, 7/18 – Rick Wakeman
  • Saturday, 7/19 – A Flock of Seagulls with Bow Wow Wow and Animotion
  • Tuesday, 7/22 – JoJo Siwa

ALLIANZ AMPHITHEATER

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  • Thursday, 7/10 – KIDZ BOP LIVE – Certified BOP Tour
  • Saturday, 7/12 – Counting Crows – The Complete Sweets! Tour with The Gaslight Anthem
  • Tuesday, 7/15 – Dave Matthews Band
  • Wednesday, 7/16 – Dave Matthews Band
  • Thursday, 7/17 – Brad Paisley – Truck Still Works World Tour
  • Saturday, 7/19 – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
  • Thursday, 7/24 – Lamb of God
  • Saturday, 7/26 – Whiskey Myers – “What We Were Born To Do” Tour 2025

  • Friday, 8/1 – The Head And The Heart – Aperture Tour
  • Wednesday, 8/6 – Styx & Kevin Cronin + Don Felder – The Brotherhood of Rock Tour
  • Sunday, 8/10 – Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts – Love Earth
  • Saturday, 8/23 – Bailey Zimmerman – New To Country Summer Tour
  • Sunday, 8/24 – The Red Clay Strays – Get Right Tour 2025
  • Tuesday, 8/26 – Simple Plan – Bigger Than You Think! Tour
  • Thursday, 8/28 – Gavin Adcock – Need to Tour
  • Friday, 8/29 – Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas

  • Monday, 9/1 – James Taylor and His All-Star Band
  • Saturday, 9/6 – The Crooner & The Cowboy: Leon Bridges with Charley Crockett
  • Saturday, 9/20 – Steve Martin & Martin Short – The Dukes Of Funnytown!
  • Monday, 9/22 – “Weird Al” Yankovic: Bigger & Weirder 2025 Tour

  • Tuesday, 10/21 – Tedeschi Trucks Band with Very Special Guest Little Feat: Live in 25

FUNNY BONE RICHMOND

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  • Sunday, 7/6 – Tim Shropshire
  • Thursday, 7/10 – Zach Rushing
  • Friday, 7/11 – Michael Blackson
  • Saturday, 7/12 – Michael Blackson
  • Sunday, 7/13 – Nick Deez
  • Tuesday, 7/15 – UPDATING
  • Thursday, 7/17 – Ben Brainard
  • Friday, 7/18 – Andrew Dismukes
  • Saturday, 7/19 – Andrew Dismukes
  • Sunday, 7/20 – Maurice Benard
  • Thursday, 7/24 – Dustin Nickerson
  • Friday, 7/25 – Dustin Nickerson
  • Saturday, 7/26 – Rob Schneider
  • Sunday, 7/27 – Correy Bell
  • Tuesday, 7/29 – Patrick Warburton
  • Friday, 8/1 – Gabriel Rutledge
  • Saturday, 8/2 – Gabriel Rutledge
  • Thursday, 8/7 – Tanael Joachim
  • Friday, 8/8 – Don “DC” Curry
  • Friday, 9/13 – Tyler Fischer
  • Thursday, 9/25 – Gary Owen
  • Friday, 9/26 – Gary Owen
  • Saturday, 9/27 – Gary Owen
  • Thursday, 10/2 – Trae Crowder
  • Friday, 10/3 – Adam Ray
  • Saturday, 10/4 – Adam Ray
  • Sunday, 10/12 – Lucas Zelnick
  • Friday, 10/17 – Jared Freid
  • Saturday, 10/18 – Jared Freid
  • Thursday, 10/23 – Jeff Allen
  • Saturday, 10/25 – DC Young Fly
  • Sunday, 10/26 – DC Young Fly
  • Thursday, 10/30 – The Magic of Eric Eaton

THe CanAL CLUB

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  • Tuesday, 7/8 – Carnifex
  • Friday, 7/11 – Eyes of the Nile
  • Saturday, 7/12 – Archers
  • Monday, 7/14 – Daisyhead
  • Wednesday, 7/30 – Anthony Green
  • Friday, 8/22 – Boundaries
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  • Tuesday, 9/9 – Autohert

EMBER MUSIC HALL

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  • Friday, 7/11 – Breathe Carolina
  • Saturday, 7/12 – Hot In Herre: 2000s Dance Party
  • Friday, 7/18 – ATLiens
  • Sunday, 7/20 – From London With Love: A Tribute to Amy Winehouse & Adele
  • Thursday, 7/24 – Huntley
  • Saturday, 7/26 – Grateful for Biggie
  • Sunday, 7/27 – Blue Hundreds Tour: King Lil G, Young Drummer Boy, Hexxx
  • Thursday, 7/31 – Riot Ten
  • Friday, 8/1 – Barrington Levy
  • Tuesday, 9/9 – Kamiyada+ & Lit Lords | From The Shadows Tour
  • Friday, 9/19 – Sander Van Doorn

LOSO NIGHTCLUB

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  • Saturday, 7/5 – Evan Baggs
Griffin Smalley

Griffin Smalley

My name is Griffin Strummer Smalley and naturally with that name I am a massive music fan. Primarily you can find me fronting local punk band Artschool! As a fresh 21 year old I am currently cutting my teeth in music, writing, and painting. Keep on living!

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