Win Tickets to see J. Roddy Walston & The Business at Jefferson Theater!

by | Mar 10, 2015 | MUSIC

Let’s be real–you know these guys. Whether it’s due to hearing their tremendous 2013 single “Heavy Bells” on the radio, reading our many articles about the band since they arrived in Richmond, or catching one of their many memorable, high-energy performances around town over the last few years, you’re bound to have heard quite a bit about J. Roddy Walston & The Business.

Let’s be real–you know these guys. Whether it’s due to hearing their tremendous 2013 single “Heavy Bells” on the radio, reading our many articles about the band since they arrived in Richmond, or catching one of their many memorable, high-energy performances around town over the last few years, you’re bound to have heard quite a bit about J. Roddy Walston & The Business. Now, if you’ve somehow missed all of their previous local gigs, you’ll get the chance to see them tear up Charlottesville’s Jefferson Theater on Thursday, March 19 for free, courtesy of your friends at RVA Mag!

Check out their video for “Take It As It Comes,” from 2013’s outstanding Essential Tremors LP, below:

And get a taste of what they’ll have in store for you in a live environment with this performance of “Sweat Shock” (another kickass Essential Tremors tune) from an XL102 Live Session recorded last summer:

What more do you need to see? Obviously you should head up to Charlottesville next Thursday and get massively rocked by this wild n’ wooly quartet.

WHAT: J. Roddy Walston gives Charlottesville The Business!
WHO: J. Roddy Walston & The Business, Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas
WHERE: Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St, Charlottesville VA
WHEN: Thursday, March 19, Doors open at 8 PM
ADMISSION: $16 in advance/$18 day of show–order tickets HERE

And hey, you know, you just might be able to see J. Roddy Walston & The Business for free! All you’ve got to do for a chance to make this happen is plug your info into the widget below. Maximize your chances to win, and do it all by Friday at noon, because that’s when we’re shutting this whole thing down and drawing the name of a lucky RVA Mag reader. Good luck!

J RODDY TICKET GIVEAWAY

PLEASE NOTE: All prizes are non-transferable. Winners will be announced on RVA Magazine’s twitter and facebook pages. Winners will receive confirmation emails.

Marilyn Drew Necci

Marilyn Drew Necci

Former GayRVA editor-in-chief, RVA Magazine editor for print and web. Anxiety expert, proud trans woman, happily married.




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