RVA Mag Presents: Local Shows 8/24-8/26:

by | Aug 24, 2012 | WORLD MUSIC

Friday, 8/24: Flesh Mountain Boys @ Balliceaux 10PM


Friday, 8/24: Flesh Mountain Boys @ Balliceaux 10PM

Friday, 8/24: Richard Kamerman & David Kirby (pictured above), Lost Trail, Ting Ting Jahe @ Ghostprint Gallery – Donations/All Ages, 7PM

Friday, 8/24: Gypsy, Daylight (pictured above), Boxer, Hold Tight! @ Strange Matter 6 PM (EARLY)

Friday, 8/24: Parasytic (pictured above), Rational Animals, Oiltanker, No Tomorrow, Disparage @ Strange Matter 9PM (LATE)

Friday, 8/24: Soundstorm @ Bogarts in the Fan 9:30PM

Friday, 8/24: Jangling Reinharts @ Tobacco Company 9:30PM

Friday, 8/24: Scott Varney @ Crossroads (Forest Hill) 8PM

Friday, 8/24: DUB101: Back To Bacon Edition featuring AU5, Mike Phear, Jmungz, DJ Shugadadde, DJ Dook, DJ Pyrite, Korin Complex @ Canal Club 8PM

Friday, 8/24: Beers and Banjos: Chelsea McBee and the Random Assortment (pictured above), Bob Keel @ The Camel – 6PM

Friday, 8/24: Slapdash presents Conrizzle’s Birthday Bash, featuring Conrizzle, Mr. Ivory Snow, $elf Conscious Music, Dr. Millionaire, SM City, music by Fastaro, DJ Gringo @ The Camel 9PM (LATE)

Friday, 8/24: Martha Bassett @ Ashland Coffee & Tea 8PM

Friday, 8/24: J3 Project @ Fishbowl Bistro 9:30 PM

Saturday, 8/25: River City Barn Dance featuring Andy Vaughan and the Driveline, River City Band, Bo Stevens, Trailer Court Marshalls @ The Camel 9PM

Saturday, 8/25: 10th Annual Happily Natural Day Concert featuring Phonte, Tamika Love Jones, Photosynthesizers, Nottz Raw, Derek320, hosted by Lorna L Boogie of Tuesday Verses @ Canal Club 8 PM

Saturday, 8/25: Bracewar, Backtrack (Photo by Chase Wilson), Suburban Scum, Beware, Black Feathers @ Strange Matter 6PM (EARLY)

Saturday, 8/25: Quickness RVA presents FOOD FIGHT: A Battle Of Bands with a Twist, featuring 821 Cafe as Hate21, Alamo BBQ as Fat Side Up, The Black Sheep as Angry Chef and The Lowboys, Buz & Ned’s as The Barbecuties, Ipanema Cafe as Creepanema, Lamplighter Roasting Co. as The Frumpy Crumpet, The Roosevelt as A Consensual Evening with Winston Stayblack, Rooster Cart as Talon On Talon (playing Talon), Sticky To GoGo as Bonzai!, Selba as The Pregnanators, and a special appearance by Quickness RVA as Just The Tip @ Strange Matter 9PM (LATE)

Saturday, 8/25: Dar Williams @ Capital Ale House 9PM

Saturday, 8/25: Poston Brown Project @ Cary Street Cafe 10PM

Saturday, 8/25: Bump In The Night: A Dance Party featuring DJ Mixie, Sister Goldenhaze, Area Woman @ Balliceaux 10 PM

Saturday, 8/25: The Tough Deal Band @ Tobacco Company – 9:30PM

Saturday, 8/25: Chris McCook’s Birthday Throwdown, featuring Barstool Heroes, Five And Dimers (pictured above) @ McCook’s Grill 7 PM

Saturday, 8/25: Spectrum @ Bogarts in the Fan 9PM

Saturday, 8/25: My Son The Doctor, Balkanize! @ Gallery 5 7 PM

Saturday, 8/25: The Susan Greenbaum Band @ Ashland Coffee & Tea 8PM

Saturday, 8/25: Divine Profitz, Joe Threat (pictured above), BCMusic1st, 5yve Footaz, Checkbook, Swerve 36 @ Emilio’s Downtown 10 PM

Saturday, 8/25: Sloth Loves Chunk @ Sine Irish Pub 8PM

Saturday, 8/25: He Is Legend (pictured above), Arabia Terra, Dream Atlantic, Handsome Dan, I Am The Kid @ Kingdom 4PM

Saturday, 8/25: Treefiddy EP Release Party featuring Imperial Order (record release, pictured above), Bearstorm, Bloody Crackdown @ Wonderland 9 PM

Saturday, 8/25: Happy Lucky Combo @ Crossroads (Forest Hill) – 8PM

Saturday, 8/25: Saturn Dogs (pictured above), Mutwawa @ S@mple 9 PM

Sunday, 8/26: RVA Noise Night #3 featuring Kimberly, Scant, Anduin, Afrocimex, Buttfinger @ The Nile 10:30PM

Sunday, 8/26: Steve Vai (pictured above), Beverly McClellan @ The National – $35, 8PM

Sunday, 8/26: Ear Theory (pictured above), We Killed Vegas, Pet Clinic @ The Camel 9PM

Sunday, 8/26: The Green Boys @ Tobacco Company 9:30PM

Sunday, 826: Alison Self (pictured above), Grant Hunnicutt @ Weezie’s Kitchen 8 PM

Sunday, 8/26: Wino & Conny Ochs, Josh Small, Dorthia Cottrell (Pictured above) @ Strange Matter 10PM

Sunday, 8/26: Covenant (pictured above), The Break Up, Bella Morte @ Fallout 8PM

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