RVA Magazine Presents: Local Shows 8/10-8/12

by | Aug 10, 2012 | WORLD MUSIC

Friday, August 10th: Canary Oh Canary, Dangerosa, Parlour Shakedown @ Strange Matter 5 PM (Early)


Friday, August 10th: Canary Oh Canary, Dangerosa, Parlour Shakedown @ Strange Matter 5 PM (Early)

Friday, August 10th: The Pilgrim, Humungus (pictured above), Auroboros, Into the Black @ Strange Matter 9 PM (Late)

Friday, August 10th: The New Belgians @ The Republic 10 PM

Friday, August 10th: Beers and Banjos: Flea Market @ The Camel – 6 PM (EARLY)

Friday, August 10th: Zach Deputy @ The Camel 9PM (LATE)

Friday, August 10th: Fire Bison, Infinite Void (pictured above), Xanax, Window Liquor @ The Nile 10 PM

Friday, August 10th: Quatro na Bossa @ Crossroads Coffee (Southside) 8 PM

Friday, August 10th: The Eclectic Jazz Experience @ Ashland Coffee and Tea 8 PM

Friday, August 10th: Behind The Ghost (pictured above), Gritter @ Wonderland 10 PM

Friday, August 10th: Santamaria Bros @ Fishbowl Bistro 9:30 PM

Friday, August 10th: Down Beat Project @ Tobacco Company 9:30 PM

Friday, August 10th: The Former Champions @ City Dogs 10 PM

Friday, August 10th: DJ Big Chair @ Balliceaux 10 PM

Friday, August 10th: Crushed Purple, The Awful Waffles (pictured above), the Mystery Ship @ On the Rox 10 PM

Friday, August 10th: Caseracer, Reservoir, Postcards, Volunteer @ Gallery 5 7:30 PM

Friday, August 10th: Vexine @ Bogarts In The Fan 9:30 PM

Friday, August 10th: The Pimps of Joytime, the Shack Band @ The Canal Club 9 PM

Friday, August 10th: The Headstone Circus @ Cary St Cafe 10 PM

Friday, August 10th: Uforia Presents: Cold Blank, Long Jawns, Mammals, Nint3ndo, Knights of the Round, B Dolla @ Kingdom 9 PM

Friday, August 10th: Stable Roots @ Sine Irish Pub 8 PM

Friday, August 10th: The Legwarmers (pictured above), Missing One @ The National 8 PM

Saturday, August 11th: The Shack Band, Pseudo Blue (pictured above), Think/Effect @ The Camel 9 PM

Saturday, August 11th: Skitzo Sound Movement @ City Dogs 10 PM

Saturday, August 11th: Arctic Flowers, Lost Tribe, Soma (pictured above) @ Strange Matter 9PM

Saturday, August 11th: Art 180 Presents The 5th Annual Jonny Z Festival featuring music by Photosynthesizers, Nickey McMullen, Gull, Carum, Haints In The Holler @ 200 Block of Shields Ave, in front of Joe’s Inn 12-5 PM

Saturday, August 11th: Hazy Dave @ Tobacco Company 7:30 PM

Saturday, August 11th: Girls Rock! RVA Camper Showcase @ The Hippodrome Theatre 12 PM

Saturday, August 11th: Tina Marie and the Vinyl Tease @ The Grille at Patterson and Libbie 9 PM

Saturday, August 11th: Plush (Stone Temple Pilots Tribute), Layne’s Chains (Alice In Chains Tribute)(pictured above), Mirandalyn Drive, Hypokalypse @ The National 7 PM

Saturday, August 11th: The Dangerous Summer (pictured above), From Indian Lakes, Your Favorite Coastline, Late Night Habit, Wake The Captive, A Hero Poetic @ Kingdom 5 PM

Saturday, August 11th: The Happy Hill Gang @ Bogarts In The Fan 9:30 PM

Saturday, August 11th: Blue Line Highway @ Crossroads (Forest Hill) 8 PM

Saturday, August 11th: Stuck On A Name @ Fishbowl Bistro 9:30 PM

Saturday, August 11th: Cha Cha’s Cadillac (pictured above), Cashless Society @ McCooks Grill (Northside) 8 PM

Saturday, August 11th: Steady Sounds Presents Steady Spins Dance Party @ Cous Cous 10:30 PM

Saturday, August 11th: The Taters @ Ashland Coffee and Tea 8 PM

Saturday, August 11th: Tsunami Rising (pictured above), Capital 7, Alive We Dance, The Two-Tone Tongs, Sweet Thursday @ The Canal Club 7 PM

Saturday, August 11th: Air Circus, DJ Phil Dice @ Emilio’s Downtown 10 PM

Saturday, August 11th: Beard: “A Queer Dance Party” @ Balliceaux 10 PM

Saturday, August 11th: Richmond Jazz Festival Day One, featuring Joye B. Moore, Robbie Cunningham, Doors Wide Open, Maestro J, Ravi Coltrane, Allen Stone, Keiko Matsui, Kim Waters, Robert Cray, Stanley Clarke, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Dave Koz featuring BeBe Winans & Brian Simpson, India.Arie (pictured above) @ Maymont Park 12 PM – 10:30 PM

Sunday, August 12th: Richmond Jazz Festival Day Two, featuring Sharon Rae North, Forte Jazz Band, K.G. Experience, Norman Connors, Anhayla, Jeff Lorber, John Pizzarelli, Nick Colionne, Najee, George Benson (pictured above), Norman Brown, The Whispers, Poncho Sanchez @ Maymont Park 12 PM – 10:30 PM

Sunday, August 12th: Taste the Local Presents: RVA-B-QUE Festival: Sons of Zebedee, Peoples Blues of Richmond @ 17th Street Farmers Market – 12 PM-5 PM

Sunday, August 12th: Let Them Shine Benefit: featuring The Big Payback (pictured above), JC3, Megan Paul @ The Canal Club 4:30 PM

Sunday, August 12th: Chrome Daddy Disco (pictured above), Reverend D-Ray And The Shockers, The Creep-A-Zoids @ Bandito’s Burrito Lounge 10 PM

Sunday, August 12th: The Rise @ The Republic 10 PM

Sunday, August 12th: Woe Is Me, Texas in July (photo by Gage Young), In Fear and Faith, Secrets, Glasscloud, At the Skylines, Hands Like Houses @ Kingdom 3 PM

Sunday, August 12th: Equestrians (pictured above), Best Practices, Springtime, Sea of Storms @ Strange Matter 5 PM (EARLY)

Sunday, August 12th:Planes Mistaken For Stars (pictured above), Regents, Smoke Or Fire, Family Cat @ Strange Matter 10 PM (LATE)

Sunday, August 12th: Machine Gun Mustache (pictured above), Strumpet, Sweet Thursday @ The Camel 7 PM

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