RVA Magazine Presents: Local Shows 9/14-9/16

by | Sep 14, 2012 | WORLD MUSIC

Friday, September 14th: Garbage @ The National 8PM


Friday, September 14th: Garbage @ The National 8PM

Friday, September 14th: Murphy’s Kids, Herro Sugar, Red States, Splendid Suns (pictured above), Among Criminals, DJ Phil Dice @ The Camel 7PM

Friday, September 14th: Autodefiance (pictured above), Hoax Hunters @ Strange Matter 6PM (EARLY)

Friday, September 14th: Turbo Fruits, The Milkstains, Super Vacations (pictured above) @ Strange Matter 10PM (LATE)

Friday, September 14th: Slaid Cleaves @ Ashland Coffee & Tea 8PM

Friday, September 14th: Proverbial @ Tobacco Company 9:30PM

Friday, September 14th: El Peas @ The Republic 10PM

Friday, September 14th: Tribal Seeds (pictured above), Ballyhoo @ Capital Ale House 9PM

Friday, September 14th: Psychobilly Cadillac @ Bogarts in the Fan 9:30PM

Friday, September 14th: David Nail (pictured above), Drake White @ Epic Theatre – 8PM

Friday, September 14th: Classic Monkey Shine @ Cary Street Cafe 10PM

Friday, September 14th: Kung Fu Dykes (pictured above), Low On Sanity, Hypocalypse @ Wonderland 9PM

Friday, 9/14 Cold Cuts featuring DJs Long Jawns & Doddie @ NY Deli 10PM

Saturday, September, 15th: White Laces @ The Republic 10PM

Saturday, September 15th: Vektor, Battlemaster, Earthling, Midnight Eye @ Strange Matter 10PM (LATE)

Saturday, September 15th: Downbeat Switch @ Cafe Diem – 10PM

Saturday, September 15th: Perfect Mistake, Cha Cha’s Cadillac, The Blue and The Grey @ Cullen’s Cove – 7PM

Saturday, 9/15 Vega Omega @ City Dogs in the Fan – 10PM

Saturday, September, 15th: The Congress CD RELEASE with Lake Street Dive @ The Camel 9PM

Saturday, September, 15th: Soul Power @ Balliceaux – 10PM

Saturday, September, 15th: 11th House @ Emilio’s in the Fan – 10PM

Saturday, September, 15th: Union Pacific Band @ Tobacco Company – 9:30PM

Saturday, September, 15th: Antioquia @ Cary Street Cafe 10PM

Saturday, September, 15th: Milkdrive @ Ashland Coffee & Tea 8PM

Saturday, September, 15th: River City Shreds Fest: Lorem Ipsum, The Mothball Fleet, Lightfields, Paul Ivey, No Hands, Heavy Midgets, Wolf/Goat, Strumpet, WristxRocket, Trustfall, Tiny Fighting Trees, Cheyenne, Folk The System, Canary oh Canary @ Kingdom Noon-9PM

Saturday, September, 15th: Steady Sounds 2nd Year Anniversary Shindig featuring Windhand, Lemuria, Dong Johnson, Sea Of Storms, The Ar-Kaics; DJs Sire Troy, Miss Shing-A-Ling, Greg Darden, Sara Gossett, Carl Hamm & Mike Albrecht; MC’ed by Grandt Mutdge of the Midnight Suggestion Comedy Lounge @ Steady Sounds (322 W. Broad St.) – Free/All Ages – 1PM – 8PM

Sunday, September 16th: Lazy Janes @ Strange Matter – 18+ – 10PM

Sunday, September 16th: Radio Rubber Room presents The Rift (pictured above), Boxwave, Luke and the Junk, Chelsea Temple @ @ Tobacco Company – 7PM

Sunday, September 16th: The Weakest, Abel Killian, Insubordination @ The Camel 7PM

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