RVA Magazine Presents: Local Shows 9/7-9/9

by | Sep 7, 2012 | WORLD MUSIC

Friday, 9/7: VCU Welcome Back Concert featuring The Trillions (pictured above), Canary Oh Canary, Chasing The Horizon, Herro Sugar, Strumpet, Wrist Rocket @ The National 7PM


Friday, 9/7: VCU Welcome Back Concert featuring The Trillions (pictured above), Canary Oh Canary, Chasing The Horizon, Herro Sugar, Strumpet, Wrist Rocket @ The National 7PM

Friday, 9/7: Houdan The Mystic, Brother Wolf (pictured above), Way Shape or Form, Cheyenne @ Gallery 5 7PM

Friday, 9/7: Lawrence Olds Quartet @ Crossroads (Forest Hill) 8PM

Friday, 9/7: The Ana Egge Band (pictured above), Parlor Soldiers @ Ashland Coffee & Tea 8PM

Friday, 9/7: The Inflatables @ The Speakeasy 10PM

Friday, 9/7: DJ Big Chair @ Balliceaux 10PM

Friday, 9/7: Boneanchor @ Gus’ Bar & Grill – 9PM

Friday, 9/7: Beers & Banjos: Red Light Rodeo @ The Camel 6PM (Early)

Friday, 9/7: Black Girls (pictured above), Dr. Millionaire, LD50 @ The Camel 9PM (Late)

Friday, 9/7: Air Circus @ City Dogs in the Fan 10PM

Friday, 9/7: Sunn O))), Dead In The Dirt @ Strange Matter 7PM

Saturday, 9/8: Radio Rubber Room Presents: Dream Machine, Downbeat Switch, Splendid Suns, Brother Bill, Soundstorm @ Bogarts in the Fan 6PM

Saturday, 9/8: Night Birds, Tenement, Southside Stranglers (pictured above), Unholy Thoughts @ Phoenix Garden Vegetarian Restaurant 8PM

Saturday, 9/8: My Son the Doctor @ Crossroads (Forest Hill) 8PM

Saturday, 9/8: White Hills (pictured above), James Wallace & the Naked Light, Odonis Odonis, Caves Caverns, Music by Revolt of the Apes @ Strange Matter 10pm. $10/18+ – 10PM

Saturday, 9/8: Groove Juggernaut (pictured above), The Blue & The Gray, Weebeeus, Strongbow, The Burnsides, Sam McCoig @ The Canal Club 7PM

Saturday, 9/8: The Atkinsons (pictured above), Eric Hunter & the Distractions @ Cary Street Cafe 10PM

Saturday, 9/8: Sons of Bill @ Capital Ale House 9PM

Saturday, 9/8: Former Champions (pictured above), Funk Ark @ The Camel 9PM

Saturday, 9/8: Kendrick Lamar (pictured above), Ab-Soul, Jay Rock @ The National 9PM

Saturday, 9/8:Recklessly Abandoned @ Ashland Coffee & Tea 8PM

Saturday, September 8th: Gray Gurkin (pictured above) and Bobby Graves @ Grill at Patterson and Libbie 8:30PM

Sunday, 9/9: Meade Skelton with the Meadow Street Band @ The Camel 7:30PM. Free.

Sunday, 9/9: Li’l Ronnie’s Blues Harmonica Revue (pictured above), Mitch Kashmar, Bob Corritore, Kurt Crandall @ Capital Ale House 4PM

Sunday, 9/9: The Spits (pictured above), Dry Spell,Tenement, The James Badfellows @ Strange Matter 6PM

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