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RVA Shows You Must See This Week 5/27-6/2

Marilyn Drew Necci | May 27, 2015

Topics: Alison Self, alle alle, Balliceaux, Battlemaster, Chappo, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Eric Hunter & The Distractions, Ex-Breathers, Freaky J And The Bears, gallery 5, Gavin Riley Smoke Machine, Girls Rock RVA, Groam and Joan Son Of Groam, Inter Arma, Ki:Theory, Kings, New Turks, Phantogram, PT Burnem, Rock Lotto, shows you must see, strange matter, The Broadberry, The Electric Grandmother, The Hashbrown Belly Boys, The Mad Extras, The National, Twangtown Thursdays, Valkyrie

FEATURE SHOW
Friday, May 29, 6 PM
Richmond Rock Lotto (benefit for Girls Rock! RVA) feat. Sarcophageese, Mumblecore Porn, Overgoat, Bleak Untold, Costco Child Coffin @ Gallery 5 – $10
Oh wow, it’s back! During the years after Y2K, Rock Lotto was a yearly tradition here in Richmond, and inevitably constituted a highlight for local music each year in which it occurred.
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RVA Shows You Must See This Week 2/11-2/17

Marilyn Drew Necci | February 11, 2015

Topics: Alison Self, Among The Rocks And Roots, Anousheh, Bassoon, Benjamin Shepherd, Black Water Gold, Brown Piss, Caves Caverns, Dads, Darsombra, Diane Cluck, Fire Retarded, Franz Nicolay, Jeffrey Lewis, Juan Wauters, Lucy Dacus, My Darling Fury, Naked Baby, Nic Perea, Pete Curry, Reid Magette, Richard Ripper, Roger Harvey, Runaway Brother, shows you must see, Sleepwalkers, Sports Bar, strange matter, The Big Payback, The Broadberry, The Camel, The Nervous Ticks, The Weak Days, Toxic Moxie

FEATURE SHOW
Wednesday, February 11, 8 PM
Anousheh (Make Noise album release show), My Darling Fury, Lucy Dacus @ The Broadberry – $10 (order tickets HERE)
Anousheh’s had a long artistic journey over the past decade or so.
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RVA Shows You Must See This Week 1/28-2/3

Marilyn Drew Necci | January 28, 2015

Topics: Adia Victoria, Alison Self, Butcher Brown, Cult Of Youth, Daggering, Evan Dando, Everymen, gallery 5, Goat, Hive Mind, Holy Land, Long Arms, Lost Tribe, Lucy Dacus, Minimum Balance, Night Idea, Obsidian, Regulator, Ringworm, Sara Johnston, shows you must see, Solace Sovay, strange matter, Suburban Living, The Camel, The Foam, The Snowy Owls, Toxic Moxie, Unsacred, White Laces, World/Inferno Friendship Society

FEATURE SHOW
Saturday, January 31, 9 PM
Evan Dando, Sara Johnston, Long Arms @ The Camel – $15 in advance/$18 day of show (order tickets HERE)
Some might say this recommendation is pure nostalgia–and listen, I get that. It’s been nearly a decade since Evan Dando has released any new original material, either as a solo artist or as the frontman for his longtime band The Lemonheads. But isn’t there something to be said for celebrating the classic, timeless work of a truly great American singer-songwriter?
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RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 12/24-12/30

Marilyn Drew Necci | December 24, 2014

Topics: Alison Self, Avers, Butcher Brown, Captives, Coteries, Dark Star Orchestra, Fear of Music, Flesh Control, Keep, Kitten N' Heat, Matt Conner, New Boss, Pillowtalk, Prayer Group, Prisoner, Rhombus, Sam Reed Syndicate, Secret Stuff, She's A Legend, shows you must see, SLA, Sleepwalkers, Sound Of Music, strange matter, The Broadberry, The Camel, The National, Toxic Moxie

FEATURE SHOW
Saturday, December 27, 8 PM
Butcher Brown, Avers, Sam Reed Syndicate @ The Camel – $7
The week between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve is always going to be a bit of a weird one, due to traveling, family functions, weird work hours, traffic, etc. But writing this week off as a total loss for live music would be a big mistake.
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RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 9/24-9/30

Marilyn Drew Necci | September 24, 2014

Topics: Alison Self, Bare Thoughts, Big Mama Shakes, Books Bikes & Beyond, Broadcastatic, Colony, Cory Branan, Coteries, Daggering, Dan'l Boone, Dead Fame, Earthling, Empire, Hardywood, Intervals, Motel Fire, Municipal Waste, Mutwawa, New Turks, No Outlet, Paulo Franco, Periphery, Scott & Charlene's Wedding, shows you must see, Snacktruck, Soft Time, strange matter, The Broadberry, The Camel, The Contortionist, Tiger Flowers, Toothgrinder, Venomspitter

FEATURE SHOW
Friday, September 26, 8 PM
Municipal Waste, Snack Truck, Earthling @ Hardywood – $10 in advance/$12 at the door (order tickets here: http://hardywoodwaste.eventbrite.com)
Oh man, is this real? Things are about to get crazy over at Hardywood!
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RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 8/6-8/12

Marilyn Drew Necci | August 6, 2014

Topics: Abandon Earth, Alison Self, Asylum, basmati, Burn/Ward, Candy Hearts, Dave Watkins, Driver Friendly, gallery 5, Glass Twin, Gnarwhal, Hardywood, Hoax Hunters, Houdan The Mystic, Navi, Pinecones, Positive No, Raw Power, Seaway, Seraph, shows you must see, Sideways Orange, Spiral Fracture, Stick To Your Guns, Stickup Kid, strange matter, Sworn In, The Camel, The Whigs, Unholy Thoughts, Wartorn, Whitechapel, Zula

FEATURE SHOW
Friday, August 8, 7 PM
Hoax Hunters LP Release Show, with Positive No, Dave Watkins @ Gallery 5 – $5
Well folks, the moment has arrived. After hearing for months about the impending release of Hoax Hunters’ debut full-length, Comfort & Safety, it is finally here–and Friday night at Gallery 5, you’ll have the chance to grab a copy for your very own!
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