Woods, Widowspeak, Pretty Lights, Black Girls, Screens N' Suds, Autumn Bottom Brews

The weekend kicks off on Thursday night at Strange Matter with low-fi indie folk-pop band Woods. Tix are $10 in advance, $12 day of show. Be sure to get in early to catch openers Wolf//Goat and Widowspeak. You might dig Woods if you like Kurt Vile, The Mountain Goats, Bright Eyes, or the Grateful Dead. Here's Woods doing "Cali In a Cup":


Friday night, Black Girls will be at The Camel. It's $6 to get in, show starts at 10 with openers Tumbleweed Stampede out of Athens GA.

Saturday, you can eat your fill at the 13th Annual Brunswick Stew Festival down at 17th St. Farmers Market. That'll run from 11 AM until 4 PM. Get there early if you are lookin' for the good stew. Music will be provided by Road Kill Roy and Provervbial.

Also Saturday, check out some cool rock n' roll poster art at Screens n' Suds at Gallery 5. The main event runs from 4 - 9 PM and will feature craft beers, DJ Reinhold spinning, the Street Deli RVA Food Truck, and lots of cool poster art. There is also an event Thursday night at Hardywood Park Brewery and on Friday at Gallery 5 so check those out if you are so inclined.

Sunday in Carytown, it's the rescheduled Carytown Food & Wine Festival. It'll run from noon until 6 PM and $15 (advance) or $20 (at the gate) gets you a souvenir wine glass and wine tasting.

If you are more of a beer person, head back to 17th St. Farmer's Market for the Autumn Bottom Brews. 15 local breweries will be there along with food trucks, vendors, artists and bands. It'll go from noon until 5 PM. All profits from beer sales will benefit the charity Enrichmond.

Next Wednesday night (11/7), electronica artist Pretty Lights will be at The National. Tix are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Doors open at 8, show starts at 9 with opener Eliot Lipp. If you want a scary little Halloween mashup for next year's Halloween party, Pretty Lights put one together featuring "the Nightmare On Elm Street Theme Song, Halloween Theme Song, some dark Bach Fugue 9, and of course, the super sweet and creepy Crypt Keeper's laugh from Tales From The Crypt." You can download it HERE. Here is Pretty Lights rockin' the crowd at Bonnaroo 2011:



For your Halloween pleasure, here is the Rolling Stones doing "Dancing with Mr. D":

Have a great weekend!

Tony Jordan

Drive-By Truckers, Pretty Lights, Drivin' N Cryin'

This weekend, two big shows with one of my favorite bands, Drive-By Truckers, who will be at The National on Friday and Saturday night with Saturday night being the "Big Halloween Ball" so wear your costumes (the venue has requested no masks be worn, please).  Tix are $20 in advance, $25 day of show.  The doors open at 7 and showtime is at 8 with opener Bobby Bare Jr.

I will be there on Saturday night in the old, reliable cow costume.  These are going to be pretty special shows with the band promising different shows for each night.  The specialness is increased by the bands ties to Richmond, their second home, which include the artist who does most of their album and poser artwork, Wes Freed (that's his poster up above) and Jay Leavitt, former GM of Plan 9 and current owner of Deep Groove record store.  HERE is an article on the long history between Jay & DBT lead singer, Patterson Hood.

If you can't make it to the shows, or just want some extra music, Bobby Bare Jr. will be at Plan 9 doing an in-store performance at 2 PM on Saturday.  Patterson Hood of DBT will be visiting his old friend at Deep Groove for a performance at 3 PM which I am hoping to drag one of the kids to.

Here are the Drive-By Truckers doing "Used To Be a Cop" from their upcoming album, "Go-Go Boots".

Drive-By Truckers "Used To Be A Cop" from Jason Thrasher on Vimeo.

Thursday night (11/4), electronica duo Pretty Lights will be at The National.  Tix are $25 in advance, $28 at the door.  Doors open at 7:30, show starts at 8:30 with opener Chali 2na (of Jurassic 5).  Here they are grooving at Red Rocks last year.


If you prefer your rock n' roll a bit more trad, Drivin' N Cryin' will be at the Capital Ale House Downtown on Thursday (11/4).  Tix are $12 in advance, $15 at the door.  The show starts at 9 PM and make sure you get there on time to catch opener, Sons of Bill, who hail from Charlottesville.  DNC had a sizable hit back in the 90's with "Fly Me Courageous" and have been out playing their southern roots rock for almost 25 years now.  You might dig DNC if you like The Jayhawks, Replacements, Soul Asylum, Wilco, Black Crowes, BoDeans, Georgia Satellites, Widespread Panic, Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Allman Brothers Band, Big Star, Skynyrd, The Stones or REM.  Here they are doing "Eye of the Hurricane" in Atlanta in August.


If you head out this weekend to see DBT or one of these other fine bands, hopefully you won't run into any of the "7 annoying people you'll encounter at a rock concert".

Have a great weekend and a Happy Halloween!


Tony Jordan