Vocalist and sound artist Nadah El Shazly from Cairo, Egypt will be kicking off First Fridays at the ICA at VCU.
Friday, February 3, 2023
Stuff to do: Nadah El Shazly in the ICA at VCU, Piranha Rama, Hot Lava and Opin at Get Tight Lounge, and the Mingus Awareness Project
Posted By Staff on Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 10:41 AM
Nadah El Shazly in the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU on Friday, Feb. 3.
If you’ve been to Egypt, you know the daily sights and sounds are very unfamiliar to Western ears. Looking for something different on your Friday evening in Richmond? Then head to the ICA to check out vocalist, sound artist and producer, Nadah El Shazly, who hails from Cairo and whose debut album, “Ahwar,” uses voice, field recordings and instruments to “radically reinvent the popular music of her homeland from the early 19th century and explore new sonic and harmonic frontiers … [creating] haunting sound pieces and song forms that hijack the perception of time with their complex layers and dynamic structure.” Sounds good to us. The event runs from 7 to 9 p.m. and is free. 601. W. Broad St.
Piranha Rama, Hot Lava and Opin at the Get Tight Lounge on Saturday, Feb. 4
Come on down to VCU town and keep warm beneath the heaters with a solid night of local tuneage featuring the dreamy industrial sounds of Opin (Jon Hawkins, Tori Hovater and Landis Wine), the hotly anticipated return of Richmond favorites, Hot Lava, Allison Apperson’s “weird pop” band from way back in prehistoric 2006 that once released music via Bar/None Records in Hoboken. Also on the stacked bill, Piranha Rama fills its first stage of 2023 after recent success opening for Pavement in Atlanta and Austin. Runs from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. $10 in advance or $15 day of show. 1104 W. Main St.
Mingus Awareness Project ALS benefit concert at the Firehouse Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 5
An on-again, off-again local jazz tradition that celebrates the music of legendary jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus while raising money for the ALS Association. For more information, read our feature preview by Peter McElhinney. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 general admission and $20 for students.
