Friday, Nov. 8
The 17th annual InLight 2024: Grounds for Clearing @ Pine Camp Cultural Arts and Community Center (Nov. 8-9)
When it’s dark early in the day, all the more reason to get outside and take a walk while checking out some light-based art. Read our preview by Don Harrison here. Takes place Nov. 8-9 at Pine Camp Cultural Arts and Community Center, 4901 Old Brook Road. The event is free. For more info, go to https://www.1708inlight.org
The Southern Belles Present RVA’s Last Waltz @ the Broadberry
While watching “The Last Waltz,” the genre-defining Martin Scorsese concert film documenting the star-studded farewell performance by classic roots rock quintet a The Band, it’s perfectly natural to start pining for a time machine. Who doesn’t wish they could have seen Van Morrison’s “Caravan” high kicks in person? No regrets, coyote? I have regrets! Fortunately, there’s a cure for that precise subgenre of FOMO: RVA’s Last Waltz, which is returning after a few years’ hiatus, with proceeds benefiting Feed More. Leading the way is Richmond rock group the Southern Belles, who made their own triumphant return to playing live and releasing new music over the course of the last year. (Read about it in this Style Weekly piece.) Past RVA’s Last Waltz events have enlisted Richmond-based guest singers and instrumentalists, each assuming the role of a rock icon who was there at Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving Day 1976 to honor The Band’s retirement from the road. Which local luminaries will take a verse of “The Weight”? Who will fill Bob Dylan’s feathered fedora? Find out on Friday. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at thebroadberry.com. —Davy Jones
Andre 3000: New Blue Sun live with serpentwithfeet @ Altria Theater
Props to musician, actor and fashionista Andre 3000, one half of the popular group OutKast, for following his muse. He’s touring with his flute for something wholly different, and will be offering some improv off his latest record, “New Blue Sun,” not playing the hits this time out. Early reviews say it’s a very psychedelic affair where you may feel like you’re tripping. Just don’t go in expecting the hits, this is going to be something really different than “Hey Ya,” y’all. 8 p.m. Visit the Altria Theater website for ticket links.
Dark Entries featuring VOSH with DJ Ben Speed @ Fall Out
Every day is like Halloween when VOSH are in town. This D.C. outfit has toured relentlessly since last year’s release of its dramatic debut album, “Vessel,” a high-wire act that blends industrial muscle with goth and synth-punk melodies for ringleader Josephine Olivia’s powerful pipes to crest and enthrall with. They’re well paired here with DJ Ben Speed’s all-night vinyl soundtrack and Fall Out’s umbrous environs. “We love Richmond and it’s become a second home to us,” drummer Chris Moore says. “Jackie and crew always take great care of us and put on the best events.” Doors are at 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. and show costs $10. 18+ No membership required.—Tim Abbondelo
Saturday, Nov. 9
Gwar with Cancer Bats and Squid Pisser @ The National
Simply put, Gwar is one of the most successful art collectives to ever come out of Richmond, and helped put the city’s music scene on the map. Which is to say, if you’ve never been showered in their galactic spew, you should go ahead and assume the position because this night marks the hometown debut of the band’s new L.A.-based guitarist Grodius Maximus. Read Don Harrison’s feature on him if you’re interested. Doors at 7 p.m.
The Wilson Springs Hotel, Landon Elliott and Deau Eyes @ the Broadberry
As far as catharsis goes, this show is certain to pack a serious punch. Alongside the versatile Virginia country of The Wilson Springs Hotel and the pop-informed rock of fellow Richmond singer-songwriter Deau Eyes, Landon Elliott will take the stage to celebrate the release of his sophomore LP, “aftermath.” The set of 11 songs is as emotionally raw and revealing as they come, tracing Elliott’s journey of transformation upon rejecting restrictive religious dogma and embracing a truer sense of self as a gay man. On Instagram, Elliott called the album a “rewind through the hidden hometape of my life,” and he dedicated it to “anyone who had to endure to be who they are.” The stage is set for an exceptionally powerful performance, and Elliott has hinted at special guests joining him to mark the occasion. Doors at the Broadberry open at 7 p.m. and music starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance ($25 on the day of the show) and can be purchased at thebroadberry.com.—D.J.
Sunday, Nov. 10
Encounter Wine Fair @ Studio Two Three
A wine fair inspired by a love of agriculture and natural wine featuring an array of producers from around the globe plus chances to learn about process. While there is an industry-only tasting in the morning, the public tasting runs from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. There are also several satellite events around Richmond, you can read about those here and buy tickets here.
The 16th annual Jewish Food Festival @ Keneseth Beth Israel (Nov. 10-11)
A long-running local tradition in a new location; enjoy live music from My Son The Doctor and Klezm’Or’Ami’m, and many dishes such as shwarma, falafel, kugel, matzah ball soup, knish, potato latkes and more. Runs both Sunday and Monday from noon to 9 p.m. at 6300 Patterson Ave. To learn more, visit the website.
Monday, Nov. 11
Second Mondays at Artspace: Ipek Eginli and Daniel Levin
Organized by Richmond-based Out of Your Head Records, this has become one of the most adventurous musical series in town, bringing in musicians comfortable with improvisation centered on the edge of sonic creativity. This month, experimental Turkish keyboard artist/vocalist Ipek Eginli performs electronic duets with widely recorded avant-classical cello player Daniel Levin, for an evening of haunting soundscapes. All music, from pop hits to the most foreign-sounding tradition at the Folk Festival, is ultimately just organized vibration. But the potential choices — pitch, time, timbre, texture — are limited only by imagination and virtuosity. Eginli and Levin’s recent release, “Explorers” [eye & ears Records] is aptly-titled. At once intimate and abstract, it ranges far from familiar territory, melding acoustic and digital sounds in mesmerizing and surprising ways. “Wolf in Wool,” a solo project of ambient, loop-layered improvisations from RVA guitarist Alan Biller, opens.
Ipek Eginli and Daniel Levin play Second Mondays is at Artspace on Monday, Nov. 11. Doors are at 7:30 p.m. and music is at 8 p.m. $10. –Peter McElhinney
