Put Down Your iPod and Try Some Real Live Music

There is enough live music in River City this weekend to fill your iPod, and what better way to see who will be on it then to interview the bands in person. All kinds of genres, all kind of venues, all kinds of fun.

One of my particular favorites in heavy rotation on my iPod is Yarn, who will play Cary St. Cafe on Saturday night. If you have not seen these guys from the Brooklyn altcountry scene, then you are missing out.

Check out this review and put it on your list. Last time they were in the Old Dominion, I had to road trip to Cville for a show and they are worth $4 a gallon.

Other shows hitting River City tonight include Larry Keel at Cap Ale, Boston at Innsbrook, the Whigs at Canal Club, Anthony Hamilton at Sunset, and Rodrigo and Gabriela at the National.

Tomorrow night, if Yarn isn't your thing, check out Ernie Halter and Josh Hogue at the Canal Club, Half Brother Sid and the Oregon Hill Funk All Stars at Cap Ale, Last Train Home at Ashland C&T, and the Atkinsons down at Pocohontas Park.

If you are still bored, check out the blues with Debbis Davis at Cap Ale on Sunday, Love and Reverie and My Epic at Alley Katz, or the Silver Beats Beatles Tribute all the way from Tokyo, Japan at Toad's Place.

There are also festivals galore (CaribFest, Filipino Fest, Watermelon Fest, Jonny Z Fest), and tickets to Robin Williams at the Landmark are on sale at 10am tomorrow.

Of course, it is all listed here every week. Sign up for free.
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