The Quick-n-Dirty:
Thursday
10.29 / Birds & Arrows, Jack Meets the Giant, TBA / Plaza Bowl
10.29 / Who's Bad, Swaso / Hat Factory
Friday
10.30 / Hot Lava, the Sad Cobras, Color Kittens, I-Las / Plaza Bowl
Saturday: Halloween!
10.31 / The John Hughes Halloween Variety Show w/ Perpetual Groove / the National
10.31 / Duchess of York, Palominos, Chris Cubeta & The Liars Club / Plaza Bowl
Tuesday
11.3 / The Great White Jenkins, LAKE, Karl Blau / the Camel
Wednesday
11.4 / Telepath, Agobi Project / Canal Club

The Nice-n-Slow:
Thursday, the 29th, Birds & Arrows and Jack Meets the Giant visit the Plaza Bowl. More information can be found here.

Also on Thursday, Who's Bad (the Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band) plays the Hat Factory. Also playing: Swaso. Click here for details.

On Friday (Oct. 30), it's an All Hallows Eve Social when Hot Lava, the Sad Cobras, Color Kittens and I-La's heat things up at the Plaza Bowl. More info here.

Halloween Night (Oct. 31)
• The National hosts The John Hughes Halloween Variety Show with Perpetual Groove. Get more info here.

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• Get the "Costume Party - Thrills and Chills" with Palominos, Duchess of York, Chris Cubeta & The Liars Club at the Plaza Bowl. Get more info here.

Tuesday, Nov. 3, The Great White Jenkins, LAKE and Karl Blau play the Camel. Details.

Wednesday (Nov. 4), grab your hookahs, bongos and douse on the patchouli, folks. Telepath and Agobi Project are coming to the Canal Club. Click here for more details.

Venue Links:
the National | Canal Club | Gallery5 | Plaza Bowl | the Camel | the Triple | Alley Katz | Capital Ale House Downtown Music Hall | The Hat Factory

This selection of shows is purely up to my personal discretion. If you think I missed a show worth mentioning, please add it in the comments section or email me.

Christy Sheppard is an avid music fan, music mag subscriber and live show goer and she tweets for @richmonddotcom and her personal account @cshepscorp. She sometimes often sings loudly in her cubicle.