The Quick-n-Dirty:
Thursday
11.12 / Jonathan Vassar & The Speckled Bird, Tripp, Zac Hrkciak & The Jungle Beat, Laurel Lane / the Camel
11.12 / And The Wiremen / Balliceaux
Friday
11.13 / House of Fools, Palominos, The Animal Beat, We Are Astronomers and Rocky Loves Emily / Alley Katz
11.13 / Louisiana Territory, Memphis 59, Jonathan Vassar & the Speckled Bird / Gallery5
11.13 / Hex Machine, Shonen Knife, Hot Lava, Brotherhood of the Jeff / Plaza Bowl
Saturday
11.14 / Conshafter Music Video Premier w/ acoustic set / the Camel
11.14 / The Hotdamns, Pedals on Our Pirate Ships, Pelican Johnny / the Camel
11.14 / Autocue, Cleric, Casper Bangs, DJ Cambot / Gallery5
Sunday
11.15 / The Hotdamns, Jonathan Vassar & The Speckled Bird, In Circles / Gallery5
Monday
11.16 / Rusted Root, Mikey Wax / Hat Factory
Tuesday
11.17 / Mumiy Troll, The Onset, Gills and Wings / Canal Club
11.17 / Robert Earl Keen, Sons Of Bill / the National
Wednesday
11.18 / Matisyahu, Trevor Hall / the National
11.18 / Caravan of Thieves / Ashland Coffee & Tea

The Nice-n-Slow:
Thursday, the 12th, Jonathan Vassar & The Speckled Bird, Tripp, Zac Hrkciak & The Jungle Beat and Laurel Lane perform at the Camel. More information can be found here.

Also on Thursday, And The Wiremen (from Brooklyn that bubbleth over with musical prowess) plays a FREE show at Balliceaux. Get more info on the show here.

Friday, the 13th (broo-ha-ha-ha-ha!):
• House of Fools, Palominos, The Animal Beat, We Are Astronomers and Rocky Loves Emily perform at Alley Katz. Click here for more information on the show.

• It's a Traces of Gold CD Release Party for Louisiana Territory Friday night at Gallery5. With special guests: Memphis 59 and Jonathan Vassar & The Speckled Bird. Show details.

• According to the people at the Plaza Bowl, this Friday night's show may just be their biggest ever. Shonen Knife, Hex Machine, Hot Lava and Brotherhood of the Jeff will perform. Tiffany Cale says "Shonen Knife is an all-girl pop/punk band from Japan. Kurt Cobain made them famous by taking them on tour and publically stating they were his favorite band on multiple occasions. They produced the theme song and movie soundtrack for the Powerpuff Girls television show and were most recently in the news for losing their drummer in an accident while on tour." Get more info here.

On Saturday (Nov. 15):
• Conshafter Music Video Premier w/ acoustic set is the early show at the Camel. Check out this week's MashUp featuring an interview with the band and a sneak-peek of the video! Click here for details.

• The Hotdamns, Pedals on Our Pirate Ships, Pelican Johnny play the late show tonight at the Camel. Details.

• Autocue Record Release Show with special guests: Cleric, Casper Bangs and DJ Cambot at Gallery5. Click here for more details.

Sunday, November 14, The Hotdamns, Jonathan Vassar & The Speckled Bird (Dude, that's 3 times in a week!) and In Circles perform at Gallery5. Click here for more information.

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On Monday, Rusted Root and Mikey Wax get funky at the Hat Factory. Root just released their first studio album in nine years back in march. I remember "Send Me On My Way" and Dave Matthews Band as their opener ... my how things have changed. If you want more info, click here.

On Tuesday, "Russia's Rolling Stones" Mumiy Troll play the Canal Club. The Onset and RVA's own Gills and Wings are opening. Get more details here.

Also on Tues., Robert Earl Keen and Sons Of Bill perform at the National. Get more details here.

Wednesday (Nov. 18):
• Yarmulke-clad Matisyahu brings special guest Trevor Hall to the National Wednesday. Click here for more details.

• Caravan of Thieves make their third and final appearance of the year at least at Ashland Coffee & Tea. Details.

Venue Links (alpha order):
Alley Katz | Ashland Coffee & Tea | Balliceaux | the Camel | Canal Club | Capital Ale House Downtown Music Hall | CenterStage | the Coliseum | Gallery5 | Hat Factory | Landmark Theater | the National | Plaza Bowl | the Triple

This selection of shows is purely sort-of 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 frequently sings loudly in her cubicle.