ALLEY KATZ -- 10 Walnut Alley, 643-2816. Forever in Terror, Aesthetic, Make Like Murder and Cast Upon Blind Eyes, 6 p.m. Thursday, all ages, $12. Metal Fest with SSR, Social Dropouts, Attack, Parasytic and others, 7 p.m. Friday, all ages, $10. Metal Fest with Thrall, Skuds, Aghast, Wartorn and others, 7 p.m. Saturday, all ages, $10.
ASHLAND COFFEE & TEA -- 100 N. Railroad Ave., Ashland, 798-1702. The Kennedys and The Taters, Thursday, $20. Steve Poltz, Friday, $15 in advance, $20 day of show. Susan Greenbaum Band, 8 p.m. Saturday, $8. Eric Taylor, 8 p.m. March 13, $15 in advance, $20 day of show.
BELLA ARTÉ -- 1223 Bellevue Ave., 515-9099. Just Desserts (jazz), 8 p.m. Friday, no cover.
BLEU BISTRO -- 8982 Quioccasin Road, 750-1120. Root 6, 10 p.m. Friday. The Mood, 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Doctors of Jazz, noon Sunday. Wop (of The Kind Eye) in open-mike night, 9 p.m. Tuesday, no cover. Who Shot Sally, 9 p.m. March 13.
BOATHOUSE AT SUNDAY PARK -- 24602 Millridge Parkway, Midlothian, 744-2545. Ban Caribe, 6 p.m. Friday. George Turman, 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
BOGART'S -- 203 N. Lombardy St., 353-9280. A Good Natured Riot (bluegrass), 9 p.m. Thursday. Pennyshaker (soul, rock), 9 p.m. Friday. Upper East Side Big Band (jazz), 9 p.m. Saturday. Tony Brown's open-mike night, Tuesday, no cover. Mozely Rose (acoustic country rock), 9 p.m. March 13.
BOTTOMS UP PIZZA -- 1700 Dock St., 644-4400. Butterbean Jazz Quartet, 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Buttercup (classic country, honky-tonk), 8 p.m. March 13, no cover.
CAFÉ DIEM -- 600 N. Sheppard St., 353-2500. Chez Roué Orchette, 9:30 p.m. Thursday. The Atkinsons, 10 p.m. Saturday. Rick Hollowell, 9 p.m. Monday, no cover. The DJ Williams Projekt, Tuesday.
THE CAMEL CAFÉ -- 1621 W. Broad St., 353-4901. The Apes, Albatross and TheAmoeba Men, 9 p.m. Friday, all ages, $7. Official Performance Machine, 5 p.m. Saturday, all ages, $8. The Bowmans and Special Ed & the Short Bus, 8 p.m. Sunday, $7. Steve Kessler, Bruce Nicholls, Matt Hall and Kip Williams in "Jazz on Broad," 7 p.m. Wednesday. The Recliners, 7:30 p.m. March 13.
THE CANAL CLUB -- 17th and Dock streets, 643-CLUB (2582). Local Xposure with Rites of Ash, Squeezebox, Silk Attraction, Memory Fade and Bocks Car, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, no cover. The Crazy Anglos, Uncrowned and Half Lit Halo, 9 p.m. Friday, $8. The Gaslight Anthem, Landmines and Mason Dixon Disaster, 9 p.m. Saturday, $10. RAQ, The Jesse Chong Band and Jubeus, 9 p.m. Wednesday, $12 in advance, $14 at door.
CAPITAL ALE HOUSE MUSIC HALL -- 623 E. Main St., 780-ALES. Cat Daddy, 5 p.m. Friday, no cover. Matt Walsh, 9 p.m. Friday, $5. Farm Vegas, 9 p.m. (doors) Saturday, $6. Denise King (jazz vocals) for Richmond Jazz Society Guest Educators Series, 7 p.m. Tuesday, $10-$15.
CARY STREET CAFÉ -- 2631 W. Cary St., 353-7445. The Havers (Irish, Celtic, bluegrass), 10 p.m. Thursday, $5. Crucial Elements (reggae), 10 p.m. Friday, $5. King Solomon's Marbles (Grateful Dead covers), 10 p.m. Saturday, $8. Divine Profitz, Ben FM and Ill Dialects (hip-hop), 9 p.m. Sunday, $5. Sideshow Addiction (jam rock), 10 p.m. Tuesday, $5. 29th Division (jam rock), 10 p.m. Wednesday, $5.
CBCC -- 2612 Perdue Springs Drive, Chester, 425-6956. Keep Off the Grass, Eat the Center, Taj Motel Trio and others, 8 p.m. Friday.
CHIOCCA'S -- 425 N. Belmont Ave, 355-3228. Thor Eros, 7 p.m. Wednesday, no cover.
COCKADE CITY GRILL -- 305 N. Sycamore St., Petersburg, 862-2537. Kirk Farmer, 9:30 p.m. Friday, no cover. Ragin' James, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, no cover.
COMMON GROUNDZ -- 734 W. Broad St., 344-8580. Susan Greenbaum Duo, 8 p.m. Friday, $5.
COSMOPOLITAN LOUNGE -- Ramada Inn-West, 1500 E. Ridge Road, 386-7979. Chicken Grease (R&B, soul covers), 8 p.m. Thursday, no cover before 9 p.m., $5 after.
COUNTY RIB & ALE HOUSE -- 11045 Hull Street Road, 675-4447. Pat Russell, 8 p.m. Thursday and March 13, no cover. Black Rose, 8 p.m. Friday, $5. US, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, $5. Rick & Rod Hollowell, 7 p.m. Wednesday, no cover.
DAVIS & MAIN -- 2501 W. Main St., 353-6641. JazzNecks Trio featuring John Conley with Dennis Elliot and Brian Sulser, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, no cover.
DIXIE DINER -- 250 N. Sycamore St., Petersburg, 732-7425. Open-mike night with Z. Artis, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, no cover. Redman & Ruddock, 6 p.m., and BC & Gray, 9 p.m. Friday, no cover. Z. Artis (jazz), 7 p.m. Saturday. Redman & Ruddock, noon, and Dale Traylor, 3 p.m. Sunday, no cover.
DUBLIN'S IRISH PUB -- 7526 Mechanicsville Turnpike, 723-5582. Turf Fire (traditional Irish music), 7 p.m. Thursday and March 13, no cover.
EASY STREET CAFÉ -- 2401 W. Main St., 355-1198. Damian Allen & James Andrews (acoustic), 9 p.m. Thursday, no cover. David Carter (rock, country, pop), 10 p.m. Friday, no cover. Major Motor (rock), 10 p.m. Saturday, no cover. Pat O'Brien, 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, no cover.
ENZO'S RISTORANTE & TAVERN Broadview Shopping Center, 36 Broad Street Road, Manakin-Sabot, 784-2962. Cat Daddy, 8 p.m. Saturday, no cover.
ESCABAR RESTAURANT & RAW BAR 5806 Grove Ave., 288-4885. Casey McCue, 9 p.m. Monday, no cover.
FAMILY SECRETS -- 5310 Chamberlayne Ave., Brookhill-Azalea Shopping Center, 515-8890. Klaxton Brown, 8:30 p.m. Friday, $5.
THE GAITA CLUB -- 2301 E. Washington St., Petersburg, 733-0400. RD & Snakeman in jam session, 7 p.m. Wednesday.
GRANDPA EDDIE'S BBQ -- 11129 Three Chopt Road, 270-RIBS. CPR (classic rock), 9 p.m. Friday, no cover. The Taters (roots rock) 9 p.m. Saturday, no cover.
HAM'S RESTAURANT -- 9498 W. Broad St., 965-5520. Rick & Rod Hollowell, 7 p.m. Friday.
THE HARD SHELL -- 1411 E. Cary St., 643-2333. Butterbean Jazz Quartet, 7:30 p.m. Friday.
INFUZION LOUNGE -- 1401 Roseneath Road, 249-2665. Gypsy Roots, 8 p.m. Thursday. Thomas Wakefield's Roundhouse Swing Unit (jazz, Latin), 8 p.m. Friday, no cover. Kip Williams Trio featuring Steve Kessler, 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Bryce McCormick & Cameron Ralston, 6 p.m., and Bob Hallahan & Adam Larrabee, 8 p.m. Tuesday. Steve Kessler, 6 p.m., and Bryce McCormick & Jesse Harper, 8 p.m. Wednesday. Bryce McCormick, 6 p.m., and Gypsy Roots 8 p.m. March 13.
IRONHORSE RESTAURANT -- 100 S. Railroad Ave., Ashland, 752-6410. BJ Kocen & Harry Gore in open- mike night, 8 p.m. Tuesday, no cover.
J&D'S CAFE -- Laurel Park Shopping Center, 2322 Hungary Road, 266-2331. Cat Daddy, 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
JIMMY'S RESTAURANT -- Lexington Commons Shopping Center, 10170 W. Broad St., 747-3354. John Small, 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
MOLITO'S MEXICAN GRILL -- 1800 S. Creekone St., Powhatan, 897-7913. Blues Flash, 7:30 p.m. Friday.
MULLIGAN'S SPORTS GRILLE-SOUTH SIDE -- 11146 Hull Street Road, 744-8686. Calling Monroe, 9:30 p.m. Friday, $5.
THE NATIONAL -- 708 E. Broad St., 612-1900. J. Holiday and Trey Songz (hip-hop), 8 p.m. Thursday, $28. Neville Brothers, 9 p.m. Friday, $20. Emery, Mayday Parade, As Cities Burn and others, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, $14 in advance, $16 day of show. Three Days Grace, Seether and Hurt, 8 p.m. Sunday, $35. Little Feat, 8 p.m. Monday, $20 in advance, $23 day of show.
POSITIVE VIBE CAFÉ -- Stratford Hills Shopping Center, 2825 Hathaway Road, 560-9622. Tripp & Jenny (oldtime country), 11:30 a.m. Sunday, no cover. Andy Bopp (acoustic power pop), 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, no cover.
RARE OLDE TIMES -- 10602 Patterson Ave., 750-1346. Uisce Beatha, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, no cover. Bryce Miller, 7 p.m., and Andy & Cindy & Then Some, 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, no cover. Rock of Aged, 9 p.m. Wednesday.
REFLECTIONS -- 1713 E. Main St., 377-8333. Joe Bailey & United Souls (reggae, calypso), 10 p.m. Wednesday, $5.
ROCKS -- 1814 E. Main St., 648-7625. Mir Mortals and Samadhi, 8 p.m. Saturday, $5.
SHARKY'S BAR & BILLIARDS -- 4032 Cox Road, 273-1888. Pat O'Brien, 9:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, no cover. The Wrest, 9:30 p.m. Friday and Wednesday, no cover.
SHENANIGANS EATERY & PUB -- 4017 MacArthur Ave., 264-5010. The Slack Family (bluegrass), 9 p.m. Friday. Billy Ray Hatley & the Showdogs CD release party, 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Mo DeBree, 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Ray Pittman Project, 8 p.m. Tuesday, no cover. Amy Henderson, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
SINÉ IRISH PUB -- 1327 E. Cary St., 649-7767. Jubeus, 9 p.m. Friday. Dave Pollard, 9 p.m. Saturday.
STRATFORD GRILL -- Stratford Hills Shopping Center, 2805 Hathaway Road, 320-1218. Last Minute Band, 7 p.m. Thursday, no cover.
SULLIVAN'S IRISH PUB -- 301 S. Railroad Ave., Ashland, 752-1628. Robin Rich, 8 p.m. Thursday and 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday. JazzNecks, noon Sunday, no cover. The Mahones, 8 p.m. Sunday, $8 in advance, $10 day of show. Ken Fetzer in open-mike night, 8 p.m. Wednesday.
TALON -- 11800 Hull Street Road, 744-9541. Wop (of The Kind Eye) in open-mike night, 8 p.m. Thursday, no cover. The Kind Eye and Beggars Road, 9 p.m. Friday.
TAPHOUSE GRILL -- 1214 E. Cary St., 644-3018. Russ Hanchin-Joe Sarver Duo (jazz standards and Brazilian), 8 p.m. Saturday.
TOAD'S PLACE -- 140 Virginia St., 648-TOAD (8623). The Slit, Shellshag and The Amoeba Men (punk rock), 8 p.m. Thursday, $15. Army of Me, Conshafter and The Sketches, 7 p.m. Friday, $10 in advance, $15 day of show. Pat McGee Acoustic Trio, Stephen Kellogg & the Sixes and David Shultz, 7 p.m. Saturday, $15. Cross Canadian Ragweed, 8 p.m. Sunday, $15 in advance, $17 day of show.
TOBACCO COMPANY -- 1201 E. Cary St., 782-9555. The Rhythmasters, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, no cover. Janet Martin Band, 9:30 Friday-Saturday, no cover. Chris Grigg, 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, no cover. Jack Winn-tet, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, no cover. Three for All, 8:30 p.m. March 13, no cover.
VISIONS DANCE CLUB -- Holiday Inn Select-Koger South, 1021 Koger Center Blvd., 379-3800. Flashback, 9 p.m. Saturday, $8.
ZUPPA -- 101 N. 18th St., 249-8831. Pockit Brass Clique (jazz, funk), 10 p.m. Saturday, no cover. OUT OF TOWN
THE BIRCHMERE -- 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, (703) 549-7500. Dwele, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, $35. Jonathan Coulton and Paul Storm, 7:30 p.m. Friday, $25. Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, $25. Robin Trower, 7:30 p.m Sunday, $35. Los Lobos and James Hunter, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, $49-50. Lizz Wright, 7:30 p.m. March 15, $35.
CATTLE ANNIE'S -- 4009 Murray Place, Lynchburg, (434) 846-3206. The Worx, 9:30 p.m. Friday, $8. Chevelle, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, $22 in advance, $25 at door.
GRAVITY LOUNGE -- 103 S. First St., Charlottesville. (434) 977-5590. 180, 7:30 p.m. Friday, $5-$7. Hungrytown and The Virginia Ramblers, 7 p.m. Sunday, $5-$10. The Bobs, 7 p.m. Tuesday, $20. Liz Carroll & John Doyle, 7 p.m. March 13, $25.
J.M. RANDALLS -- 4854-16 Longhill Road, Williamsburg, (757) 259-0406. Zack Goebbel, Thursday. The Blues Empacts, Friday. Shakedown, Saturday. Fuzz Band, March 13.
MULLIGAN'S SPORTS GRILLE -- 202 High St., Farmville, (434) 315-8787. Le Grand Jazz, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, no cover.
9:30 CLUB -- 815 V St. N.W., Washington, (202) 265-0930. All That Remains, Chimaira, Black Tide and Light This City, Thursday, $17. Sia and Har Mar Superstar, Friday, $20. The Hives and The Donnas, Saturday, sold out. The Pogues and Urban Voodoo Machine, Sunday-Monday, sold out. Pete Francis, The Bridge and Kill the Alarm, Tuesday, $15. Justice, Wednesday, sold out.
THE NORVA -- 317 Monticello Ave., Norfolk, (757) 627-4500. Little Feat, 8 p.m. Sunday, $15 in advance, $20 day of show. Throwdown, Soilwork and others, 7 p.m. Wednesday, $15 in advance, $18 day of show.
THE STATE THEATRE -- 220 N. Washington St., Falls Church, (703) 237-0300. Tommy Lepson Band, Michelle Swan, Tom Lofgren & Paper Umbrella and others, 8 p.m. Thursday, $20. Sematic, Anamide, Envy Insane and Burn the Ballroom, 9 p.m. Friday, $11. Hurt and Course of Nature, 8:30 p.m. March 13, $10. prow@timesdispatch.com. A calendar phone line is available at (804) 649-6731 for submitting information to the Live Music listing. Phone or written notices must give the date, name of the group performing, time, location, cost and phone number. Deadline is noon Monday for that week's calendar. An online calendar is available at inRich.com. Posting an event to the online calendar does not guarantee it will also appear in print.