Concert Wire
Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 12:04 AM
MUSIC CRITIC MELISSA RUGGIERIS PICKS
THURSDAY, MAY 1
The Devil Wears Prada, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, White Chapel and Gwen Stacey, 6 p.m. at The Canal Club
Firehouse, 8 p.m. at The National
FRIDAY, MAY 2
Colin Healy & The Jetskis, A Suffocating Signal, Influence The Chemist, Bexley and Planets, 5 p.m. at Alley Katz
Dirty Truth, 5 p.m. at Capital Ale House Downtown Music Hall; Cashmere Jungle Lords (CD release) with Rylo and The Palominos, 9:30 p.m.
The Coalmen, 8 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea
Van Halen, 8 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena (C-ville)
Ace Frehley, 9 p.m. at The National
Girl Talk, 9:30 p.m. at Toad's Place
Bobby Lee Rodgers and The Codetalkers, 9:30 p.m. at The Canal Club
SATURDAY, MAY 3
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts with Evans Blue, Red and National Project, noon at Brown's Island
Thrice with Circa Survive and Pelican, 8 p.m. at The National
The Honky Tonk Experience, 8 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea
SUNDAY, MAY 4
Love Junkies, Red Armada, Full Moon Circle, Force of Habit and Pissant, 4 p.m. at Alley Katz
COMING UP
Creedence Clearwater Revisited and Little Feat, 6 p.m. Wednesday at Innsbrook After Hours
Tim Reynolds and TR3, 8 p.m. May 8 at Capital Ale House Downtown Music Hall
Landon Pigg, 7:30 p.m. May 8 at The Birchmere (Alexandria)
Perpetual Groove, 9 p.m. May 9 at The National
Gretchen Wilson, 6:30 p.m. May 10 at Innsbrook After Hours
Kanye West, Rihanna, N.E.R.D. and Lupe Fiasco, 6:30 p.m. May 10 at Nissan Pavilion (Manassas); 7 p.m. May 11 at Virginia Beach Amphitheater
B.B. King, 7:30 p.m. May 11 at Landmark Theater
Fire & Ice Tour with Tech N9ne, Paul Wall and Ill Bill, 8 p.m. May 11 at Toad's Place
Disturbed, 7 p.m. May 11 at The National
Radiohead, 7:30 p.m. May 11 at Nissan Pavilion
Shinedown, 8 p.m. May 14 at The National
Live and the Gin Blossoms, 6 p.m. May 14 at Innsbrook After Hours
DeVotchKa with Basia Bulat, 7 p.m. May 15 at Toad's Place
Leo Kottke, 8 p.m. May 15 at The National
The Swell Season (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova from "Once"), 7:30 p.m. May 16 at Toad's Place (sold out)
North Mississippi Allstars, 8 p.m. May 17 at The National
Erykah Badu with The Roots, 7 p.m. May 18 at Landmark Theater
Eagles, 8 p.m. May 21 at John Paul Jones Arena
James Taylor, 8 p.m. May 22 at Virginia Beach Amphitheater
Ryan Bingham, 7 p.m. May 22 at The National
Sister Hazel, 8 p.m. May 23 at Toad's Place
Augustana, 7 p.m. May 25 at The National
Dream Theater, 8 p.m. May 27 at The National
Duran Duran with Your Vegas, 7:30 p.m. May 27 at Merriweather Post Pavilion (Columbia, Md.)
Sheryl Crow with Ray LaMontagne and Ingrid Michaelson, 7 p.m. May 28 at Merriweather Post Pavilion
Smash Mouth with 1964 The Tribute, 6 p.m. May 28 at Innsbrook After Hours
GWAR, 8 p.m. May 30 at The National
Indigo Girls, 8 p.m. May 31 at The National
The Wailers, 6 p.m. June 4 at Innsbrook After Hours
Rilo Kiley, 7 p.m. June 8 at Toad's Place
moe. and Disco Biscuits, 6 p.m. June 11 at Innsbrook After Hours
Robert Randolph Revival, 8 p.m. June 12 at The National
Kottonmouth Kings with Expendables, Insolence and Dirt Ball, 7 p.m. June 13 at The National
Taj Mahal, 7:30 p.m. June 13 at Toad's Place
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, 8 p.m. June 13 at Merriweather Post Pavilion
Dickey Betts and Great Southern, 8 p.m. June 14 at The National
Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean and Halfway to Hazard, 7 p.m. June 14 at Virginia Beach Amphitheater; 7:30 p.m. June 15 at Nissan Pavilion
Phil Lesh & Friends, 5:30 p.m. June 17 at Innsbrook After Hours
Blues Traveler and Avett Brothers, 6 p.m. June 18 at Innsbrook After Hours
Billy Joel, 8 p.m. June 21 at Virginia Beach Amphitheater
The National, 8 p.m. June 22 at The National
Pearl Jam with Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, 7:30 p.m. June 22 at Verizon Center (D.C.)
Emmylou Harris, 7 p.m. June 23 at Charlottesville Pavilion
Keller Williams with Yonder Mountain String Band, 6 p.m. June 25 at Innsbrook After Hours
Dave Matthews Band, 7 p.m. June 28 at Nissan Pavilion; 7 p.m. Aug. 7 at Virginia Beach Amphitheater
Bruce in the USA, 8 p.m. July 3 at Toad's Place
Denali, 8 p.m. July 5 at The National
M?tley Cr?e with Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Trapt and Sixx: A.M., 5 p.m. July 6 at Virginia Beach Amphitheater; 4 p.m. July 13 at Nissan Pavilion
"Weird Al" Yankovic, 7 p.m. July 8 at The National
Hootie and the Blowfish, 6 p.m. July 9 at Innsbrook After Hours
Travis Tritt, 6 p.m. July 12 at Innsbrook After Hours
Brad Paisley, Jewel, Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough, 7:30 p.m. July 12 at Nissan Pavilion