With King Kaiju, Ty Sorrel and MP, Duct Tape Jesus, Southern Brothers, Gordy Michael, Ant the Symbol, Guaplord, DJ B-RIce  

$15 / $20

Gallery5's Residency Series first installment, featuring Richmond rapper Lunch $pecial

$12 adv / $15 at the door

Welcome to the Gallery5 Residency Series! Each season we curate local Richmond talent that we feel not only delivers on the stage, but in the community as well! This is a reschedule of his Juneteenth party, which was cancelled due to a power outage!

Lunch $pecial is a rapper from Richmond, VA who performs both solo (he'll perform this way for this event) and with a full band backing him. His work fuzes genres of all kinds and he's collaborated with artists of various styles (Catie Laustin & Rein, Chandler to name a few). Known for his energetic and dynamic performances, curated aesthetic and powerful lyricism, this residency showcase is not one you want to miss!

Lunch has curated a talented lineup of artists for you! Check them out here:

Empress Rav | Logos the Poetic | TMA | Tune GG

An awesome night of Jazz music featuring local Richmond acts!

$12 adv / $15 at the door

$10 adv / $12 at the door

Check out the bands:

• Astral-indie slacker rock band from Richmond, VA. Serene guitar music that will make you happy. Parsley is Junyoung Sim (Guitar/Vox), Corey Sydney (Bass), Ian Warren (Drums), and Alex Daughtrey (Guitar/Vox).

• This Man May Die is a four-piece noise rock group from Richmond, VA. You can hear them via Bandcamp or traumatic brain injury.

• Diego/DC/Lexington surf punks Silent Island emerge from their slumber with their first shows in over a year! Lead singer Neeco Beltran is back with DC-bandmates Mike Ritter (bass), Taylor Silver (guitar), and Dan Chinitz (drums) as they play songs from their minor cult classic Pleasure Party - as well as fan-favorites from Sorry About The Mess and Youth on Borrowed Time.

• Wrong Worshippers

$8 adv, $12 at the door

Colatura writes music that is sometimes dreamy, sometimes heavy, with pop-leaning melodies, earnest storytelling, and fuzzy guitars. Originally from NYC, they relocated to Pittsburgh in early 2024 and now split their time between the two cities. Touring to celebrate their new EP 'If I'm Being Honest,' Colatura will be joined at Gallery5 by Richmond local bands Charm Offensive and hardcount.

Colatura: https://www.instagram.com/colatura

Charm Offensive: https://www.instagram.com/charmoffensiverva

hardcount: https://www.instagram.com/hardcount804

$12 adv / $15 at the door

Richmond artful indie trio REVERSE YR CURSE are releasing their full length album in September. “Where Are we Going and When Will We Get There?” will feature 9 genre-bending songs about things like honoring oneself, persevering in poverty, insomnia, and ghosts from the past. “Who Cares,” is the first single off the album, and will be released at the end of July. It’s a song about being depressed but finding the strength to go out for a night anyway. The single is being released as a lovely and enchanting video, made by local filmmaker Carter Amos. Matt Lively, one of the city’s foremost painters and public art makers, loaned his property, time and hands to the production.

Saturday August 2, after not having played live since January, REVERSE YR CURSE will finally celebrate the rolling out of their new music at Gallery 5! Joining them are fellow Richmond independent sound purveyors, SERQET and BURNS BURLY WEST, dealing in post-punk-psych, and indie-alt-rock respectively.

https://reverseyrcurse.bandcamp.com/album/reverse-yr-curse-2

https://rvamag.com/music/sam-barber-grails-burns-burly-west-sound-check.html

https://serqet.bandcamp.com/

A night to celebrate queer identity, authenticity, and self-hood.

With performances by:

• Madison Turner

• Rebel Rouser

• Lil Stixx

• Zorro Nova

• Jo’Rie and Qing Blaze

• Circle Breaker

And artwork by:

• Shawnis

• Allison Kinney

• Emerson Wurinaris

• Cardamom Beloin

• Sasha Sidhu

• Erin Janicki

• Anna Showers-Cruser

• Emily Cook Asaro

• Sam Lichtenstein

• Naomi Rodgers

• Qing Imzadi

• Hannah Dunn

• Riley Claywell

• Lynn Ellin Zeigler

• Makenzie Goff

• Michelle Roberts

“Unprecedented times” is the phrase we hear so often these days. We hear it amidst the rise of discriminatory practices, hateful language, and state-sanctioned prejudice. These are real concerns, affecting real lives, including (but not limited to) queer lives. We also see both queer and non-queer individuals rising against these types of actions. Risking very real consequences to say “this is not right” and “this is not the society we want to live in.” We are inspired by these persons, motivated by them, and humbled by them.

And yet, we wonder – what role does queer joy play in this resistance? What role does queer joy play in dreaming of a different future than the reality we currently know? And also – can we just F-ing celebrate queer joy sometimes?? In a day and age as fraught as this one, Gallery5 wants to provide space with this exhibition to be bold, bright, brash, and beautiful. We want to welcome and accept queer individuals, because of the beauty, power, and generative energy that is the queer community in Richmond.

First Friday is FREE and open to the public!

First Fridays at Gallery5 are presented by Capitol One

From the generation injected with computers, comes a brand new "inTerknett" "SHOW". How does DOOMSDAY x 3 view the web through a techoshamanist lense?

The human machine of the computer could be the most interesting thing ever. Or it could be just how it is. Who's to say?!

***BUZZWORDBUZZWORD BUZZ WORD!*** DOOMSDAY DOOMSDAY DOOMSDAY is an "abrasive", multimedia, plot-based, and fully self-scripted immersive theater experience, with elements of giant wizard, video art projection, neo-vaudevillecircus, dramatic speaking, theatre of cruelty, songs, and more- all under a 1.5 hour "play" structure. I cannot explain it to you. Wear your poncho, and don't be afraid to sit in the "splash zone!" We create INNOVATIVE and never-SEEN-before theatrical experiences based in emØtiØnal whiplash. When you refuse to show your face here, you'll regret it. Not a band. A show.

Donations accepted at the door!

A window into the recursive exercises of chaos and control

$20 adv/ $22 day of

While past SUMAC records have been concentrated efforts churned out in short flurries of activity, May You Be Held is a record that came from seemingly out of nowhere. Pieced together from vestiges of the Love in Shadow session with Kurt Ballou at Robert Lang Studio in Shoreline WA, a session at The Unknown recording studio in Anacortes with Matt Bayles at the engineering helm (where the band’s sophomore album What One Becomes was tracked), and supplementary work at House of Low Culture out on Vashon Island in the Puget Sound, May You Be Held reflects the temporal shifts and protracted scope of its genesis. It’s a record that feels more human than anything else—at times flawed and wounded, at others, triumphant, purposeful, and pensive. The music is by no means a salve or anodyne, but neither is it nihilistic. Rather, its forceful approach and challenging timbres are like a confrontation, a baptism by fire, a therapeutic razing. Ultimately, May You Be Held is a reminder of the life force that binds us together and a clarion call to be an active participant in an evolving world.

Fado Nosso, The-Besides and Crystal Flowers at Gallery5!
Early doors at 6pm. Sounds at 7!!

Jazz Night is free and open to the public! Art closing happy hour 5-7! jazz doors at 7!

On the fourth Friday of each month we open up our doors to the jazz world.

In June, the Nucleus Trio will be joining us, with a WRIR DJ

Optional VIP Tables are available for purchase - they support the artists and ensure you get a comfy seat for this awesome night of music!

Come through for the exhibit closing event of Riff's & Recovery's month of celebration, featuring performances by local Riffs community members and supporters!

MUSIC STARTS EARLY AT 7PM ON THE DOT - DON’T BE LATE

$10 adv / $ 15 dos

Flora & The Fauna - "RVA’s second favorite rock band🏳️‍⚧️"

Shera Shi - A playful yet moody take on soul music with experimental indie rock undertones based out of Richmond, VA orchestrated by singer/songwriter Brittany O’Neill, incorporating the hive mind of fellow harmonious musicians, Garrett Russell, Hunter Pease, & Andrew Sisk.

Davidd - music links and info tba

The Ebb - Named while driving home from the studio after recording their first EP, The Ebb was a band born out of necessity. Lead by singer-songwriter Errol Bateman, The Ebb gives new life to their ever growing catalog of melancholy music.

Gorrak - first show in 5 years! - Progressive saxophone and drums from the bowels of RVA. Channelling an omnipotent being with no sense or idea of purpose. Echo the sounds that embody an uncertain landscape.

devastating, dreamy, filthy sound waves penetrate through one’s bones

$12 adv/ $15 day of

Senza (devastatingly heavy)

Barrow (dreamy post-hardcore)

Dead Hour (blackened mathgrind)

Terror Cell (filthy metalcore)

Gallery5 Presents: Parallel Listening Series vol. 6

Providing a silent, talk-free setting to foster and fuse the listening environment of a musical performance and a literary reading into a hybrid experience accessible to anyone in the community

Performances by: Betsy Posiadlo and Todd Blair & Jeffrey Alan Jones

Readings by: Catherine Carson, Kisha Hughes, Hiram Larew & Camille DeAngelis

Happy Hour 6 -7PM
Event: 7 -9 PM
Free to Attend / Donations Encouraged.

$5 raffle tickets for the Listening Room prize package
Raffle Benefits the Artists.

Doors at 8pm

Show at 9pm

18+ Only

SparkDazzle Entertainment brings the burlesque showcase and party you’ve been waiting for… the genre battle of the summer - Rock Vs. Rap! Come experience burlesque acts from all over, featuring performances set to rock and rap songs! We’ll celebrate our love for the genres, while putting them head-to-head as we host the night; representing Santobella with Rock and Darshe with Rap!

ROLL CALL! Dress in your rap or rock gear to show your support, or even your concert tees! This will be a SparkDazzle party you won’t want to miss. There will even be signs to hold up to cheer for your favorite genre of the night! VIP will receive these with their seats, but there will be signs for sale in order for you to participate!

Tickets available now!

VIP 4-person tables @ $100 each

VIP 2-person, tall cocktail tables @ $50 each

Reserved seats @ $25 each, not available at the door

General Admission @ $20, $25 at the door

TIPPING PERFORMERS IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED! Virtual tipping will be available.

---- FEATURED CONTENDERS ----

Performances By:

Kassidy Luvit

Kayy Lovely

Jungle Julia

Penny Rebel

Qing Blaze

Sally Stardust

Storm Psycho 6

Viktor Liktor

Venessa Chevelle

Hosted By:

Darshe Dazzles & Santobella Spark

Gallery5 is a 501c3 non profits arts organization devoted to engaging communities through the arts Your purchase helps fuel our mission!

For more information please visit www.gallery5arts.org. All sales are final, no refunds.

Accessibility info: the venue is accessible and has accessible single person genderless restrooms.

Parking info: there is street parking only. Get there early to ensure a spot near the venue. There are a couple accessible spots within a block of the venue.

Local RVA bands perform a night of original psych/rock, alternative rock and folk/americana music.

$12 adv/ $15 day of

Sister Planet is a Psych/Rock trio from Richmond, VA. The band formed in the winter of 2023 with songwriters Lee Marchenko and Landon Clark and drummer Willis Thompson. They'll be releasing a second single from their upcoming second album soon.

Vintage Youth Presents: Open Minds Night
A Thursday Open Mic Series

With Ant the Symbol & Eliturite
Featured performer: Ty Sorrell

Doors, Happy Hour and Day of Sign Up: 7p.m.
Performances: 8-11p.m.
$5 Donation at The Door

Calling all Performers! Are you a musician, vocalist, poet or spoken word artist looking for a stage to share your talents & new material with a live audience? Join us for Open Minds Night, where you can perform in an inclusive & judgement-free zone that encourages creativity. Connect with like-minded performers, collaborate & grow your artistic community.

How to Sign Up:

• Complete this online form to tell us more about your act & to reserve a spot.

• A limited number of spots will be available so we encourage early registration.

• Sign ups will also be available the night of the event.

• Up to 12 minutes allotted per performer. No full bands.

For any questions, please email: openmindsnight@gmail.com

$15 adv / $20 dos

The Creation Story Tour brings together seven genre-bending artists pushing the boundaries of underground rap and digital performance. With chaotic energy, unique lyricism, and experimental production styles, the night will showcase a range of voices from across North America featuring Bbyazul, Saturn, Heartstopmiami, Tropes, Mental, Yamamaya, and Ducttape Jesus.

Local RVA bands

$10 adv/ $15 day of

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Local RVA bands

$10 adv/ $15 day of

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Come help us celebrate the birthday of Riffs & Recovery featuring performances by local Riffs community members and supporters!

$10 adv / $ 15 dos

Rikki Rakki - Hazy-jangly, stargazey rock&roll from Richmond, VA. Rikki Rakki is Erika Blatnik (vox/guitar), Matt Luger (guitar/keys), Andy Brown (bass), and Jay Kole (drums).

Torturetwinn - Dream Pop/Post-Punk/New Wave from Richmond, VA.

Johnny Ciggs - local rap legend and founder of Gritty City Records

Spaded -deep earth midi message from god

A night of swing music to get your ears tingling and your toes tapping!

$12 adv / $ 15 dos

Come one, come all, for an evening full of the sweet sounds of vintage jazz! Begin your evening with Au Fromage, a powerful and formidable force of music whose origins lie deep beneath the earth's crust in a cave so old it has been forgotten by time itself. Then gather 'round as the Truetone Honeys unearth the luscious vocal lines of early jazz era girl groups! A show for seasoned lindy hoppers, curious toe-tappers, and anyone who loves music that's so-old-it's-new-again.

Brookhouse releases his first single, American Sounds, on the 60th anniversary of his abuelos leaving Cuba as refugees.

$12 adv / $15 day of

On this day in 1965, Brookhouse's abuelos left Cuba as refugees. Brookhouse's first single, American Sounds, explores the double-edged sword of assimilating to a new culture - the gratitude towards the country that took you in during your time of need, the desire for a new life while carrying on the traditions you know and love, and the pride for both your old and new homes. Brookhouse aims to honor the old and the new through his mix of rock, latin jazz, and americana, while offering a warning never to forget where you came from.

Opening the show is Theocles, with his signature combination of pop, soul and folk using a loop pedal for an energetic one-man show, and Dietz and the Dilemmas, whose independent rock and roll is equal parts crooning and caterwauling.

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The opening of Riffs & Recovery’s visual arts exhibition: “In Bloom” along with musical performances by Sea, Natural Astronaut, Elabor, and Aidan Guiffre

Donations at the door!

If you’re looking for free, sober fun on July 4th, we’re excited to see you there! The exhibition will be up all month long.

Sea - mysterious, uplifting sounds radiating out to any open frequencies

Natural Astronaut - Based out of Richmond, Virginia, Natural Astronaut creates music about transformation: healing within and without, seeking ways to become ever more ourselves in an authentic and compassionate manner, living in such a way that acknowledges our own sacredness and our inherent oneness with all that is.

Elabor - “To slip or glide away” - experimental tapestries invade untold space and silence.

Aidan Guiffre- layered sketches emerge from samplers and analog drums, finding solace in a forgotten tascam in the old drawer that no longer shuts right

Minute Nap, Arm the Youth, Thalidomide, Doomhauer, Sniper, 2toaroom, Silico, Cold Cocked, Crime Slug

$10 adv / $12 day of

A culminating concert featuring the top three Busk performers and live musical guests to be announced after June 7!

Tickets: TBA
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Supporting Education Through the Arts
All proceeds from The Great Busk benefit:

• All proceeds benefit both the Eva Celda Padilla Stitt School for Newcomers, a Capaz+IT program offering bilingual education, career pathways, and a safe, empowering space for immigrant youth and Music Orchard Richmond, providing quality, inclusive and accessible music education to students in public schools.​​​​

About Eva Celda Padilla Stitt School for Newcomers: 

The Eva Celda Padilla Stitt School for Newcomers seeks to provide expedient and meaningful paths to a high school diploma for newcomer students who are finding it challenging to achieve success in a traditional school environment. 

• Mastery-Based academic program built to provide students with the knowledge and critical thinking necessary to build solid careers in a 21st century work environment. 

• Growth-minded English as a Second Language program that promotes learning beyond the classroom 

• Job skills and digital skills courses that value the real learning that takes place on the job and promote goal setting and career advancement as guiding principles of a life beyond school. 

• Community-Engaged learning that pushes students to expand their sense of belonging beyond their language, encouraging immersion and participation.

About Music Orchard Richmond: 

• Music Orchard Richmond (MOR) seeks to enrich student learning through inclusive access to high-quality music education in the Greater Richmond, VA region. In May of 2023, MOR underwent a strategic re-alignment after a series of conversations between MOR’s new Executive Director and more than 30 community leaders, school music teachers, and principals about challenges regarding music education. MOR has since devised its two core programs: In-School Residencies to provide schools with professional Teaching Artists to coach under-resourced music programs and teachers, and After-School Programming to give curious students access to music classes, free lessons, and instruments. 

Jazz Night is free and open to the public! Art closing happy hour 5-7! jazz doors at 7!

On the fourth Friday of each month we open up our doors to the jazz world.

In June, the Charles Owens Quartet will be joining us, with WRIR DJ Tedi Kuma

Optional VIP Tables are available for purchase - they support the artists and ensure you get a comfy seat for this awesome night of music!

$10 adv / $12 day of

$10 adv / $12 day of