The Milkstains with a new song: “Sidewalk Suicide.”  Performed at the Camel, RVA, 4 Aug 2012.  

(I tweaked the settings to make it a little brighter because I can never seem to take a video that’s well lit.)

14 June 2012 - Jonathan Richman at The Camel, RVA

Jonathan Richman. At the Camel. A cozy bar. Not a giant venue like you might expect from someone of his musical stature. No opening bands. 100% Jonathan Richman and drummer Tommy Larkins. Sold out show. When the partition between the bar and the performance area opened, I somehow got swept directly to the front row center. I was standing right there, surrounded by friends, and directly in front of Jonathan Richman.  

Jonathan and Tommy performed 2 sets of music with a brief 10-minute intermission.  At the beginning of the intermission, a few other folks started talking to Jonathan.  So I got up the nerve and mentioned that I was a DJ at the community radio station upstairs and that several other DJs were at the show and that we were SO excited that he was playing in town and that I really wanted to give him a hug because it was so awesome that he was here but I didn’t want to just give him a hug if he wasn’t a huggy person, and then he totally gave me a hug.  I can’t even explain how meaningful a moment that was for me.  It was awesome.

5 June 2012 - Eurotics at The Camel, RVA

I wish the vocals had been louder.  But it still gives you a sense of their sound if you haven’t heard them before.

30 May 2012 - Dead Fame at The Camel, RVA

Video by Kontra.  So loud that the sound is a little fuzzed, but it’s still worth checking out.

30 May 2012 - RVA Playlist 2nd Birthday Party at The Camel, RVA: Against Grace, Dead Fame, & Marionette

I had a dinner meeting earlier in the evening, so I missed Against Grace and most of Dead Fame but luckily FINALLY saw Marionette, who I had somehow managed to miss several times in the last new months.  

29 May 2012 - The Hill And Wood at the Camel, RVA

I’m trying to curb my compulsion to document EVERYTHING going on at shows I go to.  So I just took a pic of this band (The Hill and Wood) since I hadn’t seen them before.  They performed with Herschel Stratego and Goldrush.

From Show 29 of Janetpalooza:  Bermuda Triangles performing at The Camel, RVA, 26 Mar 2012.

From Show 29 of Janetpalooza: SCUO performing at The Camel, RVA, 26 Mar 2012.  

From Show 23 of Janetpalooza: Dead Fame performing “Turning” at The Camel.  22 Mar 2012.  I think the sound turned out a bit better on this one, though, unfortunately, it’s still a little blown out.  Sorry for all the shakiness, but I fucking love this song, so I finally just gave up trying to not dance since I knew the video was going to be dark anyway.

From Show 23 of Janetpalooza: Dead Fame performing “We Can Run” at The Camel.  22 Mar 2012.  Sorry my video was so dark.  The band usually had awesome blue and red lights for the stage, but there was a problem somewhere with the power, so it was a bit darker than planned.  (Surprise! I posted another dark video!)