Here are Mother’s Milk’s recommendations for local events in the month of February. If you like drinking in public, you’d be well-advised to check ’em out.<\/p>\n
02\/03\/10 –\u00a0Strange Brew<\/a><\/strong> (film) @ Capital Ale House<\/a> Well,\u00a0Strange Brew<\/strong> is a movie starring Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis. We can’t believe we haven’t seen it. Movies at Capital Ale are free, so if you’re of a mind to watch a Canadian beer movie, you could certainly do worse. The\u00a0WRIR Birthday Bash<\/strong> has a bunch of bands, a cash bar, free food, and the greatest DJs – and listeners – in the city of Richmond. It’s always a good time.<\/p>\n The Residents<\/strong> are a seminal band that is probably worth checking out, but… we’re not gonna lie. We’ll be watching the Superbowl that day. The\u00a0Cracker<\/strong> acoustic gig is more an interesting curiosity than a must-see, in our opinion, but we’re not super-big fans of Cracker. Still, we’ve played a few of their songs, and it’s an excuse to go to Ashland. German\u00a0Fasching<\/strong>? It’s essentially Mardi Gras for Krauts. Could be a good time; we’ll be checking it out, if we’ve got bank for beer. That mega-show is almost a replacement for the cancelled show from December –\u00a0White Cross, Octane Saints<\/strong>, and\u00a0Beex<\/strong> are all a MIGHTY GOOD TIME (We have said it before) and the other two guys are good enough to be in the same lineup, so I can’t imagine that they suck.<\/p>\n Willie Nelson<\/strong>. Do I need to say anymore? If I do, you probably wouldn’t like it. If I don’t, you probably would. I declare that “’nuff said.”\u00a0Nouvelle Vague<\/strong> does awesome lounge covers of 80s New Wave and Punk classics; their version of the Dead Kennedys’ ‘Too Drunk To Fuck’ is a neo-classic.<\/p>\n FRANK TURNER!<\/strong> Hell yes: solo show at the Camel – right underneath the WRIR studios! – and then a gig the following day at the Norva, opening up for\u00a0Floging Molly<\/strong>, America’s best Pogues-denying Pogues-influenced trad\/punk crossover. The day after? Same venue, same vibe: Boston’s own\u00a0Dropkick Murphys<\/strong>. We may be looking for a place to crash in Norfolk so we can catch both of those.<\/p>\n Snoop Dogg<\/strong> has done much to promote the drinking song in hip-hop culture, penning the instant-classic ‘Gin and Juice’ amongst other standouts. Plus you don’t have to drive anywhere. Last but not least,\u00a0The Queers<\/strong> come highly recommended by Richmond’s (and the Slickee Boys’) own Dirty Dacoit Dan.<\/p>\n MUST SEE:<\/strong> Frank Turner at the Camel or at the Norva. I don’t care which one you go to, but he is a simply-not-to-be-missed live act. I’ve got a pair of tickets to give away for the Norva show, incidentally – keep listening for further information.<\/p>\n
\n02\/05\/10 –\u00a0WRIR Birthday Bash<\/a><\/strong> @ The Renaissance Ballroom<\/a>
\n02\/07\/10 –\u00a0The Residents<\/a><\/strong> @ 930<\/a> (Washington, DC)
\n02\/10\/10 –\u00a0Cracker<\/a><\/strong> Acoustic featuring David Lowery & Johnny Hickman @ Ashland Coffee and Tea<\/a>
\n02\/12\/10 –\u00a0German Fasching w\/ The Continentals<\/a><\/strong> @ Capital Ale House<\/a>
\n02\/13\/10 –\u00a0White Cross<\/a>, Octane Saints<\/a>, Beex<\/a>, Red Angel Dragnet<\/a>, The Splints<\/a><\/strong> @ Plaza Bowl
\n02\/16\/10 –\u00a0Willie Nelson<\/a><\/strong> @ The National
\n02\/20\/10 –\u00a0Nouvelle Vague<\/a><\/strong> @ 930<\/a> (Washington, DC)
\n02\/21\/10 –\u00a0Frank Turner<\/a><\/strong> @ The Camel
\n02\/22\/10 –\u00a0Flogging Molly<\/a>, Frank Turner<\/a><\/strong> @ The Norva (Norfolk, VA)
\n02\/23\/10 –\u00a0Dropkick Murphys<\/a><\/strong> @ The Norva (Norfolk, VA)
\n02\/24\/10 –\u00a0Snoop Dogg<\/a><\/strong> @ The National
\n02\/28\/10 –\u00a0The Queers<\/a><\/strong> @ Black Cat (Washington, DC)<\/p>\n