Rockitz kicked off it’s annual two-month-long Battle of the Bands on Thursday, October 24th at Babe’s of Carytown. Three bands opened the event, which runs until November 20th.

Dammit Matthew Dammit played first, despite being billed as the ten o’clock show on the Rockitz website. We got there right at 8 just in time for some good ol fashioned punk (no emo found here!). Soloist ViniVola maintained the rhythm of the show with some good natured heckling and a damn good variety of music. Crossroad Voodoo came on at 9 with some deep, bluesy jams and Caught in the Rift closed the show with versatile and organic melodies.

Rockitz has hosted this event for the past several years, and if anyone knows how to do it – it’s Rockitz. They’ve managed thousands of shows and hosted acts like Whiskey Rebellion, Jack Johnson, Jimmie’s Chicken Shack, and Toubab Krewe. They’ve also been a major part of the Richmond music scene for decades (they’re celebrating their 25th anniversary this year), and have only grown since.

Check out the schedule from the Rockitz website below and drop in by Babe’s this month. You can preorder tickets from rockitz.net for any of the following dates for just $5:

Thursday, October 1:
    Citybillies
    Wendy Pace Project
    Five Nine H20
Friday, October 9:
    The Delvers
    Sleeping Giants
    Diedre Nivala
Thursday, October 15:
    Velvet Nines
    The Bush League
    Acoustic Creek
Thursday, October 22:
    Jim O’Ferrell Band
    A Good Natured Riot
    Los Honchos

By Author: Meredith Ripple

Meredith Ripple is a recent VCU graduate living in Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom. She writes for a local marketing company during the week and frequents shows at local venues in the evenings and weekends (Cary St. Café and Emilio’s most often). Her dad introduced her to music from a very young age, ranging from the Beatles to David Benoit and she’s been hooked ever since. She’s lived in Detroit, eastern Pennsylvania and Williamsburg, VA before moving to Richmond four years ago. She’ll be covering Richmond’s active and energetic jam and folk scene for Magazine33, her first journalistic endeavor.

Comments(1):

1. caught in the rift

   hey meredith... thanks for coming out to the BotB show @ Babe's. just wanted to invite you to our Cary St. Cafe show next Friday October 16. we play there all the time and always have a blast. i'll bring you a copy of our new EP! doug fisher caught in the rift

   Wednesday, October 07, 2009 Doug