Founded during a time of grief, People’s Blues of Richmond is a band that oozes with emotion. Co-founders Tim Beavers and Matt Volkes were mourning the loss of a friend when they began playing and writing songs together, eventually resulting in 2013’s Good Time Suicide. Tracks such as “Cocaine” and “Black Cat” define the band’s raw passion fueled by a retro heaviness dug from the classic rock foundations of Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. And the group’s rapidly shifting progressions from celebration to psychedelia make for a live show of hopped up mayhem and musical exhilaration.
Friday 8/28. $10-12, 8:30pm. The Southern Café and Music Hall, 103 S. First St. 977-5590.