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Southside Future Squad at

SFS is a local jazz fusion band that sounds like Miles Davis laced with a dose of hip-hop and electronica. They've also got bongos, which never fail to delight the hippies in the house.

The Squad follows in the tradition of Modern Groove Syndicate, who occupied the Monday night slot at Bogie's for so long. 9 p.m.

$5.

Tuesday, April 17

Hot Buttered Rum at Alley Katz

Hot Buttered Rum is a postmodern string band from San Francisco that combines bluegrass, reggae, folk and jazz into a riveting blend of Americana. In recent years the band has become a fixture on the bluegrass festival circuit.

Opening the show is Richmond's favorite vaudevillian roots-rockers, Special Ed and the Shortbus. 8 p.m.

$7-$10.

Wednesday, April 18

Gov't Mule at Snagajob.com Pavilion

Conceived as an offshoot of the Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule today is one of the nation's best bluesy Southern rock bands.

Lead singer and guitarist Warren Haynes is one of the great American Guitar Gods, with an improvisational ability usually confined to the province of jazz. 6 p.m.

$10 general admission, $15 at gate. $30 Gold Circle tickets.

Thursday, April 19

Austin Lounge Lizards at Ashland Coffee and Tea

The Austin Lounge Lizards are a folk music group that write deeply satirical ditties about current events.

"The Drugs I Need," one of their recent songs that lampoons the pharmaceutical industry, even ended up as a Jib Jab video. And nothing is off-limits for the Hawaiian shirt-wearing band, including religion, as evidenced by their song, "Jesus Loves Me But He Doesn't Love You." 8 p.

m. $25.

Friday, April 20

SOJA at Canal Club

Spring is here, and that means its high time to take in a live reggae show.

Soldiers of Jah Army, a politically-conscious reggae group from the D.C. area, fits the bill perfectly.

The band plays laid-back roots reggae, and sings about the genre's age-old themes of freedom and oppression. Opening the show is the Fear Nuttin Band, a dynamic group that combines dancehall reggae with American hard rock. 9:30 p.

m. $12-$15.

Saturday, April 21

Indigo Girls at Snagajob.

com Pavilion

A Georgia band that burst onto the scene in the late '80s, the Indigo Girls were for a time the darling of college radio. This was due to their debut album, which featured the songs "Closer to Fine" and "Prince of Darkness." They're no longer churning out the hits, but that's okay, because the old stuff still sounds great.

6 p.m. $12.

50 general admission, $15 at gate. $35 Gold Circle tickets.

Sunday, April 22

Bonnie Raitt at Charlottesville Pavilion

Long a hero in the blues community, Bonnie Raitt finally emerged into the mainstream with the album Nick of Time in 1989.

That album made the sultry chanteuse a household name, and featured now classics like "Thing Called Love" and "Angel from Montgomery," then just a little known folk song by John Prine. Raitt still plays those tunes, and has plenty more great ones under her belt. With few shows happening in Richmond on the Sabbath, the drive to Charlottesville for this one is well worth it.

7 p.m. $31.

50 to $57.00. SOLD OUT.

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