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August 26, 2015

J. Roddy Walston and the Business, Sleepwalkers

Friday, Aug. 28 @ 40 Watt Club

By Gabe Vodicka

Photo Credit: Eric Ryan Anderson

Eclectic rockers J. Roddy Walston and the Business have toured pretty much constantly since they started out way back in the early aughts; this Friday’s Athens show will be the latest of many for the now Richmond, VA-based band. The group’s most recent outing, 2013’s Essential Tremors, combines riffy Southern rock swagger with a punkish spirit and a shake of wild-eyed, old-school soul. The Business’ high-octane live show, centered on Walston’s legendary upright piano panache, is truly something to behold. Fellow Virginians Sleepwalkers will open the show with a set of their cheeky psych-pop.

9 p.m. $16. 40watt.com

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