I get asked a lot by people: what Richmond bands should I check out? After a decade of trying to help everyone out, I decided to take a shot at putting them all down. So here is a catalog with every good local band we could think of. There are over 180+ bands listed...
Built For Love: The 2019 Richmond Tattoo, Art & Music Festival
With internationally-acclaimed tattoo artists alongside your favorite artists from the River City, the Richmond Tattoo, Art, & Music Festival is bringing its artistic fire to town this month. Richmond is a tattoo mecca -- this has become an undeniable...
After 25 Years, Carbon Leaf Still Brings It Home
Just over a year since we last met, Carbon Leaf is back for a summer show at Maymont. I sat down with band members Terry Clark and Barry Privett in their suburban Richmond home studio to catch up on their new projects and the trials and tribulations they've faced over...
Carbon Leaf on reviving old projects ahead of Maymont show 6/24
What do you get when you mix a Celtic-Americana-indie-rock band, a garage studio in the suburbs of Richmond, and Maymont Park? Turns out, it’s Carbon Leaf. The local band, whose career has spanned almost 25 years, is due to play at Maymont Park this weekend. The band...
A chat with Red Amp Audio on the secret to their success, their passion for producing and what makes a great musician
“If I was walking in here every day making a salad commercial, I’d burn out really quickly,” said Jody Boyd as he sits in front of his mixing console, looking into his tracking room. “If I was walking in here every day making a salad commercial, I’d burn out really...
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