St. Vincent, Shearwater Thursday, May 24 at The National There's a fascinating quote about performing live from My Bloody Valentine frontman Kevin Shields. He concludes that, to the best of his abilities, he could never truly dictate what happens on a stage....
Former GayRVA editor-in-chief, RVA Magazine editor for print and web. Anxiety expert, proud trans woman, happily married.
The Watermelon Festival… On Acid
Ah, the Richmond Watermelon Festival - a delightful opportunity to get the family out of the air conditioning and into the sweltering streets of Carytown. With mainly clear skies, it truly was a beautiful day this year, aside from the thousands of sweat-glazed human...
Audio Dancers No. 8: Warren Hixson
If you’ve talked to anyone who regularly sees live local music, one name seems to come up quite a bit. The self-declared cabin-fi acid surf outfit Warren Hixson has left quite the impression on everyone. It could be seen early on that the group had promise when they...
DAILY FIX: Swordplay & PT Burnem, “86 Paul Ryan”
Virginia's recent upgrade to the status of "battleground state" in presidential elections has led to us all being bombarded with political ads from both sides of the aisle, and with the election less than a week away, I'm sure we're all ready for it all to stop. But...
DAILY RECORD: Heart-Set Self-Destruct
Heart-Set Self-Destruct - Monster EP (Soundmine Musicworks) The new EP by Heart Set Self Destruct is an excellent example of the fact that sometimes, two great tastes really don't taste great together. On these five songs, this Chicago quartet attempts to mix a darkly...
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