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Yawningman, We Are The Asteroid, Desert Altar, Zgomot @ Strange Matter
Yawningman has returned to RVA, and it’s an event for all who love psychedelia, stoner desert metal, and generally weird outsider shit. For years, all I could tell you about Yawningman was that on their last album, Kyuss had covered a song from their demo. The song was great, but I didn’t hear any actual Yawningman recordings or learn much of...
Neat Sweep, Foresterr, Railgun, Black Acid Ritual @ Strange Matter
Another Locals Only show at Strange Matter in the same week? I know, isn’t it great? This one is coming from a completely different part of the scene than the previous one, which makes it just as valuable and yet completely unlike the one before. That always rules. Our headliners are Neat Sweep, the latest project from Cory Chubb (Sundials, Close...
Necroscythe, Hoboknife, Voarm @ Strange Matter
Not sure what happened to Necroscythe’s original tourmates, Hivelords, but frankly, I can’t bring myself to care about it. After all, our remaining headliners are a Philadelphia black metal project who have a song called “I Spit Upon The Cross Of Christ.” How awesome is that? Do you really need any more from these people? Well, if you do, I can...
Have Mercy, Boston Manor, Can’t Swim, A Will Away @ The Camel
Sometimes in the course of writing this column I learn that there’s a significant discrepancy between what the world of the internet will tell you about a band and what your ears will tell you. For example, we have Have Mercy, a Baltimore band that is described online as “rock” and is, upon listening to any of their three albums, clearly better...
ZAO, Sunndrug, Ostraca, Venomspitter @ Strange Matter
Who knew ZAO would still be around in 2017? Especially considering that the last original member left the band over a decade ago. And who ever would have guessed that they would still be an excellent example of late 90s metalcore, somehow surviving at least a decade after anyone would have guessed they’d be relevant? Certainly not me, but the...
JTM: Long Arms Album Release Party! w/ Ladygod & Justin Jones!
This is the second local release party Jet Trails Music has brought to us this week (they were also behind the Sammi Lanzetta one, I should probably have mentioned that at the time but I write these really fast), and it’s just as big a hit as the first one. The new Long Arms LP, Young Life, sees veteran local songwriter James Menefee continuing...
Jacob Wick | Gardener
Jacob Wick: is a trumpet player and improviser. Originally from the suburbs of Chicago, Wick has lived in Brooklyn, Oakland, and Los Angeles, and has performed with a variety of improvisers and composers in a variety of contexts, including at the Whitney Museum of American Art (US), the Moers Jazz Festival (DE), and el Museo Universitario Arte...
Dirty Rice Pop-Up, feat. Noah-O X Fan Ran, Johnny Ciggs, God Goldin, Bonds, music by Billy When? @Flora
Noah-O may be seen as a one-hit wonder by some who count by MTV airplay. The truth is, though, he’s never stopped making great records, and over the past half decade or so, he’s built up quite a track record for himself. Moving across the city, putting together projects with a succession of the best beatmakers in town, and steadily improving his...
Cupid McCoy, Castle of Genre, Billy Neptune at Champion RVA
Free Live Music every Thursday at CHAMPION RVA! Installment #10 featuring: CUPID MCCOY (RVA) https://cupidmccoy.bandcamp.com/ CASTLE OF GENRE (RVA) https://castleofgenre.bandcamp.com/ BILLY NEPTUNE (RVA) https://billyneptune.bandcamp.com/ 6PM Doors // 7-10PM Sounds FREE SHOW!! Mark your calendars because Champion Brewing and Slimehole Production...
