Since 2013, New York based group Deli Girls have established an electrifying, riotous legacy that dares to not only call out injustice by name, but to scream it from the rooftops. Deli Girls’ founder, Danny Orlowski, has served as the fiery vocal centerpiece for...
This was an overwhelming week of Sound Check as there is just so much amazing music in Richmond this week. Picking which shows to cover was like picking which hand to eat soup with. The weather is beautiful, shows are plentiful, life is good and I want to get out there. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am...
Recently, I met with GirlSpit, a band composed of Sera (they/she) on vocals and keytar, Harley (she/her) on bass and lead synth, and Rosa (she/her) on drums, who create slightly gothic, synth-punk music in Richmond. Birthed out of connections from queer bike ride nights and kink clubs, GirlSpit embodies what it means to be musicians who know...
At the risk of projecting purely subjective nostalgia, I posit that for a good 15 or so years, Sticky Rice was one of the greatest bars in the entire world. It’s still an incredible restaurant and a fun drinking hole - one of the best in the city. But damn, for a good stretch, it was everything. There’s lightning in a bottle and then there’s...
A few weeks back, the legendary punk rocker, artist, author, and style icon Kid Congo Powers electrified a packed house at Fuzzy Cactus. Kid's musical journey is nothing short of iconic, with stints in Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave, and Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds. The tour was in support of their latest album, This Delicious...
Alex Jonestown Massacre. I do not know if I have met a band with a name that explains so much about them. They are an undeniably and self-proclaimed political band, full of passion and anger, but in the exact same breath, lively and funny, ready to turn to a joke on a dime, and lastly, well read and thorough music lovers. I sat down to hear about...
Today’s the day, Richmond. The city is already sizzling, and 804 Day is back to turn it up a notch. Now in its second year, this free-for-all celebration is the biggest independent Richmond music block party of the year, bringing together a stellar lineup of local music heroes. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or just dipping your toes into the...
The Ashes of Leviathan tour erupted like a thermonuclear explosion last night at Virginia Credit Union Live, marking Lamb of God's triumphant return to Richmond for the first time since GwarBBQ in 2016. Joined by Mastodon, Kerry King (from Slayer), and Malevolence, the show was a raw and visceral, an unhinged testament to the power of Ashes of...
Lamb of God is a ferocious band, on record and on stage, largely due to the presence of frontman Randy Blythe. Equally as ferocious is Blythe’s worldview. Holding multiple truths simultaneously, he navigates the crossroads of past, present, and future with immeasurable ease. What began as an interview about the Ashes of Leviathan tour soon...
Twenty years ago next month, Mastodon released one of this century’s great works of art, Leviathan—a metal masterpiece inspired by the great American novel Moby Dick. Just as Herman Melville opened his novel with the eternally prescient line, “Call me Ishmael,” so too did Mastodon open their album with the similarly oracular lyric from Blood and...
