Over a century ago, engineers from the Edison Company hauled their bulky recording equipment from New Jersey to Richmond, Virginia. In 1909, they captured one of the first interracial recording sessions in American history: Polk Miller, a white Confederate veteran...
It's been a year since Big Mama Shakes gave fans any new tunes, but not to fret, Richmond's Southern rock/roots five-piece has been quietly working on some new material, and we will get to hear the first single, "Coming of Age" this weekend. Their last EP, If I Try, was released in April 2016 and as usual, the boys brought their raw, energetic,...
FEATURED SHOW Saturday, October 21, 7 PM Beach Slang, Ann Beretta, Pet Symmetry, Positive No @ The Broadberry - $17 in advance/$20 at the door (order tickets HERE) Beach Slang is back, and it's hard to feel anything but awesome about that. This band burst onto the scene several years ago by electrifying younger and older punks alike with their...
Last time we checked in with Richmond’s indie prog group Night Idea, the guys were releasing their first LP, Breathing Cold at The Broadberry. A year later, the quartet is back with a new album in tow and they are coming off the road to throw a release party at the very same venue on West Broad Street this Friday. Unlike Breathing Cold, which...
This weekend, Richmond was rocked once again by one of music’s biggest acts, Foo Fighters. The 11-time Grammy winners performed at the Richmond Coliseum over the weekend in support of their latest album, Concrete & Gold. The show was opened with the Fighters new single “Run” from the new album. Richmond was treated to 10 songs back-to-back...
“Honed in real deep.” This is what Castle of Genre drummer, Anthony Crawford, had to say (albeit, with a tongue-in-cheek tonality), for the writing of the Richmond band’s newest release, No Trick/Chanel, which dropped today. As cheeky as his quip may be, he’s not wrong. This release, named for the two tracks of which it is composed, is a brief...
Last year, Richmond got a taste of the power-thrash metal band, Buzzard Dust, when they released their debut self-titled EP. And now, they’re back to celebrate the release of their first full-length album at Strange Matter this weekend. The members of Buzzard Dust are no newcomers to the scene, including Harrison Christy (vocals), Miguel Falcon...
“That’s some Richmond shit,” Black Liquid said, as he watched an unleashed dog chase after two bikes pedaling fast and furious across the West End. And Black Liquid -- a pillar of the city’s hip hop scene -- lives and breathes for that Richmond shit. His new single, “RVA,” is a personal and social commentary on the city of Richmond. “My man...
FEATURED SHOW Saturday, October 14, 6 PM MAG Fest presents Game Over 2.0, feat. A_Rival, an0va, D&D Sluggers, DJ 8-Bit Mullet, DJ Super Sonic, F1NG3RS, The Gothsicles, Gunblade X @ Fallout - $14 in advance/$19 at the door (order tickets HERE) The world of video games is, admittedly, one I'm not too familiar with. But I have brushed up against...
Forging three identities into one, the multifaceted producer of soulful hip-hop beats best known as Ohbliv has been a part of the game for over 10 years. He’s seen Richmond hip-hop go through a cultural boom, and helped define the direction that it’s moving in today. Ohbliv, better known by his loved ones as Bradford Thomas, is a busy man; he...
