In 2018, Marc Rebillet showed up at The Camel in Richmond, a 200-cap room with sticky floors and a knack for producing nights that linger longer than they should. He wore robes then silky, gaudy, ceremonial things and improvised entire sets out of loops that seemed...
Some of Richmond's finest musicians will bring their acts together for the first time on stage at Dominion Arts Center next month. Matthew E. White, Natalie Prass Tim Barry, Bio Ritmo, and Clair Morgan will headline RVA Live! a showcase put on by The Broadberry and Richmond Symphony designed to incorporate the musical arts of all genres and...
“My spirit is rattled inside” - No Malice Prison. The idea is so embedded in the American consciousness that it is hard to conceive of an America without it. This thought remained with me as I drove towards the penitentiary in Chesapeake, Virginia. Even more so, since I was accompanying a musician who famously inaugurated an entire sub-genre of...
FEATURED SHOW Friday, August 4, 8 PM Don't Look Back Fest, feat. Clair Morgan, Navi, Keep, Smoke Break, Good Neighbor @ The Camel - $6 in advance/$8 day of show (order tickets HERE) The kitchen fire that closed down Don't Look Back a month or so ago has created some awful situations. For one thing, a whole bunch of people are out of work. For...
Springtime in Richmond: every year when the days get warmer, there’s an energy to the air as the locals slip into their summer routine. The warm weather has an unmistakable effect on this city. For many of us, these endless days are spent on the banks of the James. Thanks to Minor Poet’s Andrew Carter, there’s a soundtrack for that feeling. His...
The beloved story about the Boy Who Lived is coming to the Altria Theater in the near future. The soundtrack from the movie adaptation of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone will be played by the Richmond Symphony Orchestra on February 10, as part of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series. The movie itself will play on a large screen behind the...
There are a lot of mediocre bands in Richmond, yet McKinley Dixon is emerging as the face of what the music scene should be. Why? Because in a political age cast from the worst excesses of our own human nature, Dixon is making us confront our most unpleasant realities. Unlike other bands who lead us to believe that things are somehow alright, he...
With the release of their latest album, The Milkstains are back in business with shows all over Richmond. “Punch The Sky” did not disappoint breaking out summer-worthy sonic jams at the peak of the season. The grime surf band began back in 2003 when Katchinoff and Sizemore were in high school. Lopez joined seven years later creating The...
Last night, Richmond was hit with the news that Brian “The Honorable Sleaze” Davis, Sr., a staple of the local hip hop scene, died suddenly following complications during surgery. Co-producer of the now-defunct Just Plain Sounds netlabel, Sleaze was known for his work as a skilled producer and artist. His most recent album, Heavenly/Devilish II:...
Richmond-based DJ collective Body Talk has been funking up the local disco scene for almost five years. This weekend, their newest Skyyline event is kicking off at The HofGarden’s rooftop with guest DJs from Baltimore’s 4 Hours of Funk. Body Talk’s funk parties bring the 80s dance party to RVA every last Saturday of the month at Continental...
