Richmond gets it. More than any other city in Virginia. So here’s Weekend Frequency, a reader-curated playlist built for the city, by the city. This week’s mix comes from the editors of RVA Mag. We wanted to dig into the legacy of early garage rock, and draw a...
For three years, the rowdy, bearded guys that make up the band Dharma Bombs have brought RVA feet-stompin’, booty-shakin’, whiskey-drinking party tunes with their fusion of blues, folk, and swing, a genre they refer to as Appalachian Dixieland. But the group has been toiling away on their latest effort, Old Time Romance, their first full length...
For three years, the rowdy, bearded guys that make up the band Dharma Bombs have brought RVA feet-stompin’, booty-shakin’, whiskey-drinking party tunes with their fusion of blues, folk, and swing, a genre they refer to as Appalachian Dixieland. But the group has been toiling away on their latest effort, Old Time Romance, their first full length...
It was the hottest ticket that weekend. The Citrus City Records two-year anniversary party, held at Gallery5 on a chilly Friday night this past January, brought together a large crowd made up of both veteran local music aficionados and hip young college kids. All had made their way to Gallery5 that night to hear the kind of sunny, energetic indie...
Most metal-savvy people in Richmond are at least somewhat aware of Cannabis Corpse, and are therefore aware of Josh Hall, or Hallhammer, through his drum work with Cannabis Corpse and Six Feet Under. On the other side of the recording booth, Hallhammer has also made a name for himself through work with Municipal Waste, Bat, and Iron Regan and if...
Richmond is getting doused in sludge on August 8 when The Melvins grace The Broadberry with their brand of punk jams. The Melvins, forming in the 1980s, have been a staple of punk music since riding the waves of Washington grunge popularity into national embrace. The Melvins, not far from their 2016 release, Basses Loaded, an album featuring a...
Richmond is getting doused in sludge on August 8 when The Melvins grace The Broadberry with their brand of punk jams. The Melvins, forming in the 1980s, have been a staple of punk music since riding the waves of Washington grunge popularity into national embrace. The Melvins, not far from their 2016 release, Basses Loaded, an album featuring a...
Most metal-savvy people in Richmond are at least somewhat aware of Cannabis Corpse, and are therefore aware of Josh Hall, or Hallhammer, through his drum work with Cannabis Corpse and Six Feet Under. On the other side of the recording booth, Hallhammer has also made a name for himself through work with Municipal Waste, Bat, and Iron Regan and if...
It was the hottest ticket that weekend. The Citrus City Records two-year anniversary party, held at Gallery5 on a chilly Friday night this past January, brought together a large crowd made up of both veteran local music aficionados and hip young college kids. All had made their way to Gallery5 that night to hear the kind of sunny, energetic indie...
With the release of their sophomore EP, Worst New Artist, RVA’s Clever Girl taps into a classic punk drive with a pop feel. Momentum does not waver through the five-song EP however, a dynamic rhythm section and thought out guitar thwarts any dullness. Clever Girl is made up of Ryan Cacophony (bass/vocals), Chris Durgin (drums), Derek Shelton...
