When Richmond's Lamb of God touched down in Birmingham, England for Back To The Beginning, the final show from Ozzy Osbourne and the original Black Sabbath lineup, front-man Randy Blythe was stepping into sacred ground. The bill was stacked, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses,...
A Gogol Bordello show is an all-consuming force. The air is charged; a nearly violent happiness (ala Bjork) travels out from the stage and infects the crowd. It is as joyous and wild as a megachurch taken over by a gang of tongue-and-cheek pirates, and this past weekend’s show at The Jefferson in Charlottesville, Virginia was no exception....
The art of Kevin Randolph Johnson isn’t made for art elitists - nor is it made for low brow, fat-walleted collectors. But sure enough anyone with a set of eyes is bound to get lost in his highly detailed creations currently on view (and sale) at Belly Timber Tavern. Johnsons’s entry, or reentry, into art started only three years ago, but his...
Whenever a musician steps outside of his/her comfort zone and away from their regular gig to pursue another project it’s always exciting to hear what they come up with. For local musician Steven Boone, fans will get to hear what he’s been working hard on the last few years on Friday when he drops his debut solo album, SoulLow. Boone has been...
Get ready to bob your head and break ya neck because hip hop star Busta Rhymes will make his way to Richmond this summer. From entertaining us in his early days by screaming "Woo Hah!!" to getting us hype with tracks like "Dangerous" and "Touch It" and "Break Ya Neck" his unique videos and stage presence always kept me bumping his jams from my...
After playing two new, comically nihilistic “state of the union” songs in the middle of their set, Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy joked. “It’s usually closer to the end of our show that the realization we’re all going to die sets in.” However, the mood at the National’s Sunday night was anything but grim, as the sold-out crowd hung onto every...
Richmond indie rock outfit Camp Howard has been steadily putting out good music since they released their self-titled debut album last year in March. Apparently they've been toiling away in the studio because they just released a new track, and a new album is set to follow via Egghunt Records next month. The guys just premiered a sneak peek of...
Richmond indie rock outfit Camp Howard has been steadily putting out good music since they released their self-titled debut album last year in March. Apparently they've been toiling away in the studio because they just released a new track, and a new album is set to follow via Egghunt Records next month. The guys just premiered a sneak peek of...
The Norfolk avant-garage outfit, You’re Jovian, creates a sonic dreamstate with the release of their full-length, They Were Selected and Divided. The eight tracks encompass dynamic fluctuations without abandoning the central sound of stormy euphoria. Elliot Malvas has come quite a long way since writing the first tunes for first You’re Jovian in...
As The Gemcutters Prism opens up, a warm string section welcomes you to an album that hopes to empower you with a positive message- a refreshing change of pace in the face of trap-heavy modern hip hop. Before long Cha$e Royale, the emcee who leads us on this musical journey, slides into your ears with the records opening verse. Born in Camaroon,...
