Last Friday, The Head and the Heart returned to Virginia, playing to a packed Allianz Amphitheater on a night that felt almost scripted for atmosphere. A light drizzle drifted down throughout the evening, cloaking the crowd in a gentle mist and giving the...
“If you hold my beer, I think I can make it,” I said to Ben. Handing him my beer, bracing myself with his free hand, I stretched as far as my legs would go to make it from the pillow on the floor up to the tiny recliner where he was perched, feet carefully up in the seat. When I made it without falling or touching the floor, the room erupted in...
If you could tune out cheers from the sold out crowd, PJ Harvey’s stop in Richmond felt distinctly funereal. But as it was, it seemed a darkly joyful proceeding, an end-of-the-world party with Harvey and her nine piece band as the horsemen ushering in the demise of all things. The National was among the band’s first stops touring off of her...
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...
Back in August 2012, Richmond lost a community leader and voice when Darrell K. Durant, aka Kleph Dollaz, passed on at the age of 41. Dollaz was one of the first rap artists from Virginia to be signed to major record label Atlantic Records and went on to produce for other artists such as Talib Kweli, Black Moon, and Ol’ Dirty Bastard. But beyond...
Sonic Youth Frontman Thurston Moore might be the closest thing we've got to a living poet and noise rock legend (even if the band's breakup might have left everyone's head spinning). But even if you walked away thinking he was an asshole, it would still be neat to see him at the tiny Rock and Roll hotel up in DC on his tour for Rock N Roll...
Americana at its finest with deep soulful roots, and a voice with such conviction and depth, RVA singer/songwriter Sid Kingsley is the next musician you need to check out. The artist first made RVA Mag's ears perk up when he released his single, "Good Way Home" a few months ago, which is the title of his debut album set to drop via American...
Listen up you music nerds because ‘cause this one’s for you. A year ago, Chicago-based label Numero Group came up with a unique yet intensive way of getting rare and lesser-known music straight into your ears: a pop-up record store tour, stopping at Strange Matter next week. Numero Group is pushing 15 years as an archival record label that sets...
I met up with London Perry, who performs under the name Dazeases, at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ Best Café on the sunny January Saturday that followed the president's announcement of a Muslim travel ban. She and I talked for a little more than an hour, and near the end of the conversation, I mentioned that I’d been doing news-induced...
I met up with London Perry, who performs under the name Dazeases, at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ Best Café on the sunny January Saturday that followed the president's announcement of a Muslim travel ban. She and I talked for a little more than an hour, and near the end of the conversation, I mentioned that I’d been doing news-induced...
