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The intricate and psychedelic pop art of Kevin Randolph Johnson
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...
The collective mind of Gogol Bordello may cause global whiplash – a review of their Jefferson Theatre show
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 psychedelic pop collage of Kevin Randolph Johnson
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...
Longtime RVA musician Steven Boone drops debut album SoulLow this Friday at Gypsy Tea Room
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...
Busta Rhymes heads to The National in July
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...
The Decemberists find poetic silver lining in bleak times during sold-out performance at The National
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...
RVA’s Camp Howard premiere new single ‘Juice’, album to drop 5/12
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...
RVA’s Camp Howard premiere new single ‘Juice’, album to drop 5/12
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...
Norfolk avant-garage group You’re Jovian drops second full-length album, catch them 4/16 at Gallery5
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...
