Sat beneath a shifting sun and a canopy teeming with chittering cicadas, Madison Turner and I ran the gamut. I first heard of her while I was covering the local music scene for a VCU student publication, and her angsty, self-critical, maniacally upbeat tunes spoke to...
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...
It’s been a long, winding road for Those Manic Seas but after more than seven years the band is set to release their first full length LP, Telegenic. “This band and evolved and changed a lot,” said Daniel Medley, the drummer and manager for the band. Medley has since moved to Nashville, TN, and the rest of the band’s current lineup - Drew Rollo...
This article was featured in RVAMag #28: Spring 2017. You can read all of issue #28 here or pick it up at local shops around RVA right now. If you missed Part 1 of our record reviews, you can check that out here. If you missed Part 2 of our record reviews, click here. Jens Lekman Life Will See You Now (Secretly Canadian) Lekman is a bit of a...
This article was featured in RVAMag #28: Spring 2017. You can read all of issue #28 here or pick it up at local shops around RVA right now. If you missed Part 1 of our record reviews, you can check that out here. Fly Anakin & Koncept Jack$on Chapel Drive Chapel Drive by fly anakin & koncept jack$on Give one listen to Chapel Drive and...
We spent an alternately chilly/beautiful/drunk weekend in Harrisonburg earlier this month and saw some noteworthy jams as part of MACROCK 2017. The annual festival that specializes in lesser-know but still noteworthy acts doubled down on the "lesser known" side which gave tons of breathing room for expectations. Sure enough, we found a number of...
This article was featured in RVAMag #28: Spring 2017. You can read all of issue #26 here or pick it up at local shops around RVA right now. Aerica Lauren If You Are Home, Welcome Home If You Are Home, Welcome Home. by Aerica Lauren Heart-wrenching songwriting by a sincere, gutsy, and ambitious artist who quickly asserts herself in a town known...
