A few short hours before I was wading through a sold-out Canal Club, I met with the mythical British songwriter Frank Turner. While he mostly plays with a full backing band (known as The Sleeping Souls), that night he would be performing an intimate solo show, armed...
Impact and wonder at witnessing spectacle can easily diminish with repeated experiences. I wouldn’t even say this necessarily detracts from the experience because in those subsequent viewings, one’s ability to focus on more than just the obvious increases. Details and subtler intentions emerge allowing one to experience impact first,...
The 9th annual Rooster Walk Festival returns to Martinsville, VA, again this year for Memorial weekend to satiate your needs for good music and the great outdoors. Located at what the founders call “Pop’s Farm”, acres of land in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, this multi-day festival is known for their family-friendly vibe and...
Fresh off his “Us or Else Tour” in Canada, Atlanta rapper T.I. just announced plans for his “Hustle Gang Tour” which will bring him to Richmond this spring. The 36-city tour will kick off at the end of April in Mobile, Alabama and wrap up on June 11 in Jacksonville, Florida with T.I. making a stop at The National May 5....
It’s that time of year again – The Mid Atlantic College Rock… something, I don’t think they use that acronym anymore…. anywho, MACROCK is a dope ass festival in Harrisonburg that brings a ton of up-and-coming acts to the Commonwealth and it’s always a good time. This year’s line up features some of our...
After 22 years, one of RVA’s most consistent venues is making a significant change for the better, and the story of the woman at the helm of it all is just as important. Cary St. Cafe, long a refuge for the long-haired, thick-maned and jam band-enthused Richmonder, has been a staple for over two decades. It’s inviting patio, cozy interior and...
After 22 years, one of RVA’s most consistent venues is making a significant change for the better, and the story of the woman at the helm of it all is just as important. Cary St. Cafe, long a refuge for the long-haired, thick-maned and jam band-enthused Richmonder, has been a staple for over two decades. It’s inviting patio, cozy interior and...
For connoisseurs of the combustible herbage, wacky tobaccy, herbal refreshment, etc. (thanks, Online Slang Dictionary), 4/20 is more than a day to smoke – even more than a day to get absolutely zonked. Most of you don’t need an occasion for that, do you? But for some, 4/20 is a cultural event, the de facto calendar day to roll up...
The sweater-clad fathers of modern indie are coming to Richmond as part of XL102’s Big Field Day event this year. Perhaps it was “Buddy Holly” when you first fell in love with Weezer, or maybe “Pink Triangle?” Maybe “Hash Pipe” if you’re a bit younger, but either way, Rivers Cuomo and friends are...
What happened to the Dirty Projectors? The band had been quiet until frontman Dave Longstreth started posting new material late 2016, along with the new self titled album, and it was clear that something had changed. Did our beloved Brooklyn indie darlings breakup? Well for one, the girls are gone. The harmonized female vocals that had...
