The more I sat with this album, the more the title started to hit different. Pigs can’t fly, and Northside kids aren’t supposed to either. That’s the lie they grow up hearing. It echoes in the way just surviving gets mistaken for success. Don’t aim too high. Don’t...
“Versace Chachi? Is that spelt with a dollar sign and some cent signs? Or just a dollar sign?” The person across from us at Lamplighter asks, half kidding as we wait for him to arrive. “Versace Chachi? Is that spelt with a dollar sign and some cent signs? Or just a dollar sign?” The person across from us at Lamplighter asks, half kidding as we...
So the holidays are right around the corner and most people were smart and got all of their shopping out of the way early, but for some people, (like me) they leave most of their gift getting until th So the holidays are right around the corner and most people were smart and got all of their shopping out of the way early, but for some people,...
For those of us still in (or visiting) the city this holiday season we can often struggle for a way to reconnect with the town we love so much. For those of us still in (or visiting) the city this holiday season we can often struggle for a way to reconnect with the town we love so much. Luckily, one of RVA's most prolific singer songwriters,...
Norfolk-based Radio Ready Recording has an interesting offering for those looking to make their Christmas season a little more dope and woke: a Virginia-wide holiday mix tape. Featuring the likes of D4, Fingaz On The Track, BeatKing and many more, the record, sponsored by J. Braye, owner of Radio Ready Recording Studios, offers some great...
Newest RVA band to sign to Egghunt Records, indie rock outfit Camp Howard, just premiered a music video for their song "Lorando Y Fumando" on GoldFlakePaint. Newest RVA band to sign to Egghunt Records, indie rock outfit Camp Howard, just premiered a music video for their song "Lorando Y Fumando" on GoldFlakePaint. The track is off their debut...
It might've been a few years since you've thought of Nappy Roots and their brand of dirty southern hip hop, but you'll get your chance to relive the 'watermelon, chicken and grtiz' tonight at the Broadberry. It might've been a few years since you've thought of Nappy Roots and their brand of dirty southern hip hop, but you'll get your chance to...
Richmond is bubbling over with promising hip-hop talent. With several young upstarts in the city, including Peter $un, Fly Anakin, Dr. Millionaire and Chance Fischer, the talent is reaching capacity and somebody is bound to blow. Richmond is bubbling over with promising hip-hop talent. With several young upstarts in the city, including Peter $un,...
Upon entering The National I admittedly had little idea of what to expect from "The Godfather of Rockabilly," as some have referred to Jim 'Rev Horton' Heath. Upon entering The National I admittedly had little idea of what to expect from "The Godfather of Rockabilly," as some have referred to Jim 'Rev Horton' Heath. The opening band was called...
Huddled up in a farm house recording studio about 60 miles outside RVA, about 25 members of RVA's music scene gathered to listen to early demos from the new Sleepwalker’s record. Huddled up in a farm house recording studio about 60 miles outside RVA, about 25 members of RVA's music scene gathered to listen to early demos from the new...
