Music is the lifeblood of our city. The late-night sets, the sweat-soaked venues, the dusty record bins filled with sonic treasures and hidden frequencies. Richmond gets this— more than any other city in Virginia. So here’s Weekend Frequency—a weekly,...
Dr. Dre has a knack for finding talented acts and propelling them to superstardom. Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, The Game, Kendrick Lamar and most recently, Anderson .Paak. As the latest signee to Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment, the California-based singer/songwriter infuses rapping, live instrumentation and soulful harmony in his music that...
For the next episode of “Evolution of Noah-O”, worlds collide as our host Noah-O takes hip hop legend Nickelus F to visit shock artist Bob Gorman and the inter-galactic, war machine known as the GWAR Slave Pit. For the next episode of “Evolution of Noah-O”, worlds collide as our host Noah-O takes hip hop legend Nickelus...
For the last three years the good people behind A Good Day in RVA have brought together multiple bands, often times underrepresented music from around the city to play for a one day festival. For the last three years the good people behind A Good Day in RVA have brought together multiple bands, often times underrepresented music from around...
The Richmond Folk Festival, the city’s biggest and most popular festival that brings together one of the most diverse and vast musical lineups every year, has announced its initial round of performers for this year’s festival. The Richmond Folk Festival, the city’s biggest and most popular festival that brings together one of...
Virginia Beach’s twee/indie rock outfit Feral Conservatives have released a new video for “Round the Corner”, a pop/punky tune off their latest album, Here’s to Almost, which dropped via Egghunt Records in January. Virginia Beach’s twee/indie rock outfit Feral Conservatives have released a new video for...
Driving to O’Connor Brewery on Saturday for the second annual LAVA Festival, I found myself overcome with a sense of nervous excitement about the event. Excitement of course because of live music from a good variety of acts, many I knew were going to be nothing short of brilliant on stage, but nervous because I truly didn’t know...
Richmond Appalachian folk band Dharma Bombs don’t quite look exactly the way they sound. Richmond Appalachian folk band Dharma Bombs don’t quite look exactly the way they sound. Listen to their new EP, Bird Dog Basement Tapes, and you might imagine a group of old string and horn players with dusty instruments and unruly facial...
Newport News R&B artist Noleac Yahsin has released a new track for her fans. Yahsin, who is no stranger to the Richmond scene, has been producing music for the last two and a half years and managed to attract ears both locally and here in RVA. Newport News R&B artist Noleac Yahsin has released a new track for her fans. Yahsin, who is...
Capital Ale House has some cool live music all this month for you to check to out at their downtown location on East Main Street: Capital Ale House has some cool live music all this month for you to check to out at their downtown location on East Main Street: Wednesday, June 1st Big Sam’s Funky Nation $15/$18 Tickets 8pm Thursday, June 2nd...
