When Jeff Gorman of Illiterate Light steps on stage, it’s not hype you feel, it’s heat. Not the kind that grabs at you immediately, but the kind that builds steady, loud, and unflinching. Just two guys onstage with a sound that hits like a full band. Offstage is where...
This article was featured in RVAMag #25: Summer 2016. This article was featured in RVAMag #25: Summer 2016. You can read all of issue #25 here or pick it up at local shops around RVA right now. You can check out Psrt 1 of this issue's album reviews here. Pete Curry Doin' Nothin' Doin' Nothin' EP by Pete Curry In a short span of time, Pete...
"If you notice how I'm the only person here, it's because my dad's locked up right now." This article was featured in RVAMag #25: Summer 2016. You can read all of issue #25 here or pick it up at local shops around RVA right now. He takes another puff off of his Black & Mild and exhales it into the smoke-filled room off Belmont Road. He...
This article was featured in RVAMag #25: Summer 2016. You can read all of issue #25 here or pick it up at local shops around RVA right now. This article was featured in RVAMag #25: Summer 2016. You can read all of issue #25 here or pick it up at local shops around RVA right now. Captive A Lost Dream; The Dreamer Lost A Lost Dream; The Dreamer...
Though Richmond band The Jolts have had their studio demo out since February, it’s unfortunate it didn’t come up on our radar until now. The demo is a shameless tease, containing two tracks that are straight no-bullshit rock and roll with no chaser. Fans of classic rock will be especially intrigued by the band’s demo, but the explosive energy The...
Prepare to become a dancin' fool after just one view of RVA's rock and roll group Avers' new video for their latest track, "Vampire." You can't help but get up and move and tap your toes and shake as the band's sound man/friend/musician extraordinaire Patrick Ball dons cutoff denim shorts, which leave little to the imagination, and a...
If you've been outdoors in the last couple of months, no doubt you'll have noticed that we're smack-dab in the middle of Summer. If you've been outdoors in the last couple of months, no doubt you'll have noticed that we're smack-dab in the middle of Summer. Many of us have already engaged in all the classic Summer activities, like pool parties,...
Satellite Syndicate member BSTFRND (Jefferson Harris) and fellow musician Rob Gibsun make up the hip hop group Soluh!, who emerged onto the RVA music scene earlier this year when they brought us their debut experimental hip hop EP, Incredible Heat Machines. Satellite Syndicate member BSTFRND (Jefferson Harris) and fellow musician Rob Gibsun make...
Swedish indie pop sensation Peter Bjorn and John are heading to the US this fall and we are pumped to seem the return to the stage, as well as hear their new album which dropped last month. Swedish indie pop sensation Peter Bjorn and John are heading to the US this fall and we are pumped to seem the return to the stage, as well as hear their new...
Hometown songstress and hero Lucy Dacus is in the middle of a massive nationwide tour, but it appears she's set to make a triumphant return home when she'll take the stage at the National in October. Hometown songstress and hero Lucy Dacus is in the middle of a massive nationwide tour, but it appears she's set to make a triumphant return home...
