Tried to give this one a nice balance, something to cure it all. Get the rage out at a hardcore fest, slamming elbows and diving over the fence. Cry your heart out to some gritty country ballads. Dance away the cares with something a little more fun and light hearted....
Curren$y has always been a classic to me. I remember being late in 11th grade because I just had to give “Elevator Muzik” another listen. Curren$y has always been a classic to me. I remember being late in 11th grade because I just had to give “Elevator Muzik” another listen. When I worked for Warner Music Group in...
Last week, rising Stafford, Virginia hip hop artist, Tyler Wrighteous released “Atmosphere,”, a new single off his upcoming project, nimbus. Last week, rising Stafford, Virginia hip hop artist, Tyler Wrighteous released “Atmosphere,”, a new single off his upcoming project, nimbus. Attending Old Dominion University, 24-year-old Wrighteous has...
RVA’s honky-tonk bluegrass group Red Light Rodeo are a band you can get up and dance to while throwing back some good whiskey. RVA’s honky-tonk bluegrass group Red Light Rodeo are a band you can get up and dance to while throwing back some good whiskey. Or cheap whiskey, whatever’s around. The group recently released a video...
On paper, the members of Minnesota quartet Hippo Campus should be riding high at the moment. They should be soaking in the success of their first two EPs 2014’s Bashful Creatures and 2015’s South. They should be marveling at their ability to play to bigger and more fervent crowds every night. They should be chomping at the bit as...
Context is a necessary thing in all forms of art, but recently, there has been a rise in philosophies that grapple with when one should become exposed to art’s background. Should we appreciate art in a vacuum at first, with no additional information offered other than what’s in front of you? Or should the circumstances that led to...
Music festivals of all sizes, genres, and types have exploded regionally as well as nationally within the last decade. Music festivals of all sizes, genres, and types have exploded regionally as well as nationally within the last decade. Each year they’re bigger and crazier than the year before and have added extra little features and...
Hip hop label Gritty City Records) are constantly putting out new and unique music for RVA that’s always a little wild and silly. One of their fellow artists Fan Ran, who is also consistently churning out new music for our ears, recently released a solid new album, Loose Bowels earlier this month. Loose Bowels by Fan Ran Loose Bowels is a...
English indie act Bloc Party has never had a number one hit. You won’t ever see them play the Super Bowl or probably even get a shout-out at the Grammys. English indie act Bloc Party has never had a number one hit. You won’t ever see them play the Super Bowl or probably even get a shout-out at the Grammys. Unless you have a careful...
Josie McQueen, an alternative/grunge rock band formed in 2012, have used the city as a launch pad to accelerate their career and tonight the hard-rorking band will release their third EP at The Camel as part of Radio Rubber Room’s Triple EP release party. Josie McQueen, an alternative/grunge rock band formed in 2012, have used the city as a...
