“Everything seemed the same, but it wasn’t. It was a nightmare.” By 1978, the American Dream was officially dead. The counterculture of the ’60s and early ’70s had been absorbed into the mainstream, packaged and sold through a matrix of unlimited consumerism and...
Although there’s a good chance you’ve seen local favorite Clair Morgan, New Lions and the Not-Good Night plays as a debut album. The band’s first album, No Notes, featured primarily Morgan himself. After playing in bands throughout his adult life, Morgan had grown weary of getting settled inside a dynamic, learning to play with and against a...
When it comes to an acoustic set, a solo one at that, it’s either epic, or a complete, awkward flop. When it comes to an acoustic set, a solo one at that, it’s either epic, or a complete, awkward flop. And Saturday night, singer/songwriter Citizen Cope fucking killed it when he stopped into The National as part of his solo/acoustic...
The packed stage at the Camel is smoky and dimly lit. The packed stage at the Camel is smoky and dimly lit. The room is warm – it’s the end of April so there’s a pretty gross mix of heat and humidity in the air outside and it’s managed to move inside as well. But that hasn’t stopped RVA’s own Imaginary Sons,...
Most of my conversations about Aesop Rock go a little something like this: “Hey, have you heard the new Aesop Rock?” Most of my conversations about Aesop Rock go a little something like this: “Hey, have you heard the new Aesop Rock?” “Yea A$ap Rocky, that dude that raps about illuminati, drugs and fashion.” “No no… Aesop Rock! That dude...
While buzz around Lucy Dacus and Clair Morgan has been hitting national outlets as of late, another RVA band, Sleepwalkers, were a bit ahead o While buzz around Lucy Dacus and Clair Morgan has been hitting national outlets as of late, another RVA band, Sleepwalkers, were a bit ahead of the curve when they were picked up on a few national tours...
Mobb Deep has had one of the most illustrious careers in Hip-Hop history. Mobb Deep has had one of the most illustrious careers in Hip-Hop history. Coming from Queensbridge, rappers Havoc and Prodigy have shocked the world with their major debut in 1995 with The Infamous. From there, every album has been a timestamp to eras of Hip-Hop....
Experimental, jazzy math-rock outfit Dumb Waiter is holding a launch party for their second studio album, Cancel Christmas this Friday at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery. Cancel Christmas has been in the making since last January and is a long-awaited followup to the four-piece band’s debut album, Is This Chocolate? released in 2013. Dumb...
Fans of hip hop and burning the midnight oil rejoice, local rapper DeCo Slush has dropped a new track and video hoping to offer some insight into those afflicted by insomnia. Fans of hip hop and burning the midnight oil rejoice, local rapper DeCo Slush has dropped a new track and video hoping to offer some insight into those afflicted by...
Richmond has no shortage of bizarre and intricate sound projects and we have no shortage of love for them. Richmond has no shortage of bizarre and intricate sound projects and we have no shortage of love for them. Moogfest, the NC-based music festival which honors and celebrates the 70’s synth-creator Robert Moog, is aiming for a complex...
