Carnifex headlined and crushed. Suffocation brought the weight. Distant opened and set the tone. Photographer Vinny Candela was in the pit. Here’s what it looked like when Richmond got wrecked. For those that don’t know… Carnifex is a veteran metal band from Southern...
Get ready to scream, it's Beatles mania this weekend in Carytown. Get ready to scream, it's Beatles mania this weekend in Carytown. Plan 9 Records is putting on a one of a kind event this weekend for music lovers, collectors, and Beatles fans alike. The Beatles Collectible Show and Sale brings together a bevy of Beatles memorabilia, books, toys,...
French electronic band M83 are on tour this summer to promote their newly released album, Junk, bringing their massive ambient sound with them to Richmond on June 12th at The National. Propelled by a huge synth-driven sound that could easily fill an arena, the band’s musical direction has been led by singer and guitarist Anthony Gonzalez since...
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 breeds...
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 F to visit shock artist...
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...
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 the most diverse and...
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 "Round the Corner", a pop/punky tune off...
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 what to expect...
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 hair. Watching them...
