“You just do.” Three words from Maynard James Keenan are still echoing in my mind, days after our conversation. Enigmatic. Surgical. Devoid of pretense. The elusive frontman of A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, and of course, Tool, delivered them during a reflection on...
At times, the music industry sucks. Sure, music itself is great, but the business world that supports it and pushes it forward every year? That industry is brutal, cold, and unforgiving at times. At times, the music industry sucks. Sure, music itself is great, but the business world that supports it and pushes it forward every year? That industry...
RVA's own Lobo Marino (Jameson Price and Laney Sullivan) have been providing our fair city with whimsical and spiritual ballads for years, but their new vi RVA's own Lobo Marino (Jameson Price and Laney Sullivan) have been providing our fair city with whimsical and spiritual ballads for years, but their new video is an absolute masterpiece and...
In 2016, it's not the fact that we have access to all this music that's astounding. It's the sheer volume of musicians alive today making that music, each in their own way. In 2016, it's not the fact that we have access to all this music that's astounding. It's the sheer volume of musicians alive today making that music, each in their own way....
Every week we get dozens of emails from metal bands and labels asking us to write about their music. Usually it gets passed by because they A) aren't from RVA or B) aren't coming on tour to RVA. Every week we get dozens of emails from metal bands and labels asking us to write about their music. Usually it gets passed by because they A) aren't...
The classic longtime hip hop duo Mobb Deep recently announced a 38-date U.S. The classic longtime hip hop duo Mobb Deep recently announced a 38-date U.S. tour to celebrate third third album Hell on Earth, which dropped in 1996. And they're coming to grace us with their presence in the spring! Prodigy and Havoc changed the hip hop game and through...
Tomorrow night, Feb 11th, 2016, Hardywood Park is welcoming two stirring artists to the brewery for a special night of music as we welcome in this Valentines weekend. Tomorrow night, Feb 11th, 2016, Hardywood Park is welcoming two stirring artists to the brewery for a special night of music as we welcome in this Valentines weekend. Tuelo Minah, a...
Seven-member RVA indie rock band Clair Morgan just dropped a new track via
Oh man... oh man... oh man... oh god, guys, seriously, guys... seriously. Oh man... oh man... oh man... oh god, guys, seriously, guys... seriously. One of the best electronic artists on the scene today is coming to the National, and so is STRFKR, but whatever - COM EFFING TRUISE IS COMING TO THE NATIONAL, GUYS!#!@! Com Truise, AKA Seth Haley,...
There are thousands of bands today who would literally give everything to attain the success electronic jam band Lotus has in their career. There are thousands of bands today who would literally give everything to attain the success electronic jam band Lotus has in their career. Few bands are in such high demand as the eclectic Indiana quintet...
