Lotta punk on the menu, but I tossed in a jazz album so it’s all okay. We’ve got some really cool touring bands coming into town right now. I’m especially excited to see Tokyo’s finest at Cobra—let’s give ’em a good taste of RVA so they’ll tell their friends. If we...
Rolling Stone Magazine runs a monthly series called "Artists You Need To Know" and RVA's own Lucy Dacus was featured on this month's list. At 20-years-old, Dacus has already impressed the hell out of us, we put her in our last print mag, but now some big names are giving her the credit she deserves. As for the kind words from RS, they include...
Grant-Lee Phillips has worn a lot of hats in his prolific career. Grant-Lee Phillips has worn a lot of hats in his prolific career. From his beginnings with critically acclaimed 90s alt-rock group Grant Lee Buffalo to his memorable stint as the quirky and ideal Troubadour on Gilmore Girls, he's pretty much attacked every facet of music a...
Whether it’s one inch of snow of two feet, it’s happening! Whether it’s one inch of snow of two feet, it’s happening! Rock-roots band Big Mama Shakes is throwing a release party for their new single, “Weight of a Heavy Heart" at The Camel this Saturday January 23rd. Having released their debut album, As She Does, in the summer after a string of...
OH man... oh man... oh man. I'm still freaking out here. The legendary indie/prog/post-hardcore band At the Drive In has announced new music and a world wide tour with a stop at DC's 930 club. OH man... oh man... oh man. I'm still freaking out here. The legendary indie/prog/post-hardcore band At the Drive In has announced new music and a world...
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FEATURE SHOW Friday, January 22, 5 PM Third Annual Bad Girl Revue, feat. Magnus Lush, Dazeases, Blackball, I.C.E., Ultra Flake, Nosebleed, Butterfly Closure, Atta Girl @ Strange Matter - $5 It's a new year, so you know what that means--the Bad Girls Revue at Strange Matter has returned for its third annual throwdown! This event, an annual benefit...
"The last thing I would want to do is create Gaslight Light or whatever. The absolute last thing." "The last thing I would want to do is create Gaslight Light or whatever. The absolute last thing." Since news broke last fall that The Gaslight Anthem's songwriter and frontman Brian Fallon would be embarking on a solo career as the Jersey rockers...
Lucy Dacus, the talented singer-songwriter based in RVA, has been making quite a splash in the music scene recently. Her single, "I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore" dropped in November and garnered high praise from publications like The Fader and Stereogum. Since our interview with her in our Winter 2015 issue, this young folk artist hasn't missed a...
FEATURE SHOW Friday, January 15, 9 PM Strange Brew & Sports Bar @ Hardywood - $5 suggested donation to benefit Video Fan Forever OK yes, so this week we're featuring a show which only has one band on it, but I can't imagine any of you could possibly get away with hating on this. FEATURE SHOW Friday, January 15, 9 PM Strange Brew & Sports Bar @...
