Music is the lifeblood of a city. The late-night sets, the sweat-soaked venues, the dusty record bins filled with someone else’s memories. Richmond gets this. Always has. So here’s Weekend Frequency—a weekly, reader-curated playlist built for the city, by the city....
First off, let me say I'm incredibly pumped for this lineup. First off, let me say I'm incredibly pumped for this lineup. Hopscotch has always been a bastion of indie, hip hop, and other hipster music in beautiful Raliegh, NC, with over 140 bands over three days at venues around the city. Happening Sept. 10-12, 2015, this year's line up is sure...
Richmond’s beloved psychedelic-roots-rock group The Southern Belles have been sweating it out in the studio since February to chu Richmond’s beloved psychedelic-roots-rock group The Southern Belles have been sweating it out in the studio since February to churn out their sophomore album, Close to Sunrise, which will drop July 1st. The jam band...
So I've been to countless Hip-Hop shows and I've performed at even more, so when I attend one and I'm part of the crowd its hard for me. So I've been to countless Hip-Hop shows and I've performed at even more, so when I attend one and I'm part of the crowd its hard for me. See I'm a student first, so I'm always looking at what is happening...
The career Richmond's own Carbon Leaf has had since the early 90s should really be something of a guidebook for any band out there. They're a true testament to the fact that you can make a long run as band together and make a good living for yourself without having hit songs and records or sacrificing your artistic integrity. All you need is a...
When The Mowgli's first came on the scene, they seemed to be a culmination of everything that the music world had become enamored with over the past five years. Pop music that's still rock with wild percussion, group chants, great harmonies, and cavity-inducing melodies. Basically a perfect soundtrack for a car ride with the windows down on a...
Philadelphia's Hop Along is the talk of the music world the past few weeks since the release of their third studio album, the wonderfully intricate Painted Shut. Backed by some strong instrumentation and gritty but stunning vocal work, the songs and the stories they contain are a clear step above the quartet's past material and it's easy to see...
The Richmond quartet known as Go & Tell is one of the newest additions to the burgeoning RVA music scene and might be one of the more unique acts even if they don't seem like it on paper. While there are plenty of blues, folk, and indie elements present in each song, it's pretty safe to describe the band as an alt-rock outfit, though clearly not...
FEATURE SHOW Thursday, May 14, 8 PM Hop Along, Field Mouse, Go & Tell, Lucy Dacus @ The Camel - $10 (order tickets HERE) This is exciting as hell. Hop Along are a band that I've been listening to constantly for the past two years, even though throughout that time, they only released one song: "Sister Cities." FEATURE SHOW Thursday, May 14, 8 PM...
Last Wednesday night, music lovers across Richmond filled the Altria Theater for a chance to hear one of indie rock's most celebrated icons of the past fifteen years: Sufjan Stevens. Last Wednesday night, music lovers across Richmond filled the Altria Theater for a chance to hear one of indie rock's most celebrated icons of the past fifteen...
