I am very grateful for this job, purely for the amount of new music I become aware of. This week, we got some softer stuff that I normally would not have been hip to, but now it's going into regular rotation.If you’ve got any tips, send them my way. Got a show coming...
Sweat-soaked chrome confetti, remnants of the previous evening’s Marilyn Mason spectacle, clung to the floor of The National as hundreds descended to devour Interpol’s unique brooding, seductive sound Sweat-soaked chrome confetti, remnants of the previous evening’s Marilyn Mason spectacle, clung to the floor of The National as hundreds descended...
If you've been following Surfer Blood since their debut in 2009, you've certainly been in for a hell of a ride. If you've been following Surfer Blood since their debut in 2009, you've certainly been in for a hell of a ride. The band's first album, 2010's Astro Coast, was very well received by critics and fans alike and an EP that followed shortly...
Over the past ten years, the five-piece from Leeds known as Kaiser Chiefs has established themselves as one of the premier rock ba Over the past ten years, the five-piece from Leeds known as Kaiser Chiefs has established themselves as one of the premier rock bands on the circuit in Britain. With numerous awards and a plethora of hit songs, the...
“I wanted to do something really different that had a wider spectrum of hip hop culture not just ‘Hey come see these guys perform’,” said Marc Cheatham, founder of the
For over twenty five years, Mac McCaughan has been an integral voice in the music world as both a musician, wildly yielding a For over twenty five years, Mac McCaughan has been an integral voice in the music world as both a musician, wildly yielding a guitar with the energetic band Superchunk, and as a businessman, the driving force behind Merge...
The ere of uncertainty was palpable in the moments leading up to the opening note of Saturday evening’s performance by Ben Folds and his new musical alliance. The ere of uncertainty was palpable in the moments leading up to the opening note of Saturday evening’s performance by Ben Folds and his new musical alliance. yMusic, a Brooklyn-based...
FEATURE SHOW Saturday, May 9, 2 PM A Good Day In RVA II, feat. The Nervous Ticks, Sports Bar, Nelly Kate, Benjamin Shepherd, Murphy's Kids, Toxic Moxie, Lobo Marino, Christi, Manatree, Half Bascule, Way Shape Or Form, Basmati, Antiphons & a special surprise guest @ Hardywood - Free! Here it is, folks: one of the most important RVA live musical...
The folks at The Horn RVA, VCU's student run local music blog, have compiled a sweet collection of Richmond bands into one massive free download and we couldn' The folks at The Horn RVA, VCU's student run local music blog, have compiled a sweet collection of Richmond bands into one massive free download and we couldn't think of a better primer...
Continuing the trend of "everything I love in high school is cool again," Continuing the trend of "everything I love in high school is cool again," shock-rocker Marilyn Manson is coming to the National this Wednesday, 5/6. Now many of you might be scoffing at the idea for any number of reason - maybe your folks didn't let you listen to him when...
