When MJ The Musical hit the Altria Theater on Tuesday night, Richmond showed up. A packed house, fans rocking single sequined gloves—yeah, the energy was Thrilling (pun intended). As an ‘80s kid, walking into that kind of atmosphere was electric....
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RVA’s F1NG3RS mixes video game sounds with EDM beats forming epic results
Richmond based electronic artist Jeremy Belcher, better known by the name F1NG3RS, recently released his first EP via Bandcamp. Richmond based electronic artist Jeremy Belcher, better known by the name F1NG3RS, recently released his first EP via Bandcamp. The EP, entitled VGM, is the latest in a growing scene of electronic music which draws its...
People’s Blues Of Richmond share psychedelic new track, “Outta My Mind”
We've got something brand new for you from PBR--the band, not the beer you drink at the bar because it's the cheapest one on the menu. We've got something brand new for you from PBR--the band, not the beer you drink at the bar because it's the cheapest one on the menu. Who'd expect anything new from Pabst Blue Ribbon anyway? After all, they're...
VIDEO: Avers, “Evil”
Richmond's own Avers are back with a new video for their rockin' track, "Evil," and the video is sure to resonate with anyone who's ever partied in a basement. Richmond's own Avers are back with a new video for their rockin' track, "Evil," and the video is sure to resonate with anyone who's ever partied in a basement. The folks over at Nylon.com...
8 Reasons We’re Pumped for United Blood Fest
United Blood Festival 2015 is coming to The Canal Club at the end of March. Hardcore fan or not, you don’t want to miss this Richmond tradition. Though the bands haven’t sold out, the festival surely will. Here’s an 8 bands we're looking forward to seeing when the show hits RVA on March 27-28. United Blood Festival 2015 is coming to The Canal...
Win Tickets to see Pete Rock & Slum Village at U Street Music Hall in DC!
They call the early 90s the golden age of hip hop, and based on the records coming out in those days, it's a totally understandable turn of phrase. While some leading lights of that classic era have retired or passed on, many are still making great music to this day--and two of the most important will be taking the stage at U Street Music Hall in...
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 3/4-3/10
FEATURE SHOW Saturday, March 7, 2 PM (music starts at 4:30) Plan 9 33 1/3 Anniversary/33 1/3 Black Vinyl Stout Release Party, feat. Kepone, White Laces, The Diamond Center, Hotel X @ Hardywood - Free! Plan 9 Records has been a Richmond institution since pretty much anyone in the scene these days can remember, and this weekend they'll celebrate an...
Brooklyn’s DREAMERS discuss recording in Virginia & wishing for trolls before Wednesday’s show at The Canal Club
DREAMERS may be one of the more original bands to come out of the past few years, and definitely one of the few to see a band as a total package. Coming out of Brooklyn, the band is breaking away from the pack not just with their 90s-grunge-meets-current-dance-rock sound, but with the artistic representation of the whole band. DREAMERS may be one...
Instrumental metal pioneers Blind Idiot God return with powerful new album
Blind Idiot God - Before Ever After (Indivisible) Tracing their trajectory to a period of time thirty-odd years ago, an era in which the idea of intelligent heavy music was largely considered oxymoronic, Blind Idiot God managed to combine the leftfield power of Die Kreuzen and late Black Flag with the disorienting atonality of Glenn Branca or...
KINGS bring vintage R&B to RVA
Kelli Strawbridge and Devonne Harris of KINGS have a presence. When you’re with them, you feel like you’re part of something different... something big. Described as the heart and soul of the Jellowstone Records family, the KINGS manifesto is that music is royal, music is KING. Their self-titled record debut will be released on March 3rd, and...
