Sometimes the world feels bleak. Right now, in my eyes, the world looks bleak. I went to think about it, take stock of what puts gas in my tank, and did my pondering at The Camel, at Gallery 5, at Bandito’s. After all that, I didn’t feel so bad. Got a show coming up?...
I've got a pretty soft spot for Kanye since Yeezus, and who doesn't love a good booze-fueled Rihanna rendition belted from a car speeding down 195 on the way home from the bar? Well add some guitar stylings via Beatles legend Paul McCartney, and you get this pretty damn good new ballad. I've got a pretty soft spot for Kanye since Yeezus, and who...
I hadn't heard of the Nashville 8-piece ELEL until this AM (it's been a good week for press releases) but I'm digging what little I've heard so far. I hadn't heard of the Nashville 8-piece ELEL until this AM (it's been a good week for press releases) but I'm digging what little I've heard so far. Here's the video for "40 Watt" released last...
This year, RVA Magazine will be celebrating our 10 Year Anniversary--and in honor of our first decade of publication, we'll be taking a look back and some of our favorite articles we've run over the past 10 years. Today, we revisit our interview with Pharrell Williams, the cover story from our Summer 2010 issue. It is around 3:30PM and we're in...
This just in, folks--comedian Tim Heidecker got his hands on an early copy of Katy Perry's special Super Bowl Song and it's... well, have a listen below: This just in, folks--comedian Tim Heidecker got his hands on an early copy of Katy Perry's special Super Bowl Song and it's... well, have a listen below: With lyrics as poetic and thought...
Chances are if you're familiar with Patrick Bates, the local singer-songwriter whose latest EP, Feathers and Pearls, came out this week, it's under a slightly different name. His real name is Patrick Ball, and it's under that name that he's been working as a soundman for over a decade, both locally and with nationally touring acts like...
FEATURE SHOW Saturday, January 31, 9 PM Evan Dando, Sara Johnston, Long Arms @ The Camel - $15 in advance/$18 day of show (order tickets HERE) Some might say this recommendation is pure nostalgia--and listen, I get that. It's been nearly a decade since Evan Dando has released any new original material, either as a solo artist or as the frontman...
Recording an album is not only an arduous task, but an expensive one too. However, thanks to crowdfunding websites like Kickstarter, bands and other such artists have been able to reach out to audiences across the globe for support. Recording an album is not only an arduous task, but an expensive one too. However, thanks to crowdfunding websites...
Somewhere between Johnny Cash and the shallow depth lys the incredible vocal stylings of RVA's own Tim Barry. Somewhere between Johnny Cash and the shallow depth lys the incredible vocal stylings of RVA's own Tim Barry. Barry, who released Lost & Rootless last November, worked with Good Day RVA to make this video and continue the new RVA trend of...
Elisa Ambrogio has spent roughly the past fourteen years working through various monikers and mutations. She first came onto my radar in 2004 as a bracing performer in the group Magik Markers, confronting the audience and treating her guitar with a combination of abandon and intensity that I've seen/heard from few others. Elisa Ambrogio has spent...
