Water is restored, life flows through the aching streets of Richmond. With it, bringing a super diverse lineup of shows, there’s something for just about everyone. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy at...
“I really wanted to be that bridge to the idea of hope,” said Oliver Bierman, lead singer of local pop-punk outfit Broadside, who described his own issues with depression and anxiety when he was growing up. He remembered honing in on bands as a teenager and how their music helped him deal with his own emotional issues. Taking inspiration from...
Wow, it's been a big month for national acts announcing Richmond shows - Weird Al is set to come this summer, now we've got hipster-hippy-pseudo-spiritual-NPR-wunderkind Sufjan Stevens coming to the Altria Theater on May 6th! Wow, it's been a big month for national acts announcing Richmond shows - Weird Al is set to come this summer, now we've...
Whether your week has been good or bad, it certainly can't hurt to end it with a bit of sacred beauty, so with that in mind, we now present "Holy River," the latest video from RVA/worldwide duo Lobo Marino. Whether your week has been good or bad, it certainly can't hurt to end it with a bit of sacred beauty, so with that in mind, we now present...
Last week, Richmond's own one-man-band Gull opened for the Lobo Marino "Holy River" video r Last week, Richmond's own one-man-band Gull opened for the Lobo Marino "Holy River" video release show at Hardywood Brewery. While Marino's got a lot to celebrate in their own right (check out their new video here), another highlight of the night was...
All-female powerhouse band Sleater-Kinney returns after nearly a decade-long absence with a fittingly brash album that doesn’t skip a beat. All-female powerhouse band Sleater-Kinney returns after nearly a decade-long absence with a fittingly brash album that doesn’t skip a beat. Not even One Beat (I’ll stop with the album title jokes at some...
Back in 2012, local record label Spacebomb released their first full length album, Big Inner, the debut of Matthew E. White. No one could have predicted the success that record would bring Spacebomb, the heights to which it would propel White, and the welcome attention it would bring to Richmond. Three years later, Spacebomb is looking to make...
When a band made up of four women names themselves Daddy Issues, you have to assume they know exactly what they're doing. Put together in 2013 by singer/guitarists Lo Davy and Lindsey Sprague in the wake of some depressing breakups, the band seems to have been named after the kind of stupid accusations boys throw at girls when relationships are...
FEATURE SHOW Friday, January 23, 5:30 PM Slapshot, Night Birds, Barge, Friend Or Foe @ Strange Matter - $15 (order tickets here: http://slapshotbarge.eventbrite.com/) Well damn, this right here is about as old-school as it gets. FEATURE SHOW Friday, January 23, 5:30 PM Slapshot, Night Birds, Barge, Friend Or Foe @ Strange Matter - $15 (order...
Mystery Skulls is the stage name of indie pop/electronica artist Luis Dubuc. Hailing from Dallas, TX, Dubuc has been performing since 2003, when he was the drummer for a metalcore band called Thirty Called Arson. After performing with them for awhile, Dubuc began to experiment with electronic sounds in his free time. Mystery Skulls is the stage...
