Day 3: No water, surviving purely off melting snow. I gear up like an Arctic Mad Max, fueled by Ratfight’s 2023 EP, preparing to brave the hellscape of Kroger for a chance at a Gatorade and a six-pack of Guinness to guide my journey into the evening. There, I spin...
"Welcome home, class," Prince announces as he stands before the chalkboard, preparing to introduce his new lesson/album, Art Official Age, to an entirely different generation of students, having rekindled his relationship with old flame Warner Bros after almost two decades. "Welcome home, class," Prince announces as he stands before the...
Lightfields may seem like a typical up-and-coming Richmond band to those who are just hearing of them this year with the release of their debut fu Lightfields may seem like a typical up-and-coming Richmond band to those who are just hearing of them this year with the release of their debut full-length, Junior. In truth, though, these young...
Brooklyn's fascinating band Ex Cops came on the scene in 2012 with a sound riddled with cloying melodies and energetic hooks. Their first album, True Hallucinations, was extremely well-received by the press, who were mostly captivated by the band's record store cred that undoubtedly spurned their curious amalgam of different genres. Brooklyn's...
The week of all things Halloween is upon us. The parties and other sorts of spooky, fun shenanigans have already gotten underway, and there are many more to be had in the days to come. Among the most memorable events people look forward to every year are Halloween shows. The week of all things Halloween is upon us. The parties and other sorts of...
FEATURE SHOW Thursday, October 30, 5 PM Iron Chic, Crow Bait, Cancers, Hold Tight @ Strange Matter - $10 (order tickets here: http://ironchicrva.eventbrite.com/) Stay Sweet Records is technically a label, but they've only released a couple of things over the past few years. However, I doubt most RVA residents mind, since Stay Sweet's real area of...
Many of 20th century Japan's cultural exports have been described as weird, bizarre, even downright disturbing in some cases. But thanks to Osaka Monaurail, we can now add funky to the list. Many of 20th century Japan's cultural exports have been described as weird, bizarre, even downright disturbing in some cases. But thanks to Osaka Monaurail,...
Four years ago I announced on my college radio show that First Aid Kit would soon slowly be taking over the world. Four years ago I announced on my college radio show that First Aid Kit would soon slowly be taking over the world. While I didn’t exactly think it was true, I sure as hell meant it. The idea of two Swedish sisters in the midst of...
RVA melodic hardcore stalwarts Hold Tight have been showing up more often apart than together lately, what with two members switching instruments to play in Teen Death and the other two members manning their usual instruments in Cross Eyed. However, the quartet has been making some appearances on the same stage at the same time recently, and...
[That's right, folks, three for the price of two this week, since we had an extra review floating around. Enjoy!--ed.] Ben FM - World Peace Motherfuckers (Bandcamp) Once upon a rhyme there was a rap group called Luggage. They killed shows, drank a bunch of PBR, got a bunch of tattoos, then like any matrimonious duo, parted ways and entered a...
