Angel Du$t came through Cobra Cabana a few weeks back, and as with most well-intentioned plans, ours crumbled at the last minute—life’s like that sometimes. Fortunately, photographer Cristian Espinoza, always a step ahead, had a set of photos stashed away from their...
Jerry Only, the last core member of the horror-core creators The Misfits, might be the nicest man in punk rock. Jerry Only, the last core member of the horror-core creators The Misfits, might be the nicest man in punk rock. When we caught up with him after his GWAR-B-Q 2014 show, he was meeting fans waiting after his set. He signed autographs,...
We stumbled upon this track a few weeks back and it's been heavy in our office rotation every since. Sadly we can't find much about them - check out the track "Atoms" below: We stumbled upon this track a few weeks back and it's been heavy in our office rotation every since. Sadly we can't find much about them - check out the track "Atoms" below:...
FEATURE SHOW Friday, August 22, 7 PM Worn In Red (last Richmond show), Hold Tight, Late Bloomer, Sea Of Storms @ Gallery 5 - $5 Maybe I'm alone in this, but it seems to me Worn In Red never got their due. This RVA/C-ville quartet certainly has a solid fanbase around the Commonwealth, don't get me wrong, but to me it seems like they should've been...
August 17, 2014 Old Crow Medicine show returned to Maymont for the first time since 2010 to bring their trademark old-time folk music to the masses of Richmond. August 17, 2014 Old Crow Medicine show returned to Maymont for the first time since 2010 to bring their trademark old-time folk music to the masses of Richmond. As this was my first time...
Richmond's Occultist has been making waves in the local and national metal scene since 2009. Richmond's Occultist has been making waves in the local and national metal scene since 2009. Combining metal riffs, experimental noises, and the brutal 'war cries' of lead singer Kerry Zylstra, they've created a unique sound which has earned the praises...
Now when I saw weird, I mean it in the nicest way imaginable - seriously, like how people say "keep Portland weird," I like to say "the folk festival makes RVA weird." Now when I saw weird, I mean it in the nicest way imaginable - seriously, like how people say "keep Portland weird," I like to say "the folk festival makes RVA weird." I don't have...
Local indie-rock band Positive No have made a strong and, um, positive impression on the Richmond scene ever since they started playing out, and their debut EP, Via Florum, was one of the best releases to come out of RVA in 2013 according to our own Shannon Cleary (and he's right). Now, the first new song since the band's debut EP proves that...
I'm sure all you fans of the modern bluegrass revival are still feeling the buzz from the Old Crow Medicine Show gig at Maymont on Sunday, but don't let the party end just yet, because Yonder Mountain String Band is coming to Charlottesville at the end of the month, and you could see them for free! I'm sure all you fans of the modern bluegrass...
In a spectacle as grand and theatrical as the man himself, Dave Brockie, better known as Oderus Urungus, was sent off in a Viking funeral at Hadad’s Lake in Richmond, Virginia. The ceremony, held during the 2014 GWAR B-Q, saw Brockie’s stage-worn Oderus Urungus costume set ablaze on a boat, launched into the lake, and ignited with a flaming...
