Richmond’s rock faithful packed into the Canal Club for what felt more like a ritual than a concert. J. Roddy Walston, a hometown legend with the kind of raw, unpolished energy that doesn’t just play to a crowd but grabs it by the throat, hit the stage like a force of...
FEATURE SHOW Wednesday, August 27, 7 PM DJ Abilities, PremRock, Jake Spike, The Honorable Sleaze, Digipossum @ The Canal Club - $8 in advance/$12 at the door (order tickets HERE) I hope RVA hip hop heads appreciate what a great time this is for live hip hop in this city. I can't remember anytime before the last couple of years when there were so...
Teargas Rock is a band with a long history, though it's mostly been unknown before now. You may never have heard of them, but chances are if you've been going to shows in RVA for a while, you've heard of Young Pioneers. Teargas Rock is a band with a long history, though it's mostly been unknown before now. You may never have heard of them, but...
Does Bob Mould need an introduction? I'd hope not, but I'll hedge my bets and tell you that he started out as the frontman for seminal 80s punks Husker Du, then fronted the incredible 90s alternative rock group Sugar. These days he makes (really great) solo records, his 10th and most recent being Beauty & Ruin, released earlier this year. Does...
The music of Hoax Hunters is fascinatingly hard to define in terms of genre. Their songs are a modern throwback to the sensibilities of east coast hardcore while engaging the ideals of persuasive indie rock from the eighties and nineties. The tunes feel like outbursts and require little to no time to get the message across. Hoax Hunters founder...
Over the next couple of weeks, Sediment Arts Gallery will be partnering with RVA Noise to bring two different performances featuring some of the leading creators of experimental noise currently working in the scene today. This will begin on Friday, August 29 with a performance from Providence, RI's Container, followed by an evening with Jason...
Traance - Raps From The Alley (Soundcloud/Mediafire) Traance is full of surprises. The last time I saw him perform, I was impressed, so I was excited to see what he had to offer with this 17 track release. Traance - Raps From The Alley (Soundcloud/Mediafire) Traance is full of surprises. The last time I saw him perform, I was impressed, so I was...
Rapper 50 Cent has a long history of beef with many different people - we're not going to into that right now, but we did want to point out his interesting twist on the ALS ice-water challenge. Rapper 50 Cent has a long history of beef with many different people - we're not going to into that right now, but we did want to point out his...
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:...
