Richmond has always been a city where music does more than just play in the background. For decades, heavy music has found its footing here, rising from packed clubs, DIY spaces, and warehouses. A part of that culture today is Another Round Bar & Grill, a modest...
King Buzzo Friday, July 18 at The Southern Cafe and Music Hall, Charlottesville, VA "Please shut the fuck up." The girl next to me looked over. No one else heard me, but she did. Who talks in an outside voice at an acoustic show? The drunk dude, up front, throwing out lines like he's deep sea fishing. King Buzzo Friday, July 18 at The Southern...
FEATURE SHOW Monday, July 28, 9 PM Supersuckers, Mudd Helmut (Photo by Cindy Hicks), The Blackout Shift @ Bandito's - Free! It's never a bad idea to show up for a show at Bandito's. FEATURE SHOW Monday, July 28, 9 PM Supersuckers, Mudd Helmut (Photo by Cindy Hicks), The Blackout Shift @ Bandito's - Free! It's never a bad idea to show up for a...
Longrunning Florida punk band Against Me! made the news a couple of years ago for non-musical reasons, when singer/guitarist Laura Jane Grace went public with her transgender identity and first began living as a woman. These experiences also seemed to rejuvenate the band creatively, and 2014's Transgender Dysphoria Blues is not only an...
Greys - If Anything (Carpark Records) Greys began their recording career in the same way that many of the more savvy bands in recent underground rock, such as Code Orange Kids (now Code Orange) have: by releasing several EPs and short splits, and whittling away at a specific sound, before coming out with a polished debut album on a label with...
After twenty years and ten records, Old 97's are not just still chugging around - they're getting better. It's not so crazy for a band at the stage in their career Old 97's have reached to start trying new things, but that typically means grabbing a mandolin for some songs or doing a covers album of troubadours the band adores. After twenty years...
Tru Nyce - Life On Mars III: Tha Zone Age (Datpiff) The hood. The south. Tha Zone Age. I don't know why, but I like Tru Nyce. He's not trying to do anything more than be himself. Tru Nyce - Life On Mars III: Tha Zone Age (Datpiff) The hood. The south. Tha Zone Age. I don't know why, but I like Tru Nyce. He's not trying to do anything more than be...
Fest Too is an annual three day music festival that takes place in Alexandria, Virginia at The Lab At Convergence. The 2014 edition of the festival took place from June 26-28. It showcased roughly 40 Virginia bands, had various workshops, and tons of merch/distro, plus food was included with the ticket price. Fest Too is an annual three day music...
If you haven't gotten a chance yet to listen to The Hotelier's new sophomore record Home, Like Noplace Is There, you're not only missing out one of the best records of the year, but easily one of the most compelling, intriguing, and challenging records to come out in a long time. If you haven't gotten a chance yet to listen to The Hotelier's new...
FEATURE SHOW Sunday, July 20, 7 PM Jonathan Vassar, David Dondero, Russell Lacy, Mermaids. I Mean Whales. @ The Camel - $8 I don't know how to categorize this show. Acoustic indie? Alt-folk? Americana? This is an important show for the local scene that it fits into, though, regardless of what word you use to describe that genre. FEATURE SHOW...
