So, I had the pleasure of sitting down for a conversation with HERNBEAN 5150 and DUCTTAPE JESUS before a fire cypher session. If you're unfamiliar, they are both up-and-coming artists hailing from this city we all know and love, Richmond, VA. Upon returning home,...
Friday Cheers celebrated their 30th anniversary this year with one of their best line-ups to date. Lord Huron, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, J Roddy Walston & The Business, Kopecky Family Band, Futurebirds--the eight week summer concert series was definitely stacked and was clearly going to be a big success. To close out though, Friday Cheers had...
Every summer, music festivals seem to get bigger and more intense - the crowds double, the camp sites get further and further away, and it gets harder to catch the bands you really want to see. Every summer, music festivals seem to get bigger and more intense - the crowds double, the camp sites get further and further away, and it gets harder to...
Band of Horses visited The National in Richmond with opening band Susto this past Th Band of Horses visited The National in Richmond with opening band Susto this past Thursday, June 19th. Even though they had been at the national less than two years ago following their newest album, Mirage Rock, Band of Horses seemed excited to be back in RVA....
WRIR and local music-king Shannon Cleary have got an amazing local line up set for the
Oh man, we weren't too familiar with Laura Veirs, but now that we've heard her, we're hooked. Have a listen "Finster Saw The Angels" off her newest album Warp and Weft: Oh man, we weren't too familiar with Laura Veirs, but now that we've heard her, we're hooked. Have a listen "Finster Saw The Angels" off her newest album Warp and Weft: Powerful...
Woah man... Woah man... Somerset, England's Ozric Tenticles are coming to the Canal Club this Friday and it's going to be a night full of improvisational freak-out jams. To call Ozrics prolific is an understatement. The UK ban has released 28 albums since their inception in 1983 - and they've sold millions of 'em, all without major label support....
FEATURE SHOW Saturday, June 28, 8 PM The Paul Collins Beat, The Ar-Kaics, Cherry Pits @ Empire - $12 The arrival of Paul Collins in RVA this weekend is a very special occasion. A legend in the punk-adjacent world of power pop, Paul Collins started his career drumming with mid-70s trio The Nerves (of "Hangin' On The Telephone" fame) before...
Audio Ammo is back in RVA and they're set to take over the Broadberry Wednesday night during BROPOCALYPSE. Audio Ammo is back in RVA and they're set to take over the Broadberry Wednesday night during BROPOCALYPSE. Take a gander at some footage of AA and Skerrit Bwoy when they were in RVA not too long ago below: It was a crazy show to say the...
Epicfest is back for it's fourth year in a row, and it's got quite a line up with a mess of shows and venues for you to catch. Epicfest is back for it's fourth year in a row, and it's got quite a line up with a mess of shows and venues for you to catch. Check out some details about this year's events below, read the Cheat's Movement Breakdown of...
