Night Idea the incredible 6 piece jazzy progressive rock band released their 3rd LP in October. Their first record in 7 years, the long awaited Rocky Coast. After the album release show at The Camel in October, I was able to ask drummer extraordinaire Ethan Johnstone...
Tuesday, May 13th was the long-awaited return of Hold Tight! It’d been a few months since their last show, supporting Pedals On Our Pirate Ships back in Feburary. The whole lineup on this local house show was awesome, though. Tuesday, May 13th was the long-awaited return of Hold Tight! It’d been a few months since their last show, supporting...
FEATURE SHOW Tuesday, June 3, 7 PM Eyehategod, Ringworm, Enabler, Locusta, Gritter @ Strange Matter - $20 (order tickets here: http://eyehategod.eventbrite.com/) OK, yes, it's another weeknight feature show already, but it's necessary, because this coming Tuesday, a legend will walk among us. FEATURE SHOW Tuesday, June 3, 7 PM Eyehategod,...
Anyone in the progressive rock/metal/jazz arena was probably already eyeing the Gallery 5 lineup for Friday May 16th... if they knew what was good for them. But based on the size of the crowd that night, I might’ve guessed the prog fans were fewer in number than I thought, or perhaps less informed than they should be. Either way, the lineup...
Bass/drum noise-rock duo New Turks are having a wild weekend, and they're cramming it all into one day. These rhythm-crazed RVA madmen will play three shows in the space of 12 hours tomorrow, and will drive to Harrisonburg somewhere in the middle of all that. Bass/drum noise-rock duo New Turks are having a wild weekend, and they're cramming it...
I've never been to a show at The National at all like Neon Trees' concert last Tuesday night. Sure, every concert is unique, just as every band and song is unique, but if you were lucky enough to have witnessed the pure spectacle of Neon Trees' performance on Tuesday, you know exactly what I mean when I say it was truly unforgettable and...
Sometimes when one hears of a certain band coming to town, securing that ticket becomes all one is concerned with. Such was the case when the virtuosic New York-based trio known as Consider the Source (CTS) came back to our fair city for a show at The Camel on May 15. The openers, however many there might have been, mattered little--all I was...
And we’re back. This is going to be a compiled sort of review--I lost my notebook after the Radio Rubber Room show with Thai Sun, Treetop Bonfire, and Dalton Dash. But I just found it, and I’m glad I waited because instead of winging a recapitulation of that night (about a month ago), I can refer to some of the actual feelings and happenings I...
LA jamtronica ensemble Particle will be hitting RVA coutesy of EQ Produktions, taking the stage at The Canal Club on Friday, May 23 with a new lineup and some new tunes with which to blow your mind. LA jamtronica ensemble Particle will be hitting RVA coutesy of EQ Produktions, taking the stage at The Canal Club on Friday, May 23 with a new lineup...
FEATURE SHOW Thursday, May 22, 9 PM Young Widows, Helms Alee, Hex Machine @ Strange Matter - $10 in advance/$12 day of show (order tickets here: https://ywha.eventbrite.com/) OK, so usually I pick a show that's happening on the weekend for our feature show, because the weekends are always packed with great stuff. But if Young Widows are going to...
