I feel a gravitational pull towards heavier music now that the days are darker. It feels right to match the heavy sky. In the same breath I feel like no matter what season it is, you have to listen to a little bit of Spring music, stuff to remind you what the sun...
Spacebomb, that homegrown label/studio/performance ensemble founded right here in RVA by Matthew E. White, has established itself over the past couple of years as a venue for unconventional creativity and talented, original American songcraft. This is truer than ever in the case of the latest Spacebomb Records artist, Grandma Sparrow. Spacebomb,...
FEATURE SHOW Friday, May 16, 9 PM Radio Rubber Room Relaunch Party feat. Those Manic Seas, Imaginary Sons, Hoax Hunters, A Woman Is A Woman @ The Broadberry - $10 suggested donation Radio Rubber Room has spent the first half of 2014 rising like a phoenix from the ashes. FEATURE SHOW Friday, May 16, 9 PM Radio Rubber Room Relaunch Party feat....
Aggronautix Throbbleheads have always been the perfect gift for punk rockers and metalheads who have everything; launched in 2009, the line of toys has featured such maniacal music heroes as GG Allin, Wendy O. Williams, and Milo Aukerman of The Descendents. Now GWAR has joined the ranks of artists immortalized in Throbblehead figurines with a new...
In a city known for its heavy music, the up and coming Richmond band New Turks have been putting a new spin on the growing scene of sludgy and aggressive music emerging from the river city. The duo, comprised of bassist/vocalist Ethan Gensurowsky and drummer Louis Heninger, made their debut in 2013 with their Nip Slip split EP with fellow...
On Saturday, May 10, UK duo Blood Red Shoes brought their rock n' roll sounds to Strange Matter, accompanied by Missouri punk band Radkey. On Saturday, May 10, UK duo Blood Red Shoes brought their rock n' roll sounds to Strange Matter, accompanied by Missouri punk band Radkey. This show was something that anybody, especially punk and rock lovers,...
Guitar-slinging, disco-swinging Montreal duo Chromeo just released their fourth album today, and in a shocking coincidence, they'll be performing live at The National tomorrow! Guitar-slinging, disco-swinging Montreal duo Chromeo just released their fourth album today, and in a shocking coincidence, they'll be performing live at The National...
Southern rockers Cage the Elephant, English indie band Foals, and recent local transplants J. Roddy Walston and The Business played a sold-out show at The National Saturday, which had tipsy Richmonders off their feet and dancing along to every song. Southern rockers Cage the Elephant, English indie band Foals, and recent local transplants J....
One of the strongest attributes that any musician can possess, more important than any flashy technical chops, is the ability to play a part that fits a song. The ability to strategically maneuver while remaining respectful of one’s musical surroundings is tremendously important. It can be as simple as displaying modesty in a guitar part, or...
It was supposed to be a big night for Red Rum. The RVA rapper, who has been signed to DJ Khaled's We The Best Music Group since 2009 (if this video is any indication), scored an opening slot for the finally-free Louisiana rapper Lil Boosie at the Richmond Coliseum last night. But the triumph was soured by the way it ended--as Red Rum exited the...
