Richmond’s hip-hop scene has long been fueled by underground grit and undeniable talent, but few have represented the city on the national stage quite like Mad Skillz. And now, after a career that spans nearly three decades, he’s experiencing a well-deserved moment in...
I have such a disdain for the singer-songwriter archetype. I typically find it super contrived and tend to think there’s some sort of egotistic and self-gratifying personality behind the guitar, keyboard or piano of a singer-songwriter. I have such a disdain for the singer-songwriter archetype. I typically find it super contrived and tend to...
Summer isn't even in full swing yet, but there's a mess of high quality shows set to hit the mid-Atlantic region before the year's end. You should probably put Baltimore's Shindig Festival on that list too. Summer isn't even in full swing yet, but there's a mess of high quality shows set to hit the mid-Atlantic region before the year's end. You...
FEATURE SHOW Saturday, April 19, 9 PM Hypercolor (photo by Coldon Martin), James Wallace & The Naked Light, The Trillions @ The Camel - Price at door This show has nothing to do with dayglo t-shirts from the early 90s that caused all of your sweat stains to glow brilliantly. No, this Hypercolor is a local Richmond band whose lush psychedelic...
Trapitol Hill 2014 is a huge dance party taking place on Saturday, May 17 at DC's Blind Whino. You may remember Blind Whino as the former church in DC's SW neighborhood on which Art Whino got Atlanta artist HENSE to paint a full-building mural. Trapitol Hill 2014 is a huge dance party taking place on Saturday, May 17 at DC's Blind Whino. You may...
Never let it be said that Australian heavy-rock trio Wolfmother don't keep fans on their toes. Never let it be said that Australian heavy-rock trio Wolfmother don't keep fans on their toes. After two albums of blazing 70s-style proto-metal featuring two completely different lineups backing frontman Andrew Stockdale, Wolfmother supposedly...
The Carolina Chocolate Drops will be coming to Charlottesville's Jefferson Theater on Friday, April 25. Coming to mainstream attention over the past five years or so, the Carolina Chocolate Drops have done a lot to disrupt the typical stereotypes that surround country music. The Carolina Chocolate Drops will be coming to Charlottesville's...
What exactly does it take to silence the nonbelievers? The throngs and throngs of commentators that forever criticize a band’s craft? The ones that go so far as to judge a band simply on their name and never their merits? 2014 has given us a partial answer to this concern: the newest release from Black Girls. What exactly does it take to silence...
Disciples Of Christ – Decomposition Fantasy (Rorschach Records) There's something to be said for musical comfort food; the sort of thing that, regardless of what it might signify to anybody else, can instantly transport a listener to some bygone halcyon era. Disciples Of Christ – Decomposition Fantasy (Rorschach Records) There's something to be...
Raleigh, NC's Negative Fun Records has really been feeling the RVA love lately. In addition to releasing the upcoming LP from local noise-rock trio Hoax Hunters later this spring, they'll also be including not one but two RVA bands in their 2014 Singles Club roster. Raleigh, NC's Negative Fun Records has really been feeling the RVA love lately....
