For the 19th year running, we bring you Halloweek—a weeklong celebration packed with events and parties that finally give Halloween the respect it deserves. And let’s be real: it is the best holiday in the Universe. Halloween isn’t just for kids anymore—it’s for the...
We've been keeping you posted on the new Heavy Midgets album, Super King, which is already guaranteed to be one of the best RVA releases of 2014, and we were planning to premiere a song from it just before the album's release date. We've been keeping you posted on the new Heavy Midgets album, Super King, which is already guaranteed to be one of...
FEATURE SHOW Saturday, January 25, 9 PM Waxahatchee, All Dogs, Cayetana, Little Master @ Strange Matter - $10 in advance (get tickets here: waxahatchee.eventbrite.com) Though she's only been making music for a few years, Katie Crutchfield's had a remarkable career thus far. FEATURE SHOW Saturday, January 25, 9 PM Waxahatchee, All Dogs, Cayetana,...
2014 is our year. How difficult is it to not get inspired this time of year? I'd like to see some research some time that focuses on the month with the highest in composition. Let's face it, January sorta blows, but musicians know how to make the most of it. 2014 is our year. How difficult is it to not get inspired this time of year? I'd like to...
Navi, a not-quite-instrumental duo consisting of guitarist Jon Hawkins and drummer Kyle Flanagan, have been capturing the imagination of RVA's more tuned-in music fans for a couple of years now (we even profiled them in our Fall 2013 print issue). However, actual releases from the group have been sporadic. Navi, a not-quite-instrumental duo...
They've only been playing out locally for a couple of months, but brand new RVA quartet Burn/Ward have been grabbing some attention with their fast and furious power-violence sound. Now they've got a demo out that converts their wall-of-noise live sound into somewhat more comprehensible form. They've only been playing out locally for a couple of...
Every week, the list of songs I wanna tell you about gets longer and more backed up. Every week it's more and more difficult to narrow it down to only 5. But at least this way you know you're getting the very best stuff we've come across, right? Here's our latest batch of really really good songs, and we promise, they truly are the cream of the...
Antagonist Dragonspit - The Ugly Truth LP (Audiomack) "Tell em why you mad son!" That's the first thing that came to mind as I went through this project. 90's era production, a focus on lyricism, and an absolute disdain for the current "Turnt Up" state of Hip-Hop. Antagonist Dragonspit - The Ugly Truth LP (Audiomack) "Tell em why you mad son!"...
It would be an understatement to say that the long-awaited Transgender Dysphoria Blues, Against Me!'s first album to be released since frontman Tom Gabel became frontwoman Laura Jane Grace, is one of the most talked-about albums of 2014 so far. It would be an understatement to say that the long-awaited Transgender Dysphoria Blues, Against Me!'s...
Coalesce and The Get Up Kids’ James Dewees will be in Richmond on Saturday with his solo project Reggie and the Full Effect, along with Dads, Pentimento, and the Concussion Theory. Coalesce and The Get Up Kids’ James Dewees will be in Richmond on Saturday with his solo project Reggie and the Full Effect, along with Dads, Pentimento, and the...
