It is always exciting to see bands you have heard of, maybe come to love, drop into town. This week we have bands like Colony House who I heard in my adolescence, Balaclava who is currently in my rotation, and Divide and Dissolve who I am new to and eagerly await....
Ladies and gentlemen, that veteran rock powerhouse from Baltimore is back! After several years away from the studio, Clutch graced us with their tenth album, and first in four years, Earth Rocker, back in the spring. And boy, did it deliver! Ladies and gentlemen, that veteran rock powerhouse from Baltimore is back! After several years away from...
OG !LLA - #ForTheFuckOfIt | Elite Edition (Datpiff) OG !LLA, formerly known as So !LLA, has risen once again from the blunt ashes to remind us one thing: he does not give a fuck. Why else would one release a project called #ForTheFuckOfIt twice? So before you even press play, tell your inner Hip-Hop head to relax--rules will be broken. OG !LLA -...
The Cales love each other and they want you to know. “We’re pretty close. We tell each other we love each other all the time and mean it,” says bassist and vocalist Maggie Yokley. The four members of the up-and-coming Richmond rock act are all lying sprawled out with each other across lead singer and guitarist Jordan Chu’s twin mattress, chain...
In honor of Queens Of The Stone Age's upcoming performance at The National on Monday, December 16, as part of XL102's Miracle On Broad Street, we've reached back into our archives to republish this interview with Queens Of The Stone Age singer/guitarist Josh Homme, which originally ran in our May 2005 issue and has never appeared online before....
Marc Cheatham of The Cheats Movement blog is both an extremely hard worker and a tireless supporter of the best aspects of the RVA community. Therefore it cannot be much of a surprise to anyone that he's the man behind RVA Hot Sauce. Marc Cheatham of The Cheats Movement blog is both an extremely hard worker and a tireless supporter of the best...
So we've been hearing all over the place about the "emo revival" lately, and while I'm sure for some people the very thought causes a medically unsafe amount of eyerolling, for others, it just seems like a lot of bandwagon-jumping about a scene that has very quietly been great for years. Syracuse, NY quintet Polar Bear Club have been at the...
Chvrches, Scotland's own electro-pop wizards, took the internet by storm over the last year or so. Chvrches, Scotland's own electro-pop wizards, took the internet by storm over the last year or so. Lauren Mayberry (lead vocals, additional synthesizers and samplers), Iain Cook (synthesizers, guitar, bass, vocals), and Martin Doherty (synthesizers,...
FEATURE SHOW Sunday, December 8, 7 p.m. The Cheats Movement presents The Return of RVA Hot Sauce featuring Photosynthesizers, Anousheh, Ohbliv, Radio B, Michael Millions, Noah O, JD Haze, The Honorable Sleaze (photo by Marc Cheatham), Open Mic Freestyle Cyphers, Patience Salgado, and the Coalition Theater folks @ Gallery 5 - $10/All Ages. Marc...
Avers have just arrived on the scene in the last week or so, but they're making a big splash in the local area if the gossip I'm hearing is any indication. Avers have just arrived on the scene in the last week or so, but they're making a big splash in the local area if the gossip I'm hearing is any indication. Their calling card thus far has been...
