We hit LTC Fest II at the Canal Club, where local favorites and out-of-town bands tore it up from afternoon ‘til midnight. Fleshwater and Drug Church headlined, bringing serious heat, while acts like Heavyhex, Bellweather, Modern Color, and Anxious kept the energy...
This past Friday at Strange Matter, The Catalyst played their last show ever. If I tell you that The Catalyst was one of the best and most important bands to come out of Richmond in the past decade, you can be sure I believe it with all my heart. At the same time, I can't pretend there isn't a certain amount of bias there. Catalyst...
Obliteration – Black Death Horizon (Relapse Records) 2013 was quite possibly the most creatively fertile year for death metal in at least two decades, though it's up for speculation as to why, exactly. My speculation is that genres that had attracted more positive critical attention outside of the metal press had become tepid and unthreatening....
This is a pretty impressive coincidence right here. Both RVA pop-punkers Broadside, and Sleepwalkers, the latest group from former Duchess Of York leaders Michael and Austin York, released Christmas singles this week, and in some kind of cosmic synchronicity, both singles are entitled "Wish List." So which is better? Let the RVA holiday-song...
Mix pop music with a bit of modern Americana, rock, classical, and hip-shaking music, and you’ll get the 9th annual Ghost of Pop this Saturday at 6pm. The event is a benefit for the non-profit organization HomeAgain, which provides services and emergency shelter for the homeless in Richmond. Mix pop music with a bit of modern Americana, rock,...
Matthew E. White returns to Richmond with a live performance, backed by the Spacebomb House Band, at Strange Matter this Sunday. To Richmond, White's status as a prolific musician is an established fact--from his previous work with The Great White Jenkins and Fight The Big Bull to the high profile his solo work has enjoyed, RVA's heard a lot...
New Jersey’s own Screaming Females have carved out a pretty notable career since forming out of New Brunswick back in 2005. Since then, they have since been a band on the rise by touring relentlessly and keeping a good old-fashioned work ethic. New Jersey’s own Screaming Females have carved out a pretty notable career since forming out of New...
Last Friday, ushering in this week’s appropriately arctic weather, Polar Bear Club took the stage at Strange Matter for an early show that also featured Citizen, Diamond Youth, and Sainthood Reps. Last Friday, ushering in this week’s appropriately arctic weather, Polar Bear Club took the stage at Strange Matter for an early show that also...
As publications and websites start rolling out their Best Albums Of 2013 lists, you’ll definitely see a lot of familiar names filling out each list. But this year, perhaps more than ever, you’ll see a lot of new names; bands that debuted this year with extremely strong records. As publications and websites start rolling out their Best Albums Of...
The first time I saw Guerilla Toss was at the Coward Shoe in Baltimore last winter. It was one of those shows where the bill is a veritable who’s who of up and coming bands. Everyone that played that night has been instrumental in helping to create and spread the gospel of the contemporary noise rock movement across the country in the last few...