It’s getting chilly, let's get at it. We got a really good selection of classics and new releases. It seems like everyone in the city is putting out music right now, all part of the Richmond Renaissance. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk...
The second to last month of the year brings with it some pretty chilly times. I recently stopped by a house show to see locals Close Talker, Springtime, and Hold Tight!, along with Ohio punk duo Two Hand Fools. Cold weather house shows still have an active porch scene. The second to last month of the year brings with it some pretty chilly times....
Sky Ferreira's musical career began with a series of false starts. Beginning as a 15 year old with a Myspace Music account, Ferreira had soon been discovered and sucked into the whirlwind of the mainstream music industry. However, by the end of her teenage years, she'd been through several makeovers while seeing very little music released....
According to a genealogy model developed by Yale statistics professor Joseph Chang, if you look far enough into the past, everyone has a common ancestor. He said it a little differently: "All individuals who have any descendants among the present-day individuals are actually ancestors of all present-day individuals," but you get the idea....
We've made it to the end of another week, thank goodness. Between a stressful election and rushing to finish the new issue of RVA Mag, sometimes it felt like the life-giving force of new music was all that got us through the days. Here are the new songs that helped us survive this week: We've made it to the end of another week, thank goodness....
Spacebomb Records, the label who caused an international sensation last year with their debut release, Matthew E. White's Big Inner, has returned with their first new signing since White. Howard Ivans has previously achieved recognition for his work with North Carolina indie rockers The Rosebuds, as well as star-studded Midwestern indie group...
Atlanta rock band, Manchester Orchestra, will return to the National this Sunday night with openers The Front Bottoms and O’ Brother for support. Keyboardist Chris Freeman was nice enough to answer some questions about their new album “Hope”, getting ready for tour, and why The National is one of his favorite venues. Kyle Shearin: Hey Chris,...
Beastmilk – Climax (Magic Bullet Records/Svart Records) It's tempting to write about Beastmilk in terms of what they sound like and from whom they've drawn influence. There is a fairly wide strata of antecedent bands to whom parallels with Beastmilk could be drawn, mostly from the darker and heavier end of the post-punk spectrum, but these have...
Cheap Fest IV went down down the weekend before Halloween at Strange Matter and Gallery 5, featuring three days crammed with the best experimental music and outright noise craziness promoters Gary Stevens and Matt Boettke were able to dig up. Cheap Fest IV went down down the weekend before Halloween at Strange Matter and Gallery 5, featuring...
FEATURE SHOW Thursday – Sunday, November 7-10 Stoner Hands of Doom Fest (Weekend Passes $60 / all shows 21+) Day 1: Compel, Pilbuster, Insano Vision, Clam Fight, APF, Druglord, Gritter @ Strange Matter - 7 p.m. - $10 Day 2: Order of the Owl, Weed is Weed, Lo Pan, Gozu, Fire Faithful, Demonaut, Pike Possum, Iron Front, It’s Not Its Space @ Strange...
