We've been tracking Mutant Academy's rise from the very beginning here at RVA Magazine, and today marks a significant milestone in Richmond’s music scene as the local hip-hop collective drops their long-anticipated debut album, Keep Holly Alive. And it’s a defining...
Since their heyday in the late 90s and early 2000s, The Dismemberment Plan have secured a significant part for themselves in the long history of punk and indie rock in Washington D.C. Having originally started while members were attending Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, the band cut their teeth playing shows throughout Virginia....
There was more than beer being consumed downtown at Capital Ale House on Sunday, October 27. Reggae rockers Passafire and Ballyhoo! brought their co-headlining tour to our fair city and, like a fine India Pale Ale, their music was filled with golden copper tone, smooth effect, and the highest quality ingredients. There was more than beer being...
Hip hop heads, get ready--two of the best emcees in the game will be hitting central Virginia in less than two weeks, and you need to be there! Hip hop heads, get ready--two of the best emcees in the game will be hitting central Virginia in less than two weeks, and you need to be there! Talib Kweli, one half of the legendary Black Star and an...
Sea Of Bones – The Earth Wants Us Dead (seaofbones.bandcamp.com) Those of us who have been following Sea Of Bones for a while now could be tempted to give in to frustration at the infrequency of their activity. They seemed to have a good head of steam at the start until a van accident ended one of their tours (though mercifully nothing worse)....
For a five-piece indie rock band, Manchester Orchestra is quite appropriately named. Their dramatic musical epics are like pocket symphonies, combining the pensive, reverb-soaked Southern alt-country of My Morning Jacket with the emotional crescendos of Smashing Pumpkins, or more recent work by Brand New. For a five-piece indie rock band,...
Hi friends--hope your Halloween was awesome. We're all a bit tired from running around making Halloweek happen, but that doesn't mean we haven't been listening to new music! So here, to close out the week as always, are a bunch of great new jams we discovered over the past week and couldn't wait to pass on to you. Enjoy! Hi friends--hope your...
“I wasn’t raised to shoot for fame. I had the safety on... Come up for air, Come up for air.” -Cold War Kids, “Miracle Mile,” Dear Miss Lonelyhearts “I wasn’t raised to shoot for fame. I had the safety on... Come up for air, Come up for air.” -Cold War Kids, “Miracle Mile,” Dear Miss Lonelyhearts Here in Richmond for the first time, Cold War Kids...
Expectations can be a particularly tricky thing, and they often set an object or an idea up for disappointment. Expectations can be a particularly tricky thing, and they often set an object or an idea up for disappointment. Far more rarely, though, a lowered expectation can pave the way for a pleasant surprise (a lesson conveyed to me in my youth...
FEATURE SHOW Thursday, October 31, 8 p.m. WRIR presents Halloween featuring Built To Spill, Slam Dunk, Genders, The Warm Hair, After Party DJ set with Doug Martsch of Built To Spill @ Canal Club - $25/All Ages There’s been some incredible shows come through Richmond in ’13, and this show is of course one of them. It’s even arguably the best....
