The Canal Club, long known for hosting some of the city’s heaviest shows, hosted Obituary a few nights ago. The death metal titans shook the walls of the club in a blistering set that photographer Vincent Candela captured in a brilliant set of images. For those that...
Lotus, an electronically inspired and quasi-instrumental jam band hailing originally from Indiana (but with roots in both Philadelphia and Denver), played a killer two-night show at the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville a few weeks back. Lotus, an electronically inspired and quasi-instrumental jam band hailing originally from Indiana (but with...
FEATURE SHOW Tuesday, October 8, 8 p.m. Shuggie Otis @ The National - $25/All Ages The soulful psychedelic funky sound of Shuggie Otis comes to Downtown Richmond tonight. This multi-instrumentalist is a sure fire rock and roll legend, and to have Otis grace Richmond with his presence is remarkable. FEATURE SHOW Tuesday, October 8, 8 p.m. Shuggie...
Deltron 3030 is a hip hop supergroup who made a huge impression on the genre with their self-titled debut album, which dropped back in 2000. On that record, producer Dan The Automator, DJ Kid Koala, and emcee Del The Funky Homosapien came together to tell a science fiction story about life in the year 3030, where the environment is damaged and...
By the time Robert Rolston (better known by his nom de guerre, Quintron) took the stage just before 1:00am on Saturday night/Sunday morning, the crowd at Strange Matter had had ample time to black out, black back in, and order another round, which it turns out put everyone in exactly the right headspace to receive the gospel of otherworldly space...
Get ready to mosh! Legendary metalcore pioneers Hatebreed are coming to The NorVa next Monday, and one lucky RVA Magazine reader is gonna get to see them for free! Get ready to mosh! Legendary metalcore pioneers Hatebreed are coming to The NorVa next Monday, and one lucky RVA Magazine reader is gonna get to see them for free! Bursting onto the...
RVACon was amazing, folks - the music, the geekery, the comics, the costumes, and the Google Glass - it was really all an amazing sight to be seen. RVACon was amazing, folks - the music, the geekery, the comics, the costumes, and the Google Glass - it was really all an amazing sight to be seen. And for those of you who didn't see it, you can see...
WNRN, a listener-supported community radio station based in Charlottesville, which broadcasts in the RVA area at 103.1, is currently in the midst of their Fall Fund Drive, and one of this year's perks should definitely catch the attention of local listeners. In Studio Vol. 1 is a 17-track CD compiling performances recorded live at WNRN's studios,...
Richmond melodic post-hardcore quartet Conditions have just released a brand new cover of U2's "With Or Without You," and it's kind of amazing. For starters, you have to give them props for sheer audacity--it takes guts to step out with a cover of the best-known song from one of the biggest rock albums of the 80s. However, Conditions pull off the...
"I think someone lost these," uttered befuddled bassist Kevin Clay on Tuesday night as he picked a pair of panties off the stage near the end of the night. "I think someone lost these," uttered befuddled bassist Kevin Clay on Tuesday night as he picked a pair of panties off the stage near the end of the night. The band may have been confused by...
