Richmond is feeling like a garage this week. It’s young and clean tuff but not mean. Lean in to it, let loose, get hip, don’t be obtuse. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy at Griffin@rvamag.com. The Camel | Tuesday,...
One of the biggest names in electronic music and a founding member of the Pretty Lights Label, Michal Menert, is set to release a new studio album entitled “Space Jazz” in early November. One of the biggest names in electronic music and a founding member of the Pretty Lights Label, Michal Menert, is set to release a new studio album entitled...
Outer Gods – Light Dims Eternal (Domestic Genocide Records) Among the most immediately noticeable facets of Outer Gods' first full-length (released after a quick succession of demos that've appeared over the past year or so) is that many of the features that render it inviting are also the ones that make it seem the most off-putting. Though the...
FEATURE SHOW Saturday, September 28, 10 p.m. Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Nervous Ticks, The Milkstains, Mutwawa @ Strange Matter - $10/18+ Why people don’t go see Quintron is a mystery to me. I guess folks enjoy living in their miserable circumstances too much. FEATURE SHOW Saturday, September 28, 10 p.m. Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Nervous Ticks,...
Janelle Monae (born Janelle Monae Robinson), 27, is more than just a singer, she's a storyteller, a gifted musician, a songwriter and an artist. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, Monae would often build alternative realities for herself in which she would sing or perform to escape the realities of her area. It was in these alternative realities where...
Cold Cave is the pseudonym of LA and NYC based musician Wesley Eisold. The project, in existence since 2007, has 2 full albums under its belt - Love Comes Close and Cherish The Light Years. The sound bounces between heavy-new wave synth and low-bit dance beats. With many 80’s influences in the project, it’s hard to nail down any one band that...
Pepper, Grieves, RDGLDGRN September 19 at The National “Do not be afraid of the Pepper! The people want the Pepper.” --Dana Carvey, Saturday Night Live On September 19, 2013, the fans in Richmond did indeed want the Pepper, and these Pepper boys, from Kona, Hawaii via Southern, California, gave Richmond the “perfect amount of Pepper!” Pepper,...
Walk The Moon is just one of those bands that you just can't help but fall in love with. Whether you're an ardent music fan or a casual radio listener, you're going to learn every last note and lyric of every last song quicker than you'd care to admit when you start listening to their catalogue. Walk The Moon is just one of those bands that you...
A Change.org petition to get Gwar to be the halftime entertainment at the 2015 Super Bowl has almost hit 30K signatures. A Change.org petition to get Gwar to be the halftime entertainment at the 2015 Super Bowl has almost hit 30K signatures. The petition, started by Kentucky man Jeff Cantrell, has a fairly simple demand: The time for GWAR to...
On the outskirts of town, a band practices in the midst of a decrepit cellar. A sound combining Appalachian roots, vaudeville-style piano compositions, and slurred, soulful vocals fills the space. Cigarette butts and empty beer cans are scattered around the room. This cellar makes an ideal home for the songs of Wolf//Goat. Your first impression...