Get ready to fill your week with an eclectic mix of tunes and live performances that promise to stir your soul and get you moving. Whether you're looking to chill out to some nostalgic rock vibes, explore fresh new beats, or dive into the hypnotic world of post-punk,...
July 14, 2013 @ Strange Matter Everyone Dies in the End If the dream's dreaming, dream harder. Dream inertia. Feel dizzy waking. July 14, 2013 @ Strange Matter Everyone Dies in the End If the dream's dreaming, dream harder. Dream inertia. Feel dizzy waking. July 21, 2013 @ Strange Matter Those Manic Seas by Guest Haikuist Ron Rogers Robot band...
Ladies and gentlemen, on Sunday, September 8, the 9:30 Club will be floating in space. Long-running UK rockers Spiritualized will be in the house, bringing you the psychedelic gospel according to Jason Pierce. Ladies and gentlemen, on Sunday, September 8, the 9:30 Club will be floating in space. Long-running UK rockers Spiritualized will be in...
Friday at Gallery 5, Richmond Noise celebrates a year of its monthly installments. Friday at Gallery 5, Richmond Noise celebrates a year of its monthly installments. Originally, these free/donations-based gigs took place one Sunday a month at The Nile, and were put together by RVA NOISE FEST organizers Gary Stevens (Head Molt/Mutwawa/Rotted...
A little over a week ago I attended the second annual Trillectro music festival in Washington D.C. A little over a week ago I attended the second annual Trillectro music festival in Washington D.C. The event featured a wide variety of hip hop and electronic music acts, and after taking a look at the final schedule, I decided to spend most of my...
Though it's something of a cliché, to anybody with much familiarity with metal, Carcass is a band that requires no introduction. Though it's something of a cliché, to anybody with much familiarity with metal, Carcass is a band that requires no introduction. From their 1985 inception until their 1996 dissolution, the band defined and redefined...
Well... we have a lot of questions about this, but only discovered it this AM. We'll be catching up with Long Jawns here shortly - so keep an eye out for an update. Well... we have a lot of questions about this, but only discovered it this AM. We'll be catching up with Long Jawns here shortly - so keep an eye out for an update. Until then, here's...
Depending on where you start the clock, "Search And Destroy" might be the first really classic punk rock anthem. Depending on where you start the clock, "Search And Destroy" might be the first really classic punk rock anthem. (Other candidates: "Kick Out The Jams," "Ghost Rider," "(I'm) Stranded," "Blitzkrieg Bop," "Anarchy In The UK," etc.) The...
We all loved Big Inner, the solo debut from former Fight The Big Bull head honcho Matthew E. White, when it came out last year. Its combo of folk influences, soul grooves, and gospel transcendence struck a chord with the indie rock massive in RVA and beyond. We all loved Big Inner, the solo debut from former Fight The Big Bull head honcho Matthew...
Umphrey’s McGee (whose name makes them sound more like a Celtic folk-punk band than a progressive-rock band with funk and jazz influences) are heavy-hitting veterans of the modern jamtronica scene. Umphrey’s McGee (whose name makes them sound more like a Celtic folk-punk band than a progressive-rock band with funk and jazz influences) are...
