A few months back, Chandler and Friends lit up Richmond Music Hall, with photographer Aspen DeRosa snapping the party. We’ve been sitting on the photos, but now seems like the right moment to let them loose—especially since Chandler’s hitting The Camel this Saturday...
Jae Dallas - Bare With Me (ThaLSD) Here's a tape from local emcee Jae Dallas, aka Dilly, who brings us his latest project Bare With Me. I’ve been hearing a lot about Jae and his crew--which is also a graphic design company--The Living Sickness Designs. This mixtape mixes lyrical metaphors with poetic rhythm and free spirited rhymes. Jae Dallas -...
The Merciless Book Of Metal Lists, by Howie Abrams & Sacha Jenkins (Abrams Image) The Merciless Book of Metal Lists will Slay you with useless metal info you never needed to know... but always kind of wondered about. This Overkill of a book is jam packed with 208 pages of metal knowledge, ranging from which album covers feature goats to metal...
Action Bronson, Teleport Team, Rich P, ThaLSDWednesday, June 19 at Kingdom Action Bronson's been one of my favorite new rappers over the last couple of years, so it was really exciting to see that he was coming to town. Kingdom has been bringing in a bunch of good rappers lately, actually, not just Bronsolino but Riff Raff and Lil B, among...
Sigur Ros – Kveikur (XL Recordings) The way it's been told so far, Kveikur is Sigur Ros' leaner, meaner take on what has become a familiar approach. The word “heavy” gets tossed around enough that one could be mistaken for thinking, based on these write-ups at least, that the band was trying to fill the void left by Jeff Hanneman. And,...
One of the nation's foremost bluegrass bands, The Infamous Stringdusters, will be headlining Friday Cheers at Brown’s Island Tomorrow. James Justin & Co. will be opening the show. This will be The Infamous Stringdusters’ second show in Richmond this year. One of the nation's foremost bluegrass bands, The Infamous Stringdusters, will be headlining...
Kylesa - Ultraviolet (Season Of Mist) Savannah-based powerhouse Kylesa released their sixth album to date this May. The response was a slew of mixed reviews and receptions from the metal community and the indie rock community at large, as this album certainly encompasses a lot more than straightforward metal. Kylesa - Ultraviolet (Season Of Mist)...
Starting this Thursday, some of Richmond and the region’s best bands are coming together for four nights of punk-fueled charity in support of Charlotte, North Carolina’s garage rock destroyers Paint Fumes. In February Paint Fumes’ lead singer and guitarist, Elijah Von Cramon, was struck by a car while crossing the street, only weeks before...
This weekend is another great example of why it pays to stick around Richmond for the whole Summer, despite the population decrease. Hardywood is hosting a scavenger hunt and indie show and featuring some awesome food and awesome music. Turnstyle are celebrating their ten-year anniversary with a sweet drum n' bass show at The Camel. Plus,...
FEATURE SHOW Saturday, June 29, 9 p.m. Turnstyle 10 Year Anniversary Drum&Bass Event featuring DJ’s Stunna, Method One, The Insiders (UK), Joanna O, Patrick Currier @ The Camel - $20 – Advance tix here: https://turnstyleonline.com/component/hikashop/product/1009-turnstyle-10-year-anniversary /18+ Ten years ago, a small record store and urban...