I am a proud rocker, a punk at that, but with everyday I feel like I fall in love with another type of music. We are in such an amazing time of live shows, it seems like we get more and more world renowned acts in every flier I see, with bands and artists coming from...
When Those Manic Seas is setting up on stage, the first thing that a spectator will notice is sure to be the mannequin with a television for a head. At first glance, it seems like no more than a unique prop, maybe some sort of inside joke between the band members. When Those Manic Seas is setting up on stage, the first thing that a spectator will...
Orchestre National De Mauritanie – Orchestre National De Mauritanie (Sahelsounds/Mississippi Records) On paper, the only extant recordings of the Orchestre National De Mauritanie might not sound like the most fascinating proposition. Essentially a utilitarian endeavor, a group of fourteen musicians assembled in 1967 by Moktar Ould Daddah,...
The Trillions are long time veterans of the Richmond music scene. There are few venues in town that haven’t played host to the gritty pop-rock band. On Tuesday, June 11th, the Trillions will once again be gracing Richmond crowds with their musical presence at The Camel, accompanied by New Madrid, an up-and-coming band out Athens, Georgia. The...
So !lla is hungry. This up-and-coming RVA artist, known to Uncle Sam as Will Keck, has been doing a lot in recent months to make a name for himself, starting with his music. The 18-track mixtape he dropped last fall, #ForTheFuckOfIt, grabbed some attention locally, as did his recent followup single “Antics.” However, music is just the beginning...
On June 11, Strange Matter will be visited by Iceage and Lower. Both of these punk bands hail from Denmark, and are touring much of the United States together. On June 11, Strange Matter will be visited by Iceage and Lower. Both of these punk bands hail from Denmark, and are touring much of the United States together. This is Iceage's third visit...
Sickoids – No Home (Grave Mistake/Sorry State Records) It can be interesting to observe the manner in which certain strains of throwback aesthetics can evolve past their literalist boundaries into something more soundly realized and less regressive. For instance, the glut of 80s-style hardcore that popped up in the early aughts was at first a...
North Carolina indie rocker Darwin Deez will be playing Strange Matter on Saturday June 8th. His Richmond performance will conclude a brief nine-day stint on the road touring behind his second album, Songs For Imaginative People, which was released earlier this year by Lucky Number Music. These will be the last few shows Deez will be playing this...
Here it is, folks--your chance to catch an indie star on the rise. Already the pride of the LA music scene, Local Natives have been making waves all over the USA with the release earlier this year of their second LP, Hummingbird, which reached #12 on the Billboard album charts. Here it is, folks--your chance to catch an indie star on the rise....
It may be getting hotter and hotter outside by the minute, but Richmond refuses to slow down, and in fact retaliates by having more and more awesome events as the summer drags on. There is plenty of fun stuff going on this weekend, from brutal metal shows and bacon festivals to First Fridays art openings, punk shows, and old-school soul dance...
