John Morand’s story begins and currently resides in Richmond, but like the best of Hobbits and one-night stands, he’s been ‘there and back again’ many times. He’s the co-founder of Sound of Music recording studios downtown and the engineer / producer behind nearly...
Seap One - The Sickness Of Seap (Bandcamp) I want to start of this review with my condolences to the family and friends of local emcee Daniel Davidson, aka Seap One, who passed away recently. His legacy will live on in RVA, in many of our hearts, and definitely through his team, Gritty City Records. Seap One - The Sickness Of Seap (Bandcamp) I...
Charles Bradley wears his soul on his sleeve. The next rising star at Daptone Records has found his place in the spotlight, but he's going to be humble about it. The road for Charles Bradley was not without its trials and tribulations. The man has, to put it lightly, overcome some hardships. But with his faith and his perseverance, Bradley kept...
This Friday at Friday Cheers on Brown's Island, RVA's own Black Girls is opening for Seattle alt-folk sensations The Head and the Heart. This is not the first encounter that Black Girls, who've spent the past few years earning a huge bear hug from the Richmond music scene with their soulful indie sound (nicknamed "snuff rock"), have had with The...
Just because it's not a three-day weekend doesn't mean there won't be a ton of excellent stuff going on this weekend that everyone can enjoy. From punk, metal, and female-powered country to an anniversary party at Hadad's Lake for two of Richmond's premier establishments, there is plenty going on to make this weekend awesome. So rest up from last...
Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready to dance? Australian combo Cut Copy are bringing the party to the Jefferson Theater next week, and you are all invited! This quartet's incredible mixture of synth waves, banging beats, and catchy choruses combines everything you love about 80s Anglophile pop and modern EDM into an unstoppable wave of dance...
FEATURE SHOW Saturday, June 1, 10 p.m. The Resignators, Bucket, Hotel X @ Strange Matter - $10/18+ Holy City of Monuments! Look who is back in town! Tonight will be a big time homecoming for ex-Richmonder Steve Douglas. FEATURE SHOW Saturday, June 1, 10 p.m. The Resignators, Bucket, Hotel X @ Strange Matter - $10/18+ Holy City of Monuments! Look...
The Shins, Ra Ra Riot Monday, May 27 at The National "Indie rock royalty" is a phrase thrown around about a lot of bands these days. Whether it be in an album review, a press release, or by some overzealous fans, the term is pretty widespread, and almost meaningless by now. It also makes it extremely hard to distinguish those bands that truly do...
Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood – Black Pudding (Ipecac Records) The first immediately noticeable facet of anything involving Mark Lanegan is the voice at the songs' core – the disconsolate yet stoic rasp, granite hard yet frayed as an old blanket. His voice's raggedness, sounding half fallen apart and half adhered only through stubborn force of...
It’s no secret that VCU attracts kids from all over the state and beyond. The constant influx of new students keeps the local artistic community thriving, with new scenes popping up in the vicinity of the university campus all the time. One recent musical movement, known to some as the "art punk" scene, features bands who've applied the DIY...
