This was an overwhelming week of Sound Check as there is just so much amazing music in Richmond this week. Picking which shows to cover was like picking which hand to eat soup with. The weather is beautiful, shows are plentiful, life is good and I want to get out...
On Wednesday, May 1, Maryland stoner-rock pioneers Clutch kicked off the second leg of their Earth Rocker Tour at The National, and multiple members of the RVA Magazine staff were in attendance. Released back in March, Earth Rocker is Clutch's tenth album, and Clutch brought the rock fury at The National in fine fashion. On Wednesday, May 1,...
Rodan - Fifteen Quiet Years (Quarterstick/Touch And Go) Louisville's underground music scene was a hotbed of creativity in the early 90s. Not only did it produce some great hardcore bands who moved that genre in a positive direction (Endpoint, Falling Forward, Kinghorse, etc.), it was also home to quite a few more experimental bands whose work...
Summer has finally arrived, at least in terms of classes officially being over. You've worked hard this year, you've endured school, work, and two extra weeks of cold weather, so you deserve to treat yourself to some fun. Summer has finally arrived, at least in terms of classes officially being over. You've worked hard this year, you've endured...
FEATURE SHOW Thursday, May 9, 10 p.m. Beach Day, Implodes, The Garbers @ Strange Matter - $8/18+ Florida’s Beach Day is true to their name. 60s garage music meets beach music when this trio takes the stage. FEATURE SHOW Thursday, May 9, 10 p.m. Beach Day, Implodes, The Garbers @ Strange Matter - $8/18+ Florida’s Beach Day is true to their name....
All you fans of heartfelt American music better pay attention, because this giveaway is for you. Son Volt, the band Jay Farrar's been leading off and on for nearly two decades, is coming to Washington DC, and we've got a pair of tickets that you can win! All you fans of heartfelt American music better pay attention, because this giveaway is for...
Noisem – Agony Defined (A389 Records) It's difficult to suggest that an album successfully replicates a specific era of bygone music without the implicit suggestion that it's some sort of pale imitation. No matter how good it may be, that its influences are worn so proudly on the sleeve can often suggest a lack of creativity. Noisem – Agony...
RVA Noise Fest II, Day One Friday, April 26 at Sound Of Music Last year, the RVA Noise Fest consisted of two days at Strange Matter, and featured a who’s who of everything that no square would ever give a chance. Good thing RVA is a hotbed of the hip. RVA Noise Fest II, Day One Friday, April 26 at Sound Of Music Last year, the RVA Noise Fest...
Stephen Frost is a musical man of many hats. The first song on his website, “Fire & Ice,” is an electronic dance-pop song that hits on par with any top 40 radio hit of today. This may throw some listeners astray, but if you decide to skip to the next song in hopes of something different, you will be gladly rewarded with “This Is A Cry For Help”,...
On Tuesday, May 7, Chicago's Moonrises will be playing live at Steady Sounds. Fasten your Van Allen belt. On their second LP, Frozen Altars, Moonrises effortlessly imagines a unique flight path for their gravity-defying, spellbinding space-rock. On Tuesday, May 7, Chicago's Moonrises will be playing live at Steady Sounds. Fasten your Van Allen...
