Ken Brisby, known in Richmond's electronic and experimental music scene as Stephanie AKA Steph, has been a fixture in both the local music and Virginia's film production communities, where they have worked on various movie sets. Their life experiences and creative...
Botanist – IV: Mandragora (The Flenser Records) When something genuinely unique comes along, especially in the relatively aesthetically conservative context of something like heavy metal, it can be easy to view it as a curiosity, an outlier. This could have been the fate that befell Botanist, a (largely) solo project that constructed an extended...
There’s a saying in the music business that you’re only as good as your last radio hit. Elliott Yamin knows this all too well. In 2006, he was on top of the world. After placing third on the sixth season of American Idol, Yamin -- a Richmonder who had likely never spent more than $30 on a pair of jeans -- was catapulted into an unfamiliar world...
Pinback Saturday, March 16 at The Canal Club Pinback played to a delighted crowd at the Canal Club. With the Pinback show taking place the same night as Louis C.K.’s appearance at Carpenter Theatre, the conflict certainly tore crowds. I heard Louis C.K. was hilarious, but those who opted for the music were in for their own intimate Pinback treat....
Well, we have reached the end of this fascinating and informative series. The talented women we have in RVA go unnoticed too often, and this has been a month dedicated to appreciating and respecting the hard work and time that they put in for every event, show, concert, fund drive, and other endeavors they are responsible for. Well, we have...
Here's an unusual treat for the denizens of RVA--The Evens, a surprisingly mellow postpunk duo consisting of hardcore/punk veterans Ian MacKaye and Amy Farina, will be performing in our fair city for the first time in several years, and you'd be unwise to miss it. Here's an unusual treat for the denizens of RVA--The Evens, a surprisingly mellow...
Dur-Dur Band – Volume 5 (Awesome Tapes From Africa) In a recent article, photographer Peter Dicampo – whose blog Everyday Africa offers photographic documentation of, as the title suggests, the everyday lives of Africans continent-wide – lamented the difficulty and confusion encountered when the affluent West is confronted with Africa as a whole....
It's the last weekend in March and the weather's still cold, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of great events around town to fit in before Easter Sunday. From rap battles and dance parties to bluegrass and girl punk, there's something for everyone this weekend. Let's just hope another freak snowstorm doesn't spoil it. It's the last...
FEATURE SHOW Monday, April 1, 8 p.m. James River Benefit Concert featuring Black Girls, The Northerners, People's Blues of Richmond @ The Camel – Donations please - ALL PROCEEDS donated to the James River Park System and The Chesapeake Bay Foundation/18+ No April fool’s joke here. This event is as serious as a Belle Isle cleanup. What an...
As I walk into the Church of Abraham--a house in The Fan that serves as a show and practice space for local punk bands--to interview Sundials, one thing becomes abundantly clear. Despite their casual nature during conversation, their work ethic is anything but. With a seemingly endless assortment of releases under their belt and the growing...
