Whoever was booking the shows for this week has my sincerest thanks. This week there are a lot of familiar groups for me which makes me tremendously excited. If they’re not super familiar to you, that’s great! You can spend the whole weekend getting first hand...
It's rare to encounter a heavy band that's garnered the sort of wide-ranging praise that Pallbearer has. With a sound that blends crushing, downtuned dirge with ethereal, psychedelic elements and melodic sense matched by few in their genre, the Arkansas doom quartet's 2012 debut album, Sorrow And Extinction, has garnered favorable attention not...
Emancipator, Random Rab, Tor Tuesday, February 5 at The Canal Club Doug Appling (better known by his stage name Emancipator) has managed to captivate the dubstep audience without a single wobble or “drop”. Maybe it’s just that the kids need to fuel their never-ending show-hop, and Emancipator happened to fill that Tuesday night’s void. Or maybe...
Gent & Jawns, that much-loved electronic duo who represent Audio Ammo, have been taking things to a higher level outside of the RVA region this year. With a pair of new comp tracks that have received accolades from major music mags, as well as an upcoming tour with Major Lazer, Gent & Jawns are well on their way to being a household name to...
Kitty Pryde - DAISY Rage (self-released) One thing you have to give Kitty Pryde (who is actually just going by Kitty now, out of respect to the X-Men fans of the world) is that she knows what the fuck she's doing. Since her sudden rise to fame on the strength of her video for "Okay Cupid," which went viral last spring, the 19 year old redheaded...
Get ready to dance! Next Friday, Washington DC's funky electronic masterminds, Fort Knox Five, will be taking over Richmond, first with an in-store appearance at Turnstyle, then with a full-on face melter of a DJ set at Canal Club. Get ready to dance! Next Friday, Washington DC's funky electronic masterminds, Fort Knox Five, will be taking over...
Here's a special treat for you this Valentine's Day from DJ Pari of the Soulpower RVA crew and WRIR's Midnight Soulstice radio show. Here's a special treat for you this Valentine's Day from DJ Pari of the Soulpower RVA crew and WRIR's Midnight Soulstice radio show. He describes this mix as being for "a mature relationship," rather than "your...
Though the music purveyed by Mountains can be characterized by a few distinct facets - pastoral ambient drone, psychedelic neo-folk, musique concrete - it never comes off as anything but singular in its intent. With extended passages that shift gradually over their course, Mountains' songs act as immersive experiences, rife with the sort of...
Conor Oberst will probably always be best known for his work with indie-folk legends Bright Eyes, but he's been in a bunch of other bands, and one of the best is Desaparecidos, a five-piece punk band who released one album, Read Music Speak Spanish, back in 2002, and have been largely dormant since. Fortunately, though, Desaparecidos (Spanish for...
FEATURE SHOW Sunday, February 17, 11 p.m. Kid is Qual, The Trillions @ Bellytimber – Free/21+ The sonic thunder of two bassists and a drummer will always leave you screaming for more. Of course I’m talking about Richmond’s own band of extravagance, Kid is Qual. FEATURE SHOW Sunday, February 17, 11 p.m. Kid is Qual, The Trillions @ Bellytimber –...
