The Ashes of Leviathan tour erupted like a thermonuclear explosion last night at Virginia Credit Union Live, marking Lamb of God's triumphant return to Richmond for the first time since GwarBBQ in 2016. Joined by Mastodon, Kerry King (from Slayer), and Malevolence,...
It's been a minute, but Sounds of RVA is back with a bunch of new music for your eardrums. People (i.e., we) are starting to emerge from their mid-winter hibernation, and all of the awesome upcoming shows will be our reward. It's been a minute, but Sounds of RVA is back with a bunch of new music for your eardrums. People (i.e., we) are starting...
The seventh annual Camp Barefoot Music & Arts Festival, which will take place in Bartow, WV, this August 22-24, just released the full lineup for this year's festival, and we're pleased to bring that to you now! The seventh annual Camp Barefoot Music & Arts Festival, which will take place in Bartow, WV, this August 22-24, just released the full...
Fan Ran of Divine Profitz has just released a new solo track, "Train Wreck," and it is hot! With Ran doing all the rhymes and the production on the track, it's a true one-man effort, driven by a funky bass-and-percussion loop and featuring a sample that I'm pretty sure is Richard Pryor yelling "Goddamn!" Fan Ran of Divine Profitz has just...
Pusrad – Dömd (Gaphals Records) Anybody with much familiarity with old punk and hardcore likely wouldn't have a hard time pegging Pusrad based on their name alone. It's not too much of a stretch to extrapolate some impression of their sound based on a name that strongly suggests a portmanteau of both Brian Schroeder's artistic sobriquet and...
UPDATE: Here's how my predictions went: Lamb Of God did not win, but surprisingly neither did Anthrax or Megadeth. Instead, Halestorm, the youngest/newest act, took the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance honors. Miguel's "Adorn" did beat out Trey Songz's "Heart Attack" for Best R&B Song, and Frank Ocean did indeed beat out Chris Brown for Best...
You can hear it if you listen closely--a pulsating beat through the dark and narrow, rigid alley ways of Richmond, Virginia. As the sun dwindles, the manifestation begins. The sound of deep thumping fills the angsty core with an uncontrollable urge to suit up for the sole purpose of ripping it all off later. The dirty city nightlife is not for...
My Bloody Valentine - m b v (self-released) While no one was looking, it happened. Legendary early 90s UK guitar-noise pioneers My Bloody Valentine suddenly released their third album late last Saturday night, making mp3 copies available for purchase and immediate download on their website and, in the process, seemingly breaking the entire...
Here are a few of the most awesome events going on this week in Richmond. To see everything going on this weekend, click here to check out the calendar! Here are a few of the most awesome events going on this week in Richmond. To see everything going on this weekend, click here to check out the calendar! On Thursday, February 7th, check out...
FEATURE SHOW Monday, February 11, 7 p.m. Benefit for Historic Fulton Memorial Park featuring Corey Harris @ Byrd Theatre – $15/$5 students with I.D. / All Ages There once was a neighborhood that was home to history. John Smith, Abraham Lincoln, Powhatan, and Christopher Newport, who discovered Richmond, all spent time here. FEATURE SHOW Monday,...
