Lamb of God is a ferocious band, on record and on stage, largely due to the presence of frontman Randy Blythe. Equally as ferocious is Blythe’s worldview. Holding multiple truths simultaneously, he navigates the crossroads of past, present, and future with...
If you like to dance, we've got the show for you! This Saturday, Chaz Bundick, better known to fans far and wide as Toro Y Moi, will take the stage at the National to bring his excellent blend of hip grooves and intelligent pop to RVA. If you like to dance, we've got the show for you! This Saturday, Chaz Bundick, better known to fans far and wide...
Ethernet – Opus 2 (Kranky Records) It can be difficult to determine the extent to which Ethernet's fourth full-length album works. When the circumstances of its creation, its intent, and its actual aesthetic are juxtaposed, they all seem at stark enough contrast that it can be difficult to establish the album's purpose, let alone whether it's...
Zatokrev – The Bat, The Wheel, And The Long Road To Nowhere (Candlelight Records) Relying too heavily on hyper-specificity regarding genre terminology can be tiring and constricting, both for those applying the labels and those using them to sort through the ever-growing piles of music out there. And I get it, nobody wants their sweat and blood,...
The two stories hit the web on Friday, January 25, within a couple hours of each other. First, at 11:30 AM, Invisible Oranges reported that legendary hardcore band Black Flag was reuniting. Then, at 1:30 PM, Pitchfork revealed that a quartet calling themselves FLAG, featuring three former Black Flag members, would be touring this year, performing...
Tomahawk - Oddfellows (Ipecac) Well, that took long enough. Six years after Tomahawk blew everyone’s mind with Anonymous, they’re finally back with Oddfellows, another challenging entry in their arsenal. In a way, it represents a new sound, as it’s essentially a cross-pollination of the original sound that fueled the self-titled debut and Mit...
One of the newer bands to come out of DC’s Dischord Records is set to play live at Steady Sounds this Saturday, February 2nd. For anyone who is tired of music that fits any specific genre and ready to listen to some purely original jams, E.D. Sedgwick is a band not to be missed. One of the newer bands to come out of DC’s Dischord Records is set...
Purity Ring fanatics lined up in front the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville on January 28th, 2012. Patiently waiting out front around 645 PM, the line extended for a block--everyone was pumped to see the band play their excellent debut, Shrines, live. Purity Ring fanatics lined up in front the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville on January...
Mountains – Centralia (Thrill Jockey) I don't know what the members of Brooklyn duo Mountains were aiming for when they named their band, and I hate to even speculate, except that the moniker is so appropriate that it's difficult not to. Evoking the immense, the immovable, and the largely immutable might prove an overstatement of some artists'...
2013 is still young, I'll admit, but there's no denying that this is the biggest news to hit the RVA hip hop scene so far this year. You may not immediately recognize the name of The New Juice Crew, but surely if you follow Richmond music at all, you've picked up on the existence of its most high-profile member, Black Liquid. And while Black may...
