Closing out July rockin’ and rollin. This week we have an absolute excess of rock in town. I cannot wait to see Avail, a legendary bucket list group, The Linda Lindas, a west coast band I have so far been only able to experience digitally, and Space Koi, a local band...
One of the most exciting developments in recent RVA hardcore/metal history has been the joining together of Tony Foresta and Phil "Landphil" Hall from Municipal Waste with Paul Burnette and Ryan Parrish, formerly of Darkest Hour, to form the supergroup Iron Reagan. Bursting onto the scene last year with a four-song demo that went by in just under...
FEATURE SHOW Saturday, January 26, 8 p.m. Corrections House, Solo Sets by Scott Kelly (Neurosis), Bruce Lamont (Yakuza), Mike IX Williams (Eyehategod), Sanford Parker (Nachtmystium), Windhand @ Strange Matter - $10 Adv – http://correctionshouse.eventbrite.com /$10 Door/18+ Corrections House, self described as "experimental/spoken word/acoustic...
Winterfylleth – The Threnody of Triumph (Candlelight Records) To a casual observer, black metal as a genre may seem somewhat single-minded in its approach. However, it has has been characterized since its start by various contradictions. The co-existence of the nihilistic and the triumphalist. The premium placed on a certain brand of melodicism...
Yes, it's true--in collaboration with our colleagues at Gay RVA, we're giving away two pairs of tickets to see Tegan And Sara at the National this Friday, January 25. Yes, it's true--in collaboration with our colleagues at Gay RVA, we're giving away two pairs of tickets to see Tegan And Sara at the National this Friday, January 25. With their...
As is so often the case, we find ourselves at a loss for words when trying to describe the music of The RocKandys. Thankfully, the confection of melody and mood cooked up by the band is so instantly appealing – stunning, sweet and surprising, and despite their name, never in danger of being overly sugary – that all one needs to build an...
As part of our continuing series of compilations featuring local music curated by local bloggers, today RVA Magazine presents The Commonwealth Of Notions Compilation (Volume One), compiled by Shannon Cleary, host of the Commonwealth Of Notions radio show on WRIR and frequent RVA Magazine contributor. As part of our continuing series of...
Organ Donor – Demo (self-released) There are certain facets to Richmond that seem as if they've always been thus, and will never change. Statues of slave owners on a street with paving straight out of the 19th Century. Inept city government. A river that often has a pretty high fecal content. But there are the plus sides to its relative stasis as...
FEATURE SHOW Friday, January 18, 10:30 p.m. Version City Tour featuring King Django, The Snails, Matt MacLeod @ Balliceaux - $7/21+ Looks like Richmond will be hosting a visionary in the art of Jamaican-influenced music--this of course being the one and only King Django. This Django is also unchained, and ready to shower Richmond with his thirty...
This is a rare and important occurrence--Chan Marshall, who records and performs under the name Cat Power, is doing a brief American tour this month, and one of the seven dates she's playing in this country will take place right here in RVA at the National! This is a rare and important occurrence--Chan Marshall, who records and performs under the...
