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...
Kingston, Pennsylvania's Title Fight have steadily been gaining more and more acclaim over the past few years. Their progression from traditional hardcore into a more melodic and emotional sound has captured many new fans, and made them one of the most popular up-and-coming young bands in the hardcore scene. Their new album, Floral Green, is...
It's that time of year when Christmas tunes are everywhere, and Thanksgiving hasn't even hit yet. Many of us have thankfully avoided "The Thanksgiving Song" while remaining optimistic for a Peanuts Thanksgiving. As for Thanksgiving around Richmond, you might just see Chris Brown show up at the Municipal Waste show at Kingdom on Friday. Be...
You guys are in for a treat this week--one of my personal favorite indie-rock bands of the past two decades, Nada Surf, is bringing their excellent emotionally-driven alternative rock to the 9:30 Club on Tuesday, December 11. First achieving fame with their hit single "Popular," off their 1996 debut album High/Low, Nada Surf survived the alt-rock...
Some facets of Napalm Death's existence could seem ironic – they've encouraged peace, understanding, and fellowship amongst mankind using some of the most confrontational, visceral music recorded. Some elements seem paradoxical - they've established a singular aesthetic by never making two albums that sound exactly alike. Some are exercises in...
Deerhoof (with Liam Finn & Formica Man) Monday, November 12 at The National It had been a while since I'd seen a quality noise show. Never having seen Deerhoof before, i was very excited to finally get a chance to hear the eclectic indie-rockers in person. Deerhoof (with Liam Finn & Formica Man) Monday, November 12 at The National It had been a...
2012 has been a momentous year for White Laces. With a prolific set of releases and growing reputation for their live performances, they've put all of their cards on the table and it’s working wonders for the band. “Heavy Nights,” the second video released from their debut full-length, Moves, on Speakertree Records, proves to be a proper...
Bastard Sapling – Dragged From Our Restless Trance (Forcefield Records) After a few decades' worth of arguing about what can or cannot be deemed authentic, black metal seems to be reaching the point of moving past its classicist tendencies, for better or worse. Though there are still certain hindsight-inclined factions that are perfectly happy to...
Back on October 24, WHY? brought their indie-folk/hip hop hybrid sound to The Canal Club, and RVA Magazine photographer Todd Raviotta was on the scene. Back on October 24, WHY? brought their indie-folk/hip hop hybrid sound to The Canal Club, and RVA Magazine photographer Todd Raviotta was on the scene. WHY? were on tour in support of two recent...
Under the Pale Moon – the first full-length album released by Wymond Miles – easily passes the through the gate as one of our favorite albums of recent years, judged exclusively on the merit and metric of repeated listens, in addition to the number of times we find fragments from this stunning collection of songs dropping directly and...