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Givin’ It Up: Epic Fest 2013 (Part II)

Saturday, June 27 was the closing night of Epic Fest 2013 at Aurora. The lineup was a solid mix of underground rappers, including both locals and out-of-towners. Every artist was given a fifteen minute time slot and the sets had minimal--if any--breaks in between;...

Twerkin’ It: Epic Fest 2013 (Part I)

This year’s Epic Fest has officially ended. Promoters from Slapdash have said that the festival was a great success, with excellent turnouts at all five shows that were held over the four days of the event. I ended up attending two different nights of the fest:...

The GWAR-B-Q Is Fast Approaching! Get Your Tickets Now!

This August 17, the fourth annual GWAR-B-Q will take place at Hadad’s Lake, and it's looking to be the best GWAR-B-Q yet! In fact, this year's festivities are apparently too big to be contained in one event, as the Slave Pit has just announced that along with the...

RT’s Mixtape Double Feature: Spazz & Mistro

Spazz - American Idol (Datpiff) I wrote about this rapper's debut project last year; it got rave reviews from me and a lot of other people as well. Since then, he has played countless shows, and now he brings us his sophomore project, American idol. Spazz - American...

RVA Magazine’s Weekend Preview 7/5-7/7

If you're bummed that you didn't have enough money to take a vacation and got stuck hanging around Richmond for the fourth, don't be! There are a ton of great shows and events going on this weekend. No BS! Brass are releasing their Charles Mingus tribute album,...

DAILY RECORD: The Upbeats

The Upbeats - Primitive Technique (Vision Recordings) For the most part, I’ve kind of shied away from writing reviews of electronic music. I listen to a lot of it, but somehow reviewing a genre that is so varied and diverse, not to mention one that isn’t as familiar...

SHOW REVIEW: Bonnaroo 2013

Bonnaroo 2013 Thursday, June 13 - Sunday, June 16 in Manchester, Tennessee Bonnaroo is the best/worst experience that a human being can have. Bonnaroo 2013 Thursday, June 13 - Sunday, June 16 in Manchester, Tennessee Bonnaroo is the best/worst experience that a human...

DAILY FIX: Glows In The Dark Plays The Music of John Carpenter

Here's a seasonally-appropriate set of jams by RVA's favorite avant-garde indie-jazz quintet, Glows In The Dark. Recorded live back in 2010, it was released this week in honor of the holiday. Here's a seasonally-appropriate set of jams by RVA's favorite avant-garde indie-jazz quintet, Glows In The Dark. Recorded live back in 2010, it was released...

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One Way Richmond’s Must-See Show Previews 10/31-11/6

FEATURE SHOW Tuesday, November 6, 10 p.m. Election Night Show featuring Bermuda Triangles, Peace Beast, Canary Oh Canary, Hot Dolphin @ The Nile – Free/21+ I don’t know who you are voting for in today’s election driven by lies, stupidity, corporations and a fake Jesus, but I’m voting for the best live music in Richmond. Well, look at here; it’s...

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Win A Date With The Dead Milkmen!

Ladies and gentlemen, RVA has been gifted with a rare treat! Satire-punk legends The Dead Milkmen, who you may remember from such all-time classics as "Punk Rock Girl," "Bitchin' Camaro," "Smokin' Banana Peels," and "If You Love Somebody, Set Them On Fire," amongst many others, will be performing live within this very city in less than two weeks!...

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Sounds Of RVA Presents: On The Horizon #33

One thing about hurricanes--there is a peculiar tempestuous calm in the air as we wait for them to pass. Not just any music will suffice for this mood. On twitter, we asked what everyone's favorite hurricane music is, and got a variety of responses. One thing about hurricanes--there is a peculiar tempestuous calm in the air as we wait for them to...

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DAILY RECORD: Neurosis

Neurosis – Honor Found In Decay (Neurot Recordings) “To erase decay or consciousness of decay, decline, entropy, and ruin is to erase the understanding of the unfolding relation between all things, of darkness to light, of age to youth, of fall to rise. Rise and fall go together, they presume each other.” --Rebecca Solnit, The Ruins Of Memory...

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REVOLT OF THE APES Presents: An Interview With Eidetic Seeing

It feels like damning with faint praise to reveal how utterly unprepared we were for our reaction to Drink the Sun, the full-length debut from Brooklyn’s masters of time and space, Eidetic Seeing. It feels like damning with faint praise to reveal how utterly unprepared we were for our reaction to Drink the Sun, the full-length debut from...

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DAILY RECORD: Dethklok

Dethklok - Dethalbum III (Williams Street) I'm not really a big TV watcher, as a general rule, but as a longtime metal fan with many friends who are as into metal as I am (and way more into TV), I've had plenty of opportunity to catch episodes of Metalocalypse over the half-dozen years it has been on TV. Dethklok - Dethalbum III (Williams Street)...

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Win Tickets To See Caspa At Spooky Throttle 6!

We've already told you folks about how great the sixth annual edition of the Spooky Throttle party at the Hat Factory is gonna be--the penultimate event in our 2012 Halloweek blowout is guaranteed to blow your mind with the bass-filled rave massive to end all rave massives! But now it's about to get even better--because you could potentially go...

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DAILY RECORD: Lightning Round #4

That's right, folks, I'm starting this thing back up. I still have a bazillion as-yet-unreviewed promos piled up around the house, and I'll tell you about as many of them as I can possibly write about in a week. The plan is to really stick to a weekly schedule this time, too--guess we'll see if I can actually pull that off. Either way, here we...

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