MUSIC




more in music

RVA Magazine’s Weekend Preview 5/24-5/27

Everyone thinks of Memorial Day weekend as the awesome start to a fun-filled summer; the three-day weekend where you are obligated to go to a music festival, the beach, the mountains... just generally get out of town and have fun. It's almost like if you don't go out...

One Way Richmond’s Must-See Show Previews 5/22-5/28

FEATURE SHOW Thursday, May 23, 8 p.m. of Montreal, Wild Moccasins @ Canal Club - $15/All Ages I do love Athens, Gee Aye. This town full of dawgs has given us R.E.M, B-52’s, Lets Active, Widespread Panic, Herschel Walker and of Montreal. FEATURE SHOW Thursday, May 23,...

Win Tickets To See Best Coast At The National!

They're back! California indie-rock sensation Best Coast, who charmed the city with their excellent set at RVA Music Fest 2011, are crisscrossing the country right now on tour. They'll be bringing their brand of sun-drenched punk/pop back to the river city with a...

Haiku Show Review #1: Rock n’ Roll Haiku

Sara Bohannon has a graduate degree in poetry, and goes to a lot of local shows. She was writing show reviews for us for a while, until she got bored with the format. But recently she came up with a new spin on the old formula, so we hereby present the inaugural...

TUESDAY: oOoOO Brings Witch House Sounds To Strange Matter

oOoOO--say it with me now: "oh"--a San Francisco based witch house project created by Chris Dexter, is playing at Strange Matter tonight. oOoOO is slow, repetitive, dark, and bassy. Take a listen here... oOoOO--say it with me now: "oh"--a San Francisco based witch...

Rotten Sound Unleash Brutality Upon Strange Matter This Sunday

Rotten Sound is a brutally angry grindcore/death metal band hailing from Vaasa, Finland. On Sunday, Strange Matter will be graced with their remorselessly blistering sound. Rotten Sound is a brutally angry grindcore/death metal band hailing from Vaasa, Finland. On...

SUNDAY: Go Get Em’s First Annual Music Festival In Farmville

This Sunday, September 23rd, Go Get Em' and Go Get Em Entertainment will be presenting their First Annual Music Festival to be held at Wilck's Lake, in Farmville, Virginia. This Festival boasts entertainment of all types including Hip hop, Metal, R&B, Gospel, Jazz, and Comedic acts, as well as live DJ sets. This Sunday, September 23rd, Go Get Em'...

Read More

GGTM_Flyer_NO15.png

RVA Magazine Presents: Local Shows 9/21-9/23

Friday, 9/21: Big Daddy Love (pictured above), Eddie Lohr Band @ The Camel - 8PM Friday, 9/21: Big Daddy Love (pictured above), Eddie Lohr Band @ The Camel - 8PM Friday, 9/21: Shane Cooley (photo by Jim Coletti), Adrian H.Z. Kunzmann, Curtis Prince @ Capital Ale House Downtown Music Hall - 9PM Friday, 9/21: rebel inc. (pictured above), Gojira...

Read More

Bigdaddylove92112.jpg

REVOLT OF THE APES Presents: An Interview With Dead Sea Apes

We will hear no album heavier than Lupus – the recently unleashed effort of the UK’s Dead Sea Apes – all year. We may not hear one heavier, ever. We will hear no album heavier than Lupus – the recently unleashed effort of the UK’s Dead Sea Apes – all year. We may not hear one heavier, ever. It’s not something we declare flippantly. In fact, it’s...

Read More

549287_412883428734639_1417067116_n.jpg

DAILY FIX: Tamaryn, “Heavenly Bodies”

I'm ashamed to admit that this song came out of nowhere and blindsided me, but "Heavenly Bodies," the first single from Tamaryn's second full-length, proves that I should have been paying better attention. Tamaryn, a mononymous singer from New Zealand, is one of those artists who blurs the lines between her own identity and that of her performing...

Read More

82950034creditAmandaCharchian.jpg

DAILY RECORD: Thee Oh Sees

Thee Oh Sees - Putrifiers II (In The Red) Thee Oh Sees are the chief creative vehicle of prolific singer/guitarist John Dwyer, who has previously fronted two-piece noise-punkers Pink And Brown and primitive garage-rock trio Coachwhips, among others. He's been using variations on the name Thee Oh Sees since the late 90s, but it progressed from a...

Read More

thee-oh-sees-putrifiers-ii-608x536.jpg

DAILY RECORD: The xx

The xx - Coexist (Young Turks) If The xx's eponymous effort seemed to thrive at night, Coexist begins the party a little earlier in the afternoon. A little less stark, Coexist's graduation in terms of warmth and feel (notably pertaining to vocal delivery) is faultless. The xx - Coexist (Young Turks) If The xx's eponymous effort seemed to thrive...

Read More

the-xx-coexist.jpeg

One Way Richmond’s Must-See Show Previews 9/19-9/25

FEATURE SHOW Thursday, 9/20, 7 p.m. Saint Vitus, Weedeater, Sourvein, Gritter @ Kingdom - $17.50/All Ages Saint Vitus has been delivering the all powerful doom metal since 1978. Still consisting of founding members Dave Chandler on guitar and Mark Adams on bass, with vocalist Scott ‘Wino’ Weinrich, who joined in ‘86, Saint Vitus is a never ending...

Read More

saintvitus091912.jpg

Win Tickets To See The Killers At The Patriot Center!

Las Vegas's favorite sons, The Killers, released their fourth album, Battle Born, today, and they'll be heading out on tour for that album this fall. We found out yesterday that that tour will include a stop in VA at The Patriot Center on Tuesday, December 18. Las Vegas's favorite sons, The Killers, released their fourth album, Battle Born,...

Read More

killers_2012.jpg

SHOW REVIEW: Zammuto

Zammuto Thursday, September 6 at The Camel One could hardly ask for more of a complete and original live experience than a brilliantly creative songwriter performing his own music with his own video aids behind him. That was the uniquely satisfying experience of Zammuto's show at the Camel on September 6th. Zammuto Thursday, September 6 at The...

Read More

534296_293947950699690_442901567_n.jpg