The name Wes Parker had been appearing on my radar for many weeks, and he seemed like the new kid on the block to talk to. Parker in 2024 alone had released two new singles, the second one by the name “Annie Moore” with a video to accompany it, and then with another...
Girls Rock! RVA is an organization dedicated to empowering girls to collaborate together in an environment encouraging creativity and self-expression. It has been in existence here in Richmond since 2010, and is currently in the process of hosting its second annual weeklong camp for 50 campers between the ages of 8 and 14. Girls Rock! RVA is an...
Unholy Thoughts - The Attic (Forcefield Records) I'm not entirely sure if there was something in Richmond's water supply around the middle of the last decade that led to the rapid upswing in bands mining the rich veins of 80s hardcore, but this city definitely produced a lot of the bands that made sounding like Jerry's Kids and Life's Blood cool...
Oh man, remember these guys? Back in the first few years of the 2000s, it seemed like all of Richmond was in love with the emotionally-driven hardcore punk of Colorado's Planes Mistaken For Stars, who were one of the only non-RVA bands who you could guarantee that all your friends owned records by. Oh man, remember these guys? Back in the first...
Redd Kross started in Los Angeles over 30 years ago, when founding brothers Jeff and Steven McDonald were still in middle school. Jeff was 14 at the time, and Steven was only 10, but nonetheless, they took the early American punk scene by storm with their 1982 full-length debut, Born Innocent. Over the course of the next decade-plus, they evolved...
Downbeat Switch has quite a history. Known to their fans as DbS, this Richmond-based rock group was initially conceived 80 miles outside the city limits in the tiny rural town of Mathews, VA back in 2002. Within the year, Meredith Brooks (Guitar/Vocals) and Wayne Todd (Bass) relocated to RVA for college, adding a drummer and a lead vocalist in...
FEATURE SHOW: Richmond Jazz Festival Saturday, August 11 – August 12, 12 p. m. – 10:30 p. m. Saturday: Joye B. Moore, Robbie Cunningham, Doors Wide Open, Maestro J, Ravi Coltrane, Allen Stone, Keiko Matsui, Kim Waters, Robert Cray, Stanley Clarke (pictured above), Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Dave Koz featuring BeBe Winans & Brian Simpson,...
Killing Joke – MMXII (Spinefarm Records) The recent disappearance of Killing Joke frontman Jaz Coleman acts as a reminder of the manner in which the eccentricities and extranaeity surrounding the band often defined them in the eyes of the public. One might recall that it's not even the first time Coleman has performed a disappearing act, having...
This past week our neighbor Randy Blythe of Lamb of God was finally freed from the Czech prison and made his way back to his favorite coffee shop here in Richmond. Richmond really came together in spirit for Randy during his incarceration, and that just further shows how solid this gritty little city can be. This past week our neighbor Randy...
Cold Blank is coming, so be prepared! The electro house duo, made up of Chris Gaspar and Manny Luquin, are the owners of the well-known EDM label Burn The Fire, and just released their debut album, The Agenda, so they'll be hitting Kingdom this Friday at the peak of their powers. Cold Blank is coming, so be prepared! The electro house duo, made...
