MUSIC

Here's a really cool clip I once again discovered due to the diligent work of Sounds Of RVA. Local bands Strumpet and Herro Sugar performed at Paradise Park back on June 15, as a sort of outdoor summer kickoff celebration as well as a benefit to keep the park alive. For those who don't know, Paradise Park is a lovely little green space...

Last July, on the recommendation of a good friend, I packed two of my favorite people, some food, a couple of blankets, and a tent into my boyfriend’s car and headed to a place I’d never heard of before. Gore, VA is the home of the beautiful, isolated Cove Campground, which is, in turn, home to the annual Nomadic Roots Music Festival. Last July,...

Puscifer (with Carina Round) Monday, June 18 at The National After a Patton-esque intro, the show began with a prompt on video screens surrounding the stage: VAGINA, it said, and we were all encouraged to intone the word aloud. It's no surprise that a band who named their debut album V Is For Vagina would focus on that word throughout their live...

Suburban District - Beer For Breakfast (Self-Released) Suburban District is a trio of emcees (Octavion Xcellence, Tim Porter, and Derek Fair) that can make anyone get up from their seats, hit the dance floor, go to the bar, and do other extra-curricular things that they may forget the next morning--and then do it all over again. Their new album,...

This past Sunday, the Times-Dispatch ran a story about the three-letter representation of our fair city, RVA. The moniker is catching on, as RVA bumper stickers are in high demand and some of the area blogs are using it in their names. Not only do these three little letters breed pride in our city, but they help make a mark from an international...

I know, I know, it's the second Municipal Waste video I've posted in the past two weeks, but I promise you this is totally worth watching. The new Waste video, which is already the third from their recently-released fifth album, The Fatal Feast, features the hard-partying gore fiends transformed into actual cartoon characters. Created by Pierre...

Growing steadily since their modest beginnings in 2010, the Nomadic Roots Festival has developed into a totally unique musical and artistic gathering. And this year, they're prepared to take things to the next level! Growing steadily since their modest beginnings in 2010, the Nomadic Roots Festival has developed into a totally unique musical and...

In episode 68, The Flesh Mountain Boys got crazy in the Rubber Room. Their drummer Trip was lost in the woods for a brief period of time; so you will get to here a great unplugged version of the band, as well as the band in full. You will also find out what a flesh mountain is and which member is not actually a boy. In episode 68, The Flesh...

RVALUTION is making the transition to a monthly event, so this will be your last chance to light up your Tuesday night with a huge blowout party at The Hat Factory--at least until we bring it back at the end of July with Midnight Conspiracy. But who wants to wait that long? Not you, intrepid RVA partygoer! Fear not--we've got plenty of craziness...