It's going to be a busy weekend for music lovers with just about everything any listener could possibly ask for. There's new tunes out from a local rap group collaborating with a local producer, and Friday night will see a local string band supported by a couple of...
Philadelphia metalcore veterans A Life Once Lost have been making heavy, powerful music for over a decade now. They released five albums in the previous decade, each representing a stylistic growth and maturation. This evolution culminated with 2007's Iron Gag, an album that mixed their previously chaotic, sludgy sound with a catchier,...
Spazz - Precious Medals mixtape (PSMG) Local Emcee Spazz drops a lot of merits on us with his mixtape, Precious Medals. Spazz built up a lot of anticipation among his fans and followers with the lead-up to his release date on June 12th. When the day arrived, he had plenty of ears wide open, and he has gained a lot of new listeners. Spazz -...
Summer is officially here tomorrow, and Richmond is totally feelin' it. Folks had a rad time at the Summer Solstice Power Plant jamming out without electricity this past weekend, and there are tons of videos and photos to fill-in those of us who were out of town or wherever. Thanks to GalaxyGirl and Silver Persinger. This week we have new stuff...
RVALUTION 2012 Summer Session continues, tonight and every Tuesday night throughout this summer at The Hat Factory! This week, the mainstreaming of witch house [which we were into before it was cool--August 2010, bitches!-ed.] continues, as RVA Magazine and Dope On Plastic present ︻╦╤─ ∆▲∆Ƒ܆ṲɌΞ ТɌIⱢⱢ∆▲∆ ─╤╦︻, starring Audio Ammo's Bobby LaBeat!...
RVA Electronica find! Without exaggeration, Astronomar is one of the most exciting new producers out there. There’s an intangible uniqueness to everything he does, and a strong hip-hop influence which give his tracks a hardcore, but incredibly fun vibe. RVA Electronica find! Without exaggeration, Astronomar is one of the most exciting new...
It's Casual – The New Los Angeles Pt. 1: Through The Eyes Of A Bus Rider (Stoked Records) Any regular reader of Huffington Post or any number of Southern California-based websites might have chanced upon It's Casual. The L.A.-based hardcore duo earned some accolades from a variety of sources (some of which may seem a bit unlikely for such a band)...
Monday, 6/18 Led Er Est {pictured above), Mutwawa, Diamond Black Hearted Boy @ The Nile 10pm. Monday, 6/18 Led Er Est {pictured above), Mutwawa, Diamond Black Hearted Boy @ The Nile 10pm. Monday, 6/18 Puscifer (featuring Maynard James Keenan) (pictured above), Carina Round @ The National 8pm. Monday, 6/18 Art Show featuring artists John Born,...
In a recent phone interview, Alex Wade, one of the three guitarists of deathcore powerhouse Whitechapel, spilled the beans about their forthcoming, self-titled album and tour with Hatebreed, as well as his feelings on grooving, dubstep and bath salts. In a recent phone interview, Alex Wade, one of the three guitarists of deathcore powerhouse...
One of the greatest things about living in Richmond has always been our amazing, unique local music scene, which features a level of creative activity that one might more reasonably expect in a city four times the size of RVA. The Summer Solstice Power Jam is a great example of that fact--a gig thrown inside of an abandoned power station on Belle...
