821 Cafe, the unassuming diner/restaurant/bar on the corner of Cherry and Cary streets - where Oregon Hill and the Fan meet - turns 20 years old in its current incarnation. Andrew Clarke and Chip Cooke bought the place from its previous owners back in 2004, and have...
Well this is just terrible news. Adam Yauch, aka MCA, of the Beastie Boys, passed away today at the age of 47. Well this is just terrible news. Adam Yauch, aka MCA, of the Beastie Boys, passed away today at the age of 47. He has been fighting cancer in a salivary gland and lymph node for the past several years, and was unable to attend the Rock...
Young Widows, Post Teens, Lost Tribe Tuesday, April 24 at Strange Matter It had been almost a year since post-hardcore rockers Young Widows last graced us with a show at Strange Matter, and just like last time, they were far from a disappointment. The show featured local death-rockers Lost Tribe and FL’s Post Teens, and was going to include...
The Cribs are a British melodic punk trio consisting of three brothers: twins Gary and Ryan Jarman, on bass and guitar respectively, and their little brother Ross on drums. I got into them when they released their excellent third album, Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever, back in 2007. The Cribs are a British melodic punk trio consisting of...
Revocation, Cannabis Corpse, Ramming Speed, Humungus (and a dude with a violin) Wednesday, April 25 at Strange Matter It’s been years since my body hurt this horribly from headbanging. I thought after all the years of swinging hair around at the Jaxx, NorVa, 930 Club, and alone in my bedroom built up some weird tolerance for avoiding the aches...
So much is happening every weekend in Richmond, and this week is no exception. Whether you attend RVA Mag's BeerFest, Arts in the Park, or some of the countless shows going on this weekend, you're going to have a good time. There's plenty of music to discuss this week, so let's get right to it. So much is happening every weekend in Richmond, and...
Thursday, 5/3 Beats Antique (pictured above), Laura Low @ The National 8pm. Thursday, 5/3 Beats Antique (pictured above), Laura Low @ The National 8pm. Thursday, 5/3 Fletcher C. Johnson (pictured above), Julie & Wess @ Cous Cous 10pm. Thursday, 5/3 WNRN Presents Southern Culture on the Skids (pictured above), Franz Nicolay, The Green Boys @ The...
Every September in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in celebration of the Fiestas De Santa Fe, a large effigy called Zozobra or Old Man Gloom is burned, a fifty-foot tall conflagration that reflects the destruction of anxiety and despair. This same sort of abrupt cathartic release can be seen in the work of the band Old Man Gloom, which was started in 1999...
OK, here is an insane thing. The Rockstar Mayhem Festival, which has been going on for a few years now and is actually bringing a land-based version of its latest touring lineup to Jiffy Lube Live (formerly known as the Nissan Pavilion) in NoVa on July 29*, announced this week that its next big event will not be a tour but a cruise, which will...
Here's the new video from RVA hip-hop crew Suburban District, "When Girls Kiss Girls." This club-ready track cranks it up right away with banging beats and siren-like high-pitched synth sounds, over which Suburban District's MCs display their talents with some nasty sex-style rhymes. The chorus--"Don't you love it when the girls kiss girls?"...
