This week get ready to immerse yourself in a groundbreaking music festival that's set to shake up Richmond's music scene. BTCHFEST is here to spotlight the incredible talent of women and nonbinary femme artists, taking center stage at Cobra Cabana and Another Round...
John Jacob Niles – The Boone-Tolliver Recordings (LM Dupli-Cation Records) “Over coffee and liqeurs we would sometimes listen to John Jacob Niles' recordings... There was something of the Druid in him. Like a psalmodist, he intoned his verses in an ethereal chant which the angels carried forth to the Glory Seat.” --Henry Miller, Plexus A...
One of the several reasons I made my way to Harrisonburg this past Easter weekend was to participate in this panel. I was asked to join three other music writers to discuss the many facets of independent media. One of the several reasons I made my way to Harrisonburg this past Easter weekend was to participate in this panel. I was asked to join...
You’d have to be suffering from severe brain damage to be a punk fan in Richmond and not know that notorious local hardcore band Government Warning have finally called it quits. They played their last show on October 15, 2011, at Strange Matter, signaling what many saw as the end of an era for underground 80s revival punk shows and D.I.Y....
Midnight Soulstice is a Richmond Soul and Funk radio show, hosted by Mr. Felty & DJ Pari, featuring guest artists and DJs.The show airs every Friday from 11pm-1am EST. Listen live at 97.3fm or WRIR.org. It's been almost two years that we did an all Jazz Fusion show - and now it's time for round two! Midnight Soulstice is a Richmond Soul and Funk...
The summer run of RVALUTION is about to kick off with the original RVA / PLF / AUDIO AMMO crew that made it THE BIGGEST WEEKLY PARTY in Virginia. Before moving forward to the big kick off on May 8th at Epic Theatre (aka the Hat Factory) of the summer run of RVALUTION, lets look back with some of the best photographers and videographers in...
In this episode, Apache Radio raided the Rubber Room. This newly formed group has gotten down to business and quickly made some noise in the Richmond music scene. These guys have tons of energy. In this episode, Apache Radio raided the Rubber Room. This newly formed group has gotten down to business and quickly made some noise in the Richmond...
(Our coverage of Macrock 2012 continues. Read the previous installment HERE.) After being left unsatisfied by Total Slacker’s performance, all was still well in Harrisonburg. Word of mouth had been growing since The Diamond Center performed earlier--a house show was being quietly assembled that would feature White Laces, The Snowy Owls, Hoop...
Nate Hall – A Great River (Neurot Recordings) It may seem strange to think that somebody who's been at least partially responsible for the layered textures of a band like U.S. Christmas could come up with an album as gentle and as spontaneous as that band's singer Nate Hall has with his debut solo release, A Great River. But really, his band's...
Monday, 4/23 Jeremiah Clark @ Globehopper 6pm. Free. Monday, 4/23 Jeremiah Clark @ Globehopper 6pm. Free. Monday, 4/23 Slavic Soul Party, NO BS Brass Band @ Balliceaux 10pm. Monday, 4/23 Pelican Johnny (pictured above), Kelly Lee Keel, High Street Lowlifes @ The Camel 8pm. Monday, 4/23 Ed Askew (pictured above), Pull My Daisy, Jonathan Vassar @...
