Hey y’all! I know it’s been a few months since my last YO! HIP HOP RVA write-up, but the hiatus was necessary because wedding planning was consuming my life. As of a few weeks ago, I’m off the market! Now, without further ado… this week’s edition of YO! HIP HOP RVA...
You think you know, but you have no idea. This simple quote was originally the slogan for the MTV series “Diary” when it debuted in February of 2000. But the fine folks in Austin who put together South by Southwest (SXSW) may want to open their pockets and adopt it as their official tagline. You think you know, but you have no idea. This simple...
On a night when UFO's filled the sky and only by pure fate none of the members had gigs with any of the other bands they are also members of, super group Think/Effect made their way to the Rubber Room. Comprised of members of Silo Effect and Think, these guys can bust out the jams. They might be robots? Enjoy. On a night when UFO's filled the sky...
It wasn’t hard to tell when I met Casey Jones, better known as Casey Veggies, that I was with a perfect example of a self-made hip-hop artist. When you first listen to a Casey Veggies record, it’s surprising that that an 18-year-old can paint these vivid pictures with his lyrics. However, Casey makes it sound easy. Unlike many artists, he is not...
It never ceases to amaze me the amount of attention Michael Millions pays to every detail of his art. It never ceases to amaze me the amount of attention Michael Millions pays to every detail of his art. The Norfolk State Mass Comm alumnus wrote, directed, and shot the entirety of his new video for “Jordan Jackson,” which serves as an...
Monday, 4/16 RVA Big Band @ Balliceaux 9pm. 21+ Monday, 4/16 RVA Big Band @ Balliceaux 9pm. 21+ Monday, 4/16 The Trigger System presents Polar Bear Club, The Wonder Years (pictured above), Transit, A Loss for Words, The Story So Far, Into It Over It @ Canal Club 6pm. All Ages. Monday, 4/16 Peelander-Z (photo by Whitney Lee), One Eyed Doll, The...
I know we're getting notice to you at the absolute last minute on this one, but if you don't have any big weekend plans, you're gonna thank us, because Richmond's favorite hip-hop party host and impresario, Cain McCoy of Slapdash, is throwing his big 25th birthday bash tonight at Strange Matter, and we're all invited! I know we're getting notice...
LA based chillwave band Mansions On The Moon makes their Lightyears Tour stop at Strange Matter tomorrow night for what should be considered as Richmond’s “diamond in the rough” live performance to this point in 2012. The trio, which includes keyboardist and Roanoke native Ben Hazelgrove, supplies a mantra of melody and ambient sound through live...
“Fuji Descent” – the opening track from Atlas Nation, the 2011 album released by High Wolf – imbues the listener with a sense of journey from it’s opening seconds, carried through in the song’s following seven minutes that seem to pass in the blink of an eye. It is that very sense of a journey – of meditative movement, of progress and pilgrimage...
Richmond based DJ Pari is the host of the monthly Soulpower dance party at Balliceaux and co-host of Midnight Soulstice on WRIR 97.3 FM (every Friday from 11pm until 1am). Pari spins at clubs and festivals worldwide, and he has worked with Soul legends like James Brown, The Impressions, Marva Whitney, Bobby Byrd, Mandrill, Sharon Jones & the...
