For those who've been following the mag coming out of the pandemic, it's no secret that we've got respect for Butcher Brown. This crew embodies much of what makes us love our city — authenticity coupled with a DIY spirit, and an unwavering love for Richmond, VA. A...
In this episode we were joined by Levi's Gene Pool. They were not as Shaun hope, a pool that you could jump into with Jeans on, but a group of talented youngsters that share the same genes. In this episode we were joined by Levi's Gene Pool. They were not as Shaun hope, a pool that you could jump into with Jeans on, but a group of talented...
Slow Machete – Evening Dust Choir (self-released) It's hard not to let the circumstances regarding the creation of Evening Dust Choir, the debut release from Slow Machete, affect a judgment of the work. That the album was constructed from samples culled from field recordings made by Joe Schaffer during his multiple trips to Haiti with a variety...
I know there are plenty of people out there who think that England's incapable of producing good hip-hop, but I'm here to tell those people they're wrong. Plan B's a UK-based rapper and actor whose new single, "Ill Manors," has been hailed by the UK's Guardian newspaper as "the first great mainstream protest song in years." I know there are...
Monday, 4/9 Boney Loner, Sawyer Family, Roma (pictured above), Mystery Ship @ Strange Matter 10pm. Donations requested. Monday, 4/9 Boney Loner, Sawyer Family, Roma (pictured above), Mystery Ship @ Strange Matter 10pm. Donations requested. Monday, 4/9 We Were Promised Jetpacks (pictured above), Bad Veins, New Cassettes @ The Camel 8pm. Tuesday,...
The Apocalypse Dudes, Iggy Plop Sunday, April 1 at Banditos Man, these late Sunday shows at Banditos can’t be any more of a gift, can they? The last time I was here I saw Druglord and Gnawed--two powerful and super heavy metal bands from Richmond--ate free pot cookies, and drank $1 PBRs. The cover? $0.00. This past Sunday, on April Fool’s Day,...
We frequently find it hard to believe that Quest For Fire aren’t as old as the ice age itself, or at least thirty-year veterans of the psychic riff wars. This difficulty in assessing their time, place and space stems from our rapid, repeated consumption of their two albums – a self-titled debut and its follow-up, Lights from Paradise. Both albums...
Municipal Waste has a lot going on this month! Not only are they releasing their fifth full-length LP, The Fatal Feast, on Nuclear Blast Records next week, they'll also be releasing a limited-edition blue vinyl 7" single through Scion A/V, the automobile manufacturer that's also a record label. The A-side of that 7" features "Repossession," from...
One of my favorite events to hit Richmond in recent years has been the Silent Music Revival. In it’s essence, the Richmond music community discovers a way to celebrate its art as well as embracing the legacy of cinema’s past. This Friday will see a new incarnation of this idea when the VMFA hosts Silent Night. In a year that has shown great...
If the new Simian Mobile Disco track is a sample of how their new album, Unpatterns, will be; consider me sold. After a return-to-techno-form with their 2010 release of Delicacies, an album worthy of my praise, but a huge jump from their more club-oriented 2009 release, Temporary Pleasure, Simian Mobile Disco seem to be gearing up for a widely...
