This Saturday, March 16th, marks the homecoming of Richmond’s own Municipal Waste, concluding their electrifying Brainsqueeze Tour 2024 at The National. In celebration of the 21st anniversary of their debut album, Wast’Em All, the band has curated a powerhouse lineup...
Here's something that's worth checking out--Richmond's pre-eminent doom metal band, Cough, have just curated a mixtape for the metal website CVLT Nation. The mix, which was created on the occasion of Cough's upcoming two-week tour with fellow herbally-inspired metal bands Weedeater and ASG, collects music from a whole bunch of bands that Cough...
The pollen is still kicking our asses, but allergies can't repress the artistic expression of Richmonders. Regardless of whether you are caught up in one side or the other of the Art 180 controversy or the Presidential election, we have to take time to maintain our creative needs. Thank goodness there is so much material being produced out of RVA...
Thursday, 4/5 YARN (pictured above), Farm Vegas, James Justin & Company @The Camel 9pm. Thursday, 4/5 YARN (pictured above), Farm Vegas, James Justin & Company @The Camel 9pm. Thursday, 4/5 No BS! Brass Band @ Balliceaux 10pm. Free. 21+ Thursday, 4/5 Nightmare Boyzzz, Navi (pictured above, photo by Becca Well) @ Cous Cous 11pm. Thursday, 4/5 The...
I randomly discovered this video in my email inbox last week, and as I'd never heard of St. Lucia before, I almost didn't watch it. I'm glad I decided to, though--since my first listen, "We Got It Wrong" has been one of my favorite new songs of 2012. I randomly discovered this video in my email inbox last week, and as I'd never heard of St. Lucia...
The Diamond Center, Young Adult Fiction, Ear Theory Thursday, March 15 at Casa Chapala, Austin TX I was on day four of a grueling South by Southwest schedule that seemed eager to consume me should even the smallest window of opportunity arise. If Austin, TX were the merry ol’ land of Oz, I had just crossed an incredibly dangerous field and...
Ides Of Gemini – Constantinople (Neurot Recordings) Over the course of the two short-form releases that Ides Of Gemini has offered since 2010, the band has showed a considerable level of consistency. Their mixture of eerie, harmonized vocals, heavy, detuned guitar buzz, and sparse, martial percussion had several sources tagging them “dream doom,”...
Juicy J, Fat Trel Friday, March 2 at Epic Theatre aka Hat Factory On Friday, March 2, fans gathered outside of the Hat Factory for the much-anticipated show that everyone had been hearing about for weeks. If you were lucky enough to get a ticket for the sold-out show, you got a firsthand experience of a crowd that, for the most part, paid more...
Richmond's favorite thrashers are back! Municipal Waste are about to drop their fifth album, and first for Nuclear Blast, The Fatal Feast. It'll be out a week from today, on April 10, and you can preorder it . In the meantime, check out the brand new video for the album's title track. Richmond's favorite thrashers are back! Municipal Waste are...
Acephalix – Deathless Master (Southern Lord Records) For a long time, one of the worst sins a hardcore band could commit was that of turning towards more metal-influenced material. It may seem strange, since the two styles have informed each other for decades and lines between the two have become pretty well blurred, but there are definitely some...
