Well don't go looking for a lot of local acts this weekend in Richmond, as many of them will be trekking to Harrisonburg to participate in Macrock XXVVII. A two day affair that will span much of downtown Harrisonburg where dozens of acts will be gracing numerous...
Black God is the latest iteration of a Louisville hardcore supergroup who were originally known as Black Widows. After releasing one EP in 2002, the group, which teamed Endpoint/By The Grace Of God vocalist Rob Pennington with brothers Ryan and Evan Patterson of National Acrobat, were forced for legal reasons to change their name to Black Cross....
Windhand – Windhand (Forcefield Records) The year's definitely still young, but it seems like 2012 has already proven itself a great time for more traditionally-minded doom metal bands to kick out some really killer material. Between Pallbearer, Pilgrim, and the first Saint Vitus album in a decade and a half, the number of bands who can...
Noah Larmz, the creative force behind the iconic Fantastic Planet parties, have returned with Round 2 of their successful Fantastic Voyage boat party. This time around, I've come onboard to help recruit NYC Moombahton heavyweights Sazon Booya, who will be performing alongside Richmond favorite DJ Doddie of Audio Ammo. Setting sail from downtown...
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...
