Invaders from the north! This next week not one, but two prominent Washington, D.C. bands are descending on the city to bring their tunes upon our stages for us to bear witness. This weekend both Origami Angel and Sub-Radio will play their pop influenced tunes...
Perhaps it will strike some as odd that Amen Dunes – the nom de scène of sorts for singer/songwriter Damon McMahon – would select in the interview below a relatively obscure Canadian black metal as the group he was most impressed with in the past few years. Through Donkey Jaw – the latest Amen Dunes album – was one of the most mysterious and...
It had been a long road to reach this day, but it finally arrived after months of hard work for Nate Igor Smith. The project he took on to help capture the legacy of his lost friend, Ross Harman, had finally come to fruition. Both of Harman’s Ballpoint Pens releases would see new life on vinyl, along with a double-vinyl pressing of a tribute...
Hank3, aka Hank Williams III--cult hero, standard bearer of the outlaw country tradition, and genre-jumping all around badass--is on tour once again, and will be bringing his wild and crazy road show to Norfolk next Wednesday, March 14 at the Norva. Hank3, aka Hank Williams III--cult hero, standard bearer of the outlaw country tradition, and...
Thursday, 3/8 Neon Indian (pictured above), Purity Ring @ The National 7:30pm. All ages. Thursday, 3/8 Neon Indian (pictured above), Purity Ring @ The National 7:30pm. All ages. Thursday, 3/8 God-Des & She @ VCU Student Commons Salons (907 Floyd Ave. – Lower Fan) 7pm. Free. Thursday, 3/8 Slyther @ Sharky's (4032 Cox Rd. – Glen Allen) 8:30pm....
Some of you might remember New York psychedelic hard rockers White Hills from the Revolt Of The Apes interview with them we ran around this time last year. At the time, their most recent LP was a self-titled release from 2010, but now they've returned with followup Frying On This Rock, on Thrill Jockey Records, which comes out in a couple of...
The city was abuzz with about Nelly Kate's record release show at Strange Matter last Thursday for her new album, Ish Ish, which also featured sets from local heroes The Diamond Center, Brooklyn's SoftSpot, and Seattle's The Pharmacy. If you're just finding out about it now, then I must admit I'm amazed. However, I'm sure some of you were like me...
Possessed, Orthrus, Earthling Friday, March 2 at Kingdom So this was my first time attending a show at the (relatively) newly reopened Alley Katz, now known as Kingdom. What’s with all this noble territory nomenclature lately? Empire, National, Republic, and now Kingdom? Can we take bets on the next spot, like a new, hip sushi bar called...
Canadian electronic musician Claire Boucher's only been recording under the name Grimes for about two years now, but she's already released three full length albums. The latest, Visions, dropped two weeks ago on 4AD and has grabbed a lot of attention in the blogosphere with its catchy synth-driven pop tracks. Canadian electronic musician Claire...
Death Grips are a new hip-hop group out of Sacramento, CA, who made a big impression on a lot of people last year with their debut mixtape, Exmilitary, which was released as a free download on their website. Death Grips are a new hip-hop group out of Sacramento, CA, who made a big impression on a lot of people last year with their debut mixtape,...
