It can be overwhelming to keep track of all the new music coming out of Richmond. There is always some new project popping up or undiscovered band worthy of attention. This week we’re veering into death metal territory with Distrotter and Blazing Tomb alongside new...
As part of what seems a never-ending onslaught of new Richmond bands, Hot Dolphin are the latest to show up on the radar. They will be performing their inaugural set Thursday night at Cous Cous. With a backing band composed of members from The Diamond Center and Tyrannosaurus Awesome, it should come as no surprise that Lindsey Spurrier has an ace...
Bucky Lewis is the 26 year old CEO of Worthless Junk Records. If you don’t know, Worthless Junk is basically Richmond’s indie music equivalent to the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder. They are young, hot in the streets, and only getting better. Proudly displaying a roster that features NO BS! Brass Band, Black Girls, Arches, Remain, Wrist Rocket,...
Thursday, 2/23 Hot Dolphin, Blue Rajas (pictured above) @ Cous Cous 10pm. Thursday, 2/23 Hot Dolphin, Blue Rajas (pictured above) @ Cous Cous 10pm. Thursday, 2/23 The Free Rangers @ Ashland Coffee & Tea 8pm. Thursday, 2/23 The Cryptkeeper Five @ Wonderland 9pm. Thursday, 2/23 Near Earth Objects @ Crossroads (Forest Hill Ave. location) 8pm....
ASAP Rocky, Joe Threat Thursday, February 9 at The National I've been to a lot of hip hop shows in my days and I can honestly say I never know what to expect from the performer. There have been times where I have gone to a show and it has made me like the artist more, and at times it's completely turned me off. On February 9th, RVA and myself got...
Wino & Conny Ochs – Heavy Kingdom (Exile On Mainstream Records) While aesthetic evolution can prove a difficult propsition for a great majority of established artists – often seeming as if they're damned if they stay the same and doubly damned if they shift at all – Scott “Wino” Weinrich has spent three decades defying expectations and trends,...
Les La Britanica just dropped their new album, Soft Swerve, a few months ago, but they're clearly not planning to slow down in 2012, as they've already got a brand new single out. Les La Britanica just dropped their new album, Soft Swerve, a few months ago, but they're clearly not planning to slow down in 2012, as they've already got a brand new...
Sometimes things just end and there is no real reason or explanation. That was the case for Amazing Ghost, as Edward Prendergast recalls. “It got to a point where we would play a show a month and that would be it. I guess it felt like the right time to just call it, and see what comes next.” Keeping some of the Amazing Ghost heads around and a...
Every third Tuesday, tucked away in the City Tavern Grille in Manassas, VA, gather a rare breed of tenacious spoken-word craftsmen to unleash their phonetic fury on the audience. Hosted by Silent Treatment Ent. and Spirits & Lyrics, Lock'd & Loaded Poetry Slam provides local spoken-word poets with a chance to share their work, and even win some...
Alison Self, Ariel Rubin Wednesday, February 15 at Balliceaux A wave of soulful, full-bodied hymns accompanied by the charming sound of a ukulele filled the classy concert hall of this Fan favorite venue Wednesday evening. Alison Self, a local folk/Americana treasure, opened the room with renditions of mid-century toe-tappers along with some of...
