It is that time of the year that we as a society collectively use Saint Patrick's day as an excuse to drink Guinness and wear paddy caps. I'm not much of a hat wearer myself, but I do love Guinness and city streets closed off to listen to music while perusing...
It's been 6 years since pioneering 90s experimental electronic artists Mouse on Mars released their last studio album, Varcharz. It's been 6 years since pioneering 90s experimental electronic artists Mouse on Mars released their last studio album, Varcharz. Finding a new label to call home, Mouse on Mars has returned with their 11th full length...
Mates Of State, Sean Bones, Canary Oh Canary Monday, February 20 at The Canal Club When The Canal Club hosts shows of this caliber, the results are impressive, to say the least. It provides a better understanding of the space, and helps to showcase that it may be slightly underutilized. Some prime examples of shows that made this clear are...
From Seattle, WA, Blue Sky Black Death is an instrumental production duo that consists of Kingston (Kingston Maguire) and Young God (Ian Taggart). An underrated production team, Blue Sky Black Death nonetheless have a large cult following. They focus their efforts on merging traditional Hip Hop elements with an experimental ambiance that includes...
When we were first given the gift of hearing the music of Glasgow’s The Cosmic Dead – that music being among the most mesmerizing, the most powerful, the most cosmically calculated chanting chaos that we listened to, repeatedly, in the whole of 2011 – we found it hard not to reflect on another gift we were given some thirty-plus years previously....
The renaissance man behind some of your favorite electronic dance music projects, A-Trak, is back again with another addition to his long line of stellar remix work. The renaissance man behind some of your favorite electronic dance music projects, A-Trak, is back again with another addition to his long line of stellar remix work. The more visible...
Monday, 2/27 My Son the Doctor, Sueños Gitanos @ The Camel 9pm. Free. Monday, 2/27 My Son the Doctor, Sueños Gitanos @ The Camel 9pm. Free. Monday, 2/27 Boas (pictured above), SCUO, Antlers @ Strange Matter 9pm. Tuesday, 2/27 Dopapod, J3 Project (pictured above) @ Canal Club 9pm. Tuesday, 2/28 Bermuda Triangles, Gilmore Guys, Champagne of Rats @...
Mark Lanegan Band – Blues Funeral (4AD Records) I'm all for truth in advertising, but the title of Mark Lanegan's newest album is just a little too obvious. Blues Funeral? No shit. Has Lanegan ever done anything that hasn't been imparted with at least some veneer of bluesiness through his croaking baritone? Has he ever done anything that's not as...
A major announcement dropped this morning from Pasqualle Rotella and Insomniac Events, regarding their partnership with Pacha NYC to bring Electric Daisy Carnival, better known as EDC, to MetLife Stadium in New York. This is huge for a number of reasons. A major announcement dropped this morning from Pasqualle Rotella and Insomniac Events,...
This Sunday, Slapdash & The Respectables are back with Post Traumatic Fresh 9, the hottest independent hip-hop showcase in RVA! This Sunday, Slapdash & The Respectables are back with Post Traumatic Fresh 9, the hottest independent hip-hop showcase in RVA! This edition will not only be a showcase of dope hip-hop but a competition, Apollo style....
