We're back, baby! It's been a little over a month since our last article, and we've been using that downtime to compile a massive list of bands from the Richmond underground. Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and I'm here to offer you a fine assortment of...
This is going to be a big week for Amazing Ghost fans. With recent news that the group will be taking an indefinite break from performing, Edward Prendergast has been hard at work on new material. His new project is entitled The Big East, and they will be hitting the circuit hard. This is going to be a big week for Amazing Ghost fans. With recent...
Anvil, Volture, Dragonship Wednesday, February 1 at Strange Matter It isn’t very often the old Twisters building gets to see such big bands anymore. Gone are the days of getting bands on their way to superstardom. No Nirvanas, Emperors, In Flames, etc, etc. Nowadays we have Strange Matter and we tend to draw bands on their way down from such...
Thursday, 2/9 Dumpstaphunk (pictured above), Jamie McLean @ Capital Ale House Downtown Music Hall 7:30pm. Thursday, 2/9 Dumpstaphunk (pictured above), Jamie McLean @ Capital Ale House Downtown Music Hall 7:30pm. Thursday, 2/9 Screening of Slow Southern Steel followed by music by Hail! Hornet (photo by Diana Zadlo), Zoroaster @ Strange Matter 7pm....
M.I.A., the Tamil-descended rapper from the UK, who took the pop world by storm a few years ago with her single "Paper Planes," made headlines of a decidedly different nature over this past weekend, causing controversy by giving the camera the finger while appearing in Madonna's Super Bowl halftime show performance. M.I.A., the Tamil-descended...
As candles were spread around the floor of Strange Matter, the crowd that had been dispersed began to surround Boney Loner and the Sacred Teachers, who quickly and rapidly strike a chord with their audience. As candles were spread around the floor of Strange Matter, the crowd that had been dispersed began to surround Boney Loner and the Sacred...
After a very successful premiere event last week, Radio Rubber Room's Wednesdays at the Republic With The Dream Machine event rolls on! This week's headliners are Richmond's excellent psychedelic punk trio Tungs. After a very successful premiere event last week, Radio Rubber Room's Wednesdays at the Republic With The Dream Machine event rolls on!...
Everything Went Black - Cycles Of Light (Prosthetic Records) From the band name, you couldn't be blamed if you expected this band to sound like a lot of the old-school revival hardcore bands who've been tapping into the Black Flag sound recently. Named after a 1982 compilation album of pre-Rollins recording sessions by Black Flag, Everything Went...
Richmond, the bar has been raised. It has been a long time since I’ve seen a local metal band (other than the usual big three) with so much talent. Richmond, the bar has been raised. It has been a long time since I’ve seen a local metal band (other than the usual big three) with so much talent. In the past several years we’ve seen the scene...
Chicago alternative rock band OK Go have long been known for their videos, first attaining fame through the video for their 2005 single "A Million Ways," a low-budget clip in which the band members did a synchronized dance in their backyard. They upped the ante and got more and more elaborate with followup videos, notably their elaborate...
