For those who dare to embrace the darker side of love, writer Lauren Vincelli unveils an array of gothic date spots across the city in time for Valentine's Day. From eerie matinees at Dracula ballets to sultry nights filled with sugar baby shopping sprees and...
I keep feeling the urge to listen to some ol' soul music. I've been diggin' on Dreams In Audio lately. They host soulful world and funk mixtapes from deejays worldwide, and on rainy days like today, they make good listening. You can check out their full catalog HERE. ------------------------------------------- I’m trying something new for this...
Monday, 12/26 THINK, People's Blues of Richmond (pictured above) @ The Camel 9pm. Monday, 12/26 Max Levine Ensemble (pictured above), Delay, The Haverchucks @ Strange Matter 9pm. Tuesday, 12/27 Night Idea (photo by Derek Keaton), Brother Wolf, Plastic Traps, Son Of The Sea @ The Camel 8pm. Tuesday, 12/27 Nine Mile Island (pictured above), South...
Happy Holidays to everyone on the dance floors this past year. EDM has flourished in 2011 like no year before, and dubstep has captivated mainstream audiences across the US. I think the beautiful thing about our “genre" (for lack of a better term) is that there is no other live sensation like it. An unparalleled experience: brilliant masses of...
I’ve known BoJankans since we were kids (I’ve always referred to him by the name of his alter ego, Brett Selestay). We grew up in the same neighborhood in Herndon, Virginia. He was a year younger than me so he was more friends with my little brother, but we all did the normal neighborhood gang of kids thing together. Kickball, street hockey,...
If Hills didn’t already exist, we’d be well on our way toward inventing them in our mind's eye… and our mind's ear, too. Theirs is an epic, larger-than-life mix of punishing, trance-inducing Halleluhwah-wah-worship and brainstorming astral amplifier assaults, baked inside a crispy crust that forms only atop those who spent their formative years...
In the summer of 1998, the hardcore band I was singing for played a show in a friend's basement on Cary St, opening for two touring bands from DC. After we played and loaded out our equipment, we headed back down into the basement to see the first of the two touring bands, a group called De Nada. As soon as they started, all of our jaws dropped....
Thursday, 12/22 Bruce Olsen @ Shenanigans 8pm. Thursday, 12/22 Mutwawa, TSRP (Tom Smith & Ryan Parrish), AZ Tiraks En Nod, Whoa! @ Strange Matter 10pm. Thursday, 12/22 Erika Blatnik (photo by Pure Light), Clifton McDaniel, Matthew Paul Butler @ The Camel 8pm. Friday, 12/23 Christmas Blowout featuring Amazing Ghost, DJ Elves & J Kanizzle @...
Matthew Herbert - One Pig (Accidental Records) This strange, mostly ambient album is the latest work from electronic artist Matthew Herbert, who has been active for over a decade and a half, releasing recordings under the names Herbert, Doctor Rockit, and Radio Boy, in addition to his own and various others. This album is the third part of a...
Black Liquid: State of the (Richmond Hip-Hop) Union It’s 3:00 AM and Strange Matter is finally at peace. One hour earlier, the venue was crowded with fans of RVA underground hip-hop attending the final Face Melt Friday of 2011. While most people left more than content with the event, the night’s co-creator and host, Black Liquid, is not...
