Formed before the pandemic, 1996 remained a simmering project until live events could resume. This supergroup, featuring Richmond musicians Prabir Mehta (Prabir Trio), Warren Campbell (Dead Billionaires), Britt O’Neil (Shera Shi), Greg Butler (Long Arms), Ross Wright...
The seventh annual Ghost Of Pop event happened at Gallery 5 on Saturday, December 10, 2011, and Todd Raviotta was there to capture it all. Here are some highlights from the evening: The seventh annual Ghost Of Pop event happened at Gallery 5 on Saturday, December 10, 2011, and Todd Raviotta was there to capture it all. Here are some highlights...
Fresh off their RVA Mag spread, Luggage joined up with my man Ohbliv to do a show at the Nile Friday night. Unfortunately, the sound really didn’t allow for Ohbliv to do his thing, but Luggage went in backed by DJ Josh P. It was my first time seeing Luggage live and though the crowd was small, it was truly the place to be Friday night. Sometime a...
I’m going to do you all a favor. I’m not going to rant about how out of control Christmas shopping has become, even if you’re not in the West End at noon on a Saturday. I’m not going to preach about how out of touch everybody seems to be with the true essence of the holiday, even though I’m not especially religious myself. I’m not even going to...
BALACLAVA'S CINDERELLA STORY The first time I saw Balaclava was at Nara Sushi. I was there to see someone else, and didn't know Balaclava at all. I distinctly remember my first impression of them: "Holy balls, these guys listen to a lot of Isis!" That was probably 5 years ago. In the intervening years they have gotten tighter, more brutal, and...
Monday, 12/19 Cafe Diem Comedy Night Open-Mic featuring Richmond’s best stand up comedians along with Brian Michael Gartland (pictured above) @ Café Diem 8:30pm. (Comedian sign up 8pm) Monday, 12/19 Lost Tribe (photo by Sarja Hasan), Mauser @ Empire 9pm. Monday, 12/19 James Justin & Co. (pictured above), Loves It @ The Camel 8pm. Tuesday, 12/20 A...
The holiday season is among us and who better to celebrate with than the RVA and Audio Ammo dudes! They don't care if your naughty or nice as long as you come to party! The holiday season is among us and who better to celebrate with than the RVA and Audio Ammo dudes! They don't care if your naughty or nice as long as you come to party! WHO: Long...
Sunday night is our second presentation of the Richmond Music Review, a monthly showcase of some of the best local talent RVA has to offer. This month, the Tobacco Company will play host to a powerhouse lineup featuring People's Blues of Richmond, The Kindling Kind, The Dream Machine, and Ghost Owls. With all that going on, plus free admission,...
Former Richmond zinester Chris Terry, who now lives in Chicago, has started a blog devoted to archiving the artwork of 90s Richmond band the Young Pioneers, who featured former members of Born Against and Universal Order of Armageddon, future members of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and the Wrangler Brutes, and seem way too obscure in the present...
Pretty interesting week for you wobble heads out there. As promised, the Skrillex remix of "Levels" by Avicii finally hit the web, and went bigtime viral. It will eventually be released on the Levels Remixes EP by Avicii, along with the Cazzette mix. The most exciting and ground breaking feature this week had to be the Pretty Lights interview on...
