A conversation with harpist and transmedia alchemist Eli Owens Having had the great fortune of meeting Eli in 2013 at VCU in the Photo/Film department their film work that year involved a claustrophobic set and an intricate audio soundscape. Reconnecting with them as...
Here's your introduction, in video form, to a hot new rapper coming out of the RVA: Mikealis. His debut EP, American Tourist, just dropped from local hip-hop label Charged Up Entertainment, and the video features short previews from two songs off the EP: "The New Rat Pack" and "Loud Spinning Rooms," both of which feature guest verses from Yung...
A few months back, I got an email from DJ Lavan, a Richmond music lover who had just started K&B Music, a booking, promotion, and management company for musical talent in and around RVA. I was instantly interested in what DJ’s new company was attempting to accomplish because we both appear to have the same attitude about abundance of diverse...
Known as much for their diverse and creative riffs as they are for their powerful lyrics, Mercy Screams has spent half a decade building a solid underground following on the East Coast. Having been signed to the Illinois-based label Red Cord Records, they recently released their first full length, Broken Mirrors, and are preparing to tour in...
In her music, Nelly Kate examines the most organic of sounds that surround all of us. The sounds of cluttered dryers clanging in basements and the high pitches of tea kettles would seem right at home on her new album, Ish Ish. As a self-contained artist, Kate approaches her compositions in multitudes of layers. While the use of looping mechanisms...
Ralph Carney's Serious Jass Project – Seriously (Smog Veil Records) It may well be one of the oldest cliches in the book (almost as old and cliched as saying “one of the oldest cliches in the book”) to suggest that one ought not judge a book by its cover. In the case of this record, despite a few factors that might make the urge difficult to...
The Sex Cult Initiation Tour, an introductory tour for the roster of brand new dance label Sex Cult Records, dropped some heavy bass when it made it’s stop in Richmond, VA on Friday, Nov 18 at the Hat Factory. The tour, which has paced across the US in a sexy white limousine and was scheduled to make stops in 12 states, included the likes of...
Bridge And Tunnel - Rebuilding Year (No Idea) Bridge and Tunnel’s new offering, Rebuilding Year, was one of the year’s most anticipated releases for many people, myself included. Considering the quality of the band's prior catalogue, including their fantastic first EP and their debut full-length, East/West, and the fact that the new album is...
In a week, Nick Woods will call it a day in Richmond. He is heading towards Nashville Tennessee, and it wouldn’t be a proper farewell without an appropriate musical shindig. On December 13th, David Shultz, Josh Hryciak, and Shannon Cleary will join Woods for a last minute free show to send him off on his travels. The farewell showcase will begin...
The last Brain Drain of the year is coming in hot on Tuesday, December 13th with the Audio Ammo Crew holding it down! Not the usual Saturday rager, but they wanted to make sure that everyone gets one last chance to party with the AA dudes before we all part ways for the holidays. They had a great year, with a lot of great acts, and they...
