According to Big Fancy’s Instagram bio, they’re “kind of like a milkshake with all of your favorite things.” Sounds a bit too good to be true, but if your favorite things include smooth, sweet R&B, soul and pop sounds, you might be pleasantly surprised. Their Jan....
Monday, 12/12 Trapped Under Ice (pictured above), Hundredth, Backtrack, Betrayal, Take Offense @ Kingdom 6pm. All ages. Tuesday, 12/13 Richmond Jazz Society presents Eve Cornelious & Mosaic with Jeremy Pelt @ Capital Alehouse Downtown Music Hall (two shows) 7 & 9pm. Tuesday, 12/13 Nick Woods (of Orioles - last show in Richmond) (pictured above),...
Mournful Congregation – The Book Of Kings (20 Buck Spin Records) Of all the sub-sub-genres that have splintered off from rock and roll music over the decades, few have names that are as self-explanatory as that of funeral doom. As one might expect based on the name, the genre's practitioners generally imbue doom metal's standard glacial pace with...
One of the most remarkable moments from Ghost of Pop events past was when The Sweater Band headlined a few years back. There were kids everyone screaming and dancing along to the glowing sounds of Weezer’s heyday. The Druthers will bring a similar excitement to the evening with their take on British Pop. The Druthers are a premier cover outfit...
Some artists aren’t necessarily recognized by A&R hype or platinum selling albums, but rather by the fans that validate their musical explorations. With efforts to shoot through the cosmos, Fam-Lay has gained a following much like Heaven’s Gate, ready to evacuate Hip-Hop’s typical existence (in Nike Airs, of course). Fam has fans that include the...
That's right folks, it's back! The best hip-hop holiday party of last year returns for a seasonally appropriate encore, and Slapdash have crammed even more amazing local hip-hop talent onto the bill this year, for an all-out extravaganza that'll be rolling nonstop from early in the evening until closing time. In addition to the music that'll be...
It wouldn’t be a Ghost of Pop if Prabir Mehta didn’t showcase one of his many outfits. For the second time, he'll be challenging the audience with a fusion of classical and rock music in The Goldrush. The band shares members with the Richmond Symphony, Long Arms, and some band called The Druthers. When The Goldrush takes their sound to the...
Thursday, 12/8 Dirty Nitrous (pictured above), Gangsta Fun, JMungz, Popsh!t, Retch @ Canal Club 8pm. Thursday, 12/8 The Recliners (photo from churchhillphoto.com) @ Tobacco Company 7:30pm. Thursday, 12/8 PBR (pictured above), Bucket @ The Republic 8pm. Free. Thursday, 12/8 PLF Music Night featuring PLF DJs and collaborators: Jordan (Videos),...
While Ghost of Pop tends to focus on certain pop tropes, they don’t let approach get in the way of who is invited. By involving the likes of J Seger, David Shultz and the Skyline, Mermaid Skeletons and even Palominos over the years, the showcase has been able to spend a part of the night focusing on folk’s answer to the pop conundrum. This year,...
Formed by a group of VCU students two years ago in a dorm room, Young Adult Fiction have grown into one of the better indie rock bands that the Richmond scene has to offer. Their incorporation of a modern pop sensibility into a sound that harks back to the great guitar-driven indie rock bands of the 90s, such as Built To Spill, Archers Of Loaf,...
