The energy is on the rise. As the January slump slowly fades behind us, and we pray for Punxsutawney Phill to see his shadow this Friday, the slow season seems to be at at end... I hope. Of course it is still too cold to venture outside for a show, that doesn't mean...
AC Slater joins Audio Ammo for this month’s Brain Drain – coming from Brooklyn, NY. One of the four DJ’s that make up the Trouble & Bass crew, AC’s been killing it as one of the scene’s biggest producers and best DJs. Along with his releases on T&B, he also runs his own Party Like Us label. AC Slater is a non-stop touring machine, commanding the...
Station 2 is one of Richmond’s newest restaurants to emerge downtown. The converted firehouse, now a restaurant and bar, offers gourmet burgers as well as a variety of tasty local beers not readily available elsewhere. The dining space is open with high ceilings promising excellent acoustics, and tonight, for the very first time, Station 2 will...
That's right, folks, NYHC legends Agnostic Front are playing Richmond for the first time in something like a decade (my flawed memory may be lying to me on that one, but it feels like it's been that long). They're touring in support of their 10th album, My Life My Way, but you're bound to get tunes from across the spectrum of their entire career...
The monthly NY Deli visit from the Audio Ammo dudes is going down tonight! The weekend starts now! WHO: Long Jawns and DJ Doddie WHAT: RVA Presents Prime Time WHERE: NY Deli WHEN: Friday, November 18th 2011 The monthly NY Deli visit from the Audio Ammo dudes is going down tonight! The weekend starts now! WHO: Long Jawns and DJ Doddie WHAT: RVA...
Back in the spring, I saw Title Fight at the now-sadly-defunct hardcore warehouse, and the show was completely off the hook! Their mixture of melodic hardcore and the more melancholy emotional tone of bands like Hot Water Music was a huge hit with the hundreds of energetic kids crammed into that sweaty cinderblock-walled room, and as soon as they...
11/18 Municipal Waste (photo by Ryan Hackett), Parasystic, Grown Ass Men, Humungus @ Kingdom 8pm. 11/18 Bassface & Overtone Promo present Bass Invasion featuring DJs Mayhem, Numbernin6 (photo by Britney Seydel), Mike Phear, An0dyne, Disco Shaman, Serenity Pink @ Canal Club 8pm. 11/18 3rd Annual Canned Food Drive featuring Pierce Edens & the Dirty...
New electronic dance label Sex Cult Records has sent the great majority of its roster out on tour together, and that tour is touching down tomorrow night here in RVA. Featuring a headlining set by NYC's Designer Drugs, who've rocked the Hat Factory and the city of Richmond in fine fashion before, this tour boasts a ridiculous assortment of acts,...
Local hip-hop crew Slapdash have been working hard all year to bring the best in local hip-hop to the stages and the people of RVA. Now, to cap off their great 2011, they'll be kicking off the holiday season in style, tomorrow night at Strange Matter, with Thankspittin! This show will feature performances by half a dozen great local hip-hop acts...
Back at the end of September (the 26th, to be exact), Primus played an epic three-hour gig that featured two full sets--one full of older hits, and a second that featured their entire new album, Green Naugahyde, in sequence. Photographer Ken Penn was in attendance, and he brought us back some great photos of the evening's events. More after the...
