We're multi-platform here at RVA Mag in case you didn't know, and we've been working on some wonderful video content for viewers including a video companion piece to this column! In the latest video we spoke to Kendall Street Company after their performance at the 8th...
This hardworking MC has been getting out in front of a lot of local hip-hop fans lately, from opening for artists like Snoop Dogg and Bone Thugs N Harmony to headlining The National. He also does two different local hip-hop radio shows, one on Mondays from 11 PM-1 AM on WDCE (90.1 FM), and one on Saturdays from 1-3 AM on WRIR (97.3 FM). Last...
This rock n' roll band incorporates funky guitar riffs and intriguing rhythmic gymnastics into their groove-oriented sound, which is topped off with dueling male-female lead vocals that incorporate a hip-hop influence into their catchy, melodic sound. Downbeat Switch have a free EP available for download at their website, which provides just a...
Hey guys, tickets are still available for tomorrow night's My Morning Jacket show at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Charlottesville. Louisville alternative rock band My Morning Jacket are well known for their excellent live performances, which means that this show should be a real treat. They're on tour promoting their sixth album, Circuital,...
This local hip-hop veteran has been involved with a lot of different projects over the years, and although he hasn't released an album under his own name since 2007's Cellars And Attics, he's got plenty of irons in the fire, from his production work with French MC Pierre The Motionless to his recent collaboration with Baltimore rapper PT Burnem...
The founder of local hip-hop crew Just Plain Sounds has been producing music since he was a teenager. He incorporates a variety of influences into his shifting sound, which merges hip-hop and soul with jazz, electronic music, and more experimental styles to bring a unique feel to his own work, as well as that of quite a few other Richmond...
This local beatmaster has been doing a lot of work lately. In addition to his Yellow Gold mixtape with Nickelus F and his Hydrosub mixtape with his Chocolate Milk crew, he's released two solo EPs this year (Monoatomic and Raw Oasis), and is always posting new tracks to his soundcloud. His solo music consists of instrumentals that incorporate...
The Slomski Brothers are a bit of an enigma on the Richmond music scene. While vaudeville music and burlesque performance have seen a big resurgence recently, I am fairly confident that nobody else is playing a steel drum and ukulele combo, which oddly enough works quite well. But the music itself is only part of what makes the Slomskis one of...
This band, which spotlights the excellent songwriting and vocal talents of singer/guitarist Miriam Martin, use acoustic instrumentation to create surprisingly melodic tunes with some downright poppy choruses. They should appeal equally to folk music aficionados and fans of pop/rock songcraft. Their self-titled EP is currently available on iTunes,...
Monday, 8/22 Lord By Fire, Hex Machine (photo by Luna Duran), Totimoshi @ Strange Matter 9pm. Tuesday, 8/23 God-Des and She @ Babes in Carytown 9pm. Tuesday, 8/23 The Former Champions (photo by Richmondimage.com) @ Cary St. Cafe 10pm. Tuesday, 8/23 Free Jazz Night feat. The Abinnet Berhanu Group, Jeremy Quick @ The Camel 8pm. Tuesday, 8/23 Pedals...
