It might be a surprise to learn that concerts are a little sparse this weekend, with touring acts taking an almost complete hiatus, at least at the larger venues, until the new year. However, that doesn't mean there's nothing to see or nothing new to listen to on the...
Canary Oh Canary take elements of shoegaze and experimental rock to create a style that is entirely their own. In just a little under a year playing out, the group has already developed a strong fan base (with even Kyle Harris of Diamond Center calling them one of his favorites from Richmond). It’s no surprise that they will be sharing the stage...
It's def gonna be a wild weekend. Stroll through the Deli and get your mind right with Audio Ammo. Pure destruction awaits. WHO: Long Jawns & DJ Doddie WHAT: RVA Presents Audio Ammo WHEN: Friday, August 19th 2011 WHERE: New York Deli It's def gonna be a wild weekend. Stroll through the Deli and get your mind right with Audio Ammo. Pure...
Loss – Despond (Profound Lore Records) “When I was a little boy, my mother used to sing me a song. It went like this: 'Life is short, life is shit, and soon it will be over'” Versatility is a much-trumpeted creative virtue – often-praised are the artists who can explore the manifold aspects of the human experience through whatever variety of hue...
It took just over thirty seconds for All Out Revolution – the second album by The Red Plastic Buddha – to get its hooks in us. That’s when the simple “oh-oh-oh-ohhh’s” started dancing over an equally simple bass line and in an instant, the revolution was on. Mixing classically-cultivated psych-rock influences (Zombies and Kinks and Seeds, oh my!)...
Miniature Tigers are a band that belongs to this generation. From their inception, they have been widely praised as a band that could be compared to everything under the indie-rock sun. With the release of Fortress, their first full-length LP, Miniature Tigers have expanded and refined their sound to escape easy comparisons to the Flaming Lips...
Consisting of DJ Skywalk3r, DJ Rent, and DJ Yen, Nint3ndo is a dynamic three-headed hydra of a group that loves video games, anime, hot chicks, and partying like a beer-breathing dragon! We can all thank these guys for providing the giant panda head used by Steve Aoki on the cover of the recent RVA Magazine! They bring the anime style to the club...
He sits down on a couch lining the manila wall of a backstage room in the Knitting Factory; a room not so far in appearance from a ‘90s guest bedroom of a Floridian condo. The space is decorated with glass sliding doors, a loveseat backed by a horizontally hung vanity mirror, a side table topped with a modest pastel living room lamp, and a...
The Moste Potente Potions, The Diamond Center, The Milkstains, and Tyrannosaurus Awesome Thursday, August 11 at Strange Matter A funny thing happens when creative people move away from a prominent music scene. People like Chris Terry of Light the Fuse and Run as well as Jeff Grant from Pink Razors come to mind; Richmond will always be a home to...
Thursday, 8/18 Flesh Mountain Boys, Whiskey Rebellion (pictured above), Mills Family Band @ The Camel 10:30pm. Thursday, 8/18 The Moonbees @ Balliceaux @ 10pm Thursday, 8/18 Quango Almo (pictured above), Cellar, Devin Grubbs @ GlobeHopper 6pm. Friday, 8/19 Alexander & the Girl (pictured above), Arabia Terra, Lauren Michael Sellers @ Sprout 10pm....