This week’s edition of YO! HIP HOP RVA highlights my favorite hip-hop videos out of Richmond this year. The transcendent cinematography, lyricism and creativity in these videos truly made me say “wow.” Among the pack are Richmond mainstays Big No & Noah-O, Peter...
8/11 – Fuzzy Baby, Prabir/Goldrush (pictured above) @ Balliceaux 10pm. 21+ 8/11 – PUSH feat. DJs Cherub Down (pictured above), Joanna O, PMD, Jesse Split spinning Jungle, D&B, Funky Breaks @ Godfrey’s 10pm. 8/11 – Richmond Jazz Festival pres. Homegrown at the Hipp feat. Eric Stanley (pictured above), Joye B. Moore, Sharon Rae North, Forte Jazz...
Fat Shadow - Foot Of Love (Houseplant) Fat Shadow is the latest project from former Richmonders Jeff Grant and Erin Tobey, who played together in Pink Razors and separately in Stop It!! and Abe Froman, among others. Now based in Bloomington, Indiana, they've joined with vocalist Daun Fields and guitarist Chris Mott to make the most overtly...
Caves Caverns have been playing music around Richmond for several years now, and are very active in the local scene. Not only have they played over 100 shows in the past four years, the members all play in various other Richmond bands--Lost Tribe, Bermuda Triangles, and Tate House, among others. Their instrumental music is experimental and...
The RVA Music Fest, taking place September 10th and 11th, is only a month away. We'll be counting down the days until the Fest begins by profiling a different performer each day from now until the Fest begins. Check back here each day to learn about all of the artists performing at the RVA Music Fest. No Dice are a trio from Richmond who play...
TUESDAYS are worth living for! RVALUTION, RVA’s biggest Dance-Cirque party: Tuesday, Aug 9. Ages 18 and up COSTUME CONTEST— Dress as your AVATAR or your Fave Gaming Character— prize to the bestest! Nint3ndo (tag set) ✰ (Electro/dub) Yen ✰ Rent ✰ Skywalk3R ✰ Matt Busch - Electro Doddie ✰ (Audio Ammo) XSV ✰ (dubstep/electronica) 9:30pm Doors (for...
The Honorable Sleaze - This Funk (Just Plain Sounds) The Honorable Sleaze is a Richmond MC who is co-president of forward-thinking hip-hop imprint Just Plain Sounds. This Funk is his self-released, 15-track album, available for free download from blocSonic.com. Sleaze has a deep voice, unhurried flow and down-to-earth persona that remind the...
I first encountered Nick Woods years ago in a bar. Since then, we’ve run into each other regularly, and shared insight on everything from Twin Peaks to The Silver Jews and Bonnie “Prince” Billy. In getting to know him as a musician, I’ve found that Woods presents the human condition in a unique, dynamic fashion. He takes risks with his...
Diamond Black Hearted Boy - e10 from chino amobi on Vimeo. Richmond experimental musician Chino Amobi, aka Diamond Black Hearted Boy, released a new EP over the weekend entitled e. It's available for free download from his Bandcamp page, and in conjunction with this release, he's given us a video for "e10," one of the longest tracks on the EP....
Thurston Moore - Demolished Thoughts (Matador) Thurston Moore is at the point in life where he has earned the right to do whatever the hell he wants. After all, he’s Thurston fucking Moore: the man who broke Nirvana, the man who’s damn near replaced Lou Reed as the high water mark of NYC cool, the man who leads Sonic Youth, or as we call them...
