This week's edition of YO! HIP HOP RVA rolls out an eclectic tapestry of sounds, featuring a trio of powerful woman MCs and a dash of masculine energy to spice up the mix. Zuri brings the classic boom-bap back to life, infusing her tracks with a storytelling prowess...
The Chain Gang Of 1974 - Wayward Fire (Modern Art) With their programmed drumbeats, pop melodies, and wiry postpunk guitars, the Chain Gang Of 1974 bring back strong memories of the Rapture. In 2003, when the "House Of Jealous Lovers" single marked a huge stylistic shift for that New York group, I had high hopes for them. However, their followup...
I guess it’s been long enough now that I should go ahead and start getting through my Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival 2011 coverage, but having learned my lesson after writing that Starscape 2011 review, I think I’ll just stick to one event per post when it comes to festivals from now on. This was one of the first performances I covered at...
8/4 Dave Watkins(CD Release) (pictured above), Lobo Marino, To All My Dear Friends, Nelly Kate @ The Camel 8pm. 18+ 8/4 This Time It's War (pictured above), Fallujah, Frail Humanity, Oh The Irony, Artifice @ Canal Club 6pm. All ages. 8/4 White Laces, Grandfather, Hoax Hunters (photo by Melissa Koch), Fossil Eyes @ Sprout 10pm. 8/4 Alien Ant Farm...
Deep China could be called a Richmond supergroup, but it'd be even more accurate to say that they're a band of very busy dudes. Singer (and original bassist) James Henderson and drummer Chris Brown are also in Race The Sun, and Chris is in Mouthbreather too. Guitarist Reid Attaway is in Murphy's Kids, and brand new bassist Eric Smith is in The...
The latest of MTV's "Supervideos" is a Drew Barrymore-directed clip for "Our Deal," the new single from Best Coast's excellent debut LP Crazy For You, out now on Mexican Summer Records. The video features a classic West Side Story/Romeo And Juliet-style plot and a plethora of rising teen and twentysomething stars, including Teen Wolf's Tyler...
The Girls Rock! Showcase was the finale of a week-long daycamp for girls hosted by local female musicians with the purpose of empowering girls to grow into empowered women. With instrument lessons and band practices, each girl was able to tap into her inner rock star. Each band wrote a song in the span of a week, and in tie dye and knee socks,...
8/1 Merciless #1 – An Evening of Industrial Noise & Heavy Electronics feat. Black Bloc, Head Molt, Heavy Breathing, Hostage Pageant, Sex Of Distance @ The Warehouse 10pm. (1300 School St. - No booze – all ages) 8/1 GAYRVA pres. B. Steady & Taylor Johnson @ The Camel 8pm. 18+ 8/2 Heathens (pictured above), Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire,...
Battle Flags is one guy, Jack Budd, who created an album, Color Engine, out of an 8X10 bedroom in a small shanty house in Oregon Hill. Jack used Battle Flags as a moniker for his art, which was originally BFFCC, an acronym standing for Battle Flags For Counter Culture. He needed a short video for his Kickstarter page and we were happy to help,...
About a year ago, I was sitting right where I am now, scrolling through all the Wikipedia pages of the colleges I was thinking of attending. Out of all the choices, one small detail stuck out to me. I came to the conclusion Richmond that was quickly becoming the pioneer city in Virginia for Hip-Hop. Epic Fest was a fine example of the wondrous...
