This week’s edition of YO! HIP HOP RVA features not just one, but two woman MCs. A.Chardae and Rap-Unzel deliver memorable verses on records that couldn’t sound more different from one another (in a good way of course). While Skuzii delivers a fun, “oontz oontz”...
7/18 Buffalo Death Rattle (pictured above by Rachel McCauley), The Inflatables, Cary Street Ramblers @ Sprout 10pm. 7/18 Low On Sanity, Machine Chop Inc, Myotis, Rivetta (pictured above) @ Fallout 9pm. Free. 18+ 7/19 Wow Owls!, Weak Teeth, Mouthbreather (pictured above by Danielle Kline), Equestrians, Best Practices @ Strange Matter 8pm. 7/19 The...
Necro Deathmort – Music Of Bleak Origin (Distraction Records) If one were forced to come up with the most blatant heavy metal band name possible, the type that would alert a listener immediately as to what the band in question sounded like without a note ever having to be played, one could do a lot worse than Necro Deathmort. Two words, three...
Ran (Divine Profitz) and Oxen Johnson (Luggage) come together on "Bob Cousy" a selection from Chadrach: When Does A Story Become...Legend album. The record was released early this year and is intended to raise money in support of Chadrach (Divine Profitz) in his battle with cancer. It's a twenty emcees/twenty three track collaborative effort that...
Long Arms and Horsehead are joining forces on a brand new 7 inch vinyl EP, which is excellent news for fans of heartfelt, country-influenced rock n' roll. These two Richmond-based bands have been grabbing a lot of attention in recent months. Horsehead feature several Richmond music veterans, including Kevin Inge, formerly of Dragstrip Syndicate....
7/14 Yarn, Dean Fields (pictured above) @ The Camel 8pm. 7/14 Moses, Weird Sailboat (Steady Sounds Records dudes) @ Nile Ethiopian 10pm. 7/14 TUNGS (pictured above), Climbers, The Scissor List, Burning Ambition @ Strange Matter 10pm. Free. 21+ 7/14 Grace Pettis @ Ashland Coffee & Tea 8pm. 7/14 Traverser (pictured above), Rivals, Halflit Halo,...
Weedeater - Jason... The Dragon (Southern Lord) One of the charms of Wilmington, North Carolina trio Weedeater is how subtle their approach to stoner rock is. Although their name and everything about their sound, vibe, and lyrics is reminiscent of marijuana and marijuana-induced states, they avoid blatant references like genre buddies Bongzilla...
You know Wu-Tang Clan, right? You've heard of Rza but do you remember the Bobby Digital album? In 1998, when Rza released it, it was way out of the realm of what had been expected from Wu by their fans so it never recieved the attention I felt it deserved. I must admit, It took me a few rotations to realize how ahead of the moment this gem really...
Around the middle part of the last decade, Wow, Owls! were one of the best bands in Richmond. They were often pigeonholed as "screamo," which made sense in light of the revival of that particular Saetia-derived late 90s sound that was going on when they were together. However, Wow, Owls! always had a lot more going on than any old run-of-the-mill...
Today's Daily Fix is from local emcee/producer: Sleaze. Sleaze reps for Just Plain Sounds and is a regular guest on Hip Hop For The Rest Of Us on WRIR Sundays from 1-3am. "Sweet Sticky Thing" is 1:43 of instrumental funk that only exhibits one half of Sleaze's musical ability - backed up by flashing images reminiscent of a dream state (visuals...
