This week’s edition of YO! HIP HOP RVA is eclectic: BAVA perfectly balances soul and trap on “Me vs BAVA.” Peter $un’s “MY FAVORITE DRUG” remixes have unique grooves all music lovers will enjoy, and Bradford Thomas’ LP is an enigmatic amalgamation of Black music. Are...
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...
Palindrone, The Fordists, and Fire Bison Friday, July 8 at Sprout Fire Bison played their first show at Sprout last Friday night, and it was well worth leaving the house in the rain. Their lineup is Laurie Lay of Catnip Dreams fame on bass, Adrienne Shurte of Hail Hydra and other bands on guitar, and Wess Brockman playing some mean shirtless...
Cannabis Corpse - Beneath Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise (TankCrimes) First off, let me say that this record is every bit as awesome as its cover would lead you to believe. Cannabis Corpse’s fourth record of weed-centric death metal is pure precision point bad assery to the highest level, each track laden with nonstop stoned brutality. The group's...
Vampillia – Alchemic Heart (Important Records) It can be an unfortunate fact of life that our conceptions of things are sometimes inexorably guided by first impressions and snap judgments. To an extent, the ability to ascertain a quick impression of a situation is likely a hard-wired survival mechanism – if you see a guy with a hockey mask and a...
Today Michael Millions drops his Loose Change Mixtape (Click Here For Free Download) so I find it fitting that we at RVA Magazine show our love and support for Michael by including his "Purple $#!t" video as today's DAILY FIX. "Purple $#!t" is not on Loose Change. It can be found on on The Color Purple which can also be downloaded for free on his...
