This story was originally published in RVA 41 which can be in various locations around town, or you can read it right here. This is a slightly modified version formatted for digital distribution. CHRISTIAN DETRES: Alright, I'm recording. Okaaaay… here with Mikemetic....
It’s not exactly news to any reader of this magazine that Richmond is a hotbed of creativity, both musical and artistic. For one thing, we have a well-known art college right in the middle of town. For another, like Austin, Texas (which our mayor just visited to see what all the fuss was about), we are a proverbial jewel in a toilet bowl: an...
Punkabilly pioneers Social Distortion have been around for over 30 years now, with frontman Mike Ness surviving struggles with drug addiction, a revolving door lineup, and the death of longtime bandmate Dennis Danell to keep the band going strong. The struggle obviously paid off, as Social D are still raging today, even though Ness is the only...
6/2 Matt Woods, Ryan Brosmer (photo by Dani Palmer), Matt Seymour, Wrist Rocket @ Mojo's 10pm. 6/2 The Kraken: El Fiesta Del Calamar feat. Todd Matthews, Central Garage (pictured just above), Glasseye Sugardaddy @ Emilios 9pm. 6/2 Toots and the Maytals @ Maymont Park (1700 Hampton St.) 6pm. 6/2 Prabir/Goldrush (pictured above), Scolaro, Zepp...
Danzig, with Devildriver Friday May 13 at The National Of late, the topic of Danzig always seems to start with an account of how the guy went slightly batshit in the ‘90s following the dissolution of the Eerie Von/John Christ/Chuck Biscuits lineup. The inevitable reference to the awful Blackacidevil and the elbow length black gloves with those...
Sorry Bamba – Volume One: 1970-1979 (Thrill Jockey Records) The past three decades or so have witnessed a wider appreciation for African music, in all of its widely-varied forms, than had ever been present outside that continent. Artists as disparate as Nigeria's Fela Kuti and the Congo's Konono No. 1 have all been embraced by audiences...
Over the course of their nearly three-decade career, The Flaming Lips have undergone a series of surprising metamorphoses and unconventional detours on their path to becoming an alternative rock institution. So it might come as a surprise to learn they’ve spent most of that time signed to Warner Bros.—one of the most traditional major labels in...
5/30 Mammoth Grinder, Miasmal, Occultist, Innumerable Forms @ Strange Matter 9pm. 5/30 Memorial Night Vinyl Escape feat. DJ's Chewlarock (pictured above), Prom Night, Obe One spinning funky classic, soul, hip hop – on 4 turntables & a periodically open mic @ The Nile 10pm. 5/30 Northern Diver, Young Adult Fiction, Black Girls (photo by Leslie...
...Running will be the way your life and mine will be described As in, “the long run” Or as in having given someone “a run for his money” Or as in “running out of time.” -Gil Scott-Heron, “Running” Eulogies and rememberances tend to be a comfortable home for overstatement. Accolades, deserved or not, can be heaped upon those who are no longer...
Tyler, The Creator - Goblin (XL Recordings) I’ve been trying to review the new album by Odd Future’s Tyler, the Creator for a few weeks now, but have struggled consistently with what to say about the new record, Goblin. It has received much critical acclaim—glowing reviews from Pitchfork and The Source have mixed with small blog hype to create a...
