Halloweek 2023 has wrapped, but the memories linger! Let's rewind to the All Saints Theater Company's spooktacular parade in Oregon Hill. Hope the vibes were as electric for you as they were for us. Catch you next year!If you haven't gotten your fill just yet, there...
Netherfriends, White Laces, and Tungs Sunday May 1 at Strange Matter Those who have been following this website for a while may have noticed that we've given significant coverage to Chicago's Netherfriends over the past year or so. They've played Richmond pretty frequently during that time--about once every four months or so--but I myself had...
5/19 Raphael Saadiq, Quadron @ Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden 6pm. 5/19 Spotted Dead Nettle, Pelicanesis (pictured above), Night Idea @ Strange Matter 9pm. 5/19 Red This Ever @ The Triple 9pm. 5/19 PUSH (Beach Ball themed/house & breaks) feat. DJs Joe Kopasek (pictured above), Elbert & Spyder @ Godfrey’s 10pm. 18+ 5/19 Midnight Suggestion #2...
Jesu – Ascension (Caldo Verde Records) One of the most difficult tasks for a musician is walking the middle course between the satisfaction and the defiance of expectations. Take Justin Broadrick for example, an artist who's built a three-decade career of avoiding any sort of easy pigeonholing. He has been involved with grindcore pioneers Napalm...
Acrassicauda, The Catalyst, and Gull Friday, May 6 at Strange Matter On Friday, May 6th, Strange Matter was graced with the presence of Acrassicauda, the only currently thriving heavy metal band from Baghdad, Iraq. The band has succeeded against insurmountable odds, including constant danger, a bombed-out practice space, lack of available...
It was about a year ago that our boy from Virginia, ST/MiC (who’s also a world renowned well respected emcee, DJ/remixer/producer/beatmaker/engineer as well) told us to he copped an INTUA iPhone app called BeatMaker and a synth app called Noise.io then proceeded to make an entire project using them. We heard a few of the original rough tracks on...
In anticipation for the new Jazz Addixx album that is about to drop, I've posted a selection from the critically acclaimed, moderately successful, and quite possibly one of the most slept on records of the last ten years: Oxygen. Jazz Addixx is composed of Dj Ragz and Mudd. From Fredricksburg, VA, the Jazz Addixx represent Hip Hop in it's purest...
In this week’s episode, the guys and gal from Downbeat Switch joined us for two hours packed full of lowbrow humor and sexual innuendo. Because Manzelli arrived late, Dan and Derrick decided to punish him by forcing him to eat something strange and disgusting they found around the radio station. Dan immediately kicked off the interview segments...
Obnox – I'm Bleeding Now (Smog Veil Records) I've been writing my way through this stack of records that never quite seems to get any smaller (thank heavens), and the one thing most of these platters have in common is that they're all pretty grounded in a time, a place, a genre. There's fast hardcore bands and slow folk singers, bedroom...
Atmosphere, Blueprint, Grieves and Budo, DJ Abilities, and Sab The Artist Thursday, April 28 at The National Ideally, every show review would occur under optimum conditions. You'd show up at the venue feeling open-minded, well-fed, and well-rested, ready to be blown away. Unfortunately, things aren't always like that. They definitely weren't like...
