This article originally appeared in Virginia Pride Guide 2023. This is an updated version with proper dates in retrospect. You can read the whole original issue here Downtown in Monroe Ward, in an unassuming building nestled in a strip, lies a club...
The Dead By Dawn crew returns to New York Deli Saturday, April 30 for the second edition of their new monthly party. This time they're bringing Viking down from NYC to join in! DORTRON will also be providing visuals on the projector for extra crazy atmosphere. If you missed the first Dead By Dawn at New York Deli, come find out what you're...
If you're up for a short drive north this Sunday, there's going to be a pretty excellent one-day festival taking place at Merriweather Post Pavilion, featuring all kinds of awesome bands: The Strokes, Girl Talk, Lupe Fiasco, Crystal Castles, Cold War Kids, and a whole bunch more! Plus, it's in support of a good cause: sweetgreen, a small...
Veteran UK folk guitarist Michael Chapman will be playing two shows in Richmond this Saturday. A tourmate/drinkin' buddy of John Fahey and musical collaborator with Mick Ronson, Chapman recorded for Harvest Records in the same years as Pink Floyd, Kevin Ayers, and Third Ear Band. Expect incredible steel string/slide playing, harmonics, and...
Young Widows really put the "power" in the phrase power trio. This Louisville post-hardcore three-piece have been laying down crushing midtempo groove monsters for the past five years, and they only keep getting better. Their new album, In And Out Of Youth And Lightness, was just released last month, and now their tour for that album brings them...
It's Friday night in RVA. If you have plans to attend The Canal Club tonight at 9pm - beautiful weather, cold beer and great music is in your forecast. It's Friday night in RVA. If you have plans to attend The Canal Club tonight at 9pm - beautiful weather, cold beer and great music is in your forecast. Tonight at the Canal Club, The Polychrons...
Stay Sweet Fest 2011 April 15, 16, and 17 at The Camel In order to get the best understanding of everything that went down over the course of the three-day weekend that was Stay Sweet Fest 2011, we solicited multiple perspectives on the event: one from a member of a touring band who played the fest, one from a member of a local band, and one from...
4/28 Mondo Italia dance party with Glows in the Dark (pictured above by Patrick Jaren) featuring guest vocals by Lydia Ooghe and Eddie Prendergast of Amazing Ghost, plus DJ Snow Panda @ Balliceaux 10pm. free. 4/28 The Hot Seats @ Ashland Coffee and Tea 8pm. all ages. 4/28 O'Brother, Vessel, Comrades (pictured above by Abby Rice), And I You @ The...
Tungs, Creeping Weeds, and Palindrone Saturday, April 16 at Strange Matter In contrast with some other indie-oriented shows I've recently attended at Strange Matter, this one was rather empty. Poorly attended shows have the bizarre effect of making things more awkward for the people who do show up. Even if the band playing takes it in stride that...
Graveyard – Hisingen Blues (Nuclear Blast Records) There are some musical sins that can be forgivable for the right artist--self-aggrandizing stage banter (if you're David Lee Roth), releasing albums with no original members (if you're Napalm Death or Thin Lizzy), or using a history of great output to justify less-than-spectacular later releases...
