The Carver neighborhood is getting an injection of sonic psychedelia courtesy of locals Herbie Abernethy and Josh Novicki. Already reigning supreme with Cobra Cabana on Marshall Street and the Van Halen homage that is Hot For Pizza on Leigh Street, they're cooking up...
3/28 Jacuzzi Boys (pictured above), Sports Bar, Little Master, The Haverchucks @ Strange Matter 10pm. 3/28 J. Roddy Walston & the Business, Marionette, Lorem Ipsum (pictured above) @ The Camel 8pm. 3/29 Wormrot, Grown Ass Men, Tombs (pictured above), D.O.C., Real Talk @ Gallery 5 7pm. 3/29 This Time It's War (pictured just above, pic by Jeremy...
Radiohead - The King Of Limbs (self-released) I wonder if there is a correlation between a band's ability to produce consistently good work and their ability to break musical conventions. After establishing a “pay what you will” system for their previous release, In Rainbows, Radiohead delivers fans The King of Limbs, announcing the album one...
Coming to Richmond for our 20th BRAIN DRAIN we have PAUL DEVRO (Mad Decent) and the resident Audio Ammo crew! Paul Devro is a small-town boy turned world-traveling DJ by bringing his own brand of party music to the sweatiest dance floors. Since being picked up by tastemaker Diplo, to be the creative director/artist for his record label Mad...
Strange Matter's been hosting a ton of really great shows lately, and this weekend brings the latest in a long line of awesome acts to the Richmond stage. You'll definitely want to make it out for both of these! First, on Friday night, JEFF The Brotherhood comes to town. This heavy-rockin' duo consists of actual brothers Jake and Jamin Orrall,...
3/24 D. Charles Speer (pictured above), Pigeons @ Cous Cous 10pm. 3/24 With The Punches, I Call Fives, Let’s Be Honest, Broadside (pictured above), Giants At Large, American Ruins, Battleghost, Audience Of A Sunrise @ Alley Katz 4pm. All ages. 3/24 The Mountain Goats (pictured above, pic by DL Anderson), Megafaun @ The National 7pm. 3/24 Carol...
D. Charles Speer - Arghiledes (Thrill Jockey) D. Charles Speer & the Helix - Leaving the Commonwealth (Thrill Jockey) I have to hand it to any artist who can thoroughly and genuinely fuck with any preconceptions a listener might have when approaching his or her work. D. Charles Speer, most recognized as guitarist for the just-shy-of-classifiable...
The Twilight Singers - Dynamite Steps (Sub Pop) It's no secret that adolescence can be a trying ordeal. Whatever sheltering embrace childhood might have provided falls away like dead leaves in the autumn, laying bare the first indications of the capricious cruelty and unyielding disappointment that life holds in store. It is little surprise,...
At the end of February I embarked on a three-day cruise from Miami to Nassau packed with families, geriatrics, lost souls, gluttony, aquatic hedonism, and some of the best contemporary rock bands in the United States. I am, of course, talking about the Bruise Cruise. Having seen the majority of the acts on the bill for this cruise festival, it...
