This year’s autumn equinox was ushered in with cool temperatures in Richmond. The weather app and sky spoke in cautious portents as they told a story of Tropical Storm Ophelia’s coming rain. Ophelia had not yet arrived to crash the party by the time that I had decided...
Sundials - Never Settle (Traffic Street/Toxic Pop) The last time I uttered the name Sundials, it resulted in an epic Internet clash of commentary erupting from anonymous sources, and feuds fueled by cascading intelligent thoughts. I’m excited to see what comes of this go-around. Sundials - Never Settle (Traffic Street/Toxic Pop) The last time I...
2/28 The Gallery, Ivan & Alyosha (pictured above, pic by Heidi Hagens), The Love Light @ The Triple 9pm. 2/28 Open Mic Comedy Night--hosted by Andrew Pauley feat. many area stand-up comics including Joe Hafkey (pictured above) @ Café Diem 9:30pm. 3/1 Amazing Ghost, Tiny Victories, Sports Bar (pictured above) @ Strange Matter 10pm. 3/1 Compass...
To be mesmerized by White Hills is to be mesmerized by a band that appears to be performing at the peak of their considerable powers. The greater truth, however, informs us that White Hills are actually on a continual ascent toward peak powers--growing stronger by each engagement, restless in pursuit of their next sonic revelation. Which means...
RVA's contributing writer Mark Craig headed out today for the Bruise Cruise, a four-day rock n' roll extravaganza taking place over the next four days on a Carnival cruise ship, sailing from Miami to the Bahamas and back. All kinds of awesome bands will be on the cruise, including Black Lips, Surfer Blood, Vivian Girls, Thee Oh Sees, The Strange...
Nicolas Jaar - Space Is Only Noise (Circus Company) I can't for the life of me figure this record out. Damaged art pop in minimal techno clothes? Po-mo pastiche that's too unfocused to coalesce but is just weird enough not to fall apart completely? Somewhere on a wildly varying sliding scale between amazing and bullshit, Space Is Only Noise draws...
Excision, Downlink and Antiserum Wednesday, February 16 at The Canal Club The urinal in front of me is clamorously shaking. Everyone in the rest room has started screaming. Their elongated wait is over: Downlink has begun. “Perfect timing,” I find myself thinking, after waiting all day for the thunderous opening bass drop to inject into my...
Funeral For A Friend are a band from the United Kingdom--actually from the small city of Bridgend, in the south of Wales--who combine influences from emo, punk, metal, and hardcore into a powerful, varied, and original sound. They've been making records for a decade now, including 2005's Hours and 2007's Tales Don't Tell Themselves, which reached...
Hard working local promoters Slapdash have returned with another awesome hip-hop night at Strange Matter this Friday: Push The Red Button! The artists performing at this talent-rich showcase hail from every corner of Virginia and beyond! There'll also be plenty of other forms of entertainment, with visuals provided by Liquid Prophets Cliq and...
Skinny Friedman has been steady holding it down in Philly, Brooklyn, and Pittsburgh running with the Young Robots for over 5 years. With nights Philadelphyinz, Hot Mess, and Players Club with Fool's Gold Sammy Bananas, Skinny has been putting in work and created a crazy buzz on the East Coast for the music. He is coming down to Richmond for DYI...
