For those already hip to electronic dance music, and all it's extreme sub-genres, we know that there aren't that many venues around town hopping on to host your shows. With the addition of Ember Music Hall to the lineup of performance spots in town who have been...
I first met Jeremy Rodriguez, alias DJ Chupacabras, years ago through a mutual friend and co-worker, Josh Houtkin (DJ JDH) who threw, and continues to throw the wildly popular FIXED party in NYC. Both from Texas, Jeremy immediately struck me as laid-back and very funny, with an infectious laughter that belied his vast knowledge of music and...
This fast, harsh, and totally excellent Richmond hardcore supergroup, featuring current or former members of Brainworms, The Catalyst, Operation Latte Thunder, and Forensics, has been playing around town for about six months now, and I for one have eagerly awaited the arrival of recorded material. And now, the wait is over! Well, sorta. The songs...
The Greater The Risk, Farewell Fighter, T-Division, and No Hands Thursday, February 3 at Strange Matter I'm sure every band would love to play every show to a sellout crowd. That's not going to happen every time, though, and the show Thursday night at Strange Matter was not one of those times. Fortunately, though, all four bands played to...
The Low Branches - Sinking Rising (Church Hill) When I hear the Low Branches, all I want to do is wrap my arms and thoughts around everything. Sinking, Rising is not an exception to this reaction. Christina Gleixner and Matt Klimas have contained everything that makes their brand of minimalist pop engaging and entrancing into one release. With...
Filmmaker Brett Gaylor explores issues of copyright in the information age, mashing up the media landscape of the 20th century and shattering the wall between users and producers. The film’s central protagonist is Girl Talk, a mash-up musician topping the charts with his sample-based songs. But is Girl Talk a paragon of people power or the Pied...
Kid Sister has been in the game longer than you might imagine. Having grown up during the house-genre takeoff in Chicago, she was fed dance grooves at an early age. Combined with the talents of her DJ brother (half of group, Flosstradamus), Kid Sister began to MC monthly parties in 2005. She later was signed to Fools Gold Records and her first...
2/7 Lightfoot (pictured above, pic by Joel Didriksen), Digging Up Virgins, Lubec, Ghost Lotion @ The Camel 8pm. 2/8 Jimmy Eat World (pictured above), David Bazan @ The National 8pm. 2/8 Jazz Night feat. Jazz By Numbers with Trio of Justice, Bryan Hooten (pictured above), SCUO, Scott Clark 4-tet @ The Camel 9 and 10:30pm. 2/9 Benyaro (pictured...
It seems at least mildly unnecessary to put too much elbow grease into an introduction of Rob Chapman. Mr. Chapman maintains a robust website--www.rob-chapman.com--that does a far more compelling and comprehensive job of detailing his past and his future than could ever be done here (not to mention offering you the opportunity to read about P.J....
James Blake - James Blake (ATLAS/A&M) James Blake is a common name. A quick online search reveals several influential James Blakes, the most popular being a professional tennis player. Soon, this tennis player is going to be facing some tough competition. James Blake - James Blake (ATLAS/A&M) James Blake is a common name. A quick online search...
