Last year we took a look at our favorite records to come out of the city in October of 2022. That was a while ago, so we here at RVA Mag felt that it was time to take a deep dive into the scene again to bring to the light some music releases that deserve the...
Superchunk - Majesty Shredding (Merge Records) I’m one of those people who first started to listen to Superchunk a year or two ago and now hail them as one of the greatest bands ever. I’m sorry I was late to the party. Excuse my ignorance. Despite my tardiness, my enthusiasm for this band is genuine. The band’s new album, Majesty Shredding, is...
11/ 25 Go suck an egg! 11/26 Pop Therapy Dance Party benefit for Diversity Thrift feat. DJ Rometti (poster above) @ The National 9pm. 11/ 25 Go suck an egg! 11/26 Pop Therapy Dance Party benefit for Diversity Thrift feat. DJ Rometti (poster above) @ The National 9pm. 11/26 Conditions (pictured above), Life on Repeat, Safety Word Orange, Mayfair,...
Peep Kulture make a leap frog of an appearance at 2:35. Peep Kulture make a leap frog of an appearance at 2:35.
Alaska, Andrew Cedermark, White Laces, and Tungs Friday, November 19 at Strange Matter When you're the sort of person who gets nervous in anonymous crowds, reviewing shows has its pitfalls. One of them is the dreaded circumstance in which you get to the show and realize you don't know anyone. Whenever that happens to me, I try to find a random...
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (G.O.O.D. Music) Kanye West is the most singular and talented popular musician working today. Since the mid-2000s, he has expanded his middle-class soul rap template to include experimental strains of rock, pop, electronic and hip-hop, while continuing to improve as an MC and add texture and nuance...
11/22 Alex Cuba (pictured above), Photosynthesizers, VA Whiskey, Brad Moss @ Alley Katz 8pm. 18+ - Sack of wild peaches began to take over the muscular dystrophy plans for a new scotch child… 11/22 Alex Cuba (pictured above), Photosynthesizers, VA Whiskey, Brad Moss @ Alley Katz 8pm. 18+ - Sack of wild peaches began to take over the muscular...
Linda Perhacs – Parallelograms (Sunbeam) To put it as bluntly as possible, I’m really mad at myself that I bought this album. I really should know better by now than to buy into the whole record collector mystique that builds up around anybody who put out a limited album forty years ago then disappeared into obscurity, only to be dragged out of...
Sufjan Stevens, with DM Stith November 9 at The National I had always been on the fence regarding Sufjan Stevens. I saw immense potential in his back catalog, particularly Illinois. Yet I still found shortcomings in his work that made it difficult for me to completely embrace his musical stylings. This all changed after my experience witnessing...
11/18 Noah-O & Black Fonzarelli pres. The Rebirth "MixtapeMadness” feat. Shawn Chappelle (pictured atop), Young Richmond Outkasts, Lela Bizz, Ryan Flow, Da Bizniz, Mike Lawless, DJ Swerve 360 (poster just below) @ The Camel 10pm. - Flapping in the wind is tasty freedom acts gone to the fellowships… 11/18 Noah-O & Black Fonzarelli pres. The...
