We delve into the world of Grimalkin Records, a Richmond, Virginia-based collective with a mission that goes beyond music. In this interview, you'll meet Eli Owens and Grim, the driving forces behind this nonprofit endeavor, and explore their inspiring journey from...
Joanna Newsom with Neal Morgan Saturday November 20 at The National The environment inside the National during the Joanna Newsom show was a lot different than it normally is; chairs were set up covering the normally empty general admission floor, and people got assigned seats as they walked into the building. Some congregated in chattering groups...
11/29 RichCity Productions pres. Gamma Raze - a Sleaze & DJ Dizz hosted hip-hop event feat. So !lla, F.Low, Nyce, Soulfully, Me, Tre-Ski, Blaq Fire (poster atop) @ The Camel 8pm. 11/29 RichCity Productions pres. Gamma Raze - a Sleaze & DJ Dizz hosted hip-hop event feat. So !lla, F.Low, Nyce, Soulfully, Me, Tre-Ski, Blaq Fire (poster atop) @ 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...
