JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown stormed The National's stage this past Wednesday, marking the inauguration tour for the joint album, Scaring The Hoes. Decked out in the notorious Big Red Boots, they were nothing short of electrifying. The night's spectacle resonated with...
This is a special time of year for many music enthusiasts around the country. Thousands of people are making their annual pilgrimage to Gainesville, Florida for this year’s Fest. Being one of the last major stops between DC and Atlanta has placed Richmond in the enviable position of being a major tour stop, as bands work their way down I-95 to...
Tim Barry and Josh Small Saturday October 16 at The Camel There's a man from North Carolina on stage at The Camel with Tim Barry and Josh Small. He's not singing or playing an instrument. He wasn't on the bill. What he is doing is proposing to his girlfriend. She says yes and everyone cheers. The multicolor refraction of stage lights gleam...
Night Birds - Midnight Movies (No Way) Night Birds' new EP is less raw than their demo, less surf-y than their first EP, and probably the best recording they’ve released so far. This EP is chock full of surf-rock inspired guitar riffs underneath punchy, snotty vocals in the vein of 80s California punk. Its lyrical content pays a lot of tribute to...
Rusko and Smash Gordon Saturday, October 23 at The Canal Club When it was first announced that dubstep artist Rusko was playing a show at Richmond's Canal Club, many people didn't take a second look. However, seemingly between the time of the announcement and the day of the show, Rusko blew up in both the Richmond and national music scenes. More...
Take heart, all of you who've mourned the absence of Avail from the Richmond scene these past several years. Freeman, a new band who've been around for the past year or so, reunites 3/5 of the classic Satiate/Dixie lineup of Avail, bringing them back together for the first time in fifteen years. Guitarist Joe Banks is still technically a member...
I've been a big fan of !!! (most commonly pronounced "chik-chik-chik," though I've always said "pow-pow-pow") since their first single ("The Dis-ease," on GSL Records, 1998), so I'm pretty stoked about this new video for their latest single, "Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass." It's a hilarious, ridiculous, over-the-top romp through flower-petal...
The New Pornographers and Tokyo Police Club Monday, October 18 at The National Monday night’s show at the National started promptly at 8:00, and by the end of the night, the New Pornographers and Tokyo Police Club had delivered a solid three hours of all that rocks, Canadian-style. The New Pornographers and Tokyo Police Club Monday, October 18 at...
Wow And Flutter - Equilibrio! (Mt. Fuji) These guys remind me of recent sounds from Washington DC; their herky-jerky, structurally complex, but still quite melodic music isn't exactly like Black Eyes, Smart Went Crazy, or the Dismemberment Plan, but it would surprise me if fans of those bands didn't enjoy Wow And Flutter as well. House Of Bread -...
Ari Up, founder and lead vocalist for The Slits, passed away yesterday at age 48. A highly influential figure in the history of punk, postpunk, indie and rock music, she formed The Slits, the first all-female band of the punk era, when she was only 14 years old. Their first album, Cut, released in 1979, fused the harsh sound of punk rock with...