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One Way Richmond’s Show Picks 9/22-9/25

Thursday 9/22 Case Closed, Raintree, Ear Theory, Herro Sugar (photo by Mian Long), Aim For The Weekend @ Canal Club 7pm. all ages Thursday 9/22 Snarky Puppy @ Balliceaux 110pm. 21+ Thursday 9/22 HotChaCha, The Catalyst, Summer People, Jabroni, Hoax Hunters (photo by...

NEXT MONDAY: Fucked Up, Wavves, and Black Girls In Charlottesville

Are you ready for the raging firestorm of hardcore punk fury that will hit Charlottesville in less than a week? Get stoked, because the veteran Canadian sextet Fucked Up aren't going to settle for anything less than total insanity. This group, who has been around for...

THIS WEEKEND: Instant Pleasure Psych Fest At Strange Matter

It’s time to break out the electric Kool Aid because The Instant Pleasure Psych Fest is coming to Strange Matter this Friday and Saturday. In what will be two days of heavy vibes and ample sonic dosage, some of the region's most freaked and fuzzed out acts will be...

Open Stage Night @ Cafe Diem w/ Proverbial

It's time for yet another Open Stage Night at Cafe Diem, presented by RVA Magazine and Radio Rubber Room. If you've missed the last four events, you've missed great music and good times provided by some of the most talented musicians in the Richmond area. With names...

DAILY RECORD: Night Birds

Night Birds – The Other Side Of Darkness (Grave Mistake Records) Every other review of this album has relied on certain comparisons that are pretty much unavoidable, so I'll just get them out of the way right now. Agent Orange, Dead Kennedys, Adolescents. There. Done....

RVA NO. 6: Hold Tight!

Hold Tight! have helped lead a resurgence in Richmond’s basement pop-punk scene. They blend pop-hardcore influences like Kid Dynamite and Lifetime with an almost adolescent “let’s have fun and make as many friends as possible because that’s what this is all about”...

DAILY RECORD: Corrupted

Corrupted – Garten Der Unbewusstheit (Nostalgia Blackrain) Any argument regarding the heaviest bands to have existed will invariably come off as a rather unnecessary expulsion of carbon dioxide into our precious air supply, so I hesitate to even mention such a thing...

SHOW REVIEW: Hip-Hop Hooray At The Camel

“We have created a historic night in RVA, something years from now I can tell my kids about. And the folklore from this night will spread that September 10, 2011 was a great night for RVA Hip-Hop.” –Cain McCoy, Slapdash Promotion. A historic night and a new beginning...

DAILY FIX: Homeless Man Under Pressure

This video is meant to bring a focus on the plight of the homeless. Check the description on the video to find out more. On a less serious note, this is f**king entertaining!! This video is meant to bring a focus on the plight of the homeless. Check the description on the video to find out more. On a less serious note, this is f**king...

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DAILY RECORDS: Hurtbird, Shy Child, Warm Ghost

Hurtbird - Nature Vs. City (Self-released) With a fundamentally indie instrumental sound somewhere between MGMT, Arcade Fire, and Radiohead, Hurtbird surprises by featuring a hip-hop MC as lead vocalist, with more typically indie vocals only on the choruses. Likely antecedents for their sound include Astronautalis and Buck 65. Though not overly...

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The PEELANDER-Z show was stupid fun.

If you were here or not - either way - you have to check out the videos from the other night shot by Bryan Woodland. Ever seen anything like this? Its like the Ramones meets drunken Power Rangers. BTW, does anyone out there have any pics from the show? We can add them to this post. If you were here or not - either way - you have to check out the...

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DAILY RECORD: Klaus Schulze

Klaus Schulze - La Vie Electronique, Vols. 3 and 4 (SPV) A couple of years ago, I read a book called Krautrocksampler, by psychedelic postpunk genius and mercurial wunderkind Julian Cope. It's out of print and goes for multiple hundreds of dollars on the collector market, but pdf files of its text circulate on the internet, so I was able to read...

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SHOW REVIEW: The Gaslight Anthem

The Gaslight Anthem, with Fake Problems and Bridge And Tunnel Monday, September 27 at The National I got to this show late because I had class, so I missed Bridge and Tunnel. This was a huge disappointment for me, even though I'd seen them many times before. They are a hard working, remarkably talented band and it's good to see that it is paying...

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Dub Nation Tonight! Datsik & Vaski with Smash Gordon

Steez Promo and Euphoric Productions Presents: DUB NATION RICHMOND VOLUME 2.0...YES I GOT MY SWAGGA BACK! Steez Promo and Euphoric Productions Presents: DUB NATION RICHMOND VOLUME 2.0...YES I GOT MY SWAGGA BACK! A very Special night that is going to feature some of the Biggest names in Dubstep: DATSIK - BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA VASKI -...

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DAILY RECORDS: Mutant Supremacy, Led To Sea, Infernaeon

Mutant Supremacy - Infinite Suffering (Self-released) Any band named after an X-Men reference is OK by me. This is classic death metal in the vein of early Morbid Angel. Drums and lead guitars stand out as particularly excellent, as do the unusually dynamic vocals. Eight tracks of unrestrained blazing fury in 30 minutes. A must-have. Led To Sea -...

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Shpongle-with The Malah & MR. Jennings

Shpongle Live TONIGHT!!! - At The Canal Club Shpongle Live TONIGHT!!! - At The Canal Club Shpongle is a downtempo/ambient Psychedelic trance (or Psybient) project from the United Kingdom. The core members are Simon Posford (aka Hallucinogen) and Raja Ram (one third of The Infinity Project), but they often collaborate with other artists. Their...

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