Camp Werewolf is an emo band, but they aren’t reviving anything. When I saw them play for the first time at Bandito’s Burrito Lounge, they introduced themselves as a Daughtry cover band with only one original song. They then played the original song, which was just an...
What a dream it was to see Wilco in this capacity. Imagine your favorite band, the promising news of a three-hour long set and a smaller than usual venue. I was actually concerned about having ridiculous expectations for the show. Wilco exceeded every single one of them. What a dream it was to see Wilco in this capacity. Imagine your favorite...
If you don't like Southern Hip-Hop, you're either racist or some kind of yankee tool. There, I said it, please disagree with me and argue in the comments section. If you don't like Southern Hip-Hop, you're either racist or some kind of yankee tool. There, I said it, please disagree with me and argue in the comments section. It incorporates...
Heavy metal outfit, The Dillinger Escape Plan has released their fourth studio album, Option Paralysis. The band's sound is unmistakable, mixing elements of punk and even jazz. Option Paralysis treks into the band's familiar territory, sticking to formulas that have worked in the past. Dillinger rarely utilizes hooks on the record, giving a...
Kollapse Fest, a local gathering of punk rock bands which has occurred annually since 2008, is set to happen this year on April 8th, 9th and 10th. While continuing to focus on the best of the raw, harsh, and abrasive bands that various subgenres of punk spit out, this year's fest also features an emphasis on older bands who have weathered the...
“I’m flying over the Northern territories of Canada, but I don’t see it as land, I see it as you would see a map…I don’t know what that means.” “I’m flying over the Northern territories of Canada, but I don’t see it as land, I see it as you would see a map…I don’t know what that means.” In a 2007 interview with radio station 89.3 The Current,...
Local hip hop is branching out. This vid was directed by Will Bryan of Smooth Dirty Productions out of Richmond. Local hip hop is branching out. This vid was directed by Will Bryan of Smooth Dirty Productions out of Richmond.
Dear Musical Etiquette: I love my sister. I just wanted to put that out there. I swear I cannot understand her shit musical habits! She listens to the worst crap I have ever heard; pop radio trash, shitty nu-metal and a smattering of nostalgia fueled boners from the 80's. Every time I try to introduce her to new music she acts like its an attack...
Dark Dark Dark Bright Bright Bright EP Supply and Demand Music Editor's note: Dark Dark Dark is playing tomorrow night at CousCous, where I've attended a few of the best damn shows I've seen all year. Dark Dark Dark is a band that finds comfort in the melancholic beauty that surrounds us all. It makes perfect sense that for this EP, they decided...
The first side of the new Human Smoke tape recalls some influence of the nihilistic Carolina sludge of Buzzoven or Facedowninshit transposed on the ragged blues-punk of Dead Moon and The Dicks. The first side of the new Human Smoke tape recalls some influence of the nihilistic Carolina sludge of Buzzoven or Facedowninshit transposed on the ragged...
