With Friday Cheers gone until next year, music junkies are going to have to do a little heavy lifting to find their consistent Summertime afternoon jams. In the last few years a variety of independently run festivals have been making their way into the limelight, and...
The heavy wine drinking, embittered but charming ladies at Café Darkness are sharing their quick wit with RVA. Want advice from the Barista or The Lone Wolf? Email cafedarkness@gmail.com and see your answers featured on the site. Dear Cafe Darkness, My boyfriend/husband/real doll insists in participating in Mustache March. He and bunch of friends...
Inspired by the work of Michel Gondry, utilizing the Notre Dame Marching Band, and reminiscent of a Rube Goldberg Machine, these two videos own. For examples of a Rube Goldberg, check the video beneath the break! MORE DAILY FIX VIDEOS: BRASS EDITION NO BS BRASSMichael Jackson's Thriller Gogol Bordello American Wedding RDJ2 Let There Be Horns...
Doomriders Darkness Come Alive Deathwish, Inc. The hellhounds in Doomriders have released their sophomore full length. Darkness Come Alive is a classic blend of old and contemporary metal. With heavy riffs and duel guitar harmonics, its hard to not like this album, even if you don't like metal. It’s easily one of the catchiest and memorable...
Cubic Zirconia brings a mixed bag of ’80s eccentricity with it. Prince, Information Society, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam are all hinted at and placed in a blender to bring a sound familiar but harder hitting and club banging. The word 'sonic bootay noise' comes to mind. Might be too much coffee, not enough sleep. Anyway, I bring you late Friday night...
This month’s BRAIN DRAIN, we bring you a special guest from Philly, who goes by the name of EMYND. While being well versed in many styles of music in his DJ sets, from rap to baltimore club to house, EMYND will also be bringing Richmond a special flavor to this month’s party. His signature New Orleans Bounce set will turn the club into the...
Lemonade was on the mind after reading our interview with These Are Powers. Innocence drenched in electro pop; sounds like a refreshing drink or maple syrup dripping on pancakes. This crop of bands out of Brooklyn are on to something fresh or freshly squeezed. More of the DAILY FIX DAILY FIX: Fan Death, "Cannibal" DAILY FIX: Die Antwood, "Enter...
If you've managed to catch Chicago-by-way-of-Brooklyn band These Are Powers when they've played Nara Sushi or The Triple you could be forgiven for a degree of confusion when it comes to their sound. Termed “ghost punk” by the band, the trio manages to blend the noisy atonality of no-wave and post-punk with the dancier tendencies of contemporary...
Grreeeeaaaaaaah HARDCOOOOOORE! With the announcement of United Blood 4, the whole office has been feeling some old hardcore punk. Here's SICK OF IT ALL with their classic Injustice System. MORE DAILY FIX Grreeeeaaaaaaah HARDCOOOOOORE! With the announcement of United Blood 4, the whole office has been feeling some old hardcore punk. Here's SICK OF...
For years, I refused to listen to Tegan and Sara. I considered them far too mainstream to be something worthwhile. This was a mistake. I’ve come a long way from my initial position on the band, and their recent performance at The National was one of the highlights of my year thus far. For years, I refused to listen to Tegan and Sara. I considered...
