MUSIC

Every Wednesday, Chris Bopst will be bringing his illustrious weekly column, which formerly ran in the pages of Brick, to RVA Magazine. This week, he begins in fine fashion, by seeing how much we'll let him get away with. Here’s a question for you. Under the threat of...

I first heard of Enter Shikari about a year ago. I was involved in a debate on tumblr about where crabcore had come from. I felt like I was onto something with my "it's like a bad version of what Horse The Band and Genghis Tron are doing" explanation, but then this...

Nick Coward And The Last Battle - Kings EP (nickcowardandthelastbattle.bandcamp.com) Nick Coward is an incredibly smart songwriter. Through examination of his songwriting decisions as well as his remarkable lyrical content, the talent involved in his work becomes...

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...

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...

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...

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...