MUSIC

Strange Matter's Eric Smith feels uncomfortable with the relative obscurity of today's Richmond punk scene. "It's tough to find out about shows these days," he says. "When I was growing up in Richmond in the mid-90s, there were places for teenaged kids who knew...

Deftones and Baroness September 1 at The National The National is a beautiful theater. Despite its being a relatively new venue here in Richmond, the elegant design of its luxury boxes and overhanging balcony harks back to a time when architects attempted to make...

Suzi Analogue - NNXTAPE (suzianalogue.bandcamp.com) Representing Philly’s hip hop underground, Klip Mode’s Suzi Analogue might as well change her name to Uzi Analogue, because on her latest release she kills it on a scale of mass proportions. The PA songstress is...

Funeral Pyre - Vultures At Dawn (Prosthetic) Funeral Pyre aren't breaking new ground--throat-shredding screams; fast, somewhat melodic double-picking mixed with gothic dirge riffs; and dark, warlike imagery are all standard elements within the black metal genre....

A particularly psychedelicized lovers collaboration, Moon Duo pump out endless twilight biker-rock riffs, punctuated by interstellar space echo and a repetitive, romping White Light White Heat drum-machine pulse. Like the Spacemen 3 motorized by Neu!, with the...

Electro Richmond duo BBopNRoksteday have released their first mixtape. You might have caught their set at WEIRD a few weeks ago or at the surprise RVA issue release party. Give it a listen and keep a look out. 1. Electrixx- Tetris 2. Mike & Charlie- I Get Live (Bird...

The Diamond Center, Climbers, and Tungs August 26 at Strange Matter Strange Matter--the most recent reincarnation of Richmond’s revered punk rock venue, 929 W. Grace St--was swimming in a sea of psychedelic bliss last Thursday night. The Diamond Center, Tungs, and...