MUSIC

Be in the mood for something strange at Strange Matter on July 19th when Diamond Black Hearted Boy takes the stage. Be in the mood for something strange at Strange Matter on July 19th when Diamond Black Hearted Boy takes the stage.

Hostage Calm – Hostage Calm (Run For Cover Records) Hostage Calm’s second full length record is a difficult one to place. I’d be as justified saying this album sounds like a Dag Nasty record as I would saying it sounds like the Beach Boys. The band’s sound is all over...

Obliteration – Nekropsalms (Fysisk Format/Forcefield Records) Once a genre of music has existed long enough to have a comfortable understanding of itself as a system of aesthetic parameters and preconceived notions, its practitioners often begin to cast their creative...

Part performance artist, part musician, DBHB is from the post hip-hop and an enigma on the local scene. Take a minute and check this stuff out. www.myspace.com/diamondblackheart Part performance artist, part musician, DBHB is from the post hip-hop and an enigma on the...

Tender Forever - No Snare (K) This album's title is not just a clever phrase. It also describes its contents--instead of a snare drum, a collection of percussion instruments create syncopated beats that back melodic indie-pop music reminiscent of Fiona Apple, or...

No pretention, just mindless fun. DJ Epoc got everybody up and dancing with an uplifting top40/house set last New Year's at New York Deli. I was there and it was good time for sure. Now he has a regular gig there every month, I would suggest making the trip and taking...

Dom - Sun Bronzed Greek Gods (Burning Mill) Keyboard-based pop music that owes a large debt to 80s New Wave but features just enough lo-fi fuzz to make it fit into that modern indie buzz category, "chillwave." Toe-tapping in the moment, its melodies soon blur together...

With literally millions having listened to his tracks, Richmond's own VIKING has blazed a trail and brought a national spotlight to our cities club scene. Having just played RVA's RVALUTION a few weeks ago, we hope to have him back sooner than later. CLICK HERE TO...