Only in Virginia could a raccoon get day-drunk in an ABC store and wake up a statewide celebrity by Monday. After a masked intruder broke into the Ashland ABC on Nov. 30, tore through shelves, smashed bottles, and ultimately passed out facedown in the bathroom, the...
I often forget that Kurt Vile is a son of Philadelphia. His blissed-out, stream-of-consciousness lyrics rambling over chilled out riffing feels more at home in the late 60s/early 70s Laurel Canyon scene of lore than the gritty “City of Brotherly Love” -- a place known for having what can be best described as low-level simmering rage. At...
FEATURED SHOW Friday, October 14, 6:30 PM Faye, Gnawing, Young Scum @ Hardywood - Free! When you're part of a thriving DIY music scene in one particular city or state, it can be easy to think you know everything that's going on in that world. Meanwhile, you might be missing something pretty great that's happening only a few hours away. I'm sure...
I have a bone to pick with this city: no one in this town but me seems to have noticed the sheer brilliance of TVLPA. I guess it's understandable: they snuck up on me too. I'd barely heard their name when I discovered their debut album, Walk With Me, on Bandcamp earlier this year. I think I was writing a blurb for the show column and they were...
FEATURED SHOW Saturday, October 8, 7 PM Second Annual John Prine Memorial Show, feat. Blush Face, Andy Jenkins, Julie Storey, Benjamin Shepherd, Tess Fisher, Jonathan Brown, Ward Harrison @ The Camel - $10 minimum donation (order tickets HERE) Since the whole COVID thing happened, the passage of time has been weird. On one hand, it sometimes...
If you walked into Richmond Music Hall this past Sunday night, you may have been intrigued by the way the beautiful artists CULTS and Mazmorra Brillante transformed the space into an out-of-this-world romantic, soothing, and blissful experience. The whimsical stage set, crowd-pleasing playlist, and the smoky lowlight intimacy they created had...
Over the quarter-century since 1995, Lamb of God have gone from being up-and-comers on the Richmond music scene (then known as Burn The Priest) to being heavy metal stalwarts and headliners around the world who have left their own footprint on the genre. October 7 marks the return of Lamb of God, as they release their ninth studio effort, Omens....
Hello reader! I have a special one this time. In Richmond’s music scene, we have a lot going on and a lot to offer. And we’re also very blessed to have a symphony that has been cooking up a lot of shows lately. Yes. Classical music. I never really looked into it, but happened to come across an ad for a show by The Richmond Symphony in which...
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, September 24, 8 PMSteve Hackman's Brahms V. Radiohead @ Dominion Energy Center For The Performing Arts - $15-$85 (order tickets HERE)The host of one of the music podcasts I listen to swears he'll get into jazz when he retires. My dad always used to talk about starting to play golf when he turned 50 (he'll be 80 in six...
During their original rise to fame, Jimmy Eat World were often referred to as "indie darlings," but with the constant fluctuations the genre has seen since their breakthrough in 2001, it's hard to apply such a tag now. Instead, Jimmy Eat World have grown to become a steadying hand in the wider world of rock. Proceeding at their own rhythm, at a...
