The Carver neighborhood sits tucked between the highway and the downtown sprawl, close enough to reach everything and overlooked long enough to feel like its own island. So when CONEX appeared there a few weeks ago, rising out of a sunken concrete pit built from cargo...
You may not know Andrew McMahon under his own name, but if you've ever listened to Something Corporate or Jack's Mannequin, you've heard his songs before. Since 2014 he's been heading up a group called Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness, and it's that group who will be performing at Meadow Event Park in Doswell, VA (the same 95 North exit you take...
On Friday, August 26, Nonamis Entertainment presents the first ever Rich City Music Fest, powered by RVA Mag and the Richmond Flying Squirrels. It's all happening at the Diamond -- because what's richer than a diamond? You've gotta admit, it's a baller move, launching a brand new music festival in a baseball stadium that stands as one of the...
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, August 20, 4 PMUnited Rudd Fest, feat. Baby Age, Contact, Dark Waters, Diet Blood, Downhaul, Floor Space, Followship, Heavy Is The Head, Keep Flying, Mean Jesus, Two Cars @ The Camel - $15 (order tickets HERE)Here's something I've known for a long time: hardcore kids don't always have the biggest senses of humor about the...
Hourglass Sessions co-founder/director Tyler Scheershmidt and I arrive early to our interview with Erin & The Wildfire. We'll be talking to the band’s namesake, Erin Lunsford, and her close friend and drummer, Nick Quillen. Walking up to the door of Lunsford’s Richmond townhome, we are greeted by David Mount, the band’s longtime manager....
A global pandemic can give a person a lot of time to think. If there's one thing we've learned from the social upheaval of the past two years, it's that a lot of unforeseen things can happen when people are stuck at home, spending way too much time together. From bored late-night conversations fueled by cheap booze, all sorts of new ideas can...
I think the first time I saw Avail was at Dayton’s More Than Music fest in 1993. In an era of hardcore where 90% of Midwestern affairs were just a wall of people standing with crossed arms staring blankly at a band just exploding, Avail provided the experience I had dreamed of since I first heard about punk via the episode of the Chipmunks where...
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, August 13, 5 PMVocal Rest Fest, feat. Cassidy Snider & The Wranglers (Photo by Ashley Travis), Justin Golden & The Come Up, Devil's Coattails, The Great Beforetimes, Tess Fisher, Ward Harrison, Brady Heck, Chuck Jones, Mackenzie Roark @ Gallery 5 - $15 (order tickets HERE)It's always interesting when new labels...
I am typically against the idea of a video interview, but the world we have found ourselves in for the last two and a half years has made many in-person averse, so we adapt accordingly. And so, for this interview, I sat at my desk with Hourglass Sessions co-founder and audio engineer Dillon Douglasson by my side while we phoned Tyler Meacham on...
Kidz At Play has found a strong base among young adults here in Richmond. Considering themselves not a band or a crew but a creative house, Kidz At Play was first organized in 2018 by group members Smyth Knight and Erthtone. The original pair has since grown into a group of 11, consisting of nine creatives and two managers: SMYTH, Erthtone,...
