The first time I saw Shera Shi was after stepping back into Richmond’s music scene, following a few years away during the quarantine-era shutdown. One of the best things about catching live music in RVA is stumbling onto “new to you” bands while showing up for the...
Richmond/Seattle based indie-folk band The Head and The Heart released their new single, "Shake," today, and it's already received over 8,000 listens. Have a listen in the widget below: The Head and The Heart have been under the radar for the last few years. After the wild success of a home-burned CD-R release, indie-lable Sub Pop scooped them up...
The Head And The Heart, Black GirlsFriday, May 31 at Friday Cheers When any festival or concert series announces its upcoming lineup, the first thing people do is find that one band or show that is an absolute “must-see.” Richmond’s concert series are no exception, so when Venture Richmond announced the line-up for Friday Cheers, you better...
This Friday at Friday Cheers on Brown's Island, RVA's own Black Girls is opening for Seattle alt-folk sensations The Head and the Heart. This is not the first encounter that Black Girls, who've spent the past few years earning a huge bear hug from the Richmond music scene with their soulful indie sound (nicknamed "snuff rock"), have had with The...
Pack your bags. Drive across the country. Join a band. This all seems like a movie plot we’ve seen time and time again--a plot many of us are unable to think of in a realistic light. For those who have ventured down this path do not often reach the light at the end of the tunnel. Following your dream and leaving those who care about you behind...
The Flaming Lips with The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth TigerSunday, May 15 at The National I was lucky that I even got a chance to go to this show. It sold out weeks in advance, before I'd even fully considered the question of whether I wanted to go. Then I got the chance to interview Wayne Coyne. During the process of transcription, I had plenty of...
Over the course of their nearly three-decade career, The Flaming Lips have undergone a series of surprising metamorphoses and unconventional detours on their path to becoming an alternative rock institution. So it might come as a surprise to learn they’ve spent most of that time signed to Warner Bros.—one of the most traditional major labels in...
If you’re anything close to my age (30), there’s a small collection of bands that have been a part of all our lives for a good number of years. You’ve probably spent over half of your life listening to some of them, even the ones that you weren’t necessarily all that fond of to begin with. These bands, over time, become a part of the lexicon of...
Unholy hell, Richmond! The aftermath of the second SHRED-A-THON leaves us in awe. It was an absolute mind-blowing triumph! The night reverberated with electrifying energy as the shredding warriors conquered the stage. The competition was fierce, pushing the limits of pure awesomeness, resulting in a few exploding heads (a massive shoutout to...
\m/ Prepare yourselves, metal warriors! \m/ We gather here today to witness a showdown of epic proportions, where the gods of metal shall determine who possesses the mightiest shred! We wish we had a scientific "SHRED-O-METER" that could accurately gauge the power, speed, and precision of these riff masters, but alas, such a device remains a...
