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Sound Check! Weedeater! CS Cleaners! Kill Lincoln & More!

by Griffin Smalley | DOWNTOWN RVA, ELECTRONIC & EXPERIMENTAL, METAL, PUNK, THRASH & HARDCORE, MUSIC, NIGHTLIFE, QUEER RVA, RHYTHM & SOUL, ROCK & INDIE

David Bowie said it best: “Let’s dance.” I tried to get something fun, something chill, and something maniacal—because sometimes a man has got to skank, and sometimes a man has got to get a concussion in the pit. If you’ve got any tips, send them my way. Got a show...

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