Richmond showed up this weekend. We’ve got to hold our leaders accountable—applaud them when they get it right, and hit the streets when they don’t. But protest is just one part of the work. If you were out there—or even if you wanted to be—don’t let it end with the...
“There is a terrible poetry in that sound at dead of night: but there was a day when the echo of that Bell awoke a world, slumbering in tyranny and crime!” --George Lippard, Ring, Grandfather, Ring! Perhaps it is this quote that inspired Charles Samuels to exclude church bells from violating his utterly ridiculous sound ordinance. Of course,...
Thursday 9/8: Weedeater (pictured above), Saviours, Bison BC, Fight Amp, Heathens @ Strange Matter 7pm. 18+ Thursday, 9/8 And The Wiremen (pictured above) with Paul Watson & Jonathan Vassar @ Globehopper 7pm. Friday, 9/9 Krallice, Inter Arma (pictured above) @ Strange Matter 6pm. Friday, 9/9 Boneanchor @ Gus' Bar & Grill 9pm. Friday, 9/9...
What do you do when you want to book a show that's bigger than any venue in the area can hold? What do you do when you want to book a show that's bigger than any venue in the area can hold? Well, if you're Steez Promo, you build yourself a one-of-a-kind pop up festival in the heart of Washington, DC! This year, in conjunction with Ultraworld...
These pop-savvy veterans of the Richmond indie scene have done time in such groups as Prabir And The Substitutes and The Awesome Few, and that experience shows through in their complex, brainy, but most importantly catchy power-pop tunes. Think The Strokes or the Walkmen, but with lush, Beatlesque harmonies creating additional layers of...
This young Richmond band has been together for a relatively short amount of time, but are creating quite a buzz with their off-kilter brand of soul-infused indie rock. The sunny, cheerful-sounding music calls to mind recent popular indie groups, such as Vampire Weekend, while the layered vocals, which often rely on multi-part harmonies, are more...
It’s appropriate, perhaps, that it’s been raining all week in Richmond. One of our most forward thinking, locally oriented establishments has been forced to close it’s doors. I am writing, of course, about Sprout. It’s hard to find a single negative review of Sprout online- in fact, google results show 4 or more stars from most reviewing sites....
Sept 10-11th RVA Magazine and Phull Entertainment will host the first annual RVA Music Fest! Nothing like this has ever been done within the Greater Richmond Metro area since long before your moms mom could remember. With forty five local bands, two nationally touring acts and an seemingly endless list of DJ's, this year is just the first taste...
Coming to Richmond by way of Lubbock, Texas, The Diamond Center bring the influence of the warm, hazy West Texas climate to their music. Their psychedelic epics evoke the feeling of high noon in the desert, while the voice of frontwoman Brandi Price provides the same sort of cooling relief as a strategically located oasis. The Diamond Center have...
Former Substitutes frontman Prabir Mehta takes his new backing band in a different direction; incorporating violin and double bass, Goldrush's music adds folk, country, and classical music influences into Prabir's power-pop sensibility. At points they sound like Lou Reed collaborating with Hank Williams Sr. Then, a couple of songs later, they'll...
