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A trio of powerful musical talents, Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Thao & The Get Down Stay Down kicked off their latest tour with a celebratory night at The National. Lucienne Nghiem was on hand to capture the magic. On their first show of tour, Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Thao played three incredible sets, leaving the crowd feeling...
Things were apparently a real mess at the 2021 edition of the Blue Ridge Rock Festival, held this past weekend at Danville's Blue Ridge Amphitheater. But despite the difficulties many reported, lots of great bands played, and quite a few attendees reported having a good time. So was it really as bad as so many said? We took a closer look. Did you...
Last weekend saw the inaugural Appalachian Vibes Music Festival come to rural Axton, VA, along the North Carolina border. George Wethington made the trip down to take in the vibes, hear some great music, and enjoy what Mountain Valley Brewing has to offer. I was 30 miles outside of Axton, Virginia when the sky traded the ready shield of Orion for...
Brooklyn's EVOLFO come to The Camel on Wednesday, September 8 with a heavy dose of psych for the Richmond music heads. To whet your appetite for the musical festivities, Kieran Cleary gives us a guided tour of their new album, Site Out Of Mind. Artistic Brooklyn rockers EVOLFO make a return to the Camel this Wednesday night. EVOLFO formed in...
With K Bay, Matthew E. White delivers his first solo album in six years. A joyous, fully realized musical statement, it reveals itself to be fully worth the wait, and quite possibly the RVA album of the summer (yes, even if it did come out in September). Matthew E. White hasn't totally disappeared from the world of popular music since his last...
I hang out at Bamboo Cafe sometimes. Sometimes Eddie Prendergast is my bartender. A local music legend, which we have covered before, and someone I have seen over a dozen times through out the years with Bio Ritmo, Amazing Ghost to Mikrowaves. Always a great show. Big songs. Big sounds. On this particular day, he passes me my usual and I ask,...
Richmond rockers Flight Club's highly visual return to action as COVID-era restrictions are slowly lifted kicks into a higher gear at The Canal Club this Saturday night. But the many video clips they've already released for brand new album Until The Sun Drowns have only increased the anticipation for long-deprived fans. Richmond rock band Flight...
Max Gottesman's solo project has a brand new EP, and with Put Something Sleezy Between Your Legs, LJ & The Sleeze are taking dirty rock n' roll to new levels of hilarity and delight. You can hear all about it at Fuzzy Cactus tomorrow night, but we've got the lowdown right here and now. Easy Peasy, Pumpkin Sleezy. The music of Max Gottesman is...
The first show of the year at the National was a beautiful night, and headliner Japanese Breakfast was the most beautiful part of it all. As the golden rays of the sun set on Thursday night, Japanese Breakfast rocked the house, headlining The National’s first show of 2021. Fans poured into the neon lit venue more excited than ever to see a...
