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Kelli Strawbridge drops funky new solo track in “Genuine Animal”
Local funk-king Kelli Strawbridge is back with a new synthy single and its bound to get your feet moving as the weather gets warmer. Strawbridge said he recorded "Genuine Animal" last year in his home studio and it was really more of a vehicle for a new vocal processor he'd just purchased. "It had autotune on it [and] it's ridiculous how much fun...
Kelli Strawbridge drops funky new solo track in “Genuine Animal”
Local funk-king Kelli Strawbridge is back with a new synthy single and its bound to get your feet moving as the weather gets warmer. Strawbridge said he recorded "Genuine Animal" last year in his home studio and it was really more of a vehicle for a new vocal processor he'd just purchased. "It had autotune on it [and] it's ridiculous how much fun...
Former-RVA musician DJ Williams “detained over seas,” seeks $25K via crowd funding in “Appreciation Fund”
DJ Williams, and his band the DJ Williams Projekt, have been touring for some time, but according to a GoFundMe page, the musician has found himself detained "in the Middle East" and he's seeking donations through an "Appreciation Fund." The only details available for now come from a facebook post which says the artist had been over seas since...
RVA’s bluesy/rock group Cold Beaches on new album, spring tour & move to Chicago
Sophia Nadia, aloft on a Reston, Virginia garage rooftop, was holding her acoustic guitar, working through new songs that would be the material for Richmond favorite, Cold Beaches’ https://www.facebook.com/coldbeachesmusic/ next release, when a security guard came walking by. “You can’t do that,” he said. Nadia reasoned with Officer Sourpuss....
Fulton Lee delivers explosive performance at The Camel with his take on 50s doo wop
Fulton Lee might be the only guy wearing dress shoes and suspenders that could be described as explosive- not in the sense of GWAR spraying pig’s blood on a crowd, but explosive in the way that Elvis was. In fact, from the big hair to the girls screaming bloody murder in the front row, the whole performance was laced with subtle hints of The...
RVA’s bluesy/rock group Cold Beaches on new album, spring tour & move to Chicago
Sophia Nadia, aloft on a Reston, Virginia garage rooftop, was holding her acoustic guitar, working through new songs that would be the material for Richmond favorite, Cold Beaches’ https://www.facebook.com/coldbeachesmusic next release, when a security guard came walking by. “You can’t do that,” he said. Nadia reasoned with Officer Sourpuss. “Ya’...
Electro-songstress and RVA native Negative Gemini returns for the first time in two years to play Dazeases EP release show
While RVA continues to get hyped on new electronic female performers, an old favorite from our recent past is returning to show us what the best and brightest can become. Negative Gemini, the stage name of RVA-native Lindz French, will perform during this weekend's Dazeases EP release at Strange Matter, her first local show since she left for NYC...
Fulton Lee delivers explosive performance at The Camel with his take on 50s doo wop
Fulton Lee might be the only guy wearing dress shoes and suspenders that could be described as explosive- not in the sense of GWAR spraying pig’s blood on a crowd, but explosive in the way that Elvis was. In fact, from the big hair to the girls screaming bloody murder in the front row, the whole performance was laced with subtle hints of The...
Pedro the Lion frontman David Bazan speaks with local songwriter Saw Black ahead of Cap Ale and Lava Minifest shows
In my 9th grade art class, my friends Marin and Zach (who knew way cooler music then I did) turned me onto Pedro the Lion. I was given a burnt cd with no album title. It was an epic compilation of gut wrenching songs that helped form the music I produce today - and now I'm opening for the band's frontman at Capital Ale House this Sunday. Bazan's...
