When you think of Richmond’s heavy music scene, four names immediately come to mind: Lamb of God, GWAR, Avail, and Municipal Waste. These are the bands that have bled into the city’s veins and shaped the sound of this place over the last several decades. And this past...
For the longest time, Destiny Da Chef has been what I feel one of Richmond's most underrated talents. For the longest time, Destiny Da Chef has been what I feel one of Richmond's most underrated talents. Not just within that bullshit, marginalized "Femcee" category, but period. I was excited to hear this record, especially after seeing her...
If you have been following the project "Contour", a weekly video series which spotlights all sorts of Virignia artists, then you know they've been digging up quite the talent around the area. If you have been following the project "Contour", a weekly video series which spotlights all sorts of Virignia artists, then you know they've been digging...
It's really hard to accurately describe last night's Brian Wilson show at The National. It's not that it wasn't great - trust me, it was truly excellent and left an indelible mark on every attendee's memory. No, it's hard to describe the show because of just how surreal and uncanny the entire night was. It was evident from the start with in the...
Get ready to travel back in time back to your childhood '90s kids because Richmond band Sideways Orange just dropped their new album We Are th Get ready to travel back in time back to your childhood '90s kids because Richmond band Sideways Orange just dropped their new album We Are the Moon Dogs Wednesday and it's reminiscent of all those...
John Mills played in bands his entire life, dating back to eighth grade at Trinity Episcopal School in Southside RVA. John Mills played in bands his entire life, dating back to eighth grade at Trinity Episcopal School in Southside RVA. After he finished school, he moved to Brooklyn, and continued playing in bands. It was around this time he...
FEATURE SHOW Cheap Fest VI @ Strange Matter Day One: Friday, October 23, 2 PM-Midnight - $5-15 (sliding scale) Daggering, Stone Garden Jam Temple, Mutwawa, Broadcastatic, Scant, Creeping, Stress Orphan, Burak, Neurology, Bryan Lewis Saunders, Zack Kouns, Bernard Herman, Nate Schieble/Ian McColm, Astrology Diet, Cornelius Van Strafin III, Jim...
SHOW PROFILE: Shake Some Action Air Time: 11am-1pm Saturdays DJ: Buzzy Lawler Date: July 17th, 2009 Author: Shannon Cleary SHOW PROFILE: Shake Some Action Air Time: 11am-1pm Saturdays DJ: Buzzy Lawler Date: July 17th, 2009 Author: Shannon Cleary It’s unfortunate that commercial radio has attributed such a terrible stigma to the term “classic...
Shonen Knife followed up performances by Hex Machine and Hot Lava last Friday at Plaza Bowl. Hot Lava was also there to celebrate their 7'' release. Shonen Knife, an energetic, all-female trio that has jammed for nearly thirty years, first conquering Japanese hearts in the early '80s. The pop-punk group performed at Richmond for their first time...
