Richmond has a way of letting history slip through the cracks. Some stories get enshrined, others get forgotten, and too often, the ones that matter most fall into the latter category. Sister Rosetta Tharpe is one of those names that any one who loves music history...
Blackhandpath have been on me for quite some time to run through their project. Blackhandpath have been on me for quite some time to run through their project. Now that I did, I feel like I knew what to say more before I listened to it than I do now. This is not traditional in any sense, just take a look at their videos, which typically seem to...
Kim Dylla, most of you may know her as Vulvatron, former member of GWAR, has launched her own clothing company Kylla Custom Rock Wear, a li Kim Dylla, most of you may know her as Vulvatron, former member of GWAR, has launched her own clothing company Kylla Custom Rock Wear, a line specifically designed for heavy metal and rock and roll bands. She...
FEATURE SHOW Saturday, July 11, 9 PM Hot Dolphin, Toxic Moxie, Brief Lives, Manzara @ Strange Matter - $5 Free Slurpee Day is not generally a major holiday in my life. In fact, every summer when it comes around, I have to be reminded all over again that it's even a thing. FEATURE SHOW Saturday, July 11, 9 PM Hot Dolphin, Toxic Moxie, Brief Lives,...
After Monument Ave with Taylor Whitelow, which I consider to be Noah-O's greatest work, the Richmond native-rapper is back at last with the late
This Friday, Capital Ale House Music Hall Downtown will launch a new series, “Folk Frid This Friday, Capital Ale House Music Hall Downtown will launch a new series, “Folk Fridays.” Each month, Capital Ale will bring in a local artist along with a few musicians which will act as sort of a gallery/showcase for the artists. Folk Fridays will feature...
Members of Iceland's greatest export (beside Bjork, Raw Aluminium (32%), and Fish Fillets (16%)) have released early materials around Members of Iceland's greatest export (beside Bjork, Raw Aluminium (32%), and Fish Fillets (16%)) have released early materials around a new movie they've scored and the soundtrack sounds like a return to the brutal...
The Southern Belles have steadily built up a following here in RVA, with their psychedelic rock n roll/funk sound there's a little somethi The Southern Belles have steadily built up a following here in RVA, with their psychedelic rock n roll/funk sound there's a little something for everyone with these guys. Forming in 2010, the close-knit band...
I walked into the Betty Who show at The National late last month coming off of a four-day bender. I walked into the Betty Who show at The National late last month coming off of a four-day bender. The previous weekend days had been spent at Firefly Music Festival in Dover, DE. There, I had consumed entirely too much alcohol, drugs, hardly enough...
The Silent Music Revival series is back again thus month at Gallery5 this Sun. The Silent Music Revival series is back again thus month at Gallery5 this Sun. July 5, with a screening of the 1929 silent film Say Ah-h! During the free event, while the silent film is shown local bands and musicians set the soundtrack for the film by providing the...
