2024 comes to a sweet end. Some years you eagerly await the change of that last number, but I feel a bit bittersweet leaving that 4 behind. There has been such amazing music poured out all year, I suppose I can only let it inspire me and bring hope for the next one....
After twenty years and ten records, Old 97's are not just still chugging around - they're getting better. It's not so crazy for a band at the stage in their career Old 97's have reached to start trying new things, but that typically means grabbing a mandolin for some songs or doing a covers album of troubadours the band adores. After twenty years...
Tru Nyce - Life On Mars III: Tha Zone Age (Datpiff) The hood. The south. Tha Zone Age. I don't know why, but I like Tru Nyce. He's not trying to do anything more than be himself. Tru Nyce - Life On Mars III: Tha Zone Age (Datpiff) The hood. The south. Tha Zone Age. I don't know why, but I like Tru Nyce. He's not trying to do anything more than be...
Fest Too is an annual three day music festival that takes place in Alexandria, Virginia at The Lab At Convergence. The 2014 edition of the festival took place from June 26-28. It showcased roughly 40 Virginia bands, had various workshops, and tons of merch/distro, plus food was included with the ticket price. Fest Too is an annual three day music...
If you haven't gotten a chance yet to listen to The Hotelier's new sophomore record Home, Like Noplace Is There, you're not only missing out one of the best records of the year, but easily one of the most compelling, intriguing, and challenging records to come out in a long time. If you haven't gotten a chance yet to listen to The Hotelier's new...
FEATURE SHOW Sunday, July 20, 7 PM Jonathan Vassar, David Dondero, Russell Lacy, Mermaids. I Mean Whales. @ The Camel - $8 I don't know how to categorize this show. Acoustic indie? Alt-folk? Americana? This is an important show for the local scene that it fits into, though, regardless of what word you use to describe that genre. FEATURE SHOW...
Ladies and gentlemen, Beck is back! After the legendary (and notoriously uncategorizable) musician spent five years away from the world of new albums and major tours, he returned earlier this year with a new album, Morning Phase, and a new label, Capitol Records. Ladies and gentlemen, Beck is back! After the legendary (and notoriously...
Killswitch Engage have been one of the most highly regarded bands in the metalcore genre for over a decade now. Since their 2004 album, The End Of Heartache, went gold and received a Grammy nomination, the group has been at the forefront of the metalcore scene, playing huge festivals, soundtracking video games, and even having one of their songs...
Tesco Vee's been involved in the punk rock scene pretty much since it began. Starting pioneering punk rock zine Touch And Go in Michigan in 1979, he formed The Meatmen in 1981. This seminal hardcore punk band made it their business to trample taboos, ignore PC conventions, and piss off as many people as they could. It only makes sense that a band...
Whether you think of Touche Amore as post-hardcore, emo, screamo, or just plain punk rock, there can be no doubt as to their intensity, which shines through in their recordings as much as their live performances. Having previously played in Richmond with Title Fight and The Menzingers in a totally packed warehouse, they return to RVA this weekend...