Misc. is a name that is becoming more and more integral in the story that is the Richmond music scene. Whether you have been in the crowd knocking around to their rap-rock mayhem, or seen their comic book-style posters painting the lampposts of the Fan, you have seen...
Matthew E. White returns to Richmond with a live performance, backed by the Spacebomb House Band, at Strange Matter this Sunday. To Richmond, White's status as a prolific musician is an established fact--from his previous work with The Great White Jenkins and Fight The Big Bull to the high profile his solo work has enjoyed, RVA's heard a lot...
New Jersey’s own Screaming Females have carved out a pretty notable career since forming out of New Brunswick back in 2005. Since then, they have since been a band on the rise by touring relentlessly and keeping a good old-fashioned work ethic. New Jersey’s own Screaming Females have carved out a pretty notable career since forming out of New...
Last Friday, ushering in this week’s appropriately arctic weather, Polar Bear Club took the stage at Strange Matter for an early show that also featured Citizen, Diamond Youth, and Sainthood Reps. Last Friday, ushering in this week’s appropriately arctic weather, Polar Bear Club took the stage at Strange Matter for an early show that also...
As publications and websites start rolling out their Best Albums Of 2013 lists, you’ll definitely see a lot of familiar names filling out each list. But this year, perhaps more than ever, you’ll see a lot of new names; bands that debuted this year with extremely strong records. As publications and websites start rolling out their Best Albums Of...
The first time I saw Guerilla Toss was at the Coward Shoe in Baltimore last winter. It was one of those shows where the bill is a veritable who’s who of up and coming bands. Everyone that played that night has been instrumental in helping to create and spread the gospel of the contemporary noise rock movement across the country in the last few...
FEATURE SHOW Friday, December 13 & Saturday, December 14, 9 p.m. Hamaganza '13 featuring Dirtwoman, Herschel Stratego, Jonathan Austin, Magnolia Jackson Pickett Burnside, Dean Owen, The Vapor Rhinos, The Hamaganza Dancers, The Richmond School of Rock, Oh Neil (Neil Diamond tribute band), and many more Richmond dignitaries. Friday night @ Poe’s...
Ladies and gentlemen, that veteran rock powerhouse from Baltimore is back! After several years away from the studio, Clutch graced us with their tenth album, and first in four years, Earth Rocker, back in the spring. And boy, did it deliver! Ladies and gentlemen, that veteran rock powerhouse from Baltimore is back! After several years away from...
OG !LLA - #ForTheFuckOfIt | Elite Edition (Datpiff) OG !LLA, formerly known as So !LLA, has risen once again from the blunt ashes to remind us one thing: he does not give a fuck. Why else would one release a project called #ForTheFuckOfIt twice? So before you even press play, tell your inner Hip-Hop head to relax--rules will be broken. OG !LLA -...
The Cales love each other and they want you to know. “We’re pretty close. We tell each other we love each other all the time and mean it,” says bassist and vocalist Maggie Yokley. The four members of the up-and-coming Richmond rock act are all lying sprawled out with each other across lead singer and guitarist Jordan Chu’s twin mattress, chain...
