It’s getting chilly, let's get at it. We got a really good selection of classics and new releases. It seems like everyone in the city is putting out music right now, all part of the Richmond Renaissance. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk...
A little over a week ago I attended the second annual Trillectro music festival in Washington D.C. A little over a week ago I attended the second annual Trillectro music festival in Washington D.C. The event featured a wide variety of hip hop and electronic music acts, and after taking a look at the final schedule, I decided to spend most of my...
Though it's something of a cliché, to anybody with much familiarity with metal, Carcass is a band that requires no introduction. Though it's something of a cliché, to anybody with much familiarity with metal, Carcass is a band that requires no introduction. From their 1985 inception until their 1996 dissolution, the band defined and redefined...
Well... we have a lot of questions about this, but only discovered it this AM. We'll be catching up with Long Jawns here shortly - so keep an eye out for an update. Well... we have a lot of questions about this, but only discovered it this AM. We'll be catching up with Long Jawns here shortly - so keep an eye out for an update. Until then, here's...
Depending on where you start the clock, "Search And Destroy" might be the first really classic punk rock anthem. Depending on where you start the clock, "Search And Destroy" might be the first really classic punk rock anthem. (Other candidates: "Kick Out The Jams," "Ghost Rider," "(I'm) Stranded," "Blitzkrieg Bop," "Anarchy In The UK," etc.) The...
We all loved Big Inner, the solo debut from former Fight The Big Bull head honcho Matthew E. White, when it came out last year. Its combo of folk influences, soul grooves, and gospel transcendence struck a chord with the indie rock massive in RVA and beyond. We all loved Big Inner, the solo debut from former Fight The Big Bull head honcho Matthew...
Umphrey’s McGee (whose name makes them sound more like a Celtic folk-punk band than a progressive-rock band with funk and jazz influences) are heavy-hitting veterans of the modern jamtronica scene. Umphrey’s McGee (whose name makes them sound more like a Celtic folk-punk band than a progressive-rock band with funk and jazz influences) are...
British songstress Laura Marling will be preforming at the Lincoln Theater in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, September 4th. Marling came to the scene at a young age, releasing her first studio album, Alas I Cannot Swim, in 2008, when she was just eighteen. British songstress Laura Marling will be preforming at the Lincoln Theater in Washington...
Hellbear have been around in various forms for a few years now, but the RVA metal band has received a new lease on life this year, and it shows on their upcoming self-titled EP, coming in September from Fake Art Fake Music. We've got the world premiere of the first song from that EP, "In Sand We Sit," for you to check out below, as well as the...
Earl Sweatshirt – Doris (Tan Cressida/Columbia) Earl Sweatshirt is a smart dude - that much is apparent after listening to his latest album, Doris. It makes sense, considering his mother is a law professor at UCLA, and his absent father is the former poet laureate of South Africa. This album portrays a more personal side of Earl that refers back,...
