From its humble beginnings over twenty years ago, Richmond’s vegan food festival, VegFest, is returning this weekend Saturday, October 5, 2024, from 12 PM to 6 PM in Byrd Park. VegFest is a family (and dog) friendly, free event in Richmond that promotes a plant-based...
All the way from Odense, Denmark, Kissaway Trail has released a few tracks onto Soundcloud and you might find them worth a spin. All the way from Odense, Denmark, Kissaway Trail has released a few tracks onto Soundcloud and you might find them worth a spin. And here's their video for Nørrebro: Some details about Kissaway Trail via Girlie Action -...
El Vez, aka Robert Lopez, is a proud Chicano known as the Mexican Elvis. He has been in the music scene for 25 years, and before he was El Vez, he played a big part in the punk rock movement. El Vez, aka Robert Lopez, is a proud Chicano known as the Mexican Elvis. He has been in the music scene for 25 years, and before he was El Vez, he played a...
Year Of Shit IV, featuring Weedeater, KEN Mode, Lo-Pan, Rosetta, Sinister Haze Thursday, August 8 at Strange Matter Year Of Shit IV started out on a bit of down note; arriving at Strange Matter at the scheduled start time of 5 PM, I found a note informing me that three of the bands originally scheduled to play (Ancient VVisdom, Saint James...
As mentioned in my review of the 2nd Annual RVA Noise Fest, I picked up the initial releases by the Richmond Tape Club. It is a cassette/digital series curated by Jonathan Lee of Anduin and Souvenir's Young America. As mentioned in my review of the 2nd Annual RVA Noise Fest, I picked up the initial releases by the Richmond Tape Club. It is a...
“A long time ago, there were all these bands made to ensure musical quality to the Richmond area. “A long time ago, there were all these bands made to ensure musical quality to the Richmond area. We were all deceived because when all the forces of good were coming together to write music, little did we know the forces of evil were coming together...
Jimmy Eat World was set to make their return to The National for the first time since February of 2011 and since the release of their eighth album, Damage. Jimmy Eat World was set to make their return to The National for the first time since February of 2011 and since the release of their eighth album, Damage. Not only did the Arizona quartet...
Sound City RVA had its ups and downs. Sound City RVA had its ups and downs. It truly was an amazing festival - between the beer, the bands, the venue, and the sun shine (yes, there was some sunshine) it might be one of the best festivals this city has seen. There's also a fare share of less-than-enthusiastic comments on Sound City's Facebook page...
Here's another fine batch of songs from outside RVA that we found in our inboxes and around the internet this week. Kick off your weekend by kicking out the jams! Here we go: Here's another fine batch of songs from outside RVA that we found in our inboxes and around the internet this week. Kick off your weekend by kicking out the jams! Here we...
Joe Threat - Sinister Circus (Bandcamp) This album comes from RVA emcee Joe Threat. I’ve heard about Threat for quite some time in RVA and have kept up with him and his website and see the random posts about hip hop and crazy stories he has for people, but this album really defined him in a way that I wasn’t expecting from him. The production is...
