Richmond is feeling like a garage this week. It’s young and clean tuff but not mean. Lean in to it, let loose, get hip, don’t be obtuse. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy at Griffin@rvamag.com. The Camel | Tuesday,...
Extraordinary RVA musician Matthew E. White turned a lot of heads when he released his first solo project, Big Inner, in August of last year. The album is the first project to come out of White’s own label, Spacebomb, and it received plaudits from a vast cross-section of the indie rock universe (including a rave review from Pitchfork and a...
The Luna Sequence - The Day The Curse Grew Stronger (thelunasequence.bandcamp.com) This time around, I was planning on reviewing Autopsy, but in order to avoid churning out a boring “it’s great but what else would you expect from them, and I’m surprised they’re still making records” type of review, I decided to go in a completely different...
Stay Sweet Records is holding two big shows tomorrow night, and you can catch both of them! Strange Matter and The Camel are only a few blocks away from each other, so getting back and forth shouldn’t be an issue. The entire extravaganza starts at 4 PM, so you can head over right after work and enjoy excellent live music throughout the evening....
Being in a band with members all across the country can be extremely difficult, but imagine playing in a band with members who also live in Europe as well. This is reality for Red Dons, the punk rock quintet whose members reside in LA, Portland, Rhode Island, and London, and who play in RVA this Saturday. Being in a band with members all across...
There are a lot of cool things to choose from this weekend in terms of stuff to keep you occupied, from Christmas-themed dance parties, musical showcases and benefits, to beer release parties and a performance by the world's premier Led Zeppelin tribute act, Zoso. The cool thing is, all these events are super different and varied, not just the...
FEATURE SHOW Thursday, July 18 – Sunday, July 21 Commonmwealth of Notions Presents - Volume 3 Thursday, July 18 10 p.m. Wolf//Goat, Sea of Storms, Clair Morgan, Zac Hryciak and The Jungle Beat @ Strange Matter - $5/18+ Friday, July 19, 10:30 p.m. The Diamond Center (pictured above), DJ sets by WRIR DJs Paul Ginder & Jamie Lay, and Revolt of The...
Lemuria is an indie-pop/rock band that draws influence, musically and ethically, from the punk community that they’ve been a part of since they formed nearly a decade ago. In spite of their punk connections, people are still often surprised to find a band like Lemuria signed to noted hardcore label Bridge 9 Records, home of bands like Agnostic...
OK, this is awesome. Postpunk/new wave legends New Order, who spent most of the last decade broken up, are back together and touring the USA once again--and we're trying to send some lucky RVA Mag readers to their show at Merriweather Post Pavilion for free! OK, this is awesome. Postpunk/new wave legends New Order, who spent most of the last...
This weekend, Shannon Cleary, host of WRIR 97.3 FM's Wednesday evening music program, The Commonwealth of Notions, presents his third annual showcase of live local music, and this time it's bigger than ever. Over the course of four days, over 20 bands and DJs will join to represent Richmond’s thriving music scene through a music festival known as...
