On Sunday, Ant the Symbol's Vintage Youth presented RVA Pop-Out at RVA Boombox. Hosted by Noah-O and headlined by Richmond rap legend, Michael Millions (who is releasing new material with DJ Harrison this fall), the show featured the best of the best from Richmond's...
The two stories hit the web on Friday, January 25, within a couple hours of each other. First, at 11:30 AM, Invisible Oranges reported that legendary hardcore band Black Flag was reuniting. Then, at 1:30 PM, Pitchfork revealed that a quartet calling themselves FLAG, featuring three former Black Flag members, would be touring this year, performing...
Tomahawk - Oddfellows (Ipecac) Well, that took long enough. Six years after Tomahawk blew everyone’s mind with Anonymous, they’re finally back with Oddfellows, another challenging entry in their arsenal. In a way, it represents a new sound, as it’s essentially a cross-pollination of the original sound that fueled the self-titled debut and Mit...
One of the newer bands to come out of DC’s Dischord Records is set to play live at Steady Sounds this Saturday, February 2nd. For anyone who is tired of music that fits any specific genre and ready to listen to some purely original jams, E.D. Sedgwick is a band not to be missed. One of the newer bands to come out of DC’s Dischord Records is set...
Purity Ring fanatics lined up in front the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville on January 28th, 2012. Patiently waiting out front around 645 PM, the line extended for a block--everyone was pumped to see the band play their excellent debut, Shrines, live. Purity Ring fanatics lined up in front the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville on January...
Mountains – Centralia (Thrill Jockey) I don't know what the members of Brooklyn duo Mountains were aiming for when they named their band, and I hate to even speculate, except that the moniker is so appropriate that it's difficult not to. Evoking the immense, the immovable, and the largely immutable might prove an overstatement of some artists'...
2013 is still young, I'll admit, but there's no denying that this is the biggest news to hit the RVA hip hop scene so far this year. You may not immediately recognize the name of The New Juice Crew, but surely if you follow Richmond music at all, you've picked up on the existence of its most high-profile member, Black Liquid. And while Black may...
You can hear it if you listen closely, a pulsating beat through the dark and narrow, rigid alley ways of Richmond, Virginia. As the sun dwindles, the manifestation begins. The sound of deep thumping fills the angsty core with an uncontrollable urge to suit up, for the sole purpose of ripping it all off later. The dirty city nightlife is not for...
FEATURE SHOW Friday, February 1, 7 p.m. WRIR Anniversary – Party for the Rest of Us 8 featuring - Main Stage: Dead Fame, Samson Trinh and the Upper East Side Big Band, Canary Oh Canary, Wolf//Goat, Opening drum ceremony by YoughTaNund. Other performances from: Colloquial Orchestra, The Cheats Movement presents: local hip hop showcase featuring...
Soundgarden Friday, January 18 at Dar Constitution Hall, Washington DC “We’re Soundgarden--the only band playing tonight. So there’s no confusion,” Chris Cornell announced to over 3,000 wide-eyed fans packed into D.A.R. Constitution Hall in our nation’s capital. All of us were beside ourselves as we prepared to witness the resurrection of the...
