Marx coined the concept of historical materialism, the idea that class struggle moves history. I am providing my own, the youth move history. If it were not for an innate audacity to change and push the norm, to delve into a new and dangerous territory, we would still...
Tegan and Sara Friday, January 25 at Dar The National, Richmond, VA Tegan and Sara didn’t let a little Virginia snow stop them from their Heartthrob debut in Richmond last night. Sporting matching black motorcycle jackets and opposite hair parts, the Canadian-born, twin-lesbian-musicians opened their 2013 tour to a packed house at The National....
For several years now, there's been a strong and passionate scene percolating just under the radar in the world of Richmond music. Call the style Southern rock, alt-country, Americana, roots music, or anything else that might be appropriate--the truth is there isn't really one term that can describe all of it. But it's united by a love for the...
As a front-runner of beat culture with 20+ years of experience in the EDM scene, Russia’s DJ Vadim is known for taking electronic hip hop to inspiring new heights. As a front-runner of beat culture with 20+ years of experience in the EDM scene, Russia’s DJ Vadim is known for taking electronic hip hop to inspiring new heights. After touring Europe...
This is the era of the hip hop weirdo. As high-speed internet became ubiquitous over the last decade or so, and websites like Datpiff and Bandcamp started allowing anyone who could record on their laptop to upload free mixtapes and distribute them far and wide online, we've seen an explosion of rappers and would-be rappers who just do not fit the...
Aural Exile – Attrition (Misereality) It can be difficult for a musician to reflect his or her influences in a manner where any comparison is going to seem at all accurate. Having brought the songs into being, it's easier for their creator to point out that a particular chorus was an attempt to play a Band A deep cut backwards, or that the bridge...
Here's a brand new mix from DJ Pari of the Soulpower RVA team and WRIR's Midnight Soulstice radio show. Featuring tracks from Gonzalez, Bobby Patterson, Sam Dees, Maurice Jackson, The Procedures, and more, this mix is 75 minutes of sweet soul music to help you pass a mellow winter afternoon. Here's a brand new mix from DJ Pari of the Soulpower...
One of the most exciting developments in recent RVA hardcore/metal history has been the joining together of Tony Foresta and Phil "Landphil" Hall from Municipal Waste with Paul Burnette and Ryan Parrish, formerly of Darkest Hour, to form the supergroup Iron Reagan. Bursting onto the scene last year with a four-song demo that went by in just under...
FEATURE SHOW Saturday, January 26, 8 p.m. Corrections House, Solo Sets by Scott Kelly (Neurosis), Bruce Lamont (Yakuza), Mike IX Williams (Eyehategod), Sanford Parker (Nachtmystium), Windhand @ Strange Matter - $10 Adv – http://correctionshouse.eventbrite.com /$10 Door/18+ Corrections House, self described as "experimental/spoken word/acoustic...
Winterfylleth – The Threnody of Triumph (Candlelight Records) To a casual observer, black metal as a genre may seem somewhat single-minded in its approach. However, it has has been characterized since its start by various contradictions. The co-existence of the nihilistic and the triumphalist. The premium placed on a certain brand of melodicism...
