Faye Webster brought her alt-indie vibes to Brown’s Island a few weeks back, turning the riverside into a party for the night. She didn’t come alone. Webster rolled into town with julie, a grunge/shoegaze outfit that drips with ‘90s nostalgia, and Benét, a homegrown...
Yes, it's true--in collaboration with our colleagues at Gay RVA, we're giving away two pairs of tickets to see Tegan And Sara at the National this Friday, January 25. Yes, it's true--in collaboration with our colleagues at Gay RVA, we're giving away two pairs of tickets to see Tegan And Sara at the National this Friday, January 25. With their...
As is so often the case, we find ourselves at a loss for words when trying to describe the music of The RocKandys. Thankfully, the confection of melody and mood cooked up by the band is so instantly appealing – stunning, sweet and surprising, and despite their name, never in danger of being overly sugary – that all one needs to build an...
As part of our continuing series of compilations featuring local music curated by local bloggers, today RVA Magazine presents The Commonwealth Of Notions Compilation (Volume One), compiled by Shannon Cleary, host of the Commonwealth Of Notions radio show on WRIR and frequent RVA Magazine contributor. As part of our continuing series of...
Organ Donor – Demo (self-released) There are certain facets to Richmond that seem as if they've always been thus, and will never change. Statues of slave owners on a street with paving straight out of the 19th Century. Inept city government. A river that often has a pretty high fecal content. But there are the plus sides to its relative stasis as...
FEATURE SHOW Friday, January 18, 10:30 p.m. Version City Tour featuring King Django, The Snails, Matt MacLeod @ Balliceaux - $7/21+ Looks like Richmond will be hosting a visionary in the art of Jamaican-influenced music--this of course being the one and only King Django. This Django is also unchained, and ready to shower Richmond with his thirty...
This is a rare and important occurrence--Chan Marshall, who records and performs under the name Cat Power, is doing a brief American tour this month, and one of the seven dates she's playing in this country will take place right here in RVA at the National! This is a rare and important occurrence--Chan Marshall, who records and performs under the...
Brian Eno – Lux (Warp Records) The quasi-manifesto liner notes that accompanied Brian Eno's 1975 album Discreet Music offered the first definition of ambient music, coining the term and providing a blueprint for an immersive approach that leant itself to appreciation on both conscious and intuitive levels. Acting in an almost utilitarian fashion,...
Animal Magazine - Dusted: A Collection (animalmagazine.bandcamp.com) This RVA-based group gives us an underproduced slab of raw, wild hardcore punk with hints of metal and garage rock. Animal Magazine's passionate fury is not for the weak--if you're looking for polished production, this isn't for you--but you're missing out on a good time if you...
It seems like everyone who has been writing about the previous year in Richmond music keeps talking about it in terms of RVA finally being "on the map" as a cultural center for underground music--and that probably makes a lot of sense, if you're the sort of person who only thinks about the mellow indie world of Pitchfork and NPR blogs. Don't get...
