A conversation with harpist and transmedia alchemist Eli Owens Having had the great fortune of meeting Eli in 2013 at VCU in the Photo/Film department their film work that year involved a claustrophobic set and an intricate audio soundscape. Reconnecting with them as...
The Rosebuds, Goldrush, White Laces Friday, October 21. 2011 at The Camel The month of October has been sick. With the constant weather changes, everyone I know has either gotten sick or recently recovered. On this particular Friday, the weather had grown to a bitter cold. As I rode my bike down Allen on my way to the Camel, I was reminded of...
Tom Waits – Bad As Me (Anti Records) “Some songs come out of the ground just like a potato,” Tom Waits once explained, in his typical part-serious, part-absurdist fashion. “Others, you have to make out of things you've found like your mother's pool cue, your dad's army buddy, your sister's wrist watch. That type of thing.” While many of Waits'...
It's Halloween, and we're all ready to party. But perhaps a wild blowout with DJs and costume contests is not what you're feeling tonight. Maybe you'd rather get dressed up really nice and go check out some awesome live music. Not to worry--we've got you covered on that as well. Tonight at the Camel, come get on up like a sex machine and dance to...
Monday, 10/31 Richmond's 6th Annual Halloween Parade featuring No BS Brass Band - starts in Monroe Park 7pm. Monday 10/31 No BS Brass Band @ Balliceaux 10pm. Tuesday, 11/1 EQ Produktions presents The Magician @ Canal Club 9pm. Tuesday, 11/1 None More Black, Family Cat, Hold Tight! (pictured above by Kyle Van Pelt), Dig it Up @ The Camel 9pm....
Here's a really early Kraftwerk track, from several years before they came to prominence as electronic music pioneers. At this point, one of their two founders/most important members, Ralf Hutter, was taking a break from the band, and the lineup was co-founder Florian Schneider playing flute, Michael Rother playing guitar, and Klaus Dinger on...
That's right, it's the third annual edition of this Halloween cover band event! This year, there are so many awesome bands playing, it wouldn't fit into one night. So come out to Strange Matter on Saturday, and then again on Sunday, for two nights of awesome cover bands! The event is free, and there'll be costume contests on both nights, so come...
Thursday, 10/27 The Greater the Risk, Rookie of the Year, Like the Stars, Men of Leisure (pictured above) @ Canal Club 6pm. Thursday, 10/27 Direct Control (pictured above), Warcry, Ripper, Siren @ Strange Matter 10pm. 18+ Thursday, 10/27 Chromeo (pictured above), Mayer Hawthorne @ The National 8pm. All ages. Friday, 10/28 Dick Dale @ Capital Ale...
Susan SurfTone – Shore (Acme Brothers Records) It's usually fairly easy to form expectations for any band that utilizes their genre name within their stage name, a point borne out by Metallica, Funkadelic, and the vast majority of ska bands that ever existed. It could be argued that this is a self-defeating measure, as it instantly pegs an...
Here it is, folks, the latest video from DC/RVA's long-running metal/hardcore quintet, Darkest Hour. "Your Every Day Disaster" is the third single from their ninth (!) record, The Human Romance, and it proves that if anything, these guys are better than ever. The video is an onrushing sensory overload of quick cuts and blurry black and white...
