Every year around this time, Richmond slips a little. It starts small and you catch it out of the corner of your eye. Someone in armor pumping gas. A Jedi standing at the crosswalk on Broad, waiting for the light like everyone else. A guy in full wizard robes standing...
Next up on Radio RVA, a mix from Richmond VA's rSUN, an up & coming artist that just played main stage at Big Dub & Moonrise fest this past year. Played out on multiple stages at Lost Lands and Wakaan Fests by multiple DJs including DJ Diesel aka Shaq. 'For the mix I was chosen as a winner for Insomniac Radio’s Discovery Project. I...
FEATURED SHOW Monday, November 21, 7 PM R.O.T.W.L.C.F.T.S.C.B.M.H., Dry Talker, Charger Port, Gull @ Ipanema - $5-10 sliding scale In a typical week, it stands to reason that the most interesting shows that happen will take place on the hottest nights of the week -- those being, of course, Friday and Saturday. There are always a million things to...
I was decidedly nervous to interview Ben Reed, the lead singer and guitar player of the Australian band Skegss. Not only had I become over the last few weeks an enormous fan of their music, but I had never spoken one on one with a member of a band that had achieved such monumental success. Although popular in their native Australia, Skeggs have...
We were on assignment to interview Oderus Urungus backstage at Warped Tour 2005. In the chaos that was the festival, he met us by the tour bus and the first thing he demanded is we respect 'the cuttlefish' which was protruding from his pelvis and filled with fake blood to shoot all over the GWAR fans in the front row. That whole interaction and...
Coming up in the punk world in 2006 was tough. There was a lot you had to do in order to stick out from your contemporaries. Let's face it: when the aughts pop/punk era was both at its height and nearing its end, a lot of bands trying to make it started to make their music fit into a mold -- which led to short-term success, but not a lot of...
FEATURED SHOW Tuesday, November 15, 7:30 PM Shockoe Sessions Live! presents Classical Revolution RVA feat. Curt Sydnor, Radio B @ In Your Ear - $10 (order tickets HERE) Where the Richmond music scene is concerned, there's not much currently happening within it that has a more storied tradition than In Your Ear Studios. Co-founded by local music...
Somehow, despite its modest size, Richmond has managed to cultivate over the years a sizable and eclectic music scene. But, with hundreds of active bands releasing music constantly, it can be difficult to keep up and sort the worthwhile from the “needs work”. So, in the interest of highlighting those who are deserving, I have decided to make it...
In an era where an entire generation grew up with the world’s most famous rapper being white and the world's best golfer being Black, you'd think some of the race-based stereotypes about who does what should be things of the past. Though these stereotypes sadly remain a current struggle, one band, Orlando pop-punk group Magnolia Park, is kicking...
FEATURED SHOW Saturday, November 5, 9 PM Dollhouse (Photo by Jane Pain), Twompsax (Photo by Rob Coons), Invertebrates, Le Morte, Toxitolerant @ Fallout - $10 (order tickets HERE) I was out with my wife at Target the other night. We've been shy about going back into the world post-pandemic, so it was our first time running around mainstream retail...
