When was the first time you saw a Black woman fronting a rock, punk, or any type of alternative band? For the vast majority of people, that concept in itself is an anomaly - but for the true punk-heads, names like Skin, Poly Styrene, Stephanie Phillips, Tamar-kali, or...
FEATURED SHOWMonday, February 21, 6 PMObituary, Municipal Waste, Gatecreeper, Enforced, Spirit World @ The Broadberry - $30 (order tickets HERE)In the crazy upside-down world that is Richmond's live music scene in the hopefully-waning days of Omicron, we find that somehow, the early days of the week are becoming the hottest time for live music. I...
Cannabis seed company Stable Genetix brings world-class breeding and competitive craft growing to central Virginia. A towering pine sprouts golden pistils that ripple across its conical rise into the blue California sky. The tree widens and contracts, tendrils of yellow and orange curling from the deep green foliage that cradles them. Hippogator...
FEATURED SHOWSunday, February 13, 3 PMBugs Bunny at the Symphony, feat. Richmond Symphony @ Dominion Energy Center For The Performing Arts - $65 (order tickets HERE)Back when I was in high school -- every bit of 30 years ago, god help me -- I had a cassette called The Carl Stalling Project. I used to love to play it in my car while I drove around...
FEATURED SHOWTuesday, February 8, 7 PMScott Burton & Scott Clark @ The Camel - $10 (order tickets HERE)Back when the pandemic started, I had a vague idea of what the live music scene would be like as it came to an end. I thought touring would be all but nonexistent, and that everyone would just be focusing on the artists in their area were...
Has this happened to you before? You’re driving with the window down and unexpectedly catch a whiff of something you haven’t heard in a long time. Maybe it’s only a few words of the chorus. Maybe it’s the end of a weeping guitar solo. Maybe you don’t even completely catch the song, but something goes in your ear and sticks to something else. That...
Range: Hotspit’s got it. The Richmond-based rock band can turn on a dime dynamically, letting a muted, ethereal exploration explode at a moment's notice, or building from quiet to full-tilt catharsis during songs that unfold with great deliberation. The patience and the payoff are rewarding in equal measure. Hotspit also has geographical...
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, January 29, 7 PMLast Minute Fest!, feat. The Mitras, Nancy Raygun, Halfcast, Cassidy Snider & The Wranglers, Dead Billionaires, Ten Pound Snail, Dead Rising, Big Loud Awful Sound @ The Camel - $10 in advance, $12 day of show (order tickets HERE)Every week, no matter how much I intend not to, I end up starting the column...
There's so much. So much more than even I knew when we started this whole process. I keep sending myself emails in the middle of the night with one or two more bands to add. We're looking at going at least nine installments for this series at this point. Luckily for you, we're parceling them out at a rate of about one a week, so that you aren't...
He pulled his Ford F-150 in front of the Starbucks on Robinson Street like it was some kind of mobile command unit. Loud music getting louder from a few blocks down. I knew who it was before he got there. We’ve acted this scene out more times than I could try to invent for an article. You can almost see it: Adam pulling up in front of wherever,...
