Richmond’s riverfront concert season is set to return next month, with more than a dozen shows already announced for the 2026 lineup at Allianz Amphitheater with more to come. The venue, which opened in 2025, is entering its second full season with a schedule...
Angélica Garcia's latest EP, Echo Eléctrico, came out on Spacebomb Records in October, and if you are still sleeping on this multi-layered exhibition of Garcia's vocal talents, you really need to fix that ASAP, writes Marilyn Drew Necci. Keeping up with what's going on in the Richmond music scene can be a full time job, and as someone with a...
Richmond rapper Monday Night is making waves around the country, from writeups in Pitchfork to props from Earl Sweatshirt. He's affiliated with local leading lights Scheme Team and Mutant Academy. So why aren't we seeing his name at the top of the bill more often? Hip Hop Henry sat down with him to get the lowdown. If you aren’t familiar with the...
FEATURED SHOWSPunks For Presents 2021Night Three: Friday, December 17, 7 PMShould I Sleigh Or Should I Go, Operation Icy, Shiverdales, Media Blitzen, The Jam-gle Bells @ Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House - $10 (order tickets HERE)Night Four: Saturday, December 18, 4 PMHigh Voltage, Faith Sno More, Smashing Presents, Smooch, Sledpultura @...
The brand new flexi-disc from Richmonders The Wimps and Grebes comes to us as the first release from Perpetual Care, a locally-focused "interdisciplinary studio," and revives an unusual format with an intriguing history and aesthetic. It's always nice to see local people trying something new, especially when that leads to their work existing...
The National wasn't exactly packed when Swedish guitar maestro Yngwie Malmsteen hit town on a recent Sunday night. But Ryan Kent was there, and he brings us back this report of stellar Stratocaster shredding. It would’ve killed us all had it made impact. Twenty-seven years ago in San Diego, California at the Palomar Observatory, the late American...
Philly shoegazers Nothing will be coming to Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House on Tuesday, bringing some unlikely holiday harmonies along with their haze of melodic guitar noise. As breaks from the holiday madness go, this should be a particularly refreshing one. The Christmas season can be a tough time, especially if you struggle to come...
We all know how tough it can be to get someone a really great gift, especially if you don't want to just order some mass consumer product from an online mega-retailer. This year, though, Kieran Cleary has a locally-oriented solution -- give the gift of music. One piece of music in particular, in fact: the latest album from Harrisonburg's The...
FEATURED SHOWPunks For Presents 2021Night One: Friday, December 10, 8 PMImaginary Toys, X-Mas, Toy Division @ Wonderland - $10 (order tickets HERE)Night Two: Saturday, December 11, 7 PMBouncing Coals, It's A Wonderful Lifetime, Santa Day Real Estate, International Superheroes of Glory @ Fuzzy Cactus - $10 (order tickets HERE)The holiday season is...
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, December 4, 7 PMColin Phils, Houdan The Mystic, The Late Virginia Summers, Shapes In The Water @ Black Iris - $6 (order tickets HERE)It sure is nice to see local music surviving and thriving in our post(?)-pandemic world. Live music shutting down completely for a year caused a lot of chaos for a lot of bands in this world,...
