Sound Check! Roughshod, Dropheads & Sweet Touch

by Griffin Smalley | DOWNTOWN RVA, ELECTRONIC & EXPERIMENTAL, FESTIVALS & PARTIES, METAL, PUNK, THRASH & HARDCORE, MUSIC, NIGHTLIFE, POP & TOP 40

It seems like these next few weeks are packed with packed bills. We’ve got fests, big 4 band bills, and for the folks that can’t stay out too late, we got the classic 3 band situation. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your...

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