With K Bay, Matthew E. White delivers his first solo album in six years. A joyous, fully realized musical statement, it reveals itself to be fully worth the wait, and quite possibly the RVA album of the summer (yes, even if it did come out in September). Matthew E....
Dirty Projectors new self-titled release offers indie divorce melodrama with some powerful hits (and misses)
What happened to the Dirty Projectors? The band had been quiet until frontman Dave Longstreth started posting new material late 2016, along with the new self titled album, and it was clear that something had changed. Did our beloved Brooklyn indie darlings breakup?...
Album Review: Radiohead’s ‘Moon Shaped Pool’ offers something for fans and newbies alike
I'll preface this review by saying I was, for a time, a rabid Radiohead fan. I'll preface this review by saying I was, for a time, a rabid Radiohead fan. Back before torrents where big and Itunes was years from digital publishing, when you head to collect unreleased...
RVAMag #22 – Album reviews p. 3
Tame Impala Currents (Interscope) Tame Impala Currents (Interscope) The Aussie pysch rockers' third record is a stunning musical statement which delivers on its lofty ambitions and places the band in music's true upper echelon. The album starts off strong with perhaps...
RVAMag #22 – Album reviews p. 2
Natasha Leggero Live at Bimbo’s (Comedy Central) After years spent crafting her outstanding brand of comedy, Live at Bimbo’s is Natasha Leggero at her fiercest. Offering clever critiques of youth culture, the digital age, Tinder and Martin Lawrence, Leggero proves why...
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