CJ: Alright, I'm CJ. I'm sitting here with Mondo from Richmond Vampire. Happy to have you here. MONDO: Thanks for having me. CJ: Starting off, can you tell me about how you guys started the band? M: Yeah, me and Shiv and Caleb -- Shiv plays guitar and Caleb's the...
I get asked a lot by people: what Richmond bands should I check out? After a decade of trying to help everyone out, I decided to take a shot at putting them all down. So here is a catalog with every good local band we could think of. There are over 180+ bands listed...
A long-held wish came true for music fans from Richmond and all over the world this past weekend. Avail, Richmond's favorite 90s punk sons, played their first shows in over a decade at The National. You had to move quickly to grab tickets to the Friday show -- within...
United Blood Festival 2015 is coming to The Canal Club at the end of March. Hardcore fan or not, you don’t want to miss this Richmond tradition. Though the bands haven’t sold out, the festival surely will. Here’s an 8 bands we're looking forward to seeing when the...
I first saw Down To Nothing play at St. Stephen’s Church in D.C. This was back in 2010, not long after I’d been introduced to the latest generation of straight edge hardcore bands, including Down To Nothing as well as Trapped Under Ice, Cruel Hand, Cold World, and...