Sometime in late 2018 I was at a house show to see one of my favorite local bands, Plastic Nancy. There must have been over a hundred people packed into a tiny living room, with bodies spilling into the kitchen and outside onto the back deck. Sweat and smoke mixed...
From the instrumental psychedelic music they play to the shows they host at their house, Richmonders Lucy In Battle Armor bring a sincere, positive spirit to everything they do. If you’ve never been to the house venue Lucy Lane, the best way to describe it is homey....
Young psychedelic quartet Plastic Nancy is giving Richmond's DIY scene a much-needed dose of lysergic punk heaviness. Plastic Nancy has had a busy year. Between releasing an EP, playing shows all over Richmond, and even hosting shows in their own home, one might think...
Earlier this month, nearly half of the row houses and storefronts on the 800 block of West Cary Street were demolished to make way for the construction of 805W, a controversial $18 million 100-unit apartment complex that will sit at the border of the Oregon Hill...
“There are the house shows where everybody’s swaying, and then there’re the house shows where it’s like four dudes going ape shit and punching each other in the face… driving the girls away,”