Those around me continue to insist that it is Fall, with their pumpkin spices and their "spooky season" vibes, but I for one am not a person who rushes transitions. It is inevitable however that the leaves will soon change, and the outside shows start slinking back...
How The Camel Became A Cultural Oasis For Independent Artists
This article originally appeared in RVA #40 back in March 2023. The Camel, just after their three o'clock opening time on an unreasonably beautiful weekday in February, is a far cry from 10 o'clock on a Saturday night. Inside, it is quiet and simple, the veritable...
The Vegabonds, Idles & Marshall family Values: This Week’s Sound Check
This week in Richmond is going to be an absolute whiplash of lush musical genres. Throughout the week the venues big and small will be filled with raucous music of all kinds from all corners of the world that stand posed to either trip you out or trip you in the mosh...
Tank & The Bangas, No BS! Brass and Lunch $pecial: This Week’s Sound Check
Ladies and gents, can you feel it? That sizzle in the air, the pulse in the wind? That's not just the summer heat, that’s the electrifying buzz of music in Richmond! Bid adieu to the Canadian forest fire haze and say hello to the sizzling fiesta of beats that is about...
A Night At Strange Matter… I Mean Fuzzy Cactus
Here’s the scoop from the doorman at the Fuzzy Cactus last Friday — the opening local act, Gull, is not one to be missed, and the doorman, who is also a furniture designer/maker and a VCU grad named TJ Krivankec, was surprised that so many had missed it. The turnout...
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