Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week's playlist comes to us from Lotus, the instrumental progressive band who've spent the past twenty-plus years cementing their legacy...
Lotus @ The National
Lotus has always been difficult to define musically; an instrumental jamband that has favored groove-based improvisation instead of gaudy solos and noodling. Influences of classic electronic dance music, funk, post-rock and dance-rock have all made their way into the...
Chino Amobi, McKinley Dixon & Friends, Toxic Moxie, Lotus @ Strange Matter
Chino Amobi has remained steadily fascinating throughout his lengthy tenure as part of the RVA music scene. Beginning in his days performing under the name Diamond Black Hearted Boy and continuing to his current solo work, Amobi’s had a constant sonic thrust paired...
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 11/1-11/7
FEATURED SHOW Saturday, November 4, 7 PM Ladygod, Rikki Shay, Ben Shepherd, Cool Moon @ Flora - $7 They've cultivated an air of mystery around themselves throughout their time in the RVA scene, which stretches back at least three years now. Releases have been few and...
Jam titans Lotus reflect on the weight of their reputation before Thursday’s show at The National
There are thousands of bands today who would literally give everything to attain the success electronic jam band Lotus has in their career. There are thousands of bands today who would literally give everything to attain the success electronic jam band Lotus has in...
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