Don Flair (New Era Click) – God’s Plan (Datpiff)
Longtime supporter of all things Richmond and man of frequent Facebook musings, Don Flair of the New Era Click, has at last released his project, titled God’s Plan. Like a plan from the Lord of Lords, there’s a little something in here for each of us throughout the 16 tracks provided.
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Topics: black girls, music, richmond, RVA
Pretty much what it says in the headline, folks; RVA alt-rockers Black Girls have put together a 90-second teaser video for their forthcoming third album, Claire SinClaire, which is due out in two months.
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Topics: music, music venue, richmond, shock bottom, virginia
After nearly three years in business, Shockoe Bottom rock club Kingdom announced this week that it will be closing down.
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FEATURE SHOW:
Thursday, January 9, 5 PM
Ska Goes Solo Tour featuring Chris DeMakes (Less Than Jake), Ryan Eldred (Catch 22), and Jay Tea (Arrogant Sons Of Bitches); with Pat The Bunny (Ramshackle Glory), One Man Romance, Pedals On Our Pirate Ships, Jake Mayday @ The Camel – $12 (order advance tickets HERE)
Ska fans past and present, the time has come for you all to dig out your checkered clothes and brush up on your skankin’ moves, for the Ska Goes Solo Tour is headed to RVA!
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Topics: Blackened Crust, metal, music, Occultist, RVA
Occultist – Death Sigils (Primitive Ways Records)
Syncretic approaches to music can provide fascinating results, though these tend to be the exception rather than the rule. So often these blends of different approaches, disparate or otherwise, come off like an audio version of fusion cuisine, something that reduces each component element to a few essentialist characteristics that are perfect for playing mix and match with but fail to capture the depth and nuance of these respective parts.
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Topics: hip hop, music, Pierre The Motionless, richmond, Swordplay, Tap Water
Six months ago, we couldn’t have blamed anyone who thought Swordplay’s rap career was a thing of the past. The Richmond rapper, known to the government as Isaac Ramsey, was a fixture on the local scene around the middle of the last decade, playing tons of shows and dropping strong studio releases like 2005’s Tilt EP and 2007’s Cellars And Attics. But his new album, a full-length collaboration with French producer Pierre The Motionless entitled Tap Water, is the first release he’s put out under his own name in over half a decade. So where has he been?
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