The newly-formed local folk ensemble is grappling with powerful emotions like loss and grief through the healing power of old-time harmonies. Sitting together in a circle, one band’s practice looks more like an old-time country jamboree than a rehearsal. Laughs are...
The closing of Richmond’s popular venue leaves a hole in the heart of its music scene. *This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #35, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. Beloved Richmond music venue Strange Matter closed this December, after nearly a...
L’Amour was one of the first punk bands to come out of Richmond, Virginia. Now, nearly forty years later, a collection of the band’s recordings is being released on local label Beach Impediment Records. Look to the Artist: 1978 - 1981 is an anthology that includes the...
It’s not supposed to sound pretty. Richmond band VV’s shambolic no-wave performances have made a mark on the local DIY scene this year. The band’s raw, anarchic intensity takes more from 80s punk outsiders like Flipper, Stick Men With Ray Guns, and Teenage Jesus and...
Richmond rap artist Michael Millions released his third studio album, “Hard to be King”, this January. His latest work, a follow up to his 2015 album “Beautiful”, reflects his hometown and draws on local talent and sounds, marrying the sounds of jazz and psychedelic...