Those Freaking Weirdos are doing a lot to make a name for themselves on the RVA burlesque scene in 2014! Hot on the heels of the first monthly Brews & Burlesque night of the new year (happening this Friday night! Check it out!), the Weirdos in question will be taking their act to the big time with a performance at Richmond CenterStage’s Gottwald Playhouse on Sunday, January 19.
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DAILY RECORD: Occultist
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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Apparently Second Friday Is A Thing This Month; Check Out Some Art Openings This Friday
So for whatever reason, a bunch of the usual First Friday participants decided to wait an extra week to have their first art openings of the new year. So in addition to last week’s usual First Friday roundup, we’ve decided to bring you an encore rundown of all the great art you can see around the Arts District this Friday night.
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Black Liquid’s Mixtape Single Feature: Supa Soop
Supa Soop – Soop Nation (Hosted By DJ Smirnoff Ice) (Datpiff)
Supa Soop has teamed up with DJ Smirnoff Ice of 24kMixtapes.com (you’ll hear that a lot) to bring us a mixtape that raises the question: Should one do what others do because you do it well, or for better or worse, should you risk doing you?
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Richmond Beeristoric: A History Of Beer Brewing In RVA
At this moment in Richmond beer history, it seems that we are living in a golden age of unprecedented abundance. Since its founding in the early 18th century, Richmond has had a community of people united by a love of beer. However, Richmond’s history of brewing has been characterized by transitions between boom and bust – very much like the city of Richmond itself.
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Life On The James: Down To Nothing Carries The Banner For Richmond Hardcore
I first saw Down To Nothing play at St. Stephen’s Church in D.C. This was back in 2010, not long after I’d been introduced to the latest generation of straight edge hardcore bands, including Down To Nothing as well as Trapped Under Ice, Cruel Hand, Cold World, and more. The macho bravado and heavy, fast riffs that were these bands’ stock in trade bore a superficial resemblance to the scene breakdown bands (The Devil Wears Prada, Suicide Silence, Whitechapel) that I had listened to through most of high school, but straight edge hardcore was more real. Songs about friendship, loyalty, and hardships were more relatable then mindless brutality. Instead of swoopy, asymetrical haircuts and 808 bass-drops, raw album production and the tough guy asesthetic seemed much more badass.
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