If you could tune out cheers from the sold out crowd, PJ Harvey’s stop in Richmond felt distinctly funereal. But as it was, it seemed a darkly joyful proceeding, an end-of-the-world party with Harvey and her nine piece band as the horsemen ushering in the demise of...
Sigur Rós stretched the definition of “band” at Asheville’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
In many ways, it’s a misnomer to call Sigur Rós a rock band. They play music, live and in studio, and they release albums. There are guitars, bass and drums, and they tour in theaters and arenas across the world. But the experience of seeing a Sigur Rós performance...
Lucy Dacus soared to new heights with First Friday’s homecoming show at the National
It’s hard to imagine droves of people showing up for an all-locals show, even amidst Richmond’s current musical renaissance. But First Friday at the National was anything but a typical night as Lucy Dacus performed her largest homecoming show to date at The National...
Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic and Homeboy Sandman hit the National hard Monday night
Rhymesayers. Stones Throw Records. Two labels that are known to represent Hip-Hop to fullest. Aesop Rock & Rob Sonic (Rhymesayers), Homeboy Sandman (Stones Throw Records), MC's who have continued to raise the bar every step of their career...all live right here in...
Surfer Blood satisfies my aging-hipster surf-rock needs in Charlottesville show
I walk into a pretty empty room, with a couple teens hanging up front, including some girls I’m going to pretend I didn’t see so I don’t have to compliment their crocheted shawls and ask them about college. Baltimore-born “new age” band Sun Club is already out on...
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