There’s something about Waxahatchee frontwoman Katie Crutchfield’s voice that sounds like coming home. It’s something in the twang or the timbre that feels oddly nostalgic, even for a time or a place that the listener has never been a part of. Maybe that’s why...
The Flaming Lips Blew Minds With Vegas-Worthy Theatrics At The National
Over the course of my life, I have been to a lot of concerts and shows up and down the east coast, and I think I can safely say that The Flaming Lips show at The National this past Saturday is the greatest thing I have ever had the privilege of witnessing and being a...
The Decemberists find poetic silver lining in bleak times during sold-out performance at The National
After playing two new, comically nihilistic “state of the union” songs in the middle of their set, Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy joked. “It’s usually closer to the end of our show that the realization we’re all going to die sets in.” However, the mood at the...
Post Malone’s stop at The National showed off his more talented opener, Jazz Cartier
In anticipation of his yet-to-be-released debut album Stoney, rapper Po$t Malone stopped in RVA last week on his first national headlining tour with Jazz Cartier, Larry June and Fk1st. In anticipation of his yet-to-be-released debut album Stoney, rapper Po$t Malone...
Chris Cornell & The Wild Beasts of The Carpenter Center
Just before Chris Cornell’s solo show at the Carpenter Theatre I received an unexpected package by mail. Upon opening the package in the doorway and inspecting the contents of the box from this “phantom” benefactor I did as any decent American journalist would; took...
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