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Count Me Out & Shark Attack Reunions Headline United Blood 2018’s Stacked Lineup

Samantha Rinchetti | January 29, 2018

Topics: Backtrack, Break Away, Candy, Count Me Out, Death Threat, Division Of Mind, Madball, Nosebleed, Papertrail, Shark Attack, Take Offense, The Canal Club, Turnstile, Twitching Tongues, united blood, Vein

United Blood Festival is making its way back to the Canal Club this April 6 and 7 for the 12th year in a row, and the just-announced lineup has people losing their shit. The headliners are just the beginning–the broader lineup as a whole reflects the strength and richness of Virginia’s hardcore tradition.

Virginia has cultivated a following when it comes to the strong music scene that caters to any individuals’ personal music taste. With the current Virginia is for Music Lovers campaign showcasing the many different bands and styles of music that we have to offer, the amount of music that comes out of the state has been staggering.

The music that has the most enduring local tradition, however, is the hardcore and punk scene all around Virginia, especially in Richmond and Virginia Beach. This music reigns supreme because of its pure grit and intensity. The scene itself has also become a family; people are proud to love what they love and proud of the music their local scene is putting out.

United Blood acts not only as a hardcore festival for well known bands to play, but also a showcase for the bands that have came out of Virginia and thrived. This year’s edition will feature headliners including Turnstile, Twitching Tongues, Backtrack, Madball, Death Threat, and Take Offense.

This year’s United Blood lineup also features some unforgettable reunions. Local Richmond band Count Me Out is making a headlining appearance, their first since the band split in 2003. They’ll appear alongside another first-time reunion set from Pennsylvania hardcore band Shark Attack, who released one EP in 2001 before breaking up soon after.

Bands such as Papertrail (VB), Break Away (RVA), Nosebleed (RVA), Division of Mind (RVA), and Candy (RVA), just to name a few, are also putting Virginia on the map. Even bands like Vein, who has worked closely with Richmond bands, including releasing a split EP with local band .gif from God, have created a fanbase and friendship within the Virginia hardcore scene.

Check out the full lineup on the poster below:

This insanely stacked festival will make its way to the Canal Club stage for an all-star weekender on Friday, April 6 and Saturday, April 7. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, Jan 31 at noon–click here to purchase.

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 11/18-11/24

Marilyn Drew Necci | November 17, 2015

Topics: Asylum, Balliceaux, Bestial Evil, Brian Jones, Castle, Child Bite, Cross Eyed, Dirt Merchant, en su boca, Eric Hunter & The Distractions, ET Anderson, Harm's Way, Homewrecker, Horsehead, Humungus, Iron Reagan, JC Kuhl, Left Cross, Malice At The Palace, Manzara, Mob Assault, Negative Approach, Night Birds, Omega Boys, Red Death, Satellite Syndicate, Scott Clark 4tet, shows you must see, strange matter, The Bobby Thompson Project, The Camel, The Canal Club, The Milkstains, Twitching Tongues, Zack Mexico

FEATURE SHOW
Saturday, November 21, 8 PM
Night Birds, Iron Reagan, Red Death, Cross Eyed @ En Su Boca – $8

One of the two hottest punk rock tickets in town this week (more about the other one later) is happening at En Su Boca Saturday night–and it’s guaranteed to be a total mess, in the best possible way.
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RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 10/8-10/14

Marilyn Drew Necci | October 8, 2014

Topics: 25 Watt, Alive Like Me, Among The Rocks And Roots, Bad Grrrl Records, Beartooth, Bishop Allen, Bracewar, Chiodos, Chris Farren, Code Orange, Diarrhea Planet, Friend Or Foe, Heavy Midgets, JEFF The Brotherhood, Koji, Lee Corey Oswald, Motionless In White, New Turks, Roman Gabriel Todd One Man Band, shows you must see, Sirens And Sailors, Skirts, Soul Search, strange matter, Sylar, The Broadberry, The Camel, The Canal Club, The Mad Extras, The Milkstains, The Nervous Ticks, The Weak Days, Tough Luck, Tungs, Twitching Tongues, Vanna, White Laces

FEATURE SHOW
Thursday, October 9, 9 PM
Bad Grrrl Records Birthday Party, feat. White Laces, Heavy Midgets, New Turks, Tungs @ Strange Matter – $5

If you genuinely care about the Richmond music scene–and I assume you do if you’re bothering to read this–you definitely need to be at Strange Matter tomorrow. This isn’t just the show of the week but clearly the show of the month, and possibly the show of the year.
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