SHOW REVIEW: Matt And Kim
Matt And Kim with Donnis October 21 at The Canal Club There may not be anything more triumphant than a Matt and Kim show. Standing side-by-side with wide grins and excitement in their eyes, the two...
View ArticleDAILY RECORD: The New Hope
Various Artists – The New Hope (Smog Veil) I’m not the first, and certainly not the most eloquent, to use the idea of punk rock in its earliest years as a counterbalance to the excesses and failures of...
View ArticleART FEED : Alexa Meade makes 3-D Paintings
What looks at quick glance to be a flat 2-D painting is actually a combination of performance art, photography, and painting. Alex Meade has broken new ground by taking her real life subjects and...
View ArticlePLAYLIST: The Jams Of Terry (Nov. 2010 Edition)
Welcome to the November edition of The Jams of Terry. This month, we will be exploring the slick r’n’b of the 1980s, when hair relaxer was not ironic. Thanks to Mikey P. AKA Hang Glider for the input....
View ArticleDeep Thoughts With Chris Bopst
I went into work last week and a friend of mine in the kitchen greeted me with, “I have something you need to hear.” This particular individual isn’t known for getting all that giddy over most things,...
View ArticleART FEED: Rocky Grimes
Growing up on the southern tip of Florida, Rocky discovered a love for skateboarding at the age of 12, which became a common thread he shared with just a few people living in the Florida Keys. The...
View ArticlePretty Lights VS Bassnectar & Beats Antique 2NITE!
If you like electronic music than tonight in Richmond might be the one time where you cannot go wrong. UPDATE : PRETTY LIGHTS IS OPENING FOR BASSNECTAR AT THE HAT FACTORY and VICE VERSA!! 2NITE! Has...
View ArticleTheBlaaahg: Mauricio Patarroyo at Steady Sounds
Our friend (my cousin) Mauricio Patarroyo, aka Mau aka Mo Patas, has slowly built a series of painting that have truly stood out on their own, making his mark as one of Richmond’s outstanding portrait...
View ArticleART FEED: Laura Spector and Chadwick Gray
After our post on 3-D painter Alexa Meade, our girl Alyssa sent us this LINK to more optical illusion paintings using real human beings. Artists Laura Spector and Chadwick Gray have been recreating...
View ArticleDAILY FIX: Suppression
For reasons you will soon learn, I've been listening to a lot of Suppression lately. Their original Roanoke incarnation were one of the best power-violence bands of the 90s, and that is proved by this...
View ArticleART FEED: KRYSZTOF DOMARADZI
A combination of eastern European mysticism, supreme illustration skills, futuristic graphic sensibilities and enough business savvy to work with the biggest companies, Krysztof Domardzi and his STUDIO...
View ArticleThe League Of Space Pirates has arrived.
Noah Scalin has a lot going on, from his socially conscious design house ALR Studios, to the nationally recognized Skull-A-Day project - the man is always dabbling in something. His newest endeavor is...
View ArticleDoom, Gloom and Tattooed Women (NSFW)
There are 2 shows hanging right now that are worth checking out. Richmond native Matt Lively is in Farmville's J. Fergeson Gallery with his latest Ignoring the Roar of Doom. His collection of cute...
View ArticleDominion Skateboards In National Shop Video Contest
Richmond's own Dominion Skateboards is one of 20 shops chosen nationwide to participate in the Neff East Vs West Shop Video Contest. Each week two videos will be shown and votes are cast for what you...
View ArticleSHOW REVIEW: Mind Over Strange Matter
A.D.E.N. and Mr. Mason Jones, with E*Klipse The Champloo, Cain McCoy, Bizniz, Isaiah & Hovey, The Dakotas October 28 at Strange Matter Leaving work a miraculous fifteen minutes before kitchen...
View ArticleOh Hey, Vice Magazine Wrote About Richmond
That magazine that people always compare RVA to (for what reason is beyond me, but anyway) has an article in its latest issue about our fair city, headlined by that striking image at the top of this...
View ArticleBen Kweller & Julia Nunes are coming.
You might have seen him of the TV show (Letterman anyone?). You might have heard him on the radio. You might have seen his YouTube videos. He is everywhere but finally landing at the Camel Sunday,...
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