DAILY RECORD: Zola Jesus
Zola Jesus – Conatus (Sacred Bones Records) As twenty years have come and gone since the close of the 1980s, it's interesting to see the permutations of that decade's culture that have continued to...
View ArticleSHOW REVIEW: Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys, Smith Westerns Saturday, October 15 at Rams Head Live, Baltimore MD This was my third time seeing Arctic Monkeys live. The first time, I was attending as a casual fan. The show was at...
View ArticleFive Questions With Flechette
The energetic post-hardcore stylings of Flechette have taken the Richmond scene by storm over the past year or so, but the members of this relatively young band have been around for quite a while....
View ArticleART FEED: PIXEL PANCHO & OPEN WALLS DC
Got this nugget from our friends at Art Whino Gallery in DC. Please join us for rising talent, Pixel Pancho’s, first U.S. Solo Exhibition in which he personifies his experience in the United States. As...
View ArticleOne Way Richmond's Show Picks 11/18-11/20
11/18 Municipal Waste (photo by Ryan Hackett), Parasystic, Grown Ass Men, Humungus @ Kingdom 8pm. 11/18 Bassface & Overtone Promo present Bass Invasion featuring DJs Mayhem, Numbernin6 (photo by...
View ArticleSUNDAY: Title Fight In Norfolk!
Back in the spring, I saw Title Fight at the now-sadly-defunct hardcore warehouse, and the show was completely off the hook! Their mixture of melodic hardcore and the more melancholy emotional tone of...
View ArticlePrime Time w/ Long & Doddie @ The Deli
The monthly NY Deli visit from the Audio Ammo dudes is going down tonight! The weekend starts now! WHO: Long Jawns and DJ Doddie WHAT: RVA Presents Prime Time WHERE: NY Deli WHEN: Friday, November 18th...
View ArticleTOMORROW NIGHT: Agnostic Front At Kingdom
That's right, folks, NYHC legends Agnostic Front are playing Richmond for the first time in something like a decade (my flawed memory may be lying to me on that one, but it feels like it's been that...
View ArticleTONIGHT: Billy + Joe at STATION 2
Station 2 is one of Richmond’s newest restaurants to emerge downtown. The converted firehouse, now a restaurant and bar, offers gourmet burgers as well as a variety of tasty local beers not readily...
View Article19th Annual Richmond Tattoo Arts Festival
For the past eighteen years, the Richmond Tattoo Arts Festival has resided in Southside in the greater Richmond area. Started by Crazy Ace Daniels and Billy Eason, the appreciation of inked arts...
View ArticleBrain Drain w/ AC Slater (T&B)
AC Slater joins Audio Ammo for this month’s Brain Drain – coming from Brooklyn, NY. One of the four DJ’s that make up the Trouble & Bass crew, AC’s been killing it as one of the scene’s biggest...
View ArticleOne Way Richmond's Show Picks 11/21-11/23
Monday, 11/21 Un-Open Mic, featuring performances in 30 minute rotations by: Bruno Haynie, Mark Slomski (photo by Bailey Glasscock), Steve Organ @ The Camel 9pm. Monday, 11/21 War Graves (photo by Jodi...
View ArticleDAILY RECORD: Void
Void – Sessions 1981-83 (Dischord Records) There is a long-held and largely fallacious belief that hardcore is characterized by an embrace of a chaotic aesthetic. It's easy to see why – an unfamiliar...
View ArticleDAILY FIX: Mutwawa, "Mayan Mutations"
Here's a brand new video by local noise merchants Mutwawa, for the title track from their second cassette release, Mayan Mutations. Mutwawa, a duo consisting of Jason Hodges (Suppression/Bermuda...
View ArticleCONVERSE: WALL TO WALL
Converse started a program called Wall to Wall promoting street artists around the world. Cities in Belgium, France, Spain and now Richmond were chosen and Ed Trask was an easy pick for them. At the...
View ArticleREVOLT OF THE APES PRESENTS: An Interview With Weird Owl
“He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man,” declared Dr. Thompson – and true or not, you’d be mistaken in moving past the idea too quickly. Which brings us to Weird Owl....
View ArticleDespite All My Rage
WARNING: If you’re looking for a fashion article with a brilliant point, then stop reading… now. You know that thing where no matter how many times you bathe, you just don’t feel clean unless you’re in...
View ArticleBobby La Beat @ NY Deli
Bobby La Beat heads to the Deli for a Black Friday edition of bangers and bass. Come through and unwind, have a drink and get buck. WHO: Bobby La Beat WHAT: Black Friday WHEN: Friday, November 25th...
View ArticleG. R. Zombie
In a scene dominated by the Wiz's and the Mac Miller's, an evil force has been summoned from the shadows of Pittsburgh, PA. Straight from the grave, the rotting corpse G. R. Zombie will sacrifice your...
View ArticleOne Way Richmond's Show Picks 11/25-11/27
Friday, 11/25 Wrenn Mangum’s Elvis/Johnny Cash/50s Show @ Gus' Bar & Grill 10pm. Friday, 11/25 Trash & Burn Fest featuring Winds Of Plague (pictured above), Chelsea Grin, As Blood Runs Black,...
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