SATURDAY: Dead Fame EP Release Party
At the cusp of the New Year, one thing was certain--critics and fans alike were prepared to declare Dead Fame as one of the new Richmond bands to watch. With tunes like “Turning” and “We Can Run,” it’s...
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Like Long Division Compared To A Calculator: An Interview With Bassdread
So I attended Dub101 at the Canal Club about two weeks back to rage and grab an interview with the dread-rocking duo from Baltimore, Bassdread. When I first approached the table, early in the night, I...
View ArticleSocially Conservative Policies Hinder RVA's Attempts To Become An Artistic City
Richmond, Virginia, your PR team is clearly on crack. Or maybe they're just drunk. I find it hard to believe, however, that alcohol alone is responsible for the myopic, spit-take worthy blunders I have...
View ArticleSATURDAY: Ross Harman Tribute Record Release Show At Strange Matter
Ross Harman was one half of the indie electro-pop duo The Gaskets, who left their stamp on Richmond's music scene throughout most of the 00s with several albums' worth of great material and tons of...
View ArticleSUNDAY: Post-Traumatic Fresh 9 At The Camel!
This Sunday, Slapdash & The Respectables are back with Post Traumatic Fresh 9, the hottest independent hip-hop showcase in RVA! This edition will not only be a showcase of dope hip-hop but a...
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RVA Bass Bulletin #11: Powered By White Raver Rafting
A major announcement dropped this morning from Pasqualle Rotella and Insomniac Events, regarding their partnership with Pacha NYC to bring Electric Daisy Carnival, better known as EDC, to MetLife...
View ArticleIs RVA really that hipster?
Thought we would share this, Richmond is not only in the running but actually winning. VOTE NOW and see by how much.... The new hipster cities of America: Who's emerging as the "next Austin"? "There is...
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DAILY RECORD: Mark Lanegan Band
Mark Lanegan Band – Blues Funeral (4AD Records) I'm all for truth in advertising, but the title of Mark Lanegan's newest album is just a little too obvious. Blues Funeral? No shit. Has Lanegan ever...
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Sweethearts For The Arts: A Benefit Worth Blushing About
The Roaring Twenties were alive and well at Gallery 5 on Friday, February 10th, for the third annual Sweethearts for the Arts, a blushworthy benefit for Art On Wheels. The theme this year was...
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One Way Richmond's Show Picks 2/27-2/29
Monday, 2/27 My Son the Doctor, Sueños Gitanos @ The Camel 9pm. Free. Monday, 2/27 Boas (pictured above), SCUO, Antlers @ Strange Matter 9pm. Tuesday, 2/27 Dopapod, J3 Project (pictured above) @ Canal...
View ArticleDAILY FIX: Martin Solveig - The Night Out (A-Trak Remix)
The renaissance man behind some of your favorite electronic dance music projects, A-Trak, is back again with another addition to his long line of stellar remix work. The more visible half of the group,...
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REVOLT OF THE APES Presents: An Interview With The Cosmic Dead
When we were first given the gift of hearing the music of Glasgow’s The Cosmic Dead – that music being among the most mesmerizing, the most powerful, the most cosmically calculated chanting chaos that...
View ArticleWEDNESDAY: Blue Sky Black Death At Canal Club
From Seattle, WA, Blue Sky Black Death is an instrumental production duo that consists of Kingston (Kingston Maguire) and Young God (Ian Taggart). An underrated production team, Blue Sky Black Death...
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SHOW REVIEW: Mates Of State
Mates Of State, Sean Bones, Canary Oh Canary Monday, February 20 at The Canal Club When The Canal Club hosts shows of this caliber, the results are impressive, to say the least. It provides a better...
View ArticleDAILY FIX: Mouse on Mars - Polaroyced
It's been 6 years since pioneering 90s experimental electronic artists Mouse on Mars released their last studio album, Varcharz. Finding a new label to call home, Mouse on Mars has returned with their...
View ArticlePedal Gently Into That Good Night: Fast Orange And The Day My Grandfather Died
It's weird how smells associate themselves with certain memories. I'm in the bike shop I work at, scrubbing my hands with Fast Orange. It's working off the layers of grease, and bike crud on my hands,...
View ArticleRadio Rubber Room EP 51, Brother Bill
Radio Rubber Room #51 features an interview with Brother Bill. The show feels like an informal casual conversation with a bit of madness (the good kind) thrown in, making for an easy listen. Along with...
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DAILY RECORD: Liberteer
Liberteer – Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees (Relapse Records) In his book A Language Older Than Words, environmentalist Derrick Jensen writes "every morning when I awake I ask myself...
View ArticleApparently RVA Really IS That Hipster.
And now, a followup on our post from last weekend, in which we pointed out a post from the Austin, TX branch of culturemap.com, polling readers to see which American city would take over from Austin as...
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