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Boom Boom Basics Burlesque Studio Student Recital
It's Saturday, February 25th. Walking into this event at 8 PM, thinking it’s an early arrival, I find myself… mistaken. There’s a full house at Gallery 5 and I’m thinking, "Where the hell am I going to...
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SHOW REVIEW: Battlemaster, Speedwolf, Swan King, Gnawed
Battlemaster, Speedwolf, Swan King, Gnawed Sunday, March 25 at Strange Matter So on this season of Mad Men, we finally reach a pivital point in our nation’s history, and the show is now getting...
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REVOLT OF THE APES Presents: An Interview With Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats
A willingness to suspend disbelief may encourage the enjoyment of the dark, bloody world of Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats – the willingness to disbelieve the fact that the Blood Lust album was not...
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Rufus Wainwright at The Jefferson Theater In Charlottesville
Rufus Wainwright, the talented singer-songwriter with a penchant for operatic balladry and baroque pop gorgeousness, was in the central Virginia region very recently. He appeared at Charlottesville's...
View ArticleDAILY FIX: Bassnectar ft. Lupe Fiasco, "Vava Voom"
Lupe Fiasco, the rapper whose relevance in the electronic music scene can be traced back to his crossover hit "Day-N-Night," has now lent his vocal stylings to the man credited with helping push bass...
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SHOW REVIEW: Ultraviolet Hippopotamus, Jahman Brahman
Ultraviolet Hippopotamus, Jahman Brahman Saturday, March 17 at The Camel The simple gesture of marking the calendar is all it takes. The multitude of social media resources have increasingly enabled...
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DAILY RECORD: Acephalix
Acephalix – Deathless Master (Southern Lord Records) For a long time, one of the worst sins a hardcore band could commit was that of turning towards more metal-influenced material. It may seem strange,...
View ArticleDAILY FIX: Municipal Waste, "The Fatal Feast"
Richmond's favorite thrashers are back! Municipal Waste are about to drop their fifth album, and first for Nuclear Blast, The Fatal Feast. It'll be out a week from today, on April 10, and you can...
View ArticleDoctor Astronaut's Star Slam #3
Mercury goes direct! Wooohooo! Everything will make sense! The pain will go away! Allow me to rain on your parade for a second. Just because Mercury goes direct, don’t start thinking things will...
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RVA TV: G40 RVA Murals Progress #2
The G40 guys are at full steam now. We're doing our best to catch up with them, so get out there and see just how big they're going! CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO! CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO! And of...
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SHOW REVIEW: Juicy J
Juicy J, Fat Trel Friday, March 2 at Epic Theatre aka Hat Factory On Friday, March 2, fans gathered outside of the Hat Factory for the much-anticipated show that everyone had been hearing about for...
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DAILY RECORD: Ides Of Gemini
Ides Of Gemini – Constantinople (Neurot Recordings) Over the course of the two short-form releases that Ides Of Gemini has offered since 2010, the band has showed a considerable level of consistency....
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SHOW REVIEW: SXSW Richmond Showcase
The Diamond Center, Young Adult Fiction, Ear Theory Thursday, March 15 at Casa Chapala, Austin TX I was on day four of a grueling South by Southwest schedule that seemed eager to consume me should even...
View ArticleDAILY FIX: St. Lucia, "We Got It Wrong"
I randomly discovered this video in my email inbox last week, and as I'd never heard of St. Lucia before, I almost didn't watch it. I'm glad I decided to, though--since my first listen, "We Got It...
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G40 Is Huge! The Last Round of G40 Murals & Preview of the Group Show!
The influence of hip hop culture on the rest of the world will be on full display at the G40 Group Show. The 2000+ pieces from over 500 artists born of street culture (and in some cases other worlds)...
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One Way Richmond's Show Picks 4/5-4/8
Thursday, 4/5 YARN (pictured above), Farm Vegas, James Justin & Company @The Camel 9pm. Thursday, 4/5 No BS! Brass Band @ Balliceaux 10pm. Free. 21+ Thursday, 4/5 Nightmare Boyzzz, Navi (pictured...
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Sounds Of RVA Presents: On The Horizon #3
The pollen is still kicking our asses, but allergies can't repress the artistic expression of Richmonders. Regardless of whether you are caught up in one side or the other of the Art 180 controversy or...
View ArticleCough's Doom-Metal Mixtape For CVLT Nation
Here's something that's worth checking out--Richmond's pre-eminent doom metal band, Cough, have just curated a mixtape for the metal website CVLT Nation. The mix, which was created on the occasion of...
View ArticleDAILY FIX: Simian Mobile Disco - Cerulean
If the new Simian Mobile Disco track is a sample of how their new album, Unpatterns, will be; consider me sold. After a return-to-techno-form with their 2010 release of Delicacies, an album worthy of...
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NEST: Combining Fashion And Fine Art
There is a particular sophistication to Angela Bacskocky’s new fashion line that intrigues me. By developing a thought and setting an idea in motion, the collaborative team behind NEST is looking to...
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