Radio Rubber Room EP 63, Featuring Splendid Suns
What a splendid show with Splendid Suns. This group has a unique sound that needs no label. They gave a live preview of the album they are about to get hard to work on. These kids are a blast. Listener...
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RVALUTION SUMMER RUN #2 [PHOTOS]
Following up from last weeks RVALUTION, here are some more great pics of performers and DJs! Check out the pics and links, and remember: this is happening every Tuesday night at Epic Theatre (formerly...
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Sounds Of RVA Presents: On The Horizon #10
This week a former aquaintance of mine passed away. He was a very talented guitarist and had so much potential to do something pretty great. He had a shed in his parents' backyard where he grew up...
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DAILY RECORD: Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica - Stones Grow Her Name (Nuclear Blast) Power metal in the year 2012 is a genre so defined by grandiose pomp and circumstance that it can be tough to figure out what actually makes it...
View ArticleDAILY FIX: Royal Headache, "Girls"
Australian quartet Royal Headache are probably considered a punk rock band by most of their fans, but if they'd been around 40 or 50 years ago, they'd have simply been rock n' roll. They write short,...
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TONIGHT: Roma w/ The Dream Machine At The Republic
Last Wednesday at The Republic it was Downbeat Switch and The Dream Machine. DBS opened and killed it; you can tell these guys have been playing together for more than a decade. They take great care in...
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DAILY RECORD: Cadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon - Hope in Dirt City (Upper Class Recordings) Cadence Weapon is a serious rapper on a label boasting both backpacker and club credentials that has toured with respected indie bands and...
View ArticleDAILY FIX: Avance, "Choly Weed"
Here's some downtempo hip-hop that's perfect for this overcast day in RVA. Up-and-coming local hip-hop artist Avance, who's part of the Mix Breed Entertainment crew, released his Aviation mixtape a few...
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SHOW REVIEW: Father John Misty
Father John Misty, Har Mar Superstar Saturday, May 19 at Rock N' Roll Hotel, Washington DC Plentiful hip thrusting and sassy stage presence were close to the last things I was expecting to see at a...
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DAILY RECORD: Cory Branan
Cory Branan - Mutt (Bloodshot Records) Here’s a little weird trivia for you. The first article that I ever wrote for RVA Magazine was an interview feature with singer-songwriter Cory Branan. From the...
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One Way Richmond's Show Picks 5/24-5/27
Thursday, 5/24 Silo Effect, Compass Rose Orchestra @ The Camel 9pm. Thursday, 5/24 Zac Hryciak and the Jungle Beat @ Cous Cous 10pm. Thursday, 5/24 Promethean (pictured above), Hadron Delay, Phantasm,...
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SHOW REVIEW: Flux Pavilion
Flux Pavilion, Cookie Monsta, Brown & Gammon, Mammals Friday, May 11 at The National Two Fridays back, The National sold out. Kids packed the GA floor like sardines for Flux Pavilion. Flux...
View ArticleFRIDAY: Girls Rock! RVA Documentary At Lamplighter!
In the past year, the creative collective known as Girls Rock! RVA have been hard at work on making a difference within the musical community. Through organizing workshops, instrument drives, live...
View ArticleDAILY FIX: Bonnie Prince Billy, "I See A Darkness"
Will Oldham is a Louisville, Kentucky singer-songwriter who has been releasing records for nearly two decades under a variety of different pseudonyms--Palace Brothers, Palace Music, Palace Songs, even...
View ArticleThree Good Reasons Why Governor McDonnell’s Veto is Bad for Virginia’s Children
In a General Assembly session more known for its discord rather than its accord, one bill seemed to bring all sides together. It overwhelmingly passed both chambers of the General Assembly, with...
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SHOW REVIEW: Former Champions
Former Champions Saturday, May 19 at The Otter House (Fredricksburg, VA) Finally, a band I had been seeking for many months arrived in my backyard. My numerous attempts to get to Cary Street Cafe to...
View ArticleSATURDAY: A Festival Of Rights Planned Parenthood Benefit At Gallery 5!
Unfortunately, the battle for women’s rights, and specifically its effects on Planned Parenthood, will probably not see a conclusion in the immediate future. Thankfully, those fighting the good fight...
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REVOLT OF THE APES Presents: An Interview With Prince Rama
It’s no easy task to describe either the music or the general approach of Prince Rama. Resisting easy categorization, even our attempt to pigeonhole the music on their unforgettable, most recent album...
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Mondial Documents Sparta/Ki:Theory Tour
In a lovely display of RVA-based artistic cooperation, Sparta and Ki:Theory, who are currently touring the West Coast together, have taken the Mondial Creative Labs along with them, in order to...
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OneWayRichmond's Show Picks 5/28-5/30
Monday, 5/28 MEMORIAL DAY MASH featuring (in order of appearance) Meth Lab, Marrow, Nashgul, Koward, Backslider, Cough, Dragged into Sunlight, Occultist, Agents of Abhorrence, Ghoul @ Strange Matter...
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