DAILY RECORD: Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson - Born Villain (Cooking Vinyl)I was at Target and had $15 remaining on a gift card. My knee-jerk reaction was to pick up some Star Wars Legos (they had Jabba’s Palace) but I really...
View ArticleREVOLT OF THE APES Presents: An Interview With lightsweetcrude
Rightly or wrongly, we often try to frame the artistic aspirations of all those bands, all those musicians who make all that great music that has enhanced our lives throughout the years, within the...
View ArticleGhost Of Pop 8: An Interview With SaU
One of the coolest things about the Richmond music scene is the deep-rooted respect that many musicians have for one another. I was honored to have Matt Taylor from Motion City Soundtrack produce the...
View ArticleJames Callahan's Huck-A-Buck At Books Bikes And Beyond
James Callahan, the RVA artist formerly (and sometimes still) known as "Barf," will be presenting a selection of new and recent works for your viewing pleasure beginning tonight at Books Bikes And...
View ArticleCheck Out A New Dead Fame Track, See Them Saturday At Balliceaux
RVA postpunk sensations Dead Fame just finished up a session with local producer/guitarist Pedro Aida (Fun Size/River City High), and we've got the premiere of one of their new tracks, "My Body, My...
View ArticleRVA Magazine Presents: Local Shows 12/7-12/9
Friday, December 7th: Negative Plane, Vomitor, Bastard Sapling (pictured above), Organ Donor @ Strange Matter - $12 - 18+ - 10PMFriday, December 7th: First Friday at Gallery 5 featuring Mark...
View ArticleGhost Of Pop 8: Goldrush & The Trillions
It wouldn’t be a Ghost of Pop without a particular set of individuals involved, and that list certainly includes members of Goldrush and The Trillions. Members of both outfits have been involved in...
View ArticleRVA Magazine Presents: Local Shows 12/10-12/13
Monday, 12/10: My Darling Fury (pictured above), Wayfarer, Floodwall, Dalliance @ The Camel - 7PMMonday, 12/10: Spoonboy, Volunteer,Wrist Rocket (Last Show), Jake Mayday @ Strange Matter - $5 -...
View ArticleDAILY RECORD: Soundgarden
Soundgarden - King Animal (Seven Four/Republic)Just to get this out of the way: Soundgarden is my favorite band and has been for over a decade. I remember where I was when they decided to call it quits...
View ArticleSounds Of RVA Presents: On The Horizon #39
As you probably know, Ghost of Pop 8 was this past Saturday, and mitch26 on youtube uploaded a bunch of performance videos.The first video is Goldrush with "You Won't See Me Crying," a new jam the band...
View ArticleByrlesque At The Byrd: Holidays At The Movies
Combining humor, holiday spirit and glittered pasties, Byrlesque at the Byrd, “Holidays at the Movies” was an evening to entertain. On Sunday, Dec. 2, Deanna Danger, Bitsy Buttons, and many more took...
View ArticleHazy, Crazy Nights With Radio Rubber Room At The Republic
The banal, overtly formal, snail-paced days of Christmas are right around the corner. I’m thinking that the impending holiday season was largely responsible for last week’s ultra-bender – as many of my...
View ArticleRVA Magazine & Radio Rubber Room's Bad Santa Christmas Party
This holiday season, wear your sunglasses at night to the Republic! Join RVA Magazine and Radio Rubber Room next Wednesday for our Bad Santa Christmas Party--the biggest and most festive Christmas...
View ArticleWin Tickets To See Clutch At 9:30 Club!
Ladies and gentlemen, pure rock fury returns once again to our nation's capital. In just a few short weeks, while everyone else is cleaning up shredded wrapping paper and drinking the last of the...
View ArticleOne Way Richmond's Must-See Show Previews 12/12-12/18
FEATURE SHOWSaturday, December 15, 10 p.m. The Soul Remedy + Turnstyle present “BEATFREQ” featuring turntable technicians spinning house, breaks, electro, funk, and Jazzy Jungle beats with DJs JGWAR,...
View ArticleSATURDAY: Lyric Ave Brings Spoken Word Variety Show To The Speakeasy
Announcing the greatly anticipated return of one RVA's favorite variety shows: LYRIC AVE. Presented by Co-Lab, Lyric Ave is the largest poetry based variety show in the nation. The 2012/2013 season's...
View ArticleTHE CHEATS MOVEMENT: Winterfest 2012
There is no doubt that Kingdom has become one of the leading venues for hip hop in Richond over the last few months. I credit this to the hard work of Broad Street Elite captain So !lla, who has been...
View ArticlePlan 9 Records Has A New Location In Carytown
Longtime RVA music retailer Plan 9 Records, who have been in business in the Carytown area for over three decades, have relocated. Opening last week in part of the space formerly occupied by Pirouzan...
View ArticlePODCAST: Radio Rubber Room Presents Camp Barefoot 6
Our buddy Derrick Vara of Radio Rubber Room has presented us with this excellent new podcast featuring a ton of audio that he recorded earlier this year at the sixth edition of Camp Barefoot. Tons of...
View ArticleRVA Magazine Presents Sounds Of RVA's Party Hard Mixtape!
Ladies and gentlemen, we present Sounds Of RVA's Party Hard mixtape, the latest installment of RVA Magazine's compilation series featuring Richmond music curated by Richmond bloggers. Richmond is no...
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