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Album Review: Goliad by kristeva

The first time you realize how enormous Texas is, it tends to give people a second thought about how finite their place in the universe

Album Review: In The Dark by Totem

In mid-January, the mysterious electronic duo Totem released their album In the Dark, a slow, dreamy journey as you wade through brooding soundscapes...

Album Review: Copperhead by Copperhead

It's been awhile since I have felt excitement for metal. With the exception of the rising star of Unmaker in the last year, not much

Album Of The Week: Planet Danet by Danet Jackson

Out today on Citrus City is a perplexing record, one seemingly built on modular cryptics that join together to build intriguing songs from divergent sources.

Album Review: Emergency Raps, Vol. 4 by Fly Anakin & Tuamie

Mutant Academy is this close to their moment. After a prolific 2018, the collective continues to raise their bar as they work alongside premiere talent,

Album Review: My Sex Life Matters Not To Me by Black Liver

If you’re looking for an album to have a nice, healthy cry to, Black Liver’s debut EP My Sex Life Matters Not To Me will

Album Review: Gift Horse by Debrider

Opening shuttered closet doors, I confronted the mound of pastel, cut crystal animal figurines. Sunlight shot through their angles, sending out beams...

Album Of The Week: Je ne sais quoi by Ro$$eTTi

Sitting down with the new EP, Je ne sais quoi, by hip-hop artist Ro$$eTTi, I feel transported. Not to another time though, even if the

The Salvation Of Black Liquid

Talking to Black Liquid is a study in extremes. His animated spiels and passionate diatribes about whatever subject he is currently monologuing about get you

Album Review: Sweet Beast by Illiterate Light

Doing more with less. In most walks of life, it’s something you do begrudgingly when the need arises. When something goes wrong.

Album Of The Week: Godless Goddess by Spartan Jet-Plex

Simply put, the new record Godless Goddess from Spartan Jet-Plex is nothing short of astonishing.

Album Review: Rules To Break by Teenage Cenobite

From the post-punk of Unmaker and Serqet to the gothier leanings of Shadow Age, there’s a dark ‘80s resurgence going on in Richmond...

Album Of The Week: Hi Pressure by Twin Drugs

Last November, power rock band The J.O.B. released Highway Of Shadows, a ten-song record built on timeless melodies and messages that shine through genuine skill

Album Of The Week: II by Petrichor

There’s something intrinsically portentous about the new record by hard rock band Petrichor, something that rises far above their dismal, occultive aesthetic.

The 50 Best Richmond Records Of 2018

It's been an impressive and eventful year for the Richmond music scene, with the local hip-hop community offering great record after great record...

Album Of The Week: Loss Of Religion by Shank Jay

Listening to Shank Jay’s Loss Of Religion isn’t going to bring about your own crisis of faith, but it will certainly reinforce your love of

Album Of The Week: Loose Ends by Taylor Barnett

Any release from a musician who splits his time between dutiful education and exciting fusion groups is going to be something you should listen to,

Album Of The Week: Colorful Creature by Errol Bateman

Through smoky vulnerability and dazzling melodies, Colorful Creature is an intimately authentic collection of songs from a wildly talented musician named Errol Bateman.

Memories From Strange Matter

Strange Matter closes its door tomorrow. We’ve known this day was coming for a while now, but those are still hard words to write,

The Fabled Trouveur: Exploring The Visceral Musical Mind Of Elizabeth Owens

Through sweeping soundscapes and earnest lyrics, musician Elizabeth Owens makes sense of life. Unavoidable tragedies are addressed. Imprudent mistakes are atoned.

Album Of The Week: Better by bien

A swirling compulsion of rock assurance, Emergency Circus is a deeply fascinating release full of agitated phrasing, affable angst, and gritty charm.

Exploring The Melodic Personality Of Wylder

Returning to Richmond tonight at Garden Grove Brewing is Wylder, the dulcet and spirited indie-folk quartet...

Album Of The Week: Emergency Circus by Ethel Scout

A swirling compulsion of rock assurance, Emergency Circus is a deeply fascinating release full of agitated phrasing, affable angst, and gritty charm.

Show Review: Windhand At The Broadberry, November 15th

On a cold, blustery night in Richmond, Windhand returned to Richmond from a little over a month...

Album Of The Week: Demos by Brain Drain

The phrase "pristine garage rock" may convey the wrong image about Brain Drain's debut EP...

Getting Started In Shockoe: An Interview With Small Friend Records & Books

When you walk into a house and scan the walls and shelves for the first time, you learn a lot about the people who live

Album Review: Lost & Found by Andrew Rohlk

As a young blue-eyed soul singer with a guitar, Andrew Rohlk, in all likelihood...

Album Of The Week: Large Margin by Large Margin

Melody can be found in every shape and form, something that’s clear listening to Large Margin’s self-titled debut...

Song Is King: Talking Songwriting With Slothrust

Slothrust definitely know how to make themselves stand-out, something Richmonders will find out for themselves tonight as the Boston trio comes to town for a

Album Of The Week: Dream by Calvin Presents

Pulling from the wells of both homage and satire, Richmond metal titans Windhand have released an intriguing music video for “Red Cloud”...
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