The Sounds of Richmond
People often label it a soundtrack band, but the atmospheric, mostly instrumental Tulsa Drone — featuring the unique, metallic tones of the hammered dulcimer — hasn’t actually done much soundtrack […]
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“Everybody’s got a Nirvana CD and everybody’s got a Wu-Tang CD,” says Hot Chicken’s Isaac Ramsey, a vocalist for the band. “People are listening to everything,” says Ben Bateman, also […]
Coming from Lynchburg with a name like Divine Profitz might make some people reflexively think of Christian music — or bands that play festivals with names like Night of Joy, […]
That York family rock band is really going somewhere. And the way things are going, that might not be to college or regular jobs. Especially after their April 19 performance […]
A wide-eyed Richmond expatriate named Emily Easterly has been counting her New York moments. Pretty soon, though, she might just be one herself. It’ll be two years this fall since […]
Local rockers RPG are all about having a good time. They’re known for blistering three-chord bar rock, the kind of sweaty music that sounds better with each passing drink. But […]
The Gaskets are constantly moving. Musically and geographically, the electro-duo is all over the place. Their jittery music is fueled by thick drum machine kicks that ricochet against poppy, synth-laden […]
Josh Small is not your typical singer-songwriter. He replaces the brooding, solitary stereotype with an easygoing demeanor and a heart as big as the hearty voice that comes out of […]
From the bass thunks that rattle your spine to the brass trills that tickle your eardrums, funk music was made to be felt and not just heard. Pennyshaker has perfected […]
That we should all live to see the day that Special Ed and the Shortbus, Richmond’s beloved, absurdist string band, should become respectable. And in only six years.“It’s funny … […]
Among the throngs of Richmond jazz acts, Fight the Big Bull stands out as the supergroup, perhaps the city’s best collection of young musicians and composers. But beyond their technical […]
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