The Newlin Music Prize announced this morning that McKinley Dixon has won the inaugural award for his album For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her.

New music from Fly Anakin, The Head And The Heart, NC17, Badd World, Coy Pond, Gravebound, Just Dean, Radio B, Tomb Of Annihilation, Tennishu, Tristan Dougherty, VonnBoyd, Whitney & The Saying [...]

Jazz meets metal. Instantly, half of you reading this clicked out after those three words. “Not for me,” they thought, and if I’m being completely honest, I did as well. Hell, I still had that [...]

In the summer of 1997, I was 21. I was living in a house full of roommates in Oregon Hill, on the corner of Pine and China Streets. There's a fancy restaurant on that corner now, across the [...]

Class is in session on the latest video for Prabir Trio and while the video and music for “America” have a free-wheeling spirit, the subject matter and commentary is far more serious and grim.

When you’re as talented as Fly Anakin, it doesn’t take long to impress and captivate a listening audience, something the Mutant Academy rapper flaunts on his latest single, “No Dough.”

Grim rapper Gawd Graza is back to haunt and govern on a new video for “Deadly Metal,” the title track to his May 2021 album.

New music from Broken Glowsticks, Chance Fischer, Avery Fogarty, Quan Sensei, Ages, Unoit, Hicham Benhallam, Big B, 3:33, Mack Ben Widdit, Sleeping Awake, Dust, & more!

Car accidents are an often-forgotten piece of rock mythology. Six decades ago, Wayne Cochran penned a haunting tune about one entitled "Last Kiss," which would become the signature song for J. [...]

New week and yet again, new music from the fuzz rock trio Dead Panda. In December, it was the five-track EP Be Best. At the start of 2022, it was a collection of demos and B-Sides. Now? Well, [...]

Don’t worry — no faux commentary on culture wars here. The new song and video from Earth Dog Mothership brings together two vibrant genres with the vivid storytelling of classic country-western [...]

Having a rough day? Need to unwind? Well, Gritty City’s own John Canada has you covered. Slip on some good headphones, lean back in a chair, and just take in the new music video for “Grateful.”

For the first Mothership Monday video of 2022, Richmond's premiere R&B group Butcher Brown join back together with the smooth melodic force of singer Alex Isley to deliver a soulful [...]

January is a hard month. After the ebullience and extravagance of December, it's challenging to keep that energy level high as you make goals and wishes for the new year. Life is about the [...]

New music from Tribe 95, The Heavy Air, BADDWORLD!, Cleophus James, Quietboi Shy.Meek, Dead Panda, Big Loud Awful Sound, Kaywan, Black Cat Crosses, Hollywood Chance, dawnathan, KING PALM, oopf, & more!