By Doug Nunnally In FeaturesPublished March 8, 2023Back Into The FrayReleasing an album should be a joyous occasion, a celebration of all your hard work, a high you ride for quite a [...] READ MORE
By Marilyn Drew Necci In FeaturesPublished January 20, 2022Drew’s Amen Corner – Episode Two: In Which I Search For Music That Feels Like RichmondIn the summer of 1997, I was 21. I was living in a house full of roommates in Oregon Hill, on the corner of Pine [...] READ MORE
By Marilyn Drew Necci In FeaturesPublished July 16, 2021Drew’s Amen Corner – Episode One: In Which Your Humble Correspondent Fears (And Fights) IrrelevanceIf you're under 40, you might not remember Hose.Got.Cable. They broke up in 1996, after releasing two EPs, an LP, [...] READ MORE
By Davy Jones In FeaturesPublished May 7, 2020Let’s Begin: Deau Eyes On Her Debut LP, Let It LeaveWould it be over-the-top to say that birth is overrated as a starting point? Sure, we've all been there, and we [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In FeaturesPublished January 31, 2020Admiring Offset RVA: A Look At The Inclusive Series’ Origin & Astonishing DebutThis Thursday at The Camel, a new showcase debuted with the goal of offering a more inclusive view into Richmond's [...] READ MORE
By Shannon Cleary In FeaturesPublished March 8, 2019The Surge Of Benjamin ShepherdI can still remember just how Benjamin Shepherd looked the first time I saw him play. A guitar strapped to his tall [...] READ MORE
By Samuel Goff In FeaturesPublished February 1, 2019The Salvation Of Black LiquidTalking to Black Liquid is a study in extremes. His animated spiels and passionate diatribes about whatever subject [...] READ MORE
By Auricular Staff In FeaturesPublished January 4, 2019The 50 Best Richmond Records Of 2018It's been an impressive and eventful year for the Richmond music scene, with the local hip-hop community offering [...] READ MORE
By Auricular Staff In FeaturesPublished December 14, 2018Memories From Strange MatterStrange Matter closes its door tomorrow. We’ve known this day was coming for a while now, but those are still hard [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In FeaturesPublished December 14, 2018The Fabled Trouveur: Exploring The Visceral Musical Mind Of Elizabeth OwensThrough sweeping soundscapes and earnest lyrics, musician Elizabeth Owens makes sense of life. Unavoidable [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In FeaturesPublished December 7, 2018Exploring The Melodic Personality Of WylderReturning to Richmond tonight at Garden Grove Brewing is Wylder, the dulcet and spirited indie-folk quartet... READ MORE
By Davy Jones In FeaturesPublished November 13, 2018Getting Started In Shockoe: An Interview With Small Friend Records & BooksWhen you walk into a house and scan the walls and shelves for the first time, you learn a lot about the people who [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In FeaturesPublished November 7, 2018Song Is King: Talking Songwriting With SlothrustSlothrust definitely know how to make themselves stand-out, something Richmonders will find out for themselves [...] READ MORE
By Samuel Goff In FeaturesPublished October 31, 2018Canvassing The Firmament Of Unmaker’s Brandon WhittakerVeteran Richmond drummer Brandon Whittaker casts an imposing figure. READ MORE
By Davy Jones In FeaturesPublished October 24, 2018Changing The Focus: An Interview With Antiphone Composer Trey PollardMore than most genres, classical musical strikes me as revealing of the people who compose it. READ MORE
By Joel Worford In FeaturesPublished October 10, 2018How Tomorrow Sounds: Social Consciousness From MissangelbirdNo matter how you decide to approach conversation with Erica Lashley, it is almost certain that you’ll catch at [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In FeaturesPublished October 9, 2018Examining Anxiety Through Jazz-Pop With Molly BurchComing to Richmond’s Gallery 5 this Thursday is Molly Burch, an imposing musician with a scholarly background in [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In FeaturesPublished October 8, 2018The Recording Odyssey Of Recluse RaccoonAsking musician Timmy Peele, the mastermind behind Recluse Raccoon, to recount the two-plus year recording genesis [...] READ MORE
By Davy Jones In FeaturesPublished September 26, 2018Common Knowledge, Common Ground: An Interview With Mekong XpressWhat started as a weekly musicians’ hang has evolved into one of the tightest and most stylistically deep groups [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In FeaturesPublished September 25, 2018Wild Nothing’s Studio ExplorationBoundless and inspiring, the musical mind of Jack Tatum is nothing short of dazzling, whether you’re listening to [...] READ MORE