reviews

The sound of Hotspit has always been a compelling force. It's cerebral, yet deeply emotional, pulling back the [...]

Tracking the rise of Rikki Rakki over the last few years has been… astonishing. Born a few months before the [...]

Grappling with self-doubt in today’s age is such a tricky balancing act. In some ways, it can be healthy, [...]

The intersection of punk rock and garage rock has always been rowdy and resolute, a haven for musicians who embrace [...]

One of the forebearers of RVA’s screamo scene, Ostraca are back almost exactly five years after the release of the [...]

After her sensational debut single this past May, rine is back with a new single that zeroes in on the hesitancy [...]

In a lot of ways, Dorthia Cottrell’s Death Folk Country is exactly what it says on the tin: country-folk music [...]

Familiar and fascinating. Intimate and inquisitive. The new self-titled EP by Carter Burton’s We Never project is a [...]

There’s always a book you can’t put down, a show you can’t stop watching, or a record you can’t put down. There’s [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I talked about jazz in this column, something that made me feel like I was in over my head a [...]

The Wimps’ full length Reel Whirl opens up with a 67-second plea — “I cross my fingers / I hope you’ll stay” it [...]

I'd like to say listening to The Things We Do feels like going home for my musical heart. It's rooted in the spirit [...]

I'd like to say listening to The Things We Do feels like going home for my musical heart. It's rooted in the spirit [...]

Art in a post-pandemic world is in a tricky place. The last two years have seen a wave of COVID-inspired music, [...]

By style alone,

ust like fans are tired of hearing every new alt-rock band compared to either Nirvana or The Breeders depending on [...]

There’s something about the approach Flight Club has to pop punk that feels bigger than the genre itself. For [...]

About 1:30 into Rendezvous, the new EP by Skinnyy Hendrixx, it becomes clear that this four-song record is going to [...]

The best music for music lovers often speaks to this restless heart we all seem to have. An itinerant spirit that [...]

It's amazing the type of breakthroughs bands stumble onto when covering a song. Tina Turner sped up a roots rock [...]

Jazz meets metal. Instantly, half of you reading this clicked out after those three words. “Not for me,” they [...]

January is a hard month. After the ebullience and extravagance of December, it's challenging to keep that energy [...]

Tyler Meacham does not miss. Truly. Friday marked the release of her new single, "Better Than I Used To Be," and [...]

Breathing. It’s easy right? In, out. You’re doing it now without even thinking about it. But as any horn player or [...]

Fallen leaves are accumulating on forest floors and roadsides. A turbulent campaign has yielded a new [...]

As I type this sentence, Scott Lane is looking over my left shoulder. Okay, so it's not Lane himself, but the [...]

You know that famous quote about how great minds discuss ideas instead of events or people? The one often [...]

Punchy rhythms and evocative songwriting captures the ear of anyone who listens to the single “Belladonna,” [...]

The first seconds of the new decade saw the release of the debut full-length album from Americana/Roots-rock [...]

Blistering to its core, the newest EP, Sensation, from punk quartet Haircut is nothing short of astonishing...