Show your support for local music (specifically Richmond, Virginia) with this lovely shirt printed in Comfort Colors’ seafoam green color and unisex style.

No music genre channels confrontation quite like hardcore. Pounding intensity and a roaring sound that keep every element front and center, refusing to be ignored. It’s rage laid bare in its most [...]

FEATURED SHOW Saturday, March 7, 6:30 PM Lose Sight, Steamroll, Wasted Life, Companion of Fools @ Lakeside Moose Lodge – $10 Some interesting developments have taken place in the world […]

The Auricular is excited to bring the spectacular DuctTape Jesus to Plan 9 Music on Wednesday, March 4th for an exciting in-store performance!

FEATURED SHOW Thursday, February 26, 7 PM Pay Rent Brass Band plays Mega Man 3, Piranha Rama, The Dawnstars @ Gallery 5 – $14.64 (order tickets HERE) One fascinating thing […]

FEATURED SHOW Tuesday, February 17, 7 PM Get The Flock Out Benefit Show, feat. Deau Eyes, Holy River, Brookhouse, Benjamin Shepherd @ Gallery 5 – $10 suggested donation Let’s get […]

FEATURED SHOW  Friday, February 20, 7 PM Suppression, Ostraca, The Slads, Cicada, Service Weapon, Curriculum @ Studio Two Three – $10 The threat is real. One of the best things […]

The Newlin Music Prize unveiled its 2026 Short List last Monday, featuring 20 albums in contention for this year’s award, which celebrates outstanding musical excellence in Richmond, VA. Voting [...]

On Wednesday, February 18th, The Auricular proudly welcomes the electrifying sounds of HOTPANTS to Plan 9 Music for an exciting in-store performance!

FEATURED SHOW Friday, February 6, 5 PM We Find A Way: Lessons In Black Americana opening celebration, feat. Freedom Imani, innate, Zuri, IAMI Collective, Steelboy, DJ B-Rice @ Gallery 5 […]

FEATURED SHOW Saturday, January 31, 7 PM White Beast, Rat Fight, Telepathic Love, Captain Caveman @ Bandito’s – $10 (order tickets HERE) Most of y’all didn’t know me back [...]

What is true horror? The sheer cruelty of the world around us, or our unsettling ability to continue to live alongside it without interruption? It's too hard to tell these days. Sure, we pause [...]

The ongoing evolution of heavy music, both within Richmond and beyond, has been very interesting to watch over the past several years, and a show like this kind of throws this into relief. For [...]

The instinct to connect is ingrained in our existence. To search for friends, mentors, companions, and confidants. To find the relationships and spaces where we feel seen and needed. It’s here [...]

FEATURED SHOW Thursday, January 15, 8 PM The Damage, Destruct, Arrogants, Subjects @ Fuzzy Cactus – $10 (Main photo: Ryan del Rosario) Maybe this isn’t what most people want to […]