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The gritty realism that fuels underground hip-hop can feel strange to outsiders, dismissed as either exaggerated bravado or blurred fantasy. There may be truth buried in the bars, but unless [...]

Few things compare to the thrill of surrendering to music that refuses restraint. It’s a visceral rush, liberating the self by shattering inhibition and flooding the senses with raw, unfiltered [...]

Sometimes, it would be nice just to hit pause. Stop the world while you chase a goal to the end, or halt your own momentum to savor time with the people who matter most. But this isn’t fantasy. [...]

Richmond’s music scene has thrived for decades thanks to a steady influx of young talent, new generations that cut their teeth before the last has finished even making its mark. Fueled by a rich [...]

Fans of Butcher Brown have come to expect genre-blurring brilliance, an effortless fusion of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and soul that makes even the most peripheral styles feel comfortably within [...]

Despite all the noise and distractions life throws our way, there are still moments worth slowing down for, like locking eyes with someone who makes time feel completely irrelevant. That [...]

Life’s pressures can feel relentless. So much we want to do, so much we have to do, so much we’re forced to do, and so much left to do. Support systems help–it takes a village, after all–but at [...]

In an era where everyone’s trying to stretch the hours in a day, burning through the night feels like a constant ambition. But even that drive has its limit… at least for most. Not Finess’em Rio. [...]

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, July 23rd, because The Auricular is bringing the stirring sounds of Brookhouse to Plan 9 Music for a special in-store performance!

Inspiration surrounds us all. It may not always be the creative spark we need, but in any setting–light or dark, crowded or isolated–there are muses waiting to be found. All you need to do is [...]