Album Review: Sounds Like Whisk by MISC.
Strap in, everyone. This new record from Richmond upstarts MISC. is a certified behemoth for those bold enough to [...]
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Strap in, everyone. This new record from Richmond upstarts MISC. is a certified behemoth for those bold enough to [...]
Diving into the world of lures is initially an easy commitment. The opening track immediately draws listeners into [...]
Streaming with vitality, the music of Jonathan Paige Brown Jr. flows like a spirited river, surging forth from his [...]
Having spent roughly half of the last ten Valentine’s Days single, I started making an annual playlist a few years [...]
Pay attention, local music fans. GIRLSPIT has officially arrived. After bursting onto the scene this past summer [...]
DuctTape Jesus has been one of my best friends for a long time. I’m admittedly biased in this review because of [...]
DuctTape Jesus has been one of my best friends for a long time. I’m admittedly biased in this review because of [...]
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 [...]
For over three years now, Hourglass Sessions have been making their mark on Richmond’s vibrant music scene with [...]
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 [...]
I have recently written elsewhere about how I found the world changed after sleeping for more than two decades. I [...]
Releasing an album should be a joyous occasion, a celebration of all your hard work, a high you ride for quite a [...]
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 [...]