While they may not be from #RVA, they certainly a favorite around here. Check out the Cinnamon Band's new video done by Will Renton. 

The video is part of the release of their new 7'' featuring Black Love and Tough Love on…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkAvf5j_dfs

Amen Dunes, the solo project of Damon McMahon, began with recordings made in the fall of 2006 in upstate New York. Those tapes were initially put on the shelf as personal recordings he never intended for release, and the following summer, McMahon moved to China and all but stopped making music. He would live in Beijing for the next few years, writing…

Big Stone Gap, VA -  how many Richmonders could point that out on a map?  Well, you may have a better clue where to look when you listen to Big Stone's very own "WE KILLED VEGAS."

      Comparisons like "AC/DC meets the White Stripes" couldn't be farther from the truth, you gotta see…

In Earmilk's recently published "Top 20 Hip-Hop albums of 2011" post, you may have read me refer to the "Chillwave" genre as a half-life. This was probably due to my recognition of the genres' tight-knit handful of affluentials seemingly move toward differently describable sounds. Regardless of how excellent the music was that dropped last year, whether it be Washed Out's blissfully spacious aural journey Within and Without, or Toro Y Moi's Unequivocally funky homage to disco and…

Every Listening Room is an exercise in gratefulness. Continually being humbled by talent of the artists and the service of the organizers, I am struck by the demands of work and sweat and heart that bear these special nights. This week in particular, they were short on baked goods. Once I heard this, my heart sank, because I realized I do so little to help in these efforts. In the least, I can bake some cookies, I thought. But I didn’t have the time, and…

Dead Fame is excited to announce the release of their first EP recording, Frontiers--available for digital download on iTunes, Amazon,…

Solitary EP Review #1

We just released a 5-song EP titiled, Solitary in December.  You can buy it at iTunes or off our bandcamp page. 

Quick on the heals of it's release we had an indie music blog site take notice and write a glowing review of the EP.  Please click the link above, or the one below, to read the review.…

The Richmond music scene had so many incredible albums come out this year, there was no way I could lump them in with national releases and then have to narrow them down to 10 (there are actually 11 on this list). And since my blog is primarily local, I made a completely separate list - and even that was still hard to do. Here are the best albums Richmond musicians had to offer for 2011.

COREY MCLEMORE - THE DEFINITION

There's nothing really more I can say about…

The one thing I take pride in as a music lover is that I have a wide variety of tastes. After looking at Paste and Pitchfork's Best of 2011 lists, I realize I hadn't listened to the majority of their choices. The music I listened to and loved over the year is 1) mainstream (Adele's "21" is a phenomenal album, in case you didn't already know), 2) so obscure…

It seems I was too quick to post yesterday about local artist and their Christmas songs. Because no sooner did I post, I managed to hear about two more releases.

Make Phantoms, who just released their new EP "Solitary Never Sleeps,"…

Christmas is fast approaching and what better way to get in the spirit of things than with some great local holiday music? Well, there's drinking heavily, but that works for every occasion.

After giving away a bunch of free songs over Thanksgiving, Dean Fields is at it again. This time, he went into the studio and recorded a few of his holiday favorites, and giving the gift of songs to his fans.…

Folk singer/songwriter Chris Gregory spent ten years playing drums for various indie and alternative rock bands and is now stepping forward under the name Mermaids. I Mean Whales.

He'll be playing at the Camel on Thursday, Dec. 15 with Lobo Marino and…

Nick Woods (of the Orioles and the Cheap Seats) will be saying goodbye to RVA and heading to Nashville. And what better way to celebrate than putting on a last minute show?

Nick's last show will be taking place on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at the Camel and will be joined by friends David Shultz (of and the Skyline and Ophelia),…

The Devil Wears Prada, Whitechapel, Enter Shikari, and For Today

at The National

Richmond, VA

December 8th, 2011 

The Devil Wears Prada…

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of sitting in on band practice with Jonathan Vassar and the Speckled Bird. The group recently added Paul Watson into the groupand man, does he add a new dynamic to the songs,…

Saxophone legend Kenny G performs at CenterStage on Thursday, Dec. 8.

Apparently Kenny G is cool again since he appeared in a Katy Perry video and played with Foster the People on SNL. But, every time I think of Kenny G, I ALWAYS think of…

There's nothing I like better than discovering a new group and falling in love with their music. In all honesty, Pennsylvania rock band Three Legged Fox caught my eye because of the name, but the music instantly drew me in. It's simple, yet very intricate at the same time. I even postponed another post I was going to write about just so I could talk about these guys.

The band is in the midst of…

And another music venue bites the dust.

Northside bar and country and honky-tonk music hangout Shenanigans will be closing at the end of the year and bands will still perform until New Year's. I could once again go into all the details on why this is awful and how Richmond is yet again losing another music treasure. But for the sake of my sanity and to keep spirits up, let's talk about the music they still have coming, shall we?

Longtime…

Emperor X, the noise/folk project of C. R. Matheny, has a wonderfully delightful new album out called "Western Teleport" that I've have not stopped listening to since I got it. Emperor X mainly uses an acoustic guitar and a dynamic microphone, but also uses a lot of percussive and electronic instruments. The diversity of the subject matter of the songs goes all over the place from plate tectonics to fixing broken air…