It’s not that youth is wasted on the young, but that with each passing year, we come to recognize the ease it grants us. Learning new things doesn’t feel like an insurmountable task. A good [...]

Confidence is a slippery force. Without it, progress falters. Every project, goal, or dream becomes mired in self-doubt and hesitation. Yet in excess, confidence can veer into perilous territory, [...]

The Newlin Music Prize announced this morning that Drook has won the 2025 award for the album The Pure Joy Of Jumping. Released this past September, The Pure Joy Of Jumping was a masterful [...]

Countless great outlets, organizations, and individuals cover the music scene in Richmond, so many that it might be hard to keep up to date on all of them. We’ll try and collect some great [...]

Gaze into your own desire. Confront it not just with full attention, but with a piercing sense of scrutiny. Let it twist around you, fraying and splitting at the edges, until you’re left with its [...]

Direction is what we need right now. Sure, guidance can help. Assistance? Probably. But above all, we need a clear, collective path forward… one we can all agree on. Not endless debates about [...]

FEATURED SHOW Friday, March 21, 7 PM Pyramid Mass, Plaguefever, Eradicant, Thumpr @ Gallery 5 – $10 (order tickets HERE) In the three decades I’ve been involved in the Richmond music [...]

The world places such heavy emphasis on meaning. Figure out where you’re headed, professionally and personally. Read between the lines, extract every detail and emotion you can. Make every day [...]

Balancing impulse and obsession is always tricky. Your inner voice screams one thing while your lips demurely say another, careful not to betray the delirium churning underneath. Love, in all its [...]

It’s easy to look commanding on a big stage, bathed in lights with a roaring crowd at your feet. Even in the studio, projecting a larger-than-life presence often comes with the territory. But to [...]

Whether you’re prowling or embracing, twilight offers plenty of chances to unleash your wild side, something Richmond MC WhoaKeelo fully leans into on his new song and video, “Late Night.”

There’s plenty of dark, entrancing imagery to extract from the music of experimental metal trio Pyramid Mass. Suffocating pressure that mimics the panicked horror of being buried alive. Being [...]

Did you really think the Hourglass team moving to New York City would stop them from spotlighting Central Virginia talent? Think again. For their first official entry of 2025, they shine the [...]

While slick performances packed with bravado in eye-catching locations have their place, it’s refreshing to see Booth The Streets switch gears from time to time, highlighting artists through a [...]

“Gettin paid in the game made me roam free\ Flip a penny to a dime I’m like an O-G.” That line from Do Or Die’s 1998 single “Still Po Pimping” still hits hard today, where the grind means keeping [...]