Iron Reagan is In Your Mouth

Written and photographed by Cort Olsen, Chief Editor For once Facebook’s recommended events finally paid off. Iron Reagan, War on Women and Prisoner played on October’s First Friday at En Su Boca for the headliner’s record release. The show was not necessarily “free,” the venue was asking for donations at the door, but the opportunity […]
Cherub, Ghost Beach, and Gibbz at the 9:30 Club

Written and photographed by James Saulsky, guest columnist “This is a song about bathroom stalls and cocaine. When you combine those things a lot of things can happen…and they’re all fucking awesome.” That was the introduction Cherub guitarist and vocalist Jordan Kelley gave for their song Heartbreaker. As the crowd at the 9:30 Club in D.C. […]
Matisyahu at the National

Written and photographed by James Saulsky, guest columnist Matisyahu kicked off the Built to Survive Tour this past Tuesday with a dynamic performance at The National in Richmond, Virginia. Supporting act Radical Something started the evening with their unique blend of reggae, rock, and hip hop-The California based trio played a variety of songs from their last two albums, We […]
LOCKN’ Festival 2014

Article and Photography by Mary Swanson, guest columnist On the morning of September 5th 2014, Lockn’ Festival kicked off its second year on the grounds of Oak Ridge Farm in Arrington, Virginia. While most new music festivals take years to build a reputation, Lockn’ had absolutely no trouble making its presence known to the world. […]
Wolf Gang and Sir Sly at the National

By James Salusky, guest columnist The crowd present at The National exactly one week ago was rewarded with energetic performances from Co-headliners Wolf Gang and Sir Sly. New York City based supporting act Secret Someones warmed up the night with soaring vocal harmonies layered on top of driving chord progressions. I was impressed by the […]
INKLIVE: WOLF//GOAT

http://vimeo.com/105190806 “Madness is Sanity” from Wolf//Goat’s farewell performance at Gallery5 Find more music from Wolf//Goat on Bandcamp: wolfgoatpride.bandcamp.com Filmed by Craig Zirpolo, Mackenzie Werner, Lucy Dacus and Alex van Horn Audio Recorded and Mixed by Mitch Clem Edited by Craig Zirpolo ralph lauren polo ,cheap ralph lauren shirts,louboutin australia,cheap louis vuitton,ralph lauren polo femme
INKLIVE: The Northerners

The Northerners perform “You” just before the release of their debut EP Virginia Recorded live at The Camel in Richmond, Va. Listen to the debut EP Virginia and find out more about The Northerners at: facebook.com/thenorthernersband soundcloud.com/thenortherners Edited and Produced by Craig Zirpolo and Mackenzie Werner Filmed by Mike Edmonds, Craig Zirpolo and Mackenzie […]
Ink vs. Captain Capa

by Cort Olsen, Chief Editor If you all read the To Write Love on Her Arms article, then you will know that INK was able to attend the Virginia Beach leg of Warped Tour this summer. Along with talking Jason Blades of the organization To Write Love on Her Arms we also were able to […]
To Write Love on Her Arms

By Cort Olsen, Chief Editor Photos submitted by Big Picture Media Anyone that is a fan of Pop Punk, Metalcore, Hardcore or basically any genre of music that is featured in Warped Tour, is aware of the organization To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA). For those who are not familiar with the organization, TWLOHA […]
Warped Tour 2k14

By Cort Olsen, Chief Editor It is reaching the end of the summer and that means that Warped Tour is coming to an end. Virginia Beach is one of the last stops that Warped Tour makes on its journey around the country, and INK was lucky enough to receive a press pass this year […]
INK vs. The Concussion Theory, Gritter, and Royal Blood

Before anything is said, I have to make it clear that I’ve never been to show featuring bands whose sounds were so radically different (except that one grindcore/witch-house/experimental jazz basement show that I got completely too wasted at during my freshman year of college.) However, Wednesday’s show at the Canal Club featured RVA locals The […]
Conditions’ Unconditional Farewell

By Cort Olsen, Editor-in-chief Last Saturday Conditions took the stage for the last time right here in Richmond after eight years of being a band. Originally Conditions was intended to have their final show last month after their last stop in New York; however the show had to be postponed due to the arrest of […]