Hues Release Show – Bringing Back The Classic Cassette
Photos and Story by Daniel Potes – Managing Editor Satellite Syndicate has been a vital group within the Richmond musical community for some time. They perform shows all over town, including Ink’s Creative Review, involving all sorts of talent. Founding member Jefferson Harris, also known as BSTFRND, gathered this musical conglomerate of local talent into the Satellite Syndicate that […]
Born Cages at The Canal Club
Written and photographed by James Saulsky, contributing writer It’s 12 am on a stormy Wednesday and the members of Born Cages are homeless for the night. After a half hour of continuous searching, lead singer and guitarist Vlad Holiday finally finds a hotel with open rooms just as his phone emits one last flash of […]
Ain’t No Party like a Richmond Party
By Drew Goodwin, contributing writer Photographs by Will Nelson One of the key distinctions Richmond holds over other areas in Virginia is the particular culture it has cultivated. An island of misfit toys of sorts, anyone, any creed, background I’d argue is better accepted in the fine streets of the River City. One of most […]
Satellite Syndicate Proves Richmond’s (Still) Got Beats
By Jose D’Alta, Online Editor Photos by Daniel Potes You might’ve seen them online, or at one of the many shows they’ve been putting on recently; Satellite Syndicate is a blessing to a city saturated by Indie Royalty hopefuls, camping-obsessed folk bands, and chord-blasting, first world Anarchists. The beat-driven collective’s been incredibly active since their […]
Whirr Your Head Off: Whirr and Cloakroom at Strange Matter
By Alex Curran, guest columnist Photo by Ryan McLain There is an entire mythos behind the sonic power of shoegaze bands, whether it’s My Bloody Valentine’s ability to make people enter a trance-like state through continuously playing as loud as they possibly can, or the rumor that Whirr has the ability to make audience members […]
Brighter the Moon at the Canal Club
Written by Cort Olsen, Editor-in-Chief Photos courtesy of hcastenphoto.com Pop punk is like vanilla ice cream, there really is no way to screw it up and pretty much everyone likes vanilla ice cream. The down side of vanilla ice cream is it gets gets boring after a while. Pop punk is like feeling nostalgic […]
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 […]