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 […]
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 […]
EPIC FEST 2014
By Cort Olsen, Editor-in-Chief Last Thursday Epic Fest took over Gallery 5 for the night as all types of local Richmond rappers came through the venue to share their talents with the people. The night had its high points with break dancers, heavy bass beats, super sharp rhymes and a bit of rap rock […]
HEADLESSMANTIS, Andrew Harrison, and Parentheses at The Compound
By Cort Olsen A new house show venue has emerged in Richmond and it goes by the name The Compound. Last Tuesday it made its debut featuring Andrew Harrison, the boys of Parentheses and the devilish duo Devon Hammer and Tim Othy of HEADLESSMANTIS. Judging by the turnout of the underground house show scene this […]
The Witch of the White Sea: Up Close with M83’s Morgan Kibby
By Cort Olsen Many of you may have heard of Morgan Kibby from her time as the keyboardist for the French electronic band M84. Now she has decided to branch off and do her own solo act as White Sea. Kibby will be coming to Richmond to perform with The Naked and Famous […]
Transgender Dysphoria Blues
By: Brandon Geib I missed political punk. I missed listening to bands with a message. Bands who aren’t there just to entertain you, they are there to create dialogue. Political punk isn’t afraid to throw its views in your face and block your view with power chords and raspy vocals until you consider them. I […]