Goldfish at The Broadberry
Written and photographed by James Saulsky, contributing writer Before last Wednesday, I’d never heard a fish sing — other than that annoying singing bass thing that everyone used to hang on their walls — and I’d definitely never heard one play a saxophone, flute, or upright bass. That all changed over the course of the next few hours. […]
The Identity Monster and You
Gabriella Lacombe, There is a scene in Alice in Wonderland that I think of often when I get the feeling that someone is going out of their way to impress or be likeable. It is when Alice meets the hookah smoking caterpillar. While he tries to give Alice advice on how to make her way […]
Beyonce x Topshop coming 2015
By Alena Sydnor, Guest Columnists Beyonce and TopShop to create an Athletic Wear Line The buzz in fashion is that the Queen B has paired up with TopShop to design an athletic wear line, Parkwood TopShop Athletic Ltd. This collaboration could have not presented itself at a more ideal time than now, considering the recent […]
Not Your Honey, Honey: The Epidemic of Cat-calling
By Angie Judson, guest columnist Illustration by Annette Allen INK takes a look at one of Richmond’s dirty little secrets: Catcalling. Note: the people interviewed for this article have chosen to remain anonymous. Catcalling is a habit that frequently gets brushed under the carpet and excused time and time again. It’s “boys being boys” […]
Beer, Bikes, and Pizza: CTBC’s 6th Annual Pizza Crawl
By Megan Leary, guest columnist A crisp fall night, cyclists at the ready, and stomachs at full attention set the stage as riders prepare for the annual Pizza Crawl, hosted by Carytown Bicycle Company. Now in it’s 6th year, CTBC’s Pizza Crawl is one of the most anticipated events in Richmond, especially by […]
GROWTH OF MOSS
By Gaston Arze, guest columnist You’ve probably been to one of his shows by now this year, and even if you haven’t, you’ve likely heard his name before. Zak Goldwasser, the man behind the musical project called Moss, is a Kinetic Imaging major here at VCU who has started performing his ‘psychedelic dance’ music […]
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 […]
Q&A with Austin Horse
By Mary Swanson, guest columnist Austin Horse is the third of the Red Bull athletes present at Lockn’ this year that I had the pleasure of meeting. Between being a bike messenger in New York City, taking home medals in Cycle Messenger World Championships, and running a nonprofit, you have to wonder how he does […]
Up Close with Nico Deportago-Cabrera
By Mary Swanson, guest columnist After interviewing Addison Zawada at Lockn, Ink had the chance to sit down with Nico Deportago-Cabrera, another Red Bull cyclist who specializes in courier racing. Nico, in addition to participating in courier championships and cyclocross, is the vocalist and guitarist in a garage punk/power pop band called Young Distractions [http://youngdistractions.bandcamp.com/] […]
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 […]
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 […]