Stone Celebrates One Year in Richmond with Brown’s Island Music And Beer Festival
Filing across the bridge to Brown’s Island, Richmonders danced the day away in celebration of of the first year anniversary of Stone Brewery’s Richmond imprint. Throughout the day on Saturday, music and beer lovers of all ages grooved to the sounds of psych-rock, funk, and soul bands Pontiak, The Bright Light Social Hour, Jeff – […]
Postmodern Jukebox reimagines modern songs
The performance group Postmodern Jukebox performed an array of modern songs arranged into “vintage” genres, such as jazz and swing, on Feb. 10 at The National. Pianist and composer Scott Bradlee founded Postmodern Jukebox, a music collective — meaning musicians rotate through for recordings and live performances. The group uploads videos of new songs every […]
‘Cheats Movement’ Provides The Pulse For RVA Rap Scene
Led by Marc ‘Cheats’ Cheatham, The Cheats Movement Podcast, is the most active Hip-Hop blog in Richmond. With a show every other week, the podcast invites local rappers to display their skills and drop new music.The cheats movement group also consists of Gigi Broadway, Rich Hernandez, Hip-Hop Henry, The Gawd KB, rapper RT, DJ Mentos […]
Unbelivable: 20 Years Since Biggie’s Murder
It’s been 20 years since Biggie Smalls, also known as the Notorious B.I.G., was murdered at age 24 in a Los Angeles drive-by shooting on March 9, 1997. A staple in everyone’s top five emcees, in many circles Biggie is heralded as the greatest of all time. His flow, lyrical ability, wit and storytelling style […]
Grammy-nominated percussionist, VCU Jazz Studies program “Salsa for Change”
The VCU Department of Music’s Jazz Studies program and VCUarts is hosting Grammy-nominated percussionist John Santos for a three day artist residency from March 19-21. Santos’s residency, titled “Salsa for Social Change,” will focus on his expansive knowledge of Afro-Latin music, Salsa and how Latin jazz can be a gateway to understanding systems of racial […]
Anne Akiko Meyers: world renowned violinist performs at VCU
Do you believe there is an ideal age for people to get started in music and begin honing their skills as an instrumentalist? As music is a rich and complex form of communication, much like learning a foreign language, the earlier the better to start learning and studying to continue honing one’s skills like an […]
Music Orchard builds and encourages local youths’ musical passions
Music Orchard provides free private music lessons to students in Richmond Public Schools, pairing high school musicians with elementary school students pursuing music. “It originally started as a way to do community service, but I kinda fell in love with working with these kids,” said Music Orchard founder Jake Zaslav. According to Zaslav, he founded […]
Taylor Barnett lives as performer and teacher
Virginia Commonwealth University assistant trumpet professor and No BS! Brass Band member Taylor Barnett never stops working, and doesn’t seem to mind. Barnett has been immersed in the world of music since he was a young child and has been at VCU in some capacity for nearly 20 years. Barnett began his VCU career early […]
A mixed-bill collaboration with the Cosmonaut Collective
Cosmonaut Collaborations, the brainchild of Solar Tantrums member Eric Kalata, hosted their first Strange Matter show last Wednesday, Nov. 23. Kalata formed Cosmonaut Collective as a means of booking shows more easily and Strange Matter marked the collective’s third show, and the first show to feature a mixed bill. “I wanted to be taken a […]
Mary J. Blige and Maxwell ring in Thanksgiving weekend at Coliseum
R&B legends Maxwell and Mary J. Blige opened the holiday season with their “King and Queens of Hearts Tour” stop at the Richmond Coliseum on Nov. 23. The arena was filled near capacity with die hard fans of the famed singers. With separate sets, each singer brought their unique qualities to the stage that has […]