The Sounds of Richmond

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RPG

Local rockers RPG are all about having a good time. They're known for blistering three-chord bar rock, the kind of sweaty music that...
Brent Baldwin -
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The Gaskets

The Gaskets are constantly moving. Musically and geographically, the electro-duo is all over the place. Their jittery music is fueled by thick drum machine...
Hilary Langford -
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Josh Small and Liza Kate

Josh Small is not your typical singer-songwriter. He replaces the brooding, solitary stereotype with an easygoing demeanor and a heart as big as the...
Hilary Langford -
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Pennyshaker

From the bass thunks that rattle your spine to the brass trills that tickle your eardrums, funk music was made to be felt and...
Hilary Langford -
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Special Ed and the Shortbus

That we should all live to see the day that Special Ed and the Shortbus, Richmond's beloved, absurdist string band, should become respectable....
Brandon Reynolds -
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Fight the Big Bull

Among the throngs of Richmond jazz acts, Fight the Big Bull stands out as the supergroup, perhaps the city's best collection of young musicians...
Matt Stangel -
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The DJ Williams Projekt

If there is one question that guitarist DJ Williams is used to, it's the one involving turntables. He's not actually a DJ, that's really...
Brent Baldwin -
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Richmond Afrobeat Movement

They haven't got a commune yet or anything like that, but if the Richmond Afrobeat Movement ever stabilizes its membership, it might want to...
Brandon Reynolds -
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Feast for the Senses

In Concert: Join us at our CD release party Thursday, April 24, 7:30-10:30 p.m. at Capital Ale House Music Hall, 623 W. Main St....
David -
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Tulsa Drone

People often label it a soundtrack band, but the atmospheric, mostly instrumental Tulsa Drone -- featuring the unique, metallic tones of the hammered dulcimer...
Brent Baldwin -
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