Snapshots: No BS! Brass Band @ The Hamilton Live — 10/24/21

Posted on 10/28/2021 by Ari Strauss in Live Review and tagged brass band, funk, NO BS! Brass Band, Richmond, The Hamilton, The Hamilton Live, Virginia.

No BS! Brass Band performs at The Hamilton Live on Oct. 24, 2021. (Photo by Ari Strauss)

Mix a little bit of New Orleans with a generous helping of funk and pop and you have the deliciousness that is No BS! Brass Band, the 11-piece that partied down at DC’s The Hamilton Live one recent evening.

Hailing from Richmond, Virginia (RVA all the way!), No BS! Brass Band was founded by Reggie Pace (trombone) and Lance Koehler (drums) who were students together at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Both were in separate bands and didn’t like some of the “stuff” that was going on, so they got together to form their own band and cut out “the stuff;” hence the name, No BS! Brass Band.

Song of the Day: “Hot & Heavy” by Lucy Dacus

Posted on 04/19/2021 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged folk, Lucy Dacus, Richmond, Song of the Day, Virginia.

Lucy Dacus (Photo by Ebru Yildiz)

Lucy Dacus announces her third album, Home Video, out June 25 on Matador, and releases lead single/video, “Hot & Heavy.”

Preview: GWAR @ Diamond Drive In (Richmond, VA), 10/10/20

Posted on 10/02/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged crossover thrash, GWAR, Richmond, trash metal, Virginia.

GWAR (Photo courtesy the band)

GWAR are currently in the midst of the 30th anniversary celebration of “Scumdogs of the Universe.” This includes two Drive-In shows set for Richmond, Virginia, on Oct. 10 as well as the release of 30th anniversary editions of the Scumdogs of the Universe.

Livestream Preview: GWAR’s Undead from Antarctica Monthly Variety Show @ YouTube, 8/16/20

Posted on 08/14/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged crossover thrash, GWAR, heavy metal, livestream, Lzzy Hale, Richmond, thrash metal, Undead from Antartica, variety show, Virginia.

GWAR (Photo courtesy Freeman Promotions)

Been stuck at home in your mom’s basement since March? Tired of watching the same old shit on Netflix and Hulu? Have you had enough of Ancient Aliens, and the Tiger King? Ready to throttle that no-neck Danzig twin Big Ed from 90 Day Fiancé?

GWAR has the solution! Your Lords and Masters are launching a brand new monthly variety show from their frozen fortress to warm the cockles of your cold dead hearts!

“Undead From Antarctica” premieres Sunday, Aug. 19, at 9pm ET, on GWAR’s YouTube Channel with special guest Lzzy Hale!

Song of the Day: Bill Withers’ “Grandma’s Hands” by The Ingramettes

Posted on 04/06/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged gospel, Richmond, Song of the Day, The Ingramettes, Virginia.

The Ingramettes (Photo courtesy Hearth Music)

The Ingramettes released Take a Look in the Book, a new album, on March 20. It includes a new take on “Grandma’s Hands” by the late Bill Whithers, who passed away days later due to heart complications.

Live Review: J. Roddy Walston and Palm Palm @ Ottobar — 1/19/20

Posted on 01/22/2020 by David LaMason in Live Review and tagged hard rock, J. Roddy Walston, Ottobar, Palm Palm, Parker Gispert, Richmond, roots, southern rock, Virginia.

J. Roddy Walston and Palm Palm rock a sold-out Ottobar on Jan. 19, 2020. (Photo by David LaMason)

In October of last year, J. Roddy Walston and the Business, posted through social media that “after 14 years, four albums and 889 shows of being creatively betrothed solely to each other, now feels like the time to explore other possibilities…” After sold-out sets in Baltimore and Richmond, J. Roddy Walston and the Business and their raucous brand of Southern rock and Stones-inspired music was on an indefinite hiatus.

But the story doesn’t end there.

Ticket Giveaway: GWAR @ 9:30 Club, 12/27/19

Posted on 11/28/2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged 9:30 Club, crossover thrash, free tickets, GWAR, heavy metal, Richmond, thrash metal, ticket giveaway, Virginia.

GWAR (Photo courtesy Freeman Promotions)

Conquering alien overlords GWAR ransack 9:30 Club on Friday, Dec. 27, on their Use Your Collusion Tour, and you can win tickets to go with Parklife DC.

Snapshots: GWAR @ Rams Head Live — 9/29/19

Posted on 10/04/2019 by ambienteye in Live Review and tagged crossover thrash, GWAR, heavy metal, Rams Head Live, Richmond, thrash metal, Virginia.

GWAR performs at Rams Head Live on Sept. 29, 2019. (Photo by Katherine Gaines/ ambienteye.com)

Thrash metal overlords GWAR sieged Rams Head Live as the command center for the band’s Use Your Collusion Tour recently. Katherine Gaines got pictures of all of the guts and glory you would expect from a heavy metal “alien invasion.”

Snapshots: Lamb of God @ Merriweather Post Pavilion — 5/14/19

Posted on 05/23/2019 by Andy Jillson in Live Review and tagged death metal, groove metal, Lamb of God, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Richmond, thrash metal, Virginia.

Lamb of God performs at Merriweather Post Pavilion on May 14, 2019. (Photo by Andy Jillson)

American heavy metal band Lamb of God stopped at Merriweather Post Pavilion recently, and I was there to take some photos. The Richmond natives are currently on tour with Slayer for Slayer’s “final world tour.” Continue Reading

Live Review: Windhand @ U Street Music Hall — 1/24/19

Posted on 01/29/2019 by mdxpc in Live Review and tagged doom metal, Richmond, U Street Music Hall, Virginia, Windhand.

Windhand performs at U Street Music Hall on Jan. 24, 2019. (Photo by Rashad Polk)

Kicking off an East coast tour, Windhand electrified U Street Music Hall recently. The four-piece comprised of Dorthia Cottrell on vocals, Garrett Morris on guitar, Ryan Wolfe on drums, and Parker Chandler holding down the bass put on a full-blown rock and roll show.