INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY NOORAN MATTIES, ALLY NEWBOLD, AND MIMI HONG If you haven’t heard of MAKESHIFT SHELTERS, you may in fact be living under a rock. The emotionally-driven four-piece, which is based in both Washington, D.C. and… Continue Reading
INTERVIEWED BY LAURA BITTNER PHOTOS PROVIDED BY BRANDON IQBAL CASTLE OF GENRE is a four piece band from Gainesville, Va. Its members are Joey Fall, Brandon Iqbal, Patrick Stolte, and Anthony Crawford. The self-proclaimed indie rock band from Northern Virginia… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY NOORANN MATTIES Founded on September 12, 2012 following the breakup of the Fairfax-based emo band STUDYING, vocalists TJ Whitehead and Chris Morgan, drummer John Crogan, and guitarist Ted Gordon started the band, which came… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY CHRIS SUAREZ PHOTOS BY THE MODERN OWL PHOTOGRAPHY AND DESIGN Earlier last month, I met with RAINTREE bassist Peter Sacco after a house show in Richmond. Driving down from the band’s hometown of Charlottesville, Sacco and I discussed… Continue Reading
The newest Virginia emo “twinkly” to hit the scene is Richmond’s trio THE WEAK DAYS, whose members include Tommy McPhail, Anastasia Rivera, and Dustin Reinink, who also plays in the pop punk duo WINNING THE LOSER’S BRACKET. The five tracks on this EP… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW WITH JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS AND VIDEO PROVIDED BY TOPSHELF RECORDS AND DOWSING Very few bands embody the creative spirit of the city of Richmond as much as the pop-rock three-piece known as SUNDIALS. Since their inception in 2010, SUNDIALS… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY CLAIRE KIM PHOTOGRAPHY There are few bands that can make me feel inspired in a dingy dive bar than the heart filled, angst ridden music of WATERMEDOWN. Better known as Jonny Mays, who is… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY BRIAN KOMATZ Fueled by an unhealthy diet of donuts, Looney Tunes, and hatred for the world and themselves, the punk-emo-whatever band GOSSAMER from Charlottesville is making a name for the self-loathing punk bands of… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY CHRIS SUAREZ PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ETHAN HANSEN AND CHARLIE PERRIS While THE DOMINION COLLECTIVE is typically exclusive to Virginia bands, there are also a number of musicians and artists who call the Old Dominion home but are in… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY ALEXIS PASCHAL PHOTOS PROVIDED BY WESLEY BUNCH Though the band known as has been around since 2011 and toured throughout the United States, as well as Tokyo, SUBURBAN LIVING has always been about Wesley Bunch. Raised in Virginia… Continue Reading