TURNOVER PLANS FOR SUMMER TOUR FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF PERIPHERAL VISION

INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS AND VIDEO BY MANNY MARES, IAN HURDLE, DEMI CAMBRIDGE, AND ROB SOUCY Though Peripheral Vision was not officially released for purchase until May 4, 2014, the latest album from TURNOVER has been blasting throughout the… Continue Reading

BRIGHTER THE MOON TRAVEL THE EAST COAST THIS MARCH ON THEIR FIRST TOUR AND CONTINUE WRITING FOR FULL-LENGTH ALBUM

INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY BRANDON HAMBRIGHT Like many of Virginia’s best bands from other parts of the commonwealth, BRIGHTER THE MOON migrated to Richmond, Va. It was here that not only did they find the support of the… Continue Reading

PORT HARBOUR OVERCOME THE “WAKE” OF THEIR MUSIC CAREER AND SOAR TO NEW HEIGHTS IN THE MUSIC SCENE WITH THEIR POSITIVE, UPLIFTING SOUND

INTERVIEW BY SHELBY BAKER PHOTOS BY TD WEHLE AND THE HERRINGTONS Based in Harrisonburg, Va., the indie rock group known as PORT HARBOUR has come a long way to become the band they are today. The band originally started out… Continue Reading

BIG MAMA SHAKES RELEASE TRAILER ANNOUNCING RELEASE DATES FOR NEW ALBUM, AS SHE DOES, AS WELL AS TWO SINGLES

INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY KEITH REAGAN, LIZ PALOMA, CALEB AUSTIN, AND TECUMSEH ALLEN Since forming the lifelong friendships in their hometown of Williamsburg, Va., the members of BIG MAMA SHAKES have been hard at work building a name… Continue Reading

TAKING INSPIRATION FROM MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, GAINESVILLE’S CASTLE OF GENRE DISCUSS THEIR INDIE ROCK SOUND, AS WELL AS THEIR PLAN TO RELEASE A NEW ALBUM AND MOVE TO RICHMOND

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

ESBERN SNARE TACKLE ISSUES OF HOMESICKNESS ON DEBUT ALBUM, A VIOLENT PEACE, AND PREPARE TO TOUR THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA IN HOPES OF BREAKING INTO MORE LOCAL SCENES

INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY JUSTICE IMAGES AND LEIGH BURNETTE PHOTOGRAPHY Though they have been making music since they were teenagers, brothers Luke and Adam Jones founded ESBERN SNARE in their family garage, which was converted into their dad’s… Continue Reading

INDIE ROCKERS DYSKA GROW ALONGSIDE NORFOLK’S BLOSSOMING ART AND MUSIC SCENES WITH THE HELP OF LOCAL MUSIC FESTIVALS, BREWERIES, AND ARTISTS

INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY ROSE GOLD BRAND, BLUES B PHOTOGRAPHY, AND NORFOLK FESTEVENTS Following the breakup of their former band, guitarist Mujtaba “Muj” Habib, drummer Bill Manley, and bassist Nick Valese formed DYSKA, but when they’re sound lacked… Continue Reading

RAINTREE EMBODY VIRGINIA DIY WITH THE HELP OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS, AND ENCOURAGE GROWTH OF THE EMO SCENE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE

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