KAORU NAGISA DISCUSS THE LEGACY OF SCREAMO IN VIRGINIA, UPCOMING PROJECTS, AND THE SCI-FI AESTHETICS OF THEIR BAND’S MUSIC

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

SWAN OF TUONELA’S MOST RECENT TOUR BRINGS THE BAND CLOSER TOGETHER AND READY TO FINISH WRITING THEIR UPCOMING FULL-LENGTH RECORD

INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS PROVIDED BY SWAN OF TUONELA One of the few Virginia screamo bands making a huge mark in both the local and national scene is SWAN OF TUONELA from Richmond. Formed by members of other local… Continue Reading

DESPITE BEING BORN IN NEW JERSEY, CHARLIE PERRIS OF TAWNY PEAKS AND TRUMAN CALLS THE RICHMOND DIY PUNK SCENE HIS HOME

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

#CRYPTID: VIRGINIA SCREAMO BANDS CAUST AND KILGORE TROUT PLAY TWO SHOWCASES AT THE 2014 SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST FESTIVAL IN AUSTIN, TX

INTERVIEW BY CHRIS SUAREZ PHOTOS PROVIDED BY CAUST AND BLAKE LARSON The South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival seems to grow larger each and every year. Every spring, hundreds of bands, musicians, filmmakers, and celebrities converge on Austin, TX over the… Continue Reading