Subject: Richmond (Virginia)

• CARRY IT BACK TO OLD VIRGINNY

  June 15, 1994

• THE BLUE BLUEGRASS OF HOME RALPH STANLEY PLAYS MUSIC CLOSE TO THE ROOTS HE NEVER LEFT

  April 13, 1995

• Seven Storeys Underground

  Can a band too loud for Prescott find happiness in Tempe?

  February 22, 1996

• In Harmacy's Way

  August 1, 1996

• Finances With Wolves

  Telemarketers rake in millions of dollars by telling donors they're helping Native Americans. But the biggest beneficiary by far is the charity itself.

  December 26, 1996

• Stern und Drang

  The King of All Media exposes his Private Parts

  March 6, 1997

• Pretty in Pink

  The (Young) Pioneers bring leftist imagery to an indie world gone apolitical

  November 5, 1998

• Lamb of God

  Ashes of the Wake
  (Epic)

  October 14, 2004

• Avail

  Yes, Virginia

  January 26, 2006

• Firestorm Fest: It's the best lineup of crappy band names in the biz

  March 13, 2008

• Landmine Marathon Signs with Prosthetic Records

  Well, that was fast! The day after Mike Meyer's feature on them ran in our print edition, local death metal band Landmine Marathon have announced they've signed with Prosthetic Records, home to critically lauded (by death-metal standards) acts such as Lamb of God, Gojira, and All That Remains. They're also setting off on a national tour that takes them from Boston to L.A., along with a few local dates. Full slate on the jump.

  February 20, 2009

• GWAR is War

  November 20, 2008

• Ambulette

  Serial poposity

  March 29, 2007

• National Lights

  The Dead Will Walk, Dear
  (BloodShake)

  March 1, 2007

• Cassius

  I Am Jim Jones
  (Lifeforce)

  January 18, 2007

• Strike Anywhere

  Like a Virginian

  January 11, 2007

• Rage Against His Bowling Shirts

  A former moveon.org vol shows up wearing slogans deemed anti-American and is forced to move on from his bowling team and alley

  December 21, 2006

• The Chosen One

  Deedra Abboud is an enigma wrapped in a hijab

  March 2, 2006

• Under the Influence

  There's method to Avail's anarchy

  January 27, 2005

• Electric Avenue

  MySpace Music is virtual community of artists, fans

  December 9, 2004

• Rock Against Bush

  Punks protest the Prez

  September 23, 2004

• Death of Freedom

  April 29, 2004

• Road Show

  Valley bike builders are creating a whole new world of wheels

  July 24, 2003

• Public Access

  Phoenix frames its artistic identity

  October 24, 2002

• Scaling Denali

  A young Richmond band just might lift its struggling label out of the emo rut

  June 6, 2002

• Loss Leader

  'Memento Mori,' a small but well-selected exhibit, gives a fresh look at a subject that's been done to death

  November 2, 2000

• Avail

  One Wrench
  (Fat Wreck Chords)

  August 3, 2000

• Washington Press Corpse

  Hokey Shadow Conspiracy doesn't hold up in light of day

  February 6, 1997

• CAMPING OUT DAVID LOWERY IS BRINGING CRACKERS ON THIS TRIP

  July 1, 1992

• Former Format Frontman's New Band, Fun, Starts Touring Tomorrow

  That Format-size hole in the heart of Phoenix music fans is about to get a little healing. Fun, the new NYC-based project by The Format's Nate Ruess, with ex-Anathallo multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost and Steel Train's Jack Antonoff, will embark on a 34-date tour with Manchester Orchestra tomorrow.Their first record isn't due until August, released this coming but the band is offering a free download of the Elton John-ish "At Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)" by joining the band's mailin

  April 20, 2009