Trance Da Chancellor - Foreal O’neal
Trance Da Chancellor recently dropped his third mixtape, Foreal O’neal, and you’ve got to pick it up. Ten tracks, mostly produced by Jae “Dilly” Dallas, take the best of rock and hip hop and put them together. Track 2 is “The Chosen Realistic” which does a good job of sampling and slowing the intro from Cream’s “White Room.”
Check the fresh flow in “With Open Eyez” where “even Kanye West couldn’t be so heartless.” The beat feels like a heart and is fairly old school like J Dilla (whose beat Trance borrows for “Michael Jackson”). Make sure you peep the polyrhythms and Jamaican flavor of “Dope Game PSA.” Get the album for yourself HERE.
White Laces - “Deep Moves”
White Laces is back with a new single (streaming thanks to Stereogum) from forthcoming 7” (“Deep Moves” b/w “Ascend” 7”) this coming summer. As a follow-up to the full length Moves, “Deep Moves” hits a little harder and namely, goes a little deeper, so to speak. The band still has its famous fuzz and heaviness, but this time there is a twang to the dueling melodies.
Check out White Laces’ upcoming dates:
(Oops! Don’t forget White Laces @ Live @ Ipanema this Sunday, 5/5!)
05/04 @ Hopscotch Road Show w/Whatever Brains & Invisible Hand (Strange Matter)
05/24 @ TBA (Philadelphia, PA)
05/25 @ TBA (NY, NY)
05/26 @ Great Scott (Boston, MA)
06/27 @ Black Cat w/Gross Ghost (Washington, DC)
06/28 @ Tea Bazaar w/Gross Ghost (Charlottesville, VA)
06/29 @ The Soapbox w/Gross Ghost (Wilmington, NC)
Imaginary Sons - various tracks
RVA’s Imaginary Sons are about to rip through your musical stratosphere, so you better be prepared. The five-piece grunge rock band clearly has a lot of fun and their live set is already getting raving feedback. These guys seem like they don’t mind getting a little sloppy, and their stoner rock is well-crafted fun times. Check out “Train to Hell” and get your devil horns handy.
Come out TONIGHT (4/29) @ The Camel for Imaginary Sons along with The Northerners and outoftowners The Idiomatics (Fred-burg). 8 pm, FREE!
The Great White Caps - Screech Beach!
The Great White Caps are a garage surf band from Bethlehem, PA, and they are coming to rock RVA on Wednesday night (5/1) @ The Camel. We’ve been bumpin this album all morning, and it does wonders for productivity and lethargy combined.
They’ll be joined by The Trillions and Warren Hixson, probably two of our favorite bands in Richmond. We have been jonesin’ to witness Warren Hixson, and The Trillions put on a kickass live show. Check out this video from a recent show by videographer Todd Raviotta:
Here is the event invite on Facebook….
to recap:
The Great White Caps, The Trillions, Warren Hixson @ The Camel Wednesday, 5/1 @ 9 pm, $5.
Shovels & Rope - “Gasoline”
Win a pair of tickets to this week’s Friday Cheers with Shovels & Rope and Hayes Carll! Simply e-mail soundsofrva at gmail.com by Thursday (5/2) at noon with “Friday Cheers tickets” in the subject line. Winner will be chosen at random and will be notified that day.
Charleston’s Shovels and Rope is a loud roots duo who takes an unusual approach to country tunes. Hayes Carll is a country crooner based in Austin who plays romantic Americana.
This is the opening week of Friday Cheers for 2013. Shows last from 6:30 to 9:30, and this week’s is $5. Takes place on Brown’s Island. We’ll be giving away a pair of tickets to each show, so check back and enter!
photo by pheed.com/sycbus
Hayes Carll, “Hide Me”
The official 2013 screen print created by Otto Art. Only 30 printed, 12x24, hand signed and numbered, $20. Available at the Venture Richmond tent at Friday Cheers. This pic does not do it justice, get one while you can!
Part II: Bands of Siblings
There are a few bands here in Richmond that like to keep things in the family. I’m talking about bands that involve brothers and sisters playing together. I honestly thought I’d be able to come up with more than this, so please send any additions my way. Here they are in no particular order:
Brother and sister Justin and Ally Khoury both front the roots/jam band The Northerners, and they’re making waves in the local and national scenes. Come out to The Camel on Monday, 4/29 w/ The Idiomatics and Imaginary Sons with or 5/17 @ Cary Street Cafe.
Sisters Zoe and Gracie Golden stomp out some garage rock tunes with great gusto in this duo. I couldn’t find much info about what’s next for them but they did have a good time on April Fool’s Day on their Facebook page.
Not only does The Trongone Band involve brothers Andrew and Johnny Trongone but also father John Trongone. The blues/jam band knows its way around classic rock very well. The band plays every Thursday at Cary Street Cafe.
Three siblings and a spouse make up the band Mount Lion, formerly the Frye Collective: Erin Frye, Basil Frye, Tucker Frye, and Amber Blankenship Frye. The band plays emotional folk pop with an underlying spirituality. Check them out next week at First Friday, 5/3 @ Gallery 5 with Lobo Marino, Zac Hryciak & the Jungle Beat, and Dr. Dukes.
photo by Sounds of RVA
The Green Boys feature brothers Sean and Ryan Green who are originally from Fredericksburg. The four-piece plays some of the most engaging roots rock around. They are about to release an album (Oh Delia) thanks to a very successful Kickstarter. Come out to the CD release show 5/17 @ The Camel with Jackass Flats.
photo by Rusty Bartlett
You’ll find brothers Jesse and Trevor Spencer on mandolin and banjo, respectfully, in River City Band. Check out this bluegrass band on 5/2 @ Legend Brewery’s Brews and Bluegrass for Happy Hour with Heart benefiting Happy Camper Productions.
photo by Sounds of RVA @ Sounds of RVA’s 2nd Anniversary
There are two (half) brothers in the Sacred Teachers: Boney Loner (vox) and Nick Driver (guitar). This screeching garage rock four-piece has got a seriously awesome live set. Check them out 5/14 @ Strange Matter w/ Cosmonauts, Peace Beast, and Naked Baby. They are going to announce more shows via Facebook really soon.
We missed putting this band on the list! This band is even playing our Sounds of RVA Showcase @ Bogart’s on 6/22 along with two other Subterranea Collective bands. Brothers Casey and Hunter Graham make up two thirds of this post-punk trio.
Again, hit me up at “soundsofrva at gmail dot com” if you want to add anybody.
Jon Brown - “If Drinking Don’t Kill Me (Her Memory Will)” (George Jones)
You’ve probably heard that the great George Jones just passed away. Horsehead frontman Jon Brown decided to play a cover of one of the man’s best tunes as a way to honor his memory. It’s an acoustic performance with variations in volume and emphasis. RIP George Jones.
Catch Horsehead @ RVA Playlist’s 3rd Birthday Party @ The Camel 5/29 along with Anousheh and Long Arms.
photo by Sounds of RVA
photo courtesy of genestout.com
James Wallace & The Naked Light - Strange News from Another Star
James Wallace & the Naked Light is streaming its new album, Strange News from Another Star (Dialogue Records), in its entirety via Paste, and it’s pretty cool. James Wallace is Nashville-based but spends time also in Richmond. Produced by Matthew E. White, the album is a soft pop listen that switches things up left and right instrumentation- and time signature-wise. Whistling, hand claps and toy pianos make a whimsical appearance or two. Check out “The Wire Reprise Kicked Down the Road” for a Simon and Garfunkel- (“Me & Julio”) reminiscent melody with the mouth sounds (humming, percussive cheeks, etc) Paul Simon uses later in his career. By 2:30 into the song, the whole vibe has quadrupled in brightness, energy, and volume. (edit: “Everything Past Mars’” spoken words sound exactly like Jason Schwartzman.) The album officially comes out on Tuesday, 4/30.
Here are their upcoming tour dates:
3 - NASHVILLE, TN - Grimey’s Instore (FREE)
6 - CHARLOTTE, NC - Visulite Theater *
7 - RALEIGH, NC - Southland Ballroom *
8 - BOONE, NC - Boone Saloon
9 - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - White Rabbit Cabaret *
11 - ST. LOUIS, MO - Off Broadway *
13 - FORT WORTH, TX - Live Oak
14 - AUSTIN, TX - Stubb’s BBQ
15 - BATON ROUGE, LA - The Varsity Theatre *
17 - NASHVILLE, TN - Stone Fox
18 - COLUMBUS, GA - CutBait Music Festival
19 - CHATTANOOGA, TN - TBA
24 - CHILLICOTHE, IL - Summer Camp
*with MOON TAXI
