Paper Route is on tour in support of its 2012 album “The Peace of Wild Things” and will be performing at The Camel on Tuesday, May 21. If you haven’t heard these guys before, make sure to check them out. They put on a great show.
Hard-rock group the Killing Daylights has been working tirelessly around Richmond for the past few years, playing regular gigs at Sharky’s in Innsbrook and Babe’s of Carytown and hitting events like the Watermelon Festival and most recently the Carytown Craft Beer Festival.
Check out these new song from the group’s soon-to-be-released album.
By now, you all know what happened at Dominion Riverrock this weekend. For those who need catching up, Frederick “Toots” Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals was struck in the forehead when someone in the crowd threw a glass liquor bottlle at him. Toots immediately stopped the show, headed to the hospital and the show was shut down.
Watch video of the incident below. The bottle is thrown at the 4:26 mark.
The person responsible has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault and public intoxication, according to Richmond police. Toots is doing fine and doesn’t blame Richmond for one guy’s action.
I wasn’t at this show, but I am deeply saddened and embarrassed that this happened. It’s been circulating all over the media (even Yahoo and Rolling Stone picked it up) and this moment will be one that everyone remembers about the show. So to everyone affected by this show, I say this:
1 – Stop getting completely drunk at shows. Seriously. You’re not awesome. You’re not funny. Nobody thinks you’re cool. All you’re doing is ruining everyone else’s good time and making yourself look stupid.
2 – Be respectful of others there. Hundreds if not thousands of people are trying to enjoy a show. Your actions have consequences, from as small as getting on someone’s nerves to a complete shut down of a show in this case.
3 – Don’t let the actions of one idiot ruin the showgoing experience. Keep going to shows. Everyone else at the show seemed to be enjoying themselves and having a good time. This is what the normal concert experience in Richmond is like – people who love music seeing people playing good music. Keep supporting it.
Hypercolor is a new band fronted by Montrose Recording’s Adrian Olson and features Alexandra Spalding (studio manager at Montrose Recording, played in The Razorektors, Annie & the Beekeepers, Lost in the Trees), Hugo Haggie, Keith Paul (Dumbwaiter, Dirty Banners) and Cre Moore (Lightfields, Dirty Banners). The band’s recently released EP titled “Urz & Magda” was recorded and Mixed on a 1969 Flickinger Console at Montrose Recording.
Hypercolor performs at Gallery 5 on Sunday, May 19 with Silversmiths and Brooklyn based Annie & the Beekeepers.
On Saturday, May 18, WRIR and its popular Tuesday night show, Edge of Americana, presents a rare and intimate concert by Appalachian Music Legends Wayne Henderson and Helen White in the acoustically-conducive setting of Westover Baptist Church on Westover Hills Boulevard.
On Friday, May 17 at The Camel, Americana group The Green Boys will present a CD Release Party of its second album “Oh Delia.” The band will be joined by Jackass Flats and the River City Band.
“Oh Delia” features 12 tracks that all have a perfect feel for the coming summer. The Green Boys will be taking a short tour in June to spread the word on the new songs.