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Commonwealth of Notions Presents: Volume Three

May 31, 2013

Last year’s lineup

Shannon Cleary of WRIR’s Commonwealth of Notions is presenting the third year of “Commonwealth of Notions Presents,” a night of numerous local bands performing unique and intriguing sets. Last year, the event was spread across Gallery 5 in a way that could have a constant staggering of bands and very few lulls in between.

This year, Cleary will be hosting four nights of live performances spread across the city at four different venues. On July 18, the event will kick things off at Strange Matter Zac Hryciak and The Jungle Beat and Sea of Storms (with two others yet to be announced). July 19 sees the return of a beloved yet-to-be-announced Richmond artist at Balliceaux. On July 20, Commonwealth of Notions will be returning to Gallery 5 with Lobo Marino and several others. And to close things out on July 21, Bandito’s will host Hoax Hunters and two others acts to be announced to finish the weekend off right.

Go support this show when it comes. Last year’s show was so incredible and it’s great to see it branch out and evolve.

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Bryce McCormick Covers

May 8, 2013

Picture-18_2-1200-980x360 Singer songwriter Bryce McCormick is releasing a brand new Covers Album and throwing a big album release party at Balliceaux on Friday, May 10 to celebrate.

For the past couple of months, McCormick has been doing a weekly cover video, including versions of songs by Bruno Mars, The Beatles, Amos Lee, Sam Cooke and more. Check them out on his YouTube page at youtube.com/brycemccormick. He’s been putting together his favorites and releasing it as a full length album.

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The Rootdowns CD Release at Balliceaux

May 2, 2013

The Rootdowns, which is made up of members of No BS Brass, DJ Williams Projekt, The Big Payback and Skydog, is releasing its debut album “Songs with Friends” at Balliceaux on Friday, May 3. DJ Mordecai will open the show with funky dance music.

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Stephen Frost presents “Fire & Ice”

April 22, 2013

fireandice If you’ve been reading here for a while, then you know I’ve been posting often about the new tracks and videos from Stephen Frost. He’s got another track coming up called “Fire & Ice” that guest stars RVA music nut and local celebrity Jessi Coble.

To celebrate, I’ll be helping Stephen and Jessi host a private cocktail/listening party to premiere Stephen’s new song in Balliceaux’s back room. The evening will be DJ’d by Jessi. There will be a “Fire and Ice” cocktail invented and served by cocktail-chef Bong An for this one night only and happy hour prices all ninght. It starts right at 9 p.m. so please be on time, and for those who can’t stay out late, Stephen promises you’ll be in bed by 10:30.

Check out the Facebook event here:
facebook.com/events/183682141785522/

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League of Space Pirates Return

March 6, 2013

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To celebrate the release of their new single “Book & Record,” the League of Space Pirates are making a return trip to planet Earth for a free dance party at Balliceaux on Thursday, March 7. The evening will feature DJs Mikemetic, Rev. Noah, plus other special guests that have yet to be announced.

Marking a return to the classic illustrated book & record sets of the 1970s and 1980s, “Book & Record” features two original songs, “She’s A Star” and “Elegant Universe,” on a 45rpm vinyl record and a 16-page book of illustrated interpretations of the songs by artists Meg Gandy and Matt Deans with original cover artwork by artist James Callahan of Barf Comics, who will also be on hand to autograph copies.

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Dirty Bourbon River Show at Balliceaux

January 30, 2013

Check out video from Dirty Bourbon River Show who performed last night at Balliceaux.

Video by Chris Bopst

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2012 Wrap Up with The Trillions, White Laces, Anousheh at Balliceaux

December 26, 2012

Every year, I put together a list of the best albums by Richmond bands up. And every year, there are some stellar records that you absolutely must hear. This year’s list had some truly amazing albums on it and three of the artists featured will be playing together for one night at Balliceaux.

The Trillions, White Laces and Anousheh have all had a great year, not only with their respective albums, but also getting eyes on the Richmond music scene. They’ll also be joined by the amazing DJ Big Chair. Come close out 2012 with a night of great RVA music. We invite everyone featured on the Best Albums of 2012 list and of course, all their fans and music lovers to come hang out, listen to some great bands and have fun with some of the best music of Richmond.

Here’s the Facebook event: facebook.com/#!/events/446567898725747

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New Song from Dead Fame, Show at Balliceaux

December 7, 2012

deadfame2 Dead Fame has been busy lately working on new material and has an upcoming show on Saturday, Dec. 8 at Balliceaux with Mirror Kisses. This is the band’s first show in Richmond since August and it’s going to be a night of crazy glam shenanigans.

The band just finished recording with Pedro Aida and are literally in process of getting a new release out there. To get you in the mood, here’s an exclusive, brand new track from Dead Fame and needless to say, it’s pretty flippin’ awesome. This song will only be up for a limited time, so make sure to check it out.

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Holy Ghost Tent Revival at Balliceaux

November 13, 2012

Holy Ghost Tent Revival, a six-piece horn-driven rock band from Greensboro, NC will be performing at Balliceaux on Thursday, Nov. 15.

Since forming in 2007, Holy Ghost Tent Revival has played around 300 dates per year and gained a solid reputation for their eclectic sound and passionate performances full of Dixieland, Folk and horn-driven Rock and Roll. They just released their third studio album, “Sweat Like The Old Days,” on Sept. 4.

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The Brand New Life at Balliceaux

November 13, 2012

The Brand New Life, a world music sextet based out of Greensboro, NC, are playing Balliceaux on Tuesday, Nov. 13.

There is no single genre of music that describes The Brand New Life- integrating styles, genres, and music from different parts of the world is core to the group’s creative process. Whether the sound is from West Africa or from New Orleans, the music of The Brand New Life takes influences from all over the musical spectrum and synthesizes them to fit their unique instrumentation and compositional explorations. It is about time they take their worldly sound out of North Carolina.

With the musical styles of jazz, funk, salsa, and rock synthesized into the group’s cohesive repertoire, The Brand New Life has something for everyone. The healthy dose of rhythm will start every foot tapping while the intellectual approach to composition will keep musicians engaged. The band’s music invokes the philosophy, “sit down or get down”; music lovers can sit down to listen to the compositions and dancers can get down.

The Brand New Life – The Ailry Lift

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