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The Sounds of Hypercolor

May 17, 2013

hypercolorHypercolor 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.

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Music Makers Exchange with My Darling Fury and Susan Greenbaum

May 16, 2013

musicmakersThe mission of the new Music Makers Exchange program is to cross cultivate audiences of performing musicians that write music, by featuring the craft of songwriting and to foster the spirit of collaboration among the artists performing. For each event, the audience experiences music from a different perspective, by learning about how the artists write, arrange and otherwise create their songs.

The debut event is free and takes place at Gallery 5 on Thursday, May 16 and features My Darling Fury and Susan Greenbaum. These songwriters will discuss their craft of songwriting, tell stories behind their songs and perform their original music. Eileen Edmonds and Marna Bales will co-host the event.

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New Album from Dumb Waiter

May 2, 2013

dumbwaiterDumb Waiter is a four piece Instrumental/Math/Avante-Garde/Pop/Noise band that features members and ex-members of Street Pizza, Guise, The Jefferson Plane Crash and The Jacob Spindel. The group started in May of 2012 and just recently released its first album “Is This Chocolate?” and it’s full of spastic drumming, syncopated bass riffs, saxophone and guitar craziness. Take a listen below because these guys are gonna be big in the Richmond scene.

Dumb Waiter celebrates its new album with a release party at Gallery 5 tonight (May 2) with Young Widows, Snack Truck and Sea Of Storms.

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Silent Music Revival with Charlie Chaplin

April 12, 2013

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The popular Silent Music Revival concert series is back with another installment at Gallery5 on Sunday, April 14.

For those not in the know (seriously get in the know on this event), the Silent Music Revival projects a classic silent film and has live music playing as the film’s new living soundtrack and are completely improvised.

This month’s selection is Charlie Chaplin’s “The Kid” (1921) with live musical score by Wolf//Goat. Get there early. Seats tend to fill up fast.

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Clair Morgan, Patrick Bates, Hens at Gallery 5

April 2, 2013

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My new favorite artist on the RVA scene is singer/songwriter Clair Morgan, who I first got to see open for The Last Bison at the Camel a while back. He has a new album out entitled “No Notes” that’s already becoming a favorite to listen to. Morgan will be performing at Gallery 5 on Saturday, April 6 with Patrick Bates and Hens.

As a nice twist on promoting the show, the groups are having an Instagram photo hunt. There are posters for the show all over town and they are asking folks to find one, take a picture of it and instagram the picture with the hashtag #MorganBatesHens. Anyone that does this will get a free copy of Morgan’s album “No Notes,” a copy of Patrick Bates’ newest EP and a poster from the show.

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Meet Patrick Bates

March 15, 2013

1341521507-1Patrick Bates is an independent songwriter based in Richmond who, over the years, has played in many bands including Autocue, Planar, The Clair Morgans, the Ash Bruce Trio and others. Four years ago, he started writing songs for a solo project and has since been playing shows all over the country. Now he’s setting his touring eyes back to RVA.

On Tuesday, March 19, he’ll be debuting a new set of songs at The Listening Room with a new set of musicians backing him up. The evening will also feature the Mason Brothers and Chris Dowhan. And on April 6, he’ll be playing at Gallery 5 with a much louder sound along with Clair Morgan and Hens.

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Gallery 5 is Painting the Music

March 7, 2013

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Created by singer and songwriter Dan Fisk, “Paint The Music” brings together local musicians and painters for a showcase where artists paint new work onstage using inspiration from the musicians’ live songs. The viewers’ energy becomes part of the art as audience members are encouraged to interact with the musicians and artists. The paintings are then auctioned off throughout the evening, with the artists setting minimum bids in a silent auction, and taking home 100% of the proceeds.

“Paint the Music” will feature music from Fisk, FarAway, Jared Jones and Bryce McCormick, and art from David Bromley, Nikki Galapon, Laura Page and Robby Norton. It takes place at Gallery5 on Friday, March 8.

The first “Paint The Music” show occurred on July 20, 2012 at Ebenezers Coffeehouse in DC and it was such a huge success, it is now held as a regular performance series at different locations and cities.

Check out this timelapse video of the painting that Penny Hauffe did of Ted Garber’s song “Hula Hoop Girl.”

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Ken Stringfellow & Jon Brown – “Thirteen” (Big Star Cover)

March 2, 2013

Ken Stringfellow & Jon Brown of Horsehead perform “Thirteen” by Big Star at Gallery5 on 2/25/2013.

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Space Pirates vs. Space Babes!

February 13, 2013

The League of Space Pirates is proud to present another glimpse into their universe with a brand new music video for the song “She’s A Star,” which features the dance skills of Khalima and shot on location at the Byrd Theatre.

The single for “She’s A Star” will be released in March on a “Book & Record” set with two original songs illustrated as comic stories on 16 full-color pages. You can pre-order it here.

And don’t forget on Feb. 17, the League of Space Pirates return to Earth (Gallery 5) for their biggest challenge yet… “Space Pirates vs. Space Babes: The Ultimate Battle” featuring music and burlesque from the League and Deanna Danger along with Scarlet Starlet, Khalima and DJ Sean Lovelace. There’s also an intergalactic photo booth, costume contest and more.

The League of Space Pirates will also be doing a record release party for their new album, “Precognitive Universe of Emergent Desire,” on March 7 at Balliceaux. Details for that will be released soon.

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The Cheats Movement is Pretty Famous

January 3, 2013

famous_poster_cheats_finalFirst off, if you’re not reading The Cheats Movement, you’re missing out on the one of the best blogs in Richmond. Marc Cheatham highlights the underground scene focusing a lot on art and the hip hop scene and it’s always a fun read.

The Richmond Comedy Coalition invites The Cheats Movement for its Richmond Famous series on Saturday, Jan. 5 at Gallery 5 that features live and totally unscripted comedy inspired by the true stories of some of RVA’s most interesting people (still waiting for my invite.. hint, hint RCC).

The RCC will make you laugh and after that a number of bands take the stage including Wolf//Goat, Glows in the Dark, Just PLain Sounds and Photosynthesizers. This will be the perfect night of comedy and music.

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