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StudioB RVA – Doug Nunally – The Newlin Music Prize

February 11, 2022 / / 2 Comments

Doug Nunally runs the online Richmond-area music magazine The Auricular and has spearheaded the creation of the new Newlin Music Prize,  “an award given to the best full-length album from the Richmond-Petersburg, VA metropolitan area based solely on artistic merit without regard to style or popularity.

Named after musical prodigy, VCU professor, and performer Dika Newlin (1923-2006), the prize launched in 2022 to award its first ever award for albums released in the previous calendar year. The winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize in the hope of fostering future recordings and performances.”

Newlin Music Prize short list

The Auricular

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StudioB/RVA – Thunderchief, DJ Harrison, more..

December 3, 2021 / / 0 Comments

Thunderchief – King of the Pleistocene
-dedicated to Curtis Payne
Synanthrope
Released YESTERDAY
Rik Surly, Erik Larson
PRESS RELEASE:
“Synanthrope”
“Synanthrope” is the latest THUNDERCHIEF album to be released straight to Digital on Friday, December 3, 2021 (The Last 2021 Bandcamp Friday!).
Physical media release is planned for early 2022.

The band took a different direction in writing “Synanthrope”, almost as a direct response to artists who feel they have to belong in a particular “box” when writing/releasing music. By no means does this mean it’s better, it’s just a more relaxed approach to staying in the now.

THUNDERCHIEF – “Synanthrope”
Copyright 2021 THUNDERCHIEF

Recorded by Mike Dean – Raleigh, NC
Mixed by Mark Miley – Richmond, VA
Mastered by Nick Zampiello – New Alliance East
Photos by Chris Boarts Larson

THUNDERCHIEF is:
Rik Surly- Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Erik Larson- Drums

Shiva Bulldozer – Mother Dear
Former members of Krell, Terminal Bliss, others
Unreleased

The Wimps – Mary
Pillow and Blankey
Released Thu – Dec 2
Recorded by Mitch Clem
Mastred by Allen Bergendahl

Sammi Lanzetta – Borderline
Single

Bucket – Because of You
New single
Released Nov 22

Gnawing – Germs Burn
Single
Released Nov 2021

DJ HARRISON – 2021 Disco feat. Stimulator Jones
Tales From the Old Dominion

Butcher Brown – Frontline
(CARRTOONS remix)
Originally released on KingButch

StudioB/RVA – DUST, Fight Cloud, Jared Jones, Gold Connections, PJ Sykes

June 25, 2021 / / 0 Comments

StudioB is starting to roll back into form after many months of spotty releases.  The last year was hard on everyone, and the creative community was gut punched as venues closed and artists did whatever they could to remain productive and inspired.  This episode features new music from these Richmond-area artists,  all released in 2021, much of it worked on during lockdown in 2020.

Show notes and links at www.studiobrva.com.

StudioB/RVA – Ink To Spill – Bob Sauer

May 6, 2021 / / 0 Comments

Ink To Spill is what has been described as a “virtual band”, with songwriter Bob Sauer living in the Tidewater area of Virginia and the rest of the band spread out around the country including areas such as Seattle and Chicago.  But they all come together to make music.  And they work with the RVA-based Marketing Mixtape .  Bob talks about getting the band together, dealing with the pandemic when they were already something of a virtual band separated by geography, inspiration and the creative process.  Also hear Ink To Spill songs Hyd’n (latest single), Lenny  and Chalk Lines

Ink To Spill on Spotify

Ink To Spill Social:
FB , IG , YT , Twitter

Good Eye Podcast Ep54 – Ryan Kent – Poet, Writer, Vocalist

February 22, 2021 / / 0 Comments

Ryan Kent is a published poet, writer and former vocalist for the band Gritter.  His poetry collections include “Hit Me When I’m Pretty”, “This Is Why I Am Insane” and “Poems For Dead People” and “Tomorrow Ruined Today” – a collaboration with his Dead Books Publishing co-owner Brett Lloyd.  Gritter releases on which he is lead vocalist include “Welcome To The Sinkhole”, “Nobody Cares”  and a self-titled EP when they were known as “Rube”.  He’s currently working on several projects performing spoken word readings of his work with musical accompaniment.

Ryan Kent on Instagram

Gritter on Bandcamp

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Angelica Garcia – Lucifer Waiting

October 15, 2020 / / 0 Comments

Cover image: “Cha Cha Palace” by Angelica Garcia.  Designed by Angelica Garcia, Marissa Alper, Mariela Gavino.  Photography by Marissa Alper.

Angelica Garcia is an artist from Richmond who is starting to light the world on fire. Originally from the L.A. area, her music is absolutely intoxicating, always with a heavy groove, thick beats, and musical elements from her Mexican and Salvadoran roots providing the foundation. The video for her single “Lucifer Waiting” was released a few months ago (April ’20) and like everything else she releases, it’s catchy, captivating and totally addictive. After hearing it once, you won’t find yourself wanting to hear it again so much as NEEDING to experience it again. There’s no real chorus, but her mischievous, sultry, trilling vocals return to the title refrain “Lucifer Waiting In The Corner” over and over and over again until, like the song itself, you eagerly await its return. The kick drum pounds reliably along underneath to a steady 4 that feels like it wants to be coaxed into something faster as the snare shuffles and sways and drags the listener along.  I promise you, as you listen something in you or on you will start moving, if not both.  There’s a darkness to the bass-driven melody which bubbles slowly in a mysterious, smoky E minor vamp, (it actually reminded me of Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love” which I love) but it also has a celebratory quality to it reminiscent of a street party, something often present in her music. Enough rambling breakdown. Watch the video and enjoy the song. And good luck getting it out of your head.

It should be noted that on this video her RVA-area label Spacebomb Records worked with RVA-area marketing agency and design firm Arts and Letters to create the animation and graphics.

MORE Angelica Garcia:

Her performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Series

Her song “Jicama” was chosen by President Barack Obama for his end of 2019 playlist.

Her YouTube Channel including singles “Jicama” and “Karma The Knife”

Support Angelica Garcia and buy her album “Cha Cha Palace”

StudioB/RVA S24 E11 SparkJam 2020

June 24, 2020 / / 0 Comments

Todd Feldman of The Rocket Factory, organizer of SparkJam 2020 talks about the upcoming event.  SparkJam 2020 is a virtual online event being held Friday June 26 from 8am to 6pm to benefit the Virginia 30 Day Fund.  It will feature speakers, music performances and will address challenges facing small businesses in 2020.

Performers include Saw Black and Landon Elliott with a panel of speakers including:

  • Andy McGraw – Moderator, University of Richmond/Rumput
  • Reggie Pace, No BS Brass /Hustle Season Podcast/Bon Iver
  • Ben Baldwin, Spacebomb Group
  • Anthony Smith, Virginia Repertory Theater
  • Lucas Fritz, The Broadberry
  • Carlos Chafin, In Your Ear Studios
  • Andrew McEvoy, Classical Revolution RVA

Go to sparkjam2020.therocketfactory.net for more info and tickets.

 

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StudioB/RVA S24 E10 David Judson Clemmons

May 6, 2020 / / 0 Comments

David Judson Clemmons joins me live from Germany via Skype.  He’s a Richmond guy who moved to L.A. to play music and ended up moving to Germany where he’s been ever since.  His new album “Tribe and Throne” is out now and available everywhere.  We talk about his travels, his time in Richmond, what he’s up to in Germany, connecting with fellow RVA music Greta Brinkman and more.  This episode is also on YouTube in 2 parts.  

djclemmons.com

studiobrva.com

Watch the episode on YouTube below.
Part 1

Part2

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