Effectively don’t go seeking for a large amount of area functions this weekend in Richmond, as a lot of of them will be trekking to Harrisonburg to participate in Macrock XXVVII. A two day affair that will span considerably of downtown Harrisonburg where dozens of acts will be gracing many phases all close to town. In this article in the town however, three previous school LA punk groups come to The Countrywide for a evening of retro enjoyable, and The Mitras have a new solitary coming out this Friday that signals a new period for the band. I’ve got it all and a lot more for you on this 7 days’s Seem Examine.
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MACROCK XXVII
There are significantly far too lots of bands on this yr’s Macrock timetable to discuss in its entirety. Nevertheless, it is likely to be an two times entire of songs from up and down the east coast of the United States with bands and artists coming from Miami, Delaware, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Philadelphia and much more. I’ll give you the run down on some of the Richmond artists who are gracing the stages of this indie festival in Harrisonburg this weekend.
Friday, April 5th @ Harrisonburg, VA
Mackenzie Roark – 3:50 pm @ The Small Grill
The Scorching Pants are on a very hot streak with Mackenzie Roark likely all more than the place. Acquiring just come back from a European tour, Roark is set to open for the next week of Friday Cheers this May perhaps and now she’s pushing her seems out in Harrisonburg. Nation tunes with a contemporary twinge, I visualize her manufacturer will go about nicely out in the Shenandoah Valley, so make guaranteed to capture her ahead of she gets to significant to obtain.
Juniper Tree – 5:20 pm @ The Small Grill
Like to take it slow on a Friday afternoon? Juniper Tree have acquired your prescription of fantastic vibes and dulcet tones. This Richmond-dependent duo are steeped in the Appalachian tradition with a additional polished strategy that lends by itself to a poppier and spacey sound. Their self-titled debut album from December 2023 is the excellent introduction full of quick listening and effectively rounded dreamy, country tunes.
Destructo Disk – 8:50 at Restless Moon Brewery
Richmond’s very individual underground punk foolish billies are creating an visual appearance in Harrisonburg Friday night time for those who wish a minimal little bit far more electrical power heading into the nighttime. This team exploded onto the scene and have garnered a large pursuing, which, even with the unstable nature of the Almighty algorithm, they have managed to keep. Look at out our Audio Look at Video clip with Destructo Disk from late previous calendar year to get a truly feel for the band’s songs and their huge personalities if you aren’t acquainted with them already.
Saturday, April 6th @ Harrisonburg, VA
Zach Benson – 11:00 pm @ Clementine Cafe
This flamboyant up and coming star from Richmond has what you want if you like catchy hooks and electro-pop. Zach Benson puts on a substantial strength demonstrate total of loud and memorable tunes, and usually brings a crowd no issue where by in the town he performs or what working day of the 7 days. Unintrusive dance audio whole of queer power can make Zach Benson a have to see late night time act for this festival, so if you want to unwind after two times of new music, I couldn’t believe of any act superior to conclusion on.
Circle Breaker – 2:00 pm @ Golden Pony
Probably the heaviest act building its way to Harrisonburg this weekend, Circle Breaker are playing in the center of the working day at a location known as the Golden Pony. If you know their seem then you will have an understanding of why this is amusing. I’d relatively not spoil the shock, so look at out their Bandcamp for a dose of weighty tunes.
Camp Werewolf – 12:30 pm @ Sage Fowl Ciderworks
Chat about a band who can do nearly anything. Camp Werewolf are a single of those people exceptional ensembles that uncover versatility to be a sturdy fit, and their eclectic nature is maybe their most appealing attribute fairly than a handicap like it is for several bands locating their seem. From the delicate acoustic tracks on their 2022 EP Smooth Sculptures to the write-up-hardcore components entrance and centre in their most new solitary releases, Camp Werewolf are quietly just one of the much more remarkable bands in the metropolis. Check out their newest solitary “Something to Scream About,” and then if you like them ample head on around to Protected Hen Ciderworks for a glimpse of them live.
out of city acts to see
CIRCLE JERKS, DESCENDENTS & ADOLESCENTS
Saturday, April 6th @ The National
Doors: 7:00 pm
If you’re in the city and not subsequent the mass exodus of the scene out to Harrisonburg for the weekend, then probably you’d like a night of some hardcore, previous college punk. Three staples of the west coastline 80’s punk scenes will be descending on our city Saturday to rock The Nationwide to its main and deliver it to the floor. A dual headlining show, Circle Jerks and Descendents are the big names of the evening with their old faculty sound (and Descendents amusing mascot). Signing up for the night time of enjoyable are Adolescents who will be bringing their a little rougher exterior to accompany the two headliners whose seems have developed with a a lot more studio polished sheen. It’s going to be a outrageous evening whole of fantastic tough pleasurable, just don’t make your way to the middle of the standing room if you don’t want to get caught in a mosh pit.
local & regional releases
THE MITRAS – “Pink ROVER” (single)
This newest endeavor by Richmond trio The Mitras does specifically what I believe it wishes to do. Although the ensemble produced a string of singles previous year, the initial two possessed a lighthearted and jovial mother nature to them, while their summer time EP RIPE leaned began foremost into heavier new music and darker lyrical themes. Though they profess to keep the custom of 90s outfits like Nirvana and The Vines, a resemblance that bears itself much extra plainly at their dwell displays, “Red Rover” now genuinely feels like the band buying up a thread that musicians like Kurt Cobain have been starting to operate with and possibly never ever mined the complete possible. Unpretentious and in your experience, this latest solitary by the Richmond electrical power trio alerts new developments for this burgeoning act that has the prospective to path blaze their way down no matter what route they need. Obtainable this Friday, April 5th, retains your eyes and ears open.
What I’ve been listening to
THE Past Supper Celebration – PRELUDE TO ECSTASY (album)
You may possibly know this team, or you might not. Their meteoric rise is indicative of the new musical age that we come across ourselves in where by the net and the algorithm and propel artists to newfound fame actually right away. Fashioned in 2021, The Previous Meal Party have absent from releasing their debut single in April of 2023, and significantly less than a 12 months later their taking part in Coachella owning amassed above 5,000,000 monthly listeners on Spotify it staggering when the quantities are put in front of you. But are they deserving? In small, there is under no circumstances an respond to to a question as subjective as that, but they are exciting and persuasive at minimum. Their freshman album came out in February of this yr, and it is a ton. From their orchestral title observe “Prelude To Ecstasy,” to the report’s hit single “Nothing at all Matters,” The Past Meal Occasion are boisterous and loud in audio and presentation, holding nothing at all back and supplying every little thing they have in each instant. You may possibly get a couple of seems to be for the initial minute and a fifty percent, but Prelude to Ecstasy is an album for many occasions, so just discover the ideal a person and put it on.
Top photo courtesy of Mackenzie Roark
The put up Macrock XXVII, Circle Jerks & The Mitras: Seem Verify appeared to start with on RVA Mag.