River City Sounds

We start off another batch of episodes with this recent addition to the Richmond scene, Random Temperament. With this first episode recorded after relocating from our original recording location, we meet up at the local MSQ Shop to record their extraordinary and fierce set. Afterwards, we set up our own equipment in an actual podcast recording room for the interview. Beyond the usual questions, Co...

This will be the last time we host at our original recording space, and we are proud to share it with Pebbles Palace to help promote their debute album: Long and Bygone Fame. Everyone pulled out all the stops, and the band performed one of the most vivacious and extraordinary sets ever performed for us. Afterward, we goof around a bit longer than we should have and try out some new questions as we...

On this episode we have for you all another intimate, one-on-one interview, this time with local artist Caroline Vain. While this artist maybe seasoned at performing in front of crowds in the UK, Richmond is a completely different beast to live in for a performing artist. We discuss the differences in playing in London versus Richmond, the different styles of music played in each city, and her lif...

This week we welcome Gavin Crockett and his band to our home stage for one of the final episodes to be recorded at our original home studio. While Chloe takes a well deserved Graduation nap, Cole hits them with the usual questions and maybe had a little bit too much fun trying to get their silent bass player to talk.

Before another short break in the season, we join forces with another local music podcast ADGROD CAST. On this entirely improvised episode, for the first time we sit down for our interview first to let you all get acquainted with these three improv comedians, before they create an entire thirty minute set on-the-fly. In addition to being one of the funniest interviews that we have ever captured, t...

After a partially scheduled, and longer than expected break, we are back with yet another ear worm of an episode with Madly Backwards. This artist truly knows how to have a good time with a psychedelic-americana set sure to turn you around. Afterwards, Chloe had to leave early to finish her final school project, but we still sit down with the man with many hats and have an in-depth conversation hi...

We were finally able to record an episode with the phenomenal Nancy Raygun, and THEY asked US to be on! This time we travel out to their up-and-coming house venue The ICU, and were able to capture our first episode recorded entirely outside, before the show commenced that night. During the interview, we take shelter in the Hot Box after the wind decided to pick up ten minutes into talking, and whi...

Once again, we are reduced down to just Cole for this week's episode as these Honest Debts overwhelm our engineer with their groovy jams. After piecing together on hell of a well practiced set, we sit down and share some beers over our usual questions and take it easy after a busy weekend. Please be sure to use Spotify for Podcasters for all your listening and distributing podcasting needs and als...

On this episode of River City Sounds, we yet again capture an astounding live act before their hiatus and full band move. While this maybe a single individual's project, we are able to chat all of the people who make this project possible and discuss each of their personal experiences with the band and the dichotomy between the live act and the recorded version, as well as the relationships formed...

This very special episode is almost a "2nd Round" episode as we catch up with TCYC from our second episode, to chat about his new music project and the studio he's been working on.  With this set, we allow TCYC to record an acoustic live take of his new single, "Out of My Head," with his newly enhanced studio to help cross promote his new music and the studio that is now open to the public. With o...

As we slowly recover from out two-episode event, we are finally able to present to you the second set recorded during the last week of February with, White Beast. On this episode, we meet up with the two members of the band who are instrumental in the Richmond music scene through their many artistic projects and other outlets, one of which we go into wider detail, the Richmond Alternative.

On this extremely special episode we welcome our first out-of-state players from Brooklyn New York, Castle Black. In town for the weekend fo we a Garden Grove show, we make special accommodations for this touring band and have TWO full episodes for you this week!

We start off a three episode series featuring two-piece bands with this great and energetic young band, who grew up as neighbors right here in the suburbs Richmond: Wrong Worshippers. In this episode we meet up with the band in their basement and let these two high school kids rip a thunderous set followed by the usual formalities. We talk about their potential college paths, protesting against th...

Once more again, we meet up with local artist, Alex J. Dimas and are greeted by an angel of a pup, beautiful songs, and all kinds and sorts of teas. After manipulating their loop pedal to put on a full-scale performance from this one-person project, we sit down and discuss their recent introduction to the Richmond scene and the quick decision  to stay, for at least another year. We also go in dept...

We wheel out to Midlothian to meet up with our old friends No Moniker! On this second episode to feature the band, we instead venture out to their practice space, where we record a second set and discuss the progress they've made in the past three years. We also talk about new found extracurricular activities, catch up on some old ones, and talk all manner of television, from flaming hot trash, to...

On this very special episode, we are adding two faces to the River City Sounds team, one old and one new. Please welcome to our team: Iz and Justin, who will help with photography and interviews. This week we travel back out to the storage unit to meet up with the members of Charm Offensive in their cozy little unit. Finally able to talk about Survivor, Cole goes off on a tangent with a new found...

For our first episode of 2023, we have Havence come up to Richmond to promote their new project. We talk about finding a new following after parting ways with a previous genre and fanbase, writing and programming a set for a live performance, and the intricacies of a real ice cream milkshake. While this season already looks as if it will consist of somewhat unconventional sets, and we will explore...

On this year's final episode, we catch up with another Richmond freshmen act, Ask Nicely. We talk about band dynamics, Sticky Rice, and get way too far off topic for our own good. While this may be the last episode of the year, we will be back in January to finish out the rest of Season 5!

This week, we get a little bit more hectic. After I accidentally erased the entire episode during recording, our team and the band had to race to record the interview in time for Chloe to go to work, then had to re-record the entire set. Trying our best to get what we can done, Orb Weaver powered through another set after we sit down a talked about the make up of the Richmond music scene, the spec...

It's another one of our Special Music History Episodes: Aerial Tragedies in Music (& Cliff Burton.) This week we discuss the phenomena of aerial tragedies that have plagued musicians for decades. As per our title, we gave away that the first story will not include any aviation, but it will contain thematic elements that carry through the other stories in this week's episode. Join us, as we discuss...

This will be the second episode in our follow-up series, this time with longtime Richmond favorites and our tenth guest, Followship. We check up with the band, this time at their practice space, where they showcase a few new songs off their latest releases. In addition to new recording technology, we also brought specific follow-up questions for the members and learn more about their growth in the...

It's Cole v Cole in this special, intimate, episode of River City Sounds. Once again, we setup at our home location and mic up the person behind Rosewood Recordings, Cole Roberts' new project, overunder dog. With only two people on the mics, we were able to go a little bit more off script; we talk about continuing as solo projects, recording every kind of band we can find, starting musical rumors,...

This week we venture out to Donald Shimoda's adorable little house in Northside where we sit down and record another thumping and powerful set of "the hard stuff." After we sit down and talk with the band about cathartic creativity, trying to step your foot into the Richmond music scene, then Brandon and me realize that we both work at the same place! Let's open us season 5 with Richard Bach's Rel...

Before a short break we still have one last band to close out season 4: The Goodbye Forevers! This time we sit down after their Melodic Punk set and talk genre specifics, the definition of a snack, and how genre definitions change over time. Although we weren't able to get around to talking about it, make sure to check out Dirty RVA Punkcast hosted by Dave. This maybe goodbye, but not forever, see...

Now, we are proud to present yet another emerging artist from the greater Richmond area; Stevie Ashe (and the Dropheads* [*name pending.*] This project has steadily progressed, developing a live set with the help of other musicians from the Virginia area. We sit down and talk with Stevie and the rest of the live band to discuss trying to assert yourself into a music scene and the difficulties in t...