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As much as “Beast Epic”‘s music feels like a look back with a head full of experience, it doesn’t stop Sam Beam from keeping his lyrical gaze on what’s ahead of him.

Art at ground level.

Behind the boards with Mario Caldato Jr.

The longtime “Rolling Stone” critic’s new book examines the Fab Four in a new light.

Since starting over three years ago, the song dissection podcast has turned into an institution—but it continues to surprise its creator with each episode.

The up-and-coming singer-songwriter is the latest in a suddenly strong line of musicians who call Richmond, VA, home.

Many associate the sense-blending experience of synesthesia with music and painting, but for one chef at least, it’s entered the kitchen.

The man who whetted your appetite for some of the best films of the past twenty-five years tells us how a preview comes together.

The Virginia native has always used his songwriting to confront his anxiety about the future. On the eve of his biggest release to date, he reflects on where that’s gotten him.

The Nashville quartet’s 2013 debut won them gigs opening for Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. So how do they follow it up? By getting on the road again with a new LP.

Ra Ra Riot’s journeyed state of identity—adapting to several lost members of the years, incorporating synthesizers to their original baroque pop sound—has managed to culminate in their most balanced record to date.

While “Wabi-Sabi”‘s wounded specter aesthetic keeps it from becoming a work of frequently repeated listens, it’s probably not healthy for most people seeking an emotional purge to keep picking at scar tissue anyway.

We sat down with the Glaswegian synth-pop trio backstage at Landmark Music Festival to chat about the creation of their new record, “Every Open Eye.”

Angel Deradoorian returns from the wilderness with her first solo full-length record, “The Expanding Flower Planet.”