For nearly two decades, Tim Barry fronted Avail, a hardcore punk band whose catchy, aggressive music coupled with Tim’s smart, straightforward lyrics gained the band [...]

Cooking up their own brand of alternative folk, Have Gun Will Travel have released their third album Mergers & Acquisitions. This collection of 12 folk-driven [...]

Josh Small is someone I could learn to like. Apparently we both reside in the same city. In fact, this album was recorded right down [...]

Tim Barry’s Rivanna Junction is an amazing document of personal reflection, self-deprecating storytelling, and peaceful resolution. This 10-song album is a testament of the amazing [...]

Originally published in Verbicide issue #19 If you’re from Virginia, you might conjure up images of railways and the River James upon hearing the title [...]

Originally published in Excommunication issue #2 The Gamits are big in the US and bigger in Japan. A touring rock machine for over seven years, [...]

Originally published in Excommunication issue #2 After having toured the East Coast and Midwest with Big Wig, Stereotyperider released their debut album, Same Chords, Same [...]

Originally published in Excommunication issue #2 I first met Virgil Dickerson, progenitor of Suburban Home Records, in 1998 when I started Law of Inertia. Since [...]

Originally published in Verbicide issue #5 Okay, so the distributor sheet starts by mentioning two things I like to hear: metal and the Beach Boys.  [...]