Dirty On Purpose
- From Brooklyn, for fans of Ride / Mogwai / Yo La Tengo
Lymbyc Systym
- Mush Recordings, Two piece comprised of drums, organ, tons of effects. Post-rock in the vain of Helio Sequence and Album Leaf.
Relay
- The best band you’ve never heard of. Philly contemporary shoegaze outfit, blurring the lines between Interpol and […]
Movement 07, Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival will feature performances by legendary Detroit artists Moodymann live featuring Pitch Black City; Model 500 featuring the godfather of Detroit Techno Juan Atkins; and Jeff Mills, the longtime hard hitting “wizard” of Detroit Techno. The festival will take place Memorial Day weekend May 26-28 at its home in Downtown […]
The New York City Magazine the deli just released a list of the top “emerging” bands from New York. The Big Sleep, one of our favorite bands here at Relative Theory was chosen number 1 by a panel of Jurors and readers.
Also, more good news. We have just confirmed that they will also […]
Back in November during CMJ I was at an Album Leaf show and one of the many openers was a young woman by the name of Marissa Nadler. I remember hearing that she had played Relative Theory so I made sure to catch her set, and I was really blown away by her performance. […]
We here at Relative Theory are one of many sponsors to the Discovery Series at the Attucks Theatre. People that buy tickets to all the events receive a special membership card that gives them a discount to all the sponsor’s place of business. Relative Theory has promised to give these card carrying customers a […]
You may have heard of these bands… they are ok. Seriously though this is probably going to be the biggest metal show (good metal) that Hampton Roads will see in a quite some time. February 18th (6 days from right now) this tour hits the NorVa. Priestess was also on the bill but i dont […]
I was writing a long post about all the upcoming shows at the Boot and Safari quit on me and it is gone. Lesson learned. So here is a 23rd of what I just lost.
Schooner - Friday night (2/9) at The Boot / 10PM $5
Seriously, this will make you feel uncomfortable, no wait, […]
This episode is the hizzy and it’s only January. 2007 feels aimless thus far but maybe were spiraling in the right direction.
Tom Brosseau will be playing at The Boot on March 7. Be sure to attend if you enjoy a good heart warming accompanied by a fine heartbreak.
Tom Brosseau
New ASC episode
The Boot
Gracer was planning on touring last summer in support of their new album, Voices Travel and a week before they were to set out, their drummer quit. They did not let that phase them as they proceed on to tour without him. They played here on a rainy July evening as a two piece and […]
This is tonight at 7pm and it is FREE to the public.
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Chicago’s Pinebender is out on the road supporting their newest effort and will be stopping by Relative Theory on January 24.
Working Nine to Wolf, is their fourth release and second for VA label, Lovitt. Pinebender has a really good rock sound, reminiscent of Chavez, Dinosaur Jr and Gish-era Pumpkins. Needless to say, we are […]
I first caught wind of Maserati a few years back, when I was working at another record store across town. A friend of mine turned me on to a lot of experimental, instrumental, math rock and post rock, really before I knew what any of those terms meant. I was listening to a lot of […]
Souveneir’s Young America | sound
Giant | sound
Balboa | sound
Tides | sound
Rosetta | sound
Tickets: $7 day of show
Showtime: 8 PM
Though you can’t read that text, you’ll have to trust me that that image looked terrible when it was blown up. What is important to know is that one week from tonight, myself and friends will be doing a real time live recording of the most hilarious comedic podcast ever. Now let me ask you: how […]
Tomorrow night, witness a band that is going to do great things in ‘07.
Colour Revolt - Mattresses Underwater | mp3 |
Colour Revolt | sound
Silent Film Star | sound
Beautiful Uncertainty | sound
8pm
$5 adv / $7 dos
We’ve been jamming on Colour Revolt now for several months and now it they will be playing our house next week. Their new Self-Titled EP, came out in the beginning of October and it’s fantastic. Above is a video of CR performing Matresses Underwater live.
Colour Revolt
w/ Beautiful Uncertainty & Silent Film Star
12 Dec. 8pm
$5 […]
Don’t forget this is tonight!
TONIGHT, TONIGHT!
Believe in me, ’cause I believe in you…
TONNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT.
Tonight.
The Big Sleep
(Psychedelic-Shoegaze-Post-Rock from Brooklyn. 100% muscle)
The Slats
(Pavement mixed with The Cars. Prounounced w/ an umpty)
Snakes!
(Local guys doing Dischord style post-hardcore w/ a Gravity Records flair. Ex-Crash Smash Explode)
@ Relative Theory
8pm / $7
after party @ The Boot
dranky dranks […]
Tonight we have Alabama native, Phosphorescent playing the store. Phosphorescent is fresh off his tour of Europe and is traveling across this great land of ours with some friends as his back up band (Ray from Castanets and a few other surprises). Phosphorescent is reminiscent of Will Oldham, Bob Dylan, and Jeff Mangum and his […]
World’s Greatest Grandma is a last minute addition to tonight’s show. He is Matt Cole of Punchline Picture Show fame, and his musical side project (or, to hear him describe it, his musical front project) will satisfy the previously unfilled “dark no wave” opening slot for the show. As to what “dark no wave” means, I can’t […]
