Nothing but crowd pleasers here. Got some big names in the scene and city all over the city this weekend, surely you’ll be at one? Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit me up at griffin@rvamag.com....
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Richmond’s Sci-Fi and Fantasy Season Has Arrived. Here’s Where to Go.
Every year around this time, Richmond slips a little. It starts small and you catch it out of the corner of your eye. Someone in armor pumping gas. A Jedi standing at the crosswalk on Broad, waiting for the light like everyone else. A guy in full wizard robes standing in line at 7-Eleven like this is all perfectly normal behavior. What used to...
Riverfront Music Returns! Allianz Amphitheater 2026 Lineup Drops
Richmond’s riverfront concert season is set to return next month, with more than a dozen shows already announced for the 2026 lineup at Allianz Amphitheater with more to come. The venue, which opened in 2025, is entering its second full season with a schedule that runs from mid-April through late September and spans rock, country, pop,...
RVA Live Music This Weekend | Destructo Disk, Alex Jonestown Massacre, Los San Patricios + New Jack Stepanian Single
Editor's Note: Looking to get coverage for your music? We have a submission form. Take a minute to tell us about your project so we can better plan our editorial coverage. You can find the form HERE. A whole bunch of benefit shows this week. That is what Richmond does best, make killer tunes and help each other out. Got a show coming up? New...
The Quick Guide to St. Patrick’s Day 2026 in Richmond
St. Patrick’s Day weekend is arriving in Richmond the way it usually does. Loud, crowded, and full of people who suddenly discover a deep personal connection to Ireland sometime around their second beer. Downtown is preparing for one of its busiest party weekends of the spring. Between pub block parties, bar crawls, rooftop DJs, and the return of...
RVA Live Music This Weekend | Fonville X Fribush, Nate Smith, Cootie Catcher, Drayton Farley + New Music Landon Elliott
Editor's Note: Looking to get coverage for your music? We have a submission form. Take a minute to tell us about your project so we can better plan our editorial coverage. You can find the form HERE. We can safely say that winter is behind us, and the sounds of spring and summer are finally traveling on the gentle winds. We got some dynamic jazz,...
Inside “Day is Born”: Høly River on Life, Loss, and Music
A conversation with Høly River and Richmond artist Sarah Aha on the making of “Day is Born” Shortly after the year 2026 began and 5 years in the making Høly River released their new album Day is Born. I was able to sit at Earthfolk, a central point in community activation and home to celebrations of folk music and good fireside chatter, catching...
RVA Live Music This Weekend | Bucko, Dead Billionaires, Stray Lions + New Sunslingers Single
Editor's Note: Looking to get coverage for your music? We have a submission form. Take a minute to tell us about your project so we can better plan our editorial coverage. You can find the form HERE. Whole lotta Camel shows and a whole lotta local powerhouses. I feel like these are some real RVA fan favorites and crowd pleasers, but boy do we...
Shannon and Narducy Take R.E.M. Back on the Road
About 10 years ago, actor Michael Shannon and veteran band member Jason Narducy threw an impromptu covers set in Chicago. The two quickly bonded over a shared love of alternative rock and found themselves doing yearly shows where they would play entire albums. They covered Bob Dylan, T-Rex, and The Modern Lovers. They would play these one off...
Starting the Dream in Richmond’s Local Music Scene
Editor’s Note: This piece was written by a student at Randolph-Macon College as part of a feature writing course. Thank you to the students and to Professor Seth Clabough, Ph.D., for organizing the project. Gavin Lawton remembers the exact moment he decided music was not just a hobby, but a path. “I was ten years old,” he says confidently. “I got...
