Local drag performer Chicki Parm focuses on the funny, hosting a monthly comedy show in Richmond between tours across the country. Chase Keech has turned his love of drag and comedy into a full-time career performing as Richmond’s drag star Chicki Parm. “I would...
The Technicolor Troll Drag of Richmond’s Own Sweet Pickles
Richmond drag performer Sweet Pickles describes herself as a "dancing troll with an AC Moore rewards card." Claire Gates has a busy theater career. But whenever she finds time, she paints her face, dons a wig made from yarn, and becomes Sweet Pickles, a rising star in...
Learning Not To Hate Yourself With Human Person
Human Person, the performing name of Fredericksburg-based singer/songwriter Eliza Hiatt, released their first EP Please Eat My Heart on March 15. Hiatt describes the collection of atmospheric folk songs as focusing on “boundaries, vulnerability, and giving too much.”...
Fredericksburg’s doe deer Gazes Into The Future
On their upcoming debut album, Fredericksburg quartet doe deer captures years of musical and personal metamorphosis. doe deer (the lack of capital letters is intentional) is an emerging indie-garage four-piece hailing from Fredericksburg, VA. The group, which consists...
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