Mitchel Bamberger

Mitchel Bamberger is a writer and musician from Richmond, VA with a vast array of interests from environmental sustainability to poetry, music, and all things creative. As an active artist in the local music scene, Mitchel has a finger on the pulse of the thriving organism that is RVA music. This young writer is ambitious and advantageous, with a diverse background of creative writing experience in poetry, prose, songwriting, and most recently, journalism.

stories by Mitchel Bamberger

Long Live #KingButch

Long Live #KingButch

Butcher Brown’s new album, #KingButch, is almost here. Recorded inside their home studio, Jellowstone, the record marks a milestone for Black musicians in funk, hip-hop, and R&B genres from the River City.  #KingButch is on the horizon. The latest record from...

Striving For Normalcy

Striving For Normalcy

RVA Mag wanted to find out how local venues are surviving during the ongoing pandemic. In the fourth of a multi-part series of articles, we hear from Fuzzy Cactus, where they are looking to food and drink sales to help them through quarantine. The live music situation...

Nothing Left To Do But Smile

Nothing Left To Do But Smile

RVA Mag wanted to find out how local venues are surviving during the ongoing pandemic. In the third of a multi-part series of articles, we hear from Cary Street Cafe, where owner Robyn Chandler tries to stay positive even as they remain closed for going on five...