RVA Staff

Since 2005, the dedicated team at RVA Magazine, known as RVA Staff, has been delivering the cultural news that matters in Richmond, VA. This talented group of professionals is committed to keeping you informed about the events and happenings in the city.

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RVA No. 10: Brother Bill

RVA No. 10: Brother Bill

Brother Bill is a four piece folk/indie/punk rock group from Warrenton, VA. They officially began in 2008, when the members were asked to throw a set together and play a show at an Irish pub in their hometown. But long before brothers Dan (Lead Vocals/Lead Guitar) and...

ILoveStickyRice: Stouts And Porters

ILoveStickyRice: Stouts And Porters

Now is the time of year for dark beers! Porters and stouts are so tasty because they are made from roasted barley, malt, and hops, similarly to the way that coffee is made. Now is the time of year for dark beers! Porters and stouts are so tasty because they are made...

RVA No. 10: Long Jawns

RVA No. 10: Long Jawns

If you've regularly danced in public in the Richmond or Hampton Roads areas anytime in the past few years, chances are you've done so at least once at Brain Drain, Audio Ammo's legendary monthly dance party. And at that point in the evening when you fell in love with...

RVA No. 10: Seven Hills Crew

RVA No. 10: Seven Hills Crew

GWAR's shadow is long. Scan the show calendars of Kingdom or Strange Matter and you're likely to find a litany of grimly named hardcore/metal acts. At some point in the late '80s when most cities wanly eyed the dregs of punk and shunted the bottle aside, Richmond...

RVA No. 10: Proverbial

RVA No. 10: Proverbial

Their name Proverbial is an ambiguous one; the word is defined as “well known” and “stereotypical,” but commits itself to nothing in particular. However, despite the fact that the name is not one that easily indicates what genre the band belongs to, Proverbial is, in...