Experimental, jazzy math-rock outfit Dumb Waiter is holding a launch party for their second studio album, Cancel Christmas this Friday at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery. Cancel Christmas has been in the making since last January and is a long-awaited followup to the...
RVA Street Art Fest returns this month to revitalize the Southern States silos in Manchester
The mural project that transformed the downtown canal walk and the old GRTC bus depot is returning to bring some color to Manchester. RVA Street Art Festival, which takes place April 22-24th, will be centered around the iconic Southern State silos and will reach into...
RVA Indie sweethearts Camp Howard release self-titled debut album
Camp Howard is probably a band you have seen before. And there’s a reason for that. When I first got into the music scene here in RVA Camp Howard frontman Nic Perea is a name that I heard constantly. It seemed like he and his band were playing every venue every night...
ACLU urges governor to veto bill that would require parents approval of books that contain ‘sexually explicit’ material
The only thing keeping teachers from having to approve books like To Kill a Mockingbird with parents is a signature from Gov. McAuliffe. HB 516, introduced by R. Steven Landes of Verona, requires every educator to send a notice home to parents of students if the...
Lo-fi pop artist Dazeases evokes nostalgia of heartbreak and recovery with new EP
The first time I saw Dazeases she kind of scared the shit out of me. The whole crowd barely moved for the three bands that came on before her, and as soon as her music started everyone broke into dance as if the sound demanded it. The mass of people at the show hung...
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