"You have to be delusional to be an artist." That’s how Peter Cochrane closes our conversation. We’re sitting across from each other in a quiet Richmond studio, the air thick with pollen and thought. The line lands not as a punchline but as a thesis offered without...
If you want to see Richmond in its unfiltered, underground glory, it’s time we introduce you to the RVA Central Show. If you want to see Richmond in its unfiltered, underground glory, it’s time we introduce you to the RVA Central Show. Happening at The Shop off E. 4th Street, the RVA Central Show features an off-beat perspective of current events...
Utmost Co., a clothing store co-owner Jermaine Edwards describes as “youth, design, hardcore and subculture,” opened this past October, and it's already off to a great start. Utmost Co., a clothing store co-owner Jermaine Edwards describes as “youth, design, hardcore and subculture,” opened this past October, and it's already off to a great...
Just in via the RVA Street Art Festival Facebook page, the local mural project which took over the former GRTC Bus depot and the downtown canal walk is heading to Manchester in South Side. Just in via the RVA Street Art Festival Facebook page, the local mural project which took over the former GRTC Bus depot and the downtown canal walk is heading...
Those who've become familiar with the monthly Brews & Burlesque events at Strangeways Brewing, presented by comical neo-burlesque troupe Those Freaking Weirdos, have no doubt become familiar with Dev L. Ish. Those who've become familiar with the monthly Brews & Burlesque events at Strangeways Brewing, presented by comical neo-burlesque troupe...
“[Burlesque] is about the sexy strip tease, the art of strip tease and seduction. But ours also has an element of humor to it, with a pop culture focus," said Missy Suicide, founder of suicidegirls.com and organizer behind the Suicide Girls' Blackheart Burlesque Tour. “[Burlesque] is about the sexy strip tease, the art of strip tease and...
“I’m really interested in pushing boundaries with the ukulele," said Stuart Fuchs, a local multi-instrumentalist and ukulele enthusiast ahead of UkeFest Virginia this weekend. "[I'm excited about] really expanding the music of the ukulele to try and bring something to it that wasn’t done before.” The third annual UkeFest Virginia will take place...
Australian muralist Meggs came through Richmond this summer and wowed everyone with his colorful contributions to the Richmond Mural Project. His murals on the sides of Bacchus (Main & Meadow) and The Pig And Pearl (Broad & Allison) burst from the walls with energetic lines and a sense of frantic motion. Straight on view of 'Minotaur'...
Blacklist Burlesque is back with a brand-new burlesque tribute to a cultural icon. Fresh off the success of their Game Of Thrones: Burlesque Is Coming tribute, Blacklist producer Moxie LaBouche and her gang of talented performers are back at it with a tribute to legendary comedy auteur Mel Brooks! Blacklist Burlesque is back with a brand-new...
For the past six years, RVA Fashion Week has taken over Richmond every spring. Richmond’s most talented up and coming designers, models, choreographers, and stylists as well as the city’s favorite boutiques are given the chance to showcase their latest designs, making for a week full of the best culture, fashion, and entertainment Richmond has to...
