Twenty years ago, RVA Magazine and Gallery5 came to life together—two DIY efforts launched with no budget, no blueprint, and no permission. What they shared was a vision: that Richmond’s creative culture was worth showing up for, amplifying, and celebrating....
Saturday, August 17, 10 a. m. - 7 p. m. GWAR-B-Q, featuring GWAR, Municipal Waste, Corrosion of Conformity, Pig Destroyer, Cannabis Corpse, X-Cops, Warbeast, Battlecross, Wilson, Mobile Death Camp, Volture, Kung-Fu Dykes @ Hadad's Lake (7900 Osborne Turnpike - East Henrico) The infamous GWAR-B-Q is easily one of the best events of the year....
Fans poured into RVA from all over the east coast this weekend to attend the 2013 Richmond Jazz Festival. Fans poured into RVA from all over the east coast this weekend to attend the 2013 Richmond Jazz Festival. This year’s festival featured several Grammy award winning musicians, headlined by an electric performance from Jill Scott and a soulful...
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is about to get a little more funky. The National Museum of African American History and Culture is about to get a little more funky. Parliament Funkadelic's famous funk mothership has just been acquired and is headed toward the Smithsonian museum to be forever immortalized as an icon in...
The question I have been asking since I bumped into their work a few days ago. A pair of dope dudes bringing metal inspired screen prints and stencils out of Mexico. The question I have been asking since I bumped into their work a few days ago. A pair of dope dudes bringing metal inspired screen prints and stencils out of Mexico. Like this stuff?...
Let's start with the big news--Lady Gaga has released a video in which she appears naked. It's not a music video; instead, it's intended to promote a Kickstarter campaign by Serbian-born, New York-based performance artist Marina Abramovic. Let's start with the big news--Lady Gaga has released a video in which she appears naked. It's not a music...
Richmond’s art community has allowed for the success and flourishing of a young comedy scene that is now entering a new stage of its development. Richmond’s art community has allowed for the success and flourishing of a young comedy scene that is now entering a new stage of its development. The Richmond Comedy Coalition is opening their new...
BuzzFeed is really the Human Centipede of the internet, but its always good to see Richmond get the exposure it deserves. On a recent list of "Best Street Art in the World" BF puts more pictures than words into the post, but rank's Richmond as #3, behind Sao Paulo, Bazil, and "More Honest and Free ads, by Vinz" (which seems to be more of a...
Enjoy a sip of wine and let the smooth sounds of jazz fill your soul at the always scenic Maymont for the 4th annual Richmond Jazz Festival, happening August 8-11th. Enjoy a sip of wine and let the smooth sounds of jazz fill your soul at the always scenic Maymont for the 4th annual Richmond Jazz Festival, happening August 8-11th. Over 20 artists...
Hey folks, we're back! The First Friday RVA previews have been MIA for the past couple of months, but that ends today--it's time to get back to the thriving heart of the art scene in this city we love, and recognize all the great talents bringing great work out of the studios and into the galleries of the Richmond Arts District and beyond. Hey...
