This past weekend, the 36th Annual 2nd Street Festival once again took over Jackson Ward, and if you weren’t there, you missed one of Richmond’s most enduring cultural throwdowns. October 5-6 saw thousands descend on this historic neighborhood, basking in flawless...
In the As-Seen-on-TV product hall of fame, The Snuggie™ is second only to the Clapper and anything made by Ronco. One could argue that Billy Mays and his products also deserve a place in the pantheon of desperate TV consumerism. Oxy Clean™, the Ding King™, the Hercules Hook™ and the Grater Plater™ ? All great. But coke-addled shouting about...
We made this post a few weeks ago but are excited to hear that some great music was added to this show. Make sure to stay around and check out Via Tania and Freddie Stevenson. They came a loooong way to be here tonight. Via Tania is an Australian born singer songwriter, who's latest album ebbs and flows with an enticing harmony. Her lyrics and...
So a group in DC/BMORE created a thing called Super Art Fight and it is just like it sounds a battle between artists. I was asked to check it out to possibly bring down to Richmond. What do you think? Would this be fun to check out? Maybe we could do it at a Gallery 5. Here are a couple of videos from a past show. Straight from the Metro Gallery...
Even if you don't consider yourself learned in the arts, you can still spot something utterly bizarre and question its validity. What is art? What is the artist telling me? Does that blue really go with the splash of red? What's up with the spaghetti? Questions to be asked and answered at a challenging upcoming exhibit from ADA Gallery titled...
Richmond, Virginia, might be an unexpected contender on a list of cities with the highest number of tattoo shops per capita, but the numbers speak for themselves. With an impressive average of 14.5 tattoo shops per 100,000 people within the city limits, Richmond stands as a testament to the enduring appeal of body art. This statistic becomes even...
The decade old animated .gif continues to evolve as the fashion driven designer Insa and street artist Inkie bring a fresh take on an old favorite. Can you see this in an ad somewhere soon? The decade old animated .gif continues to evolve as the fashion driven designer Insa and street artist Inkie bring a fresh take on an old favorite. Can you...
Nationally known, locally grown artist Sterling Hundley will be showing for the second time at Ghostprint Gallery in September. He continues his journey away from the clean, strong narratives that defined his illustration work into the fuzzy world of abstraction with a purpose. Nationally known, locally grown artist Sterling Hundley will be...
Do you like strange video experimentation? Do you like the internet and wonder how it is affecting your daily perception of reality? If you are looking for answers, you won't find them at the new exhibit at Reference Gallery but there are other people trying to figure out the same thing. Maybe you can take comfort in that....
Tonight is RVALUTION 18: Wild Wild West featuring Jackie O from DC. You can listen to her absolutely kill it on RVA RADIO Jackie O, "GRIND", she is coming to Richmond and cannot be missed. We are stoked to see her tonight at the Hat Factory. If you like the photo above taken by our own Ben Muri, make sure to check out the whole set on his...
