I hadn’t seen him in years. Then I caught his pop-up photo show in an alleyway gallery in Oregon Hill a few months back. The images were real life. Honest. Some of them tough to even look at. Street people, prostitutes, gang bangers, punks mid-fight, scenes in bars,...
The 13th annual Richmond Zine Fest came to the Richmond Public Library last month and introduced attendees to an entire world of unique and wonderful do-it-yourself artistic expression. On the second weekend in October, the Richmond Public Library's main branch played host to the 13th annual Richmond Zine Fest -- a small festival dedicated to the...
From announcing the Avail reunion shows in Richmond to interviewing tattoo artists, musicians, and hometown folks, No Lies Just BS Podcast host Nick Swartz opens a personal window into Virginian life from his Harrisonburg shop, Alley Cat Tattoo. “I don’t really do things in the conventional way.” When he first started the No Lies Just BS...
This week, Comics X-Change is focusing on the local scene, with an extensive report about the goings-on at the first-ever Comic Arts Richmond, which took place last weekend and was a rousing success. Happiest Wednesday, comic fans! Welcome to the dirty thirty edition of our biweekly comic exchange. Not only are we old enough to drink and rent a...
Edward Hopper captured the alienation of 20th century America in his paintings of hotels, currently on display in an in-depth retrospective at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The exciting new show Edward Hopper and the American Hotel opened October 26th at the VMFA, its only East Coast venue. Despite long being an established part of the...
Circadian, a performance by Karar Dance Company inspired by Fan Ho's photography of 1950s Hong Kong, will light up Dogtown Dance Theatre this weekend with performances in the round. This past weekend and this coming weekend, Dogtown Dance Theatre is hosting its annual Presenter’s Series. This year’s featured artist is Kara Robertson, the Artistic...
Happiest of pre-Halloween Wednesdays, comic fans! Welcome back to not only another issue of your beloved biweekly comic exchange, but the last issue before Halloween. The next time we see each other, it is nothing but smooth sailing to comfort food and turkey time. This week we have some gifts that keep on giving. I have some spooky...
Great Force, a group exhibition at VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art, focuses on the way our complex history continues to affect race relations in 21st century America. VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art is displaying a brand new exhibition that discusses racial perspectives and relations in modern America. Great Force opened to the public...
Tear Them Down One hundred and fifty-two years ago, Richmond became the former capitol of a failed nation built upon a bedrock of suffering, shackles, and servitude. Today, statues memorializing its president and military officers cast the cold shadows of an inexplicably glorified history on the present day. As many as seven hundred monuments to...
Happiest of Tuesdays, comic fans! Welcome to issue number twenty-eight of your biweekly comic exchange in what is only the best and spookiest month of the year. I have some good old-fashioned Halloween-flavored news for you. After that, our good friends down the block at Velocity Comics have some hearty recommendations for you this week that...
