Earlier today, an estimated 14,000 people crowded the streets of Richmond for No Kings II to peacefully protest the authoritarianism of Donald Trump. Joined by millions of protestors nationally, concerned citizens marched from the Bell Tower at Capitol Square to...
RVA's Big Mama Shakes returns to the Camel Friday, March 23, along with Boston's alt-country sensations Hayley Thompson-King, and These Wild Plains. New Richmond favorite, Deau Eyes, will kick off the night. Doors at 8, tickets $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Tickets and info: https://www.thecamel.org/tickets/ ALSO here:...
Syria continues to be the great humanitarian tragedy of our generation. According to I am Syria, a website that tracks casualties in Syria, over 500,000 have been killed with 10,204 reported civilian deaths in 2017 alone. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has also estimated that since the start of the Syrian civil war in...
FEATURED SHOW Friday, March 23, 7 PM Windhand, Satan's Satyrs, Prisoner @ The Broadberry - $15 (order tickets HERE) It's been a long time, y'all, but the time has finally come for the return of Windhand! This crew of almighty shredders has been quite a while away from the recording studio -- their last full-length, Grief's Infernal Flower, was...
When Rhonda Sneed moved to Richmond from New York City in 2013, she was shocked by the homelessness she saw. “I didn’t expect it,” she said over coffee at Ellwood Thompson’s. “It’s different down here.” Her shock didn't come from lack of experience, however. She grew up seeing homelessness in NYC and has even experienced it herself, shortly after...
In its fifth week dominating the box office, a panel of professors at Virginia Commonwealth University sat down for a forum on Marvel's Black Panther at the VCU Arts Depot. Dozens of VCU students attended the event, titled Critical Perspectives on Black Panther, organized by Chioke I'Anson of the Department of African American Studies. On the...
It's a dreary day out there, which may have you down in the dumps, but the folks over at Missed Connections are always the perfect pick-me-up. This week, we've got a stressed out doughnut girl, sparks fly over a guy in a turtleneck at The Circuit, a man is searching for his "Daddy Bear" from the Bianco Del Rio show, and a woman dressed as Harley...
*This is a developing story. According to the Sheriff's Department in St. Mary's County, Maryland, a shooting investigation is currently in process at Great Mills High School, where multiple injuries have been reported. This was also corroborated by a post on the St Mary's County Public School's webpage, which was updated with a report saying,...
Martin Scorsese once described his own adaptation of Edith Wharton’s classic 1920 novel, “The Age of Innocence” as the “…most violent film I’ve ever made”, and it is hard to counter this claim given the emotional stakes and the explored world around that. While this is still a tall declaration for anybody who is familiar with his previous work,...
The Virginia Senate and House of Delegates spent the day before the start of Black History Month killing bill proposals that would allow local governments to move Confederate statues and rename Confederate-branded highways. They didn’t do it without their constituents’ support either. Exit polls from last November’s elections show that 60 percent...
