Everyone in the media business will tell you it has been a tough year. In some ways it has been, but it was also the year we found another gear. As newsrooms froze up, we kept shining a light on the people who make Richmond what it is. The musicians, artists,...
Cover: $10 ADV / $12 DOS Ages: 21+ Join THE FRITZ Fan Club! The Fritz is a soul-driven dance rock band hailing from Asheville, NC. The group’s aggressive approach to funk, soul, and rock creates a sound that is uniquely their own. Their high-energy, danceable songs provide a platform for each member to shine. With powerful vocals, climactic...
Wkndr, Wes Charlton & American Bittersweet, Handle at The Camel Take 4 musicians with backgrounds in folk, classic rock, jazz, and classical music and put 'em together. Enter wkndr, best described as an “alternafolkrock” band, serving up covers and originals along the lines of The Lumineers, The Head and the Heart, and Ryan Adams. Jim...
“Our zebras juggle and flip… Our kangaroos skip and somersault… We’ve elephants with street-cred and rhythm… And even our dinosaur bones shake, clatter, and roll to the music.” – Yaron Lifschitz, artistic director The lines between movement, dance, theatre, and circus are beautifully blurred by the Circa carnival and its whimsical tales of...
In this week's batch of Missed Connections, things are heating up with encounters at dog parks, Chesterfield's Daisy Duke's & Boots Saloon, The National, Citizen Burger Bar, and The Broadberry. One man also searches for his Hidden Rock Park lover in hopes of reigniting the flame. All that and more below. Dorey Park Dog park - m4w (Dorey Park)...
After years of planning and several months of construction, a monument honoring the lives, legacy, and achievements of Native American tribes in Virginia has been completed and now stands on the grounds of the state Capitol. State officials are planning a ribbon cutting for the monument on April 17. “I think everyone who has seen it is very much...
This Friday marks a homecoming for Richmond natives Will Carsola and Dave Stewart as they bring “Adult Swim’s Mr. Pickles Thrashtaculor Tour” to The National in support of the animated series new season. The 13-city metal tour kicked off last Thursday, Feb. 22 in Seattle, jumping across fan hot spots until landing in our little city, the advent...
The difficulty of putting on a one-woman show is truly underappreciated. Adding in the portrayal of a recognized and widely-adored figure adds another level of difficulty. But Catherine Shaffner does a truly admirable and memorable job at bringing Erma Bombeck back to life on the stage of Hanover Tavern in Virginia Rep’s production Erma Bombeck:...
Richmond is home to one of Virginia's greatest living legends, The Progressive Liberal Daniel Richards. His fame is storied, his prowess unmatched, and by now, if you don't know him by reputation, it's safe to assume you've been living as an indigent aesthetic at a monastery in India, frozen in carbonite on Tatooine, or hiding out in an...
Nearly fifty people turned out on Friday morning to ride in a temporary one-block bike lane installed by Richmond advocacy group Bike Walk RVA. Volunteers wearing “More Bike Lane” t-shirts rang cowbells and cheered as riders of all ages rode by, with the youngest participants in child seats attached to a parent’s bicycle. The temporary lane,...
