Drink like a grown-up. Wonder like a kid. No children, no judgment, just dinosaurs. Ah, dinosaurs. We never outgrow them. They’re the original fascination and the gateway drug into the natural world. When we were kids, they were terrifying and magical. Now? They’re...
When I was nineteen years old, I decided to do standup comedy at Café Diem. I went up on stage, grabbed the microphone, and smiled as the overhead lights blinded my eyes. To make a long, painful story short, I bombed. When I was nineteen years old, I decided to do standup comedy at Café Diem. I went up on stage, grabbed the microphone, and smiled...
RVA RADIO is down with bringing you new music whenever we find it. Often we profile and share out local producers and DJs. RVA RADIO is down with bringing you new music whenever we find it. Often we profile and share out local producers and DJs. If you are interested in being profiled on here, hit us up at hello@rvamag.com with a mix! --------...
The term “alternative comedy” is fairly broad. Legendary Comedian of Comedy Patton Oswalt defines it as “comedy where the audience has no preset expectations about the [performers], and vice versa. In comedy clubs, there tends to be a certain vibe--alternative comedy explores different types of material.” The term “alternative comedy” is fairly...
RVA RADIO is down with bringing you new music whenever we find it. Often we profile and share out local producers and DJs. RVA RADIO is down with bringing you new music whenever we find it. Often we profile and share out local producers and DJs. If you are interested in being profiled on here, hit us up at hello@rvamag.com with a mix!...
Last Wednesday at The Republic, Radio Rubber Room gave us two bands, the likes of which I was beginning to worry did not exist anymore in this fair city; Lightfields and Basmati, each uniquely raucous and gritty, but most importantly they sounded natural – as though they weren’t forcing something inorganic. Last Wednesday at The Republic, Radio...
Last Wednesday night at the Republic, Radio Rubber Room presented The Last Call Gospel Choir and The Green Boys. Your usual trusted author of these weekly articles, Dan Mulrooney, was unfortunately and abruptly called down to North Carolina for a top-secret classified colonoscopy mission that he told me not to tell anybody about. Butt experts...
I spent my last four years at VCU majoring in English, with a concentration in American Literature (mostly because I wanted to do creative nonfiction and that’s not an undergrad option there), because more than anything else, I love to read. I have rabidly devoured all the novels I can get my hands on since kindergarten, when I was strongly...
In-Depth is a podcast from RVA Magazine focusing on unique and talented electronic music producers and DJs. In this podcast, we will hopefully introduce you to some new creative music. In-Depth is a podcast from RVA Magazine focusing on unique and talented electronic music producers and DJs. In this podcast, we will hopefully introduce you to...
Conan The Raider, by Leonard Carpenter (Tor--out of print, but it's cheap on Amazon) I just read Conan the Raider by Leonard Carpenter again after all these years, and it reminded me of just how much I cherish that character. I have always preferred the novels to the comics and movies, though I enjoy all of it. It need not be stated that Robert...
