Editor’s Note: With a new mayor in Richmond and Virginia’s governor’s race on the horizon, alongside ongoing federal redistricting battles and policy shifts, the question of how we build and hold power is more urgent than ever. In this guest commentary, a reader...
Ladies and gentlemen, it is on! Tonight at New York Deli, RVA Magazine will be ringing in the new year with Audio Ammo superstar DJ Long Jawns on the two turntables, keeping us dancing into 2013 and beyond. Ladies and gentlemen, it is on! Tonight at New York Deli, RVA Magazine will be ringing in the new year with Audio Ammo superstar DJ Long...
You can’t put ‘naked’ on a marquee in Henrico County. This is one of the many lessons learned by Alison Barber, the Owner and President of Taboo Inc..”Someone asked us to take down a banner of me holding a whip, and I respectfully declined,” said Barber on some of the uproar she’s heard from the public, but she never let those obstacles get her...
As a former history major who wrote my senior thesis about theater as a form of edification for Richmond society (what was I smoking?), I felt like a hypocrite for not visiting the Valentine History Center since moving to RVA. Having heard heaps of praise about what is colloquially called the “tattoo exhibit,” I decided I could no longer put off...
Last week’s review was a little twisted; all apologies. Since then, things seem to have tapered down to normality, but nonetheless Radio Rubber Room gave us another fine Wednesday night last week with Psychobilly Cadillac and The Dirty Picture Show. Last week’s review was a little twisted; all apologies. Since then, things seem to have tapered...
Camp Barefoot 6, in many words and hyphens. Camp Barefoot 6, in many words and hyphens. Includes interviews with Zack Deputy, People's Blues of Richmond, DJ Williams, Silo Effect, Tiny Boxes, Tara Mills Deaf Scene, The Mantras, The Congress, Air Circus, The Kings of Belmont, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Travis Rineheart, Scott McClain, Beaster...
This holiday season, wear your sunglasses at night to the Republic! Join RVA Magazine and Radio Rubber Room next Wednesday for our Bad Santa Christmas Party--the biggest and most festive Christmas party of the entire 2012 holiday season. This holiday season, wear your sunglasses at night to the Republic! Join RVA Magazine and Radio Rubber Room...
The banal, overtly formal, snail-paced days of Christmas are right around the corner. I’m thinking that the impending holiday season was largely responsible for last week’s ultra-bender – as many of my friends and colleagues have reported. Last Wednesday, being right there in the middle of the vibrant haze, was naturally a pretty wild,...
After a wild shitstorm of a few weeks, I returned to The Republic for duty last Wednesday. Thanks to Brian Riley for taking the reins on the last two reviews. Radio Rubber Room had lined up Machine Gun Mustache and One Night Standard, two bands I had never taken a close listen to. After a wild shitstorm of a few weeks, I returned to The Republic...
RVA RADIO is down with bringing you new music whenever we find it. If you are interested in being profiled on here, hit us up at hello@rvamag.com with a mix! RVA RADIO is down with bringing you new music whenever we find it. If you are interested in being profiled on here, hit us up at hello@rvamag.com with a mix! We are stoked to catch up with...
