In 2013, a two-day event transformed a neglected stretch of Norfolk, Virginia, into a pop-up arts district. It wasn’t a city plan—it was a vision. Volunteers opened temporary galleries in boarded-up storefronts. Food trucks rolled in. Sidewalks were painted with...
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! -------------------------------------------- “No-one really knows who or what ‘K-Dinos’ is. I don’t even really know myself.”—KTC Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you a dinosaur. A vicious...
Tonight Halloweek continues with a spooky horror movie themed night of improv comedy with the Richmond Comedy Coalition at Gallery 5. Easily the best improv comedy troupe in Richmond, someone wants the RCC Dead and tonight David, Matt, Katie and company will get to the bottom of this off-the-cuff murder mystery in hilarious bone chilling, improv...
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!...
Ross Harman was one-half of The Gaskets, a quirky electro-pop duo who were active in the Richmond scene throughout the past decade. Sadly, he took his own life last year. At his memorial service, music from his little-heard solo project The Ballpoint Pens was played, and blew everyone away. Inspired by the reaction, Gaskets manager Nate "Igor"...
Richmond, “Untied,” yet United. I waited a while to digest the Richmond Unite conference on September 9 before I wrote, simply because I could not believe that, in my long yet brief lifetime on this planet in this microcosm of Richmond, I would ever see this happen. I still find it hard to fathom. Richmond is moving ahead. Screw the trolley...
Just Plain Ant: Just Plain Ant: The founder of local hip-hop crew Just Plain Sounds has been producing music since he was a teenager. He incorporates a variety of influences into his shifting sound, which merges hip-hop and soul with jazz, electronic music, and more experimental styles to bring a unique feel to his own work, as well as that of...
WHO: RVA Magazine & Radio Rubber Room WHAT: Open Stage Night WHEN: Every Wednesday from 9pm-1am (Signup starts at 8:30pm) WHERE: Cafe Diem, 600 North Sheppard Street in the Fan WHY: BECAUSE WE NEED YOU TO MAKE A STRONGER MUSIC SCENE!!!! WHO: RVA Magazine & Radio Rubber Room WHAT: Open Stage Night WHEN: Every Wednesday from 9pm-1am (Signup starts...
As I followed Alison Miller Barber, owner of Taboo for the last decade, to her office to sit and chat about the effects of technology on her business, we passed aisles of product, arranged by type and fetish—a sexual candy store for adults that has exactly what the customer came for, and endless opportunities for exploration. As customers...
A few months ago I reviewed Tyler, the Creator’s new record, Goblin, and opened myself up to some criticism regarding my response to the record’s misogynistic, homophobic, and rape-glorifying lyrical content. The lines that most people seemed to take issue with were: “Go ahead and tell me that I just don’t get it, I’ll tell you that you’re a rape...
