A Sunday series from RVA Magazine featuring writers from Richmond and Virginia Writer’s Block is RVA Magazine’s Sunday series highlighting contemporary writers working in Richmond and across the Commonwealth. Each week, we feature original poems, short stories,...
This young Richmond band has been together for a relatively short amount of time, but are creating quite a buzz with their off-kilter brand of soul-infused indie rock. The sunny, cheerful-sounding music calls to mind recent popular indie groups, such as Vampire Weekend, while the layered vocals, which often rely on multi-part harmonies, are more...
It’s appropriate, perhaps, that it’s been raining all week in Richmond. One of our most forward thinking, locally oriented establishments has been forced to close it’s doors. I am writing, of course, about Sprout. It’s hard to find a single negative review of Sprout online- in fact, google results show 4 or more stars from most reviewing sites....
Sept 10-11th RVA Magazine and Phull Entertainment will host the first annual RVA Music Fest! Nothing like this has ever been done within the Greater Richmond Metro area since long before your moms mom could remember. With forty five local bands, two nationally touring acts and an seemingly endless list of DJ's, this year is just the first taste...
Coming to Richmond by way of Lubbock, Texas, The Diamond Center bring the influence of the warm, hazy West Texas climate to their music. Their psychedelic epics evoke the feeling of high noon in the desert, while the voice of frontwoman Brandi Price provides the same sort of cooling relief as a strategically located oasis. The Diamond Center have...
Former Substitutes frontman Prabir Mehta takes his new backing band in a different direction; incorporating violin and double bass, Goldrush's music adds folk, country, and classical music influences into Prabir's power-pop sensibility. At points they sound like Lou Reed collaborating with Hank Williams Sr. Then, a couple of songs later, they'll...
CAPS (Community Assisted Public Safety), the well-intended but poorly utilized task force who brought an end to live music at Rumors Boutique and threatened to close down Gallery 5 two years ago, have popped up again in the Richmond arts community. Last week, city officials and Richmond police officers paid a visit to the most recent in a series...
Monday, 9/5 Ross Harmon Memorial Show (pictured above) & Tribute CD Release with Jim O'Brien, Novios/Rabbits (joint set), Jeff Williams, Teddy Blanks (DJ set) @ Edo’s Squid (411 N. Harrison St.) Monday, 9/5 Jack of Hearts (photo by Denys Meak) @ Steady Sounds Records 5pm. Tuesday, 9/6 The Former Champions @ Cary St. Café 10pm. Tuesday, 9/6 Hex...
Our latest issue hits the streets of the city today! Featuring Deanna Danger and the lovely ladies of her Boom Boom Basics Burlesque Studio on the cover, this issue is chock full of great stuff. First we've got a profile of Deanna Danger and her Boom Boom Basics classes. Then there's an interview with Kate Jennings, a local photographer and owner...
This Richmond quartet plays indie rock with an emphasis on the ROCK, using gallons of distortion to give their songs a harsh, noisy feel that complicates but does not obscure the melodic tendencies at the core of their sound. White Laces have a big, loud sound that requires earplugs in a live environment, but that doesn't mean that they're devoid...