COMMUNITY

The Richmond Comedy Coalition, RVA’s premier improvisational comedy theater and training center, is celebrating their third anniversary of improv and alternative comedy shows on June 16th at 8:30pm with Menage Ha-Ha, a night of improv comedy at Gallery5. The Richmond...

All sorts of novel and exciting things went down Last Wednesday at The Republic. There was a rare Kooker sighting, which I savored til the end, and The Dream Machine debuted their fierce new drummer, accompanied by Gabe Santamaria on bass. All sorts of novel and...

Last Wednesday at The Republic The Dream Machine kindled the crowd for The Santamaria Brothers, whose set was notably badass. It seems the brothers can play anything. They get away with Al Green, Hall & Oates, Primus, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pink Floyd, Sublime......

Last Wednesday night at The Republic, Radio Rubber Room presented The Dream Machine and ROMA. With TDM guitarist Justin Shear out of town, veteran Yerbian Joe DelMonaco stepped up with his work cut out for him. They kept it slow and bluesy, and it may have been a safe...

Last Wednesday at The Republic it was Downbeat Switch and The Dream Machine. DBS opened and killed it; you can tell these guys have been playing together for more than a decade. Last Wednesday at The Republic it was Downbeat Switch and The Dream Machine. DBS opened...

It was a rock smorgasbord at The Republic last Thursday, where The Dream Machine warmed the crowd for Sam Robinson and the Groove-Elators and closing act Beef Lizard. As the opening act, The Dream Machine set was toned down just a touch. This was certainly not a bad...

Special guest singer/songwriter Sofia Talvik warmed the crowd for Cardinal Compass and The Dream Machine last Wednesday at The Republic. Despite being a solo act, Talvik's technical assistant/husband worked wonders for her already perfected sound, providing...

James Lawson is a comedian who can and will hit from all angles. Whether he's performing clean comedy that can appropriate for even the most uptight aunt, or making audience beg for more at clubs and venues all over the East Coast with a bit more edge, James Lawson is...