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Luggage, Black Liquid, BCMusic1st, Swerve 36 Tuesday, August 30 at Strange Matter Last night, Strange Matter hosted a night of excellent local hip-hop that you likely missed. It was Tuesday so if you’re anything like me, you probably had better things to do. I almost...

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!!!! Jenna B from Downbeat Switch...

I never thought I would say it. Never in my life. Up until about a year ago I would have to look away in disgust every time I saw a skull, a heart and a rose awkwardly grouped in a screen printed abortion of design. If you gave a four year old LSD and crayons, he...

These up-and-coming young Richmond tunesmiths use digital instrumentation to craft lazily beautiful soundscapes featuring slow-motion pop hooks galore. Influences from recently popular indie-electronic musicians such as Animal Collective or Washed Out can be heard in...

This seven-piece jam band mixes elements of reggae, funk, jazz, hip-hop, and alternative rock together into a sound consisting of catchy, eclectic grooves for miles. Proverbial formed only two years ago, but have gotten a lot done in the short time they've been...

When I was a teenager, my friends and I would take monthly trips to our nearest record store—a mere 40 miles away at the closest mall to where we lived in West Central Pennsylvania. We would pile into my old rusty grey Buick Century, everyone crammed in hip to hip in...

In their first ever collaboration with a clothing company, GWAR have teamed up with Altamont Apparel to present three new t-shirts as part of Altamont's Fall 2011 collection. The three graphics, Gig, Pit, and Scumdogs, are all from the early days of the band and have...

Euphoric Productions began in the Richmond area in 1995 and has been making things happen ever since, hosting electronic music events and underground parties in four different states since its inception. They’re currently hosting the longest-running monthly EDM party...