Tons of great ones at tons of great places. Some great out-of-towners, but a plethora of local favs. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy at griffin@rvamag.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfB8EvN2W0c IONNA, Girlspit,...
“You wouldn’t know it, but there’s a park back there. It’s beautiful. Linco used to swim in there as a kid,” says Cyrax of Divine Council, pointing to a nondescript patch of trees. On the surface, it doesn’t look like much—just a string of woods a lot like the spots you made the best of near your childhood home. I ask if that was the spot where...
Richard Perkins, a good friend of ours who we covered a few years back, is holding an long awaited and anticipated “Piano Lessons Can Be Murder” photo art show tonight at the Camel from 7 to 9. Heavily inspired by Vincent Gallo, and a true Renaissance man himself, Perkins has had his hands in many artistic pots as a musician, tattoo enthusiast,...
This year, RVA Magazine will be celebrating our 10 Year Anniversary--and in honor of our first decade of publication, we'll be taking a look back and some of our favorite articles we've run over the past 10 years. Today, we revisit our interview with Pharrell Williams, the cover story from our Summer 2010 issue. It is around 3:30PM and we're in...
RVA Magazine celebrates our 9th anniversary with a huge party tonight at Gallery 5! To get you hyped for the shindig, here's our publisher, R. Anthony Harris, with a rundown of some of his hazy memories from the past 9 years of RVA Mag.Forgive me as I think back into the void and pull from it all my recollections. There have been so many great...
Art Whino and RVA Magazine present the 2013 Richmond Mural Project reception, taking place at Selba on Saturday, July 27. Beginning at noon and continuing til 6 PM, stop by Selba, located at 2416 W. Cary St, for an all-day reception featuring live painting and signing by muralists, as well as live music from Long Jawns, Mike Kemetic of Audio Mass...
It is around 3:30PM and we're in South Beach Studios in Miami Beach, Florida, shooting a music video with Pharrell Williams. Alex Germanotta, the DP of the video and I began talks with VA natives Clipse a little while ago. We wanted to shoot a video off of their album Till the Casket Drops, which features Pharrell, and fellow Virginia native...
Meet Fill Bowne, the legendary photographer and all-around cool dude who's been making waves in the scene ever since our mag's inception five years ago. He's like a magnet for the most stunning ladies, and it's hard not to feel a tinge of envy. But here's the kicker – Fill's got this incredible talent for turning wild, debaucherous parties into...
Sometimes an artist can creatively catch the day-to-day mood of living in Richmond. Joseph is among these ranks, documenting his surroundings through the lens and his unique voice. In the process, we get a glimpse into the life of a fun-loving guy who lives in the city and is staying hungry. R. Anthony Harris: Let’s go waaaaay back, man....
If you’re ever out in Richmond you’ve likely been captured busting some hilarious dance move by local photographer Karen Seifert. I got a chance to get on the other side of the camera, scope out some of her latest work, and find out what this saucy lady is really all about. I wasn’t surprised to hear that lately she’s got her eye on more than...
