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Photos | Weird Al Gets Bigger, Weirder… and Richmond Was Ready

by RVA Staff | COMEDY, CULTURE, DOWNTOWN RVA, MUSIC, PHOTOGRAPHY

'Weird Al' Yankovic brought his Bigger & Weirder tour to the Allianz Amphitheater earlier this week, turning Richmond’s newest stage into equal parts circus and cultural mirror. For anyone still catching up, Al has spent more than four decades parodying pop icons,...

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‘Love Me When I’m Gone’ A Tribute To Ross Harman

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