Editor’s Note: This article reflects on United Blood’s return back in April 2025 and is a preview of what is in store for 2026. Words and photos by Cristian Espinoza The sleeping giant walks the earth again. After a five-year hiatus, United Blood returned to Richmond,...
Neil Hamburger's standup comedy often feels more like performance art that is primarily intended to make you uncomfortable. What would that be like live and in person? When Hamburger came to Richmond Music Hall last month, Ryan Kent went to find out. The elephant graveyard for suits is the thrift store. Mostly you’ll find hangered sports...
Born in Staunton and based in Richmond, comedian Paige Campbell wears a cowboy hat and books a monthly showcase at Buskey Cider. This month, it's on Black Friday, and it's got a lineup sure to excite RVA comedy lovers. Gabe Santamaria caught up with Paige to get the scoop. This week I talked with outlaw comedian Paige Campbell. The cowboy...
Virginia standup comedian Winston Hodges just released his first professionally-recorded album, Already Aware, with Helium Comedy Records. But he's far from new to the comedy game, as RVA Mag's Ash Griffith learned during their conversation. Winston Hodges is doing pretty okay these days. Originally from Farmville, VA and getting his start in the...
When Steve Martin and Martin Short came to the Altria Theater on October 22, they proved that comedy doesn't have to be edgy to be extremely funny. "You can start by wiping that fucking dumbass smile off your rosy fucking cheeks. And you can give me a fucking automobile – a fucking Datsun, a fucking Toyota, a fucking Mustang, a fucking Buick....
After spending over a year in the virtual world, RVA Fashion Week was eager to return to IRL for their Fall 2021 event, and they did so in a big way. RVA Mag's Brooke Nicholson scoped the scene and learned all the details that helped make RVAFW 2021 a post-pandemic success. Having gone virtual-only last year, RVA Fashion Week returned to the...
The weather's crummy, but it's Halloween weekend, so the time is right to get your scares on -- even if you have no interest in putting on a costume and leaving the house. For the perfect way to kick off Halloweekend, here an essential streaming horror marathon, from us to you. Grab your sour candies, fun size M&Ms, and Halloween Joe Joes;...
Anime Ink, a convention celebrating anime, tattoos, and anime tattoos, as well as many related elements of pop culture, took over the Greater Richmond Convention Center this past weekend, for the first time since before the pandemic. Fans flocked to the gathering; our own Ash Griffith was among them. Anime fans of the inked and uninked variety...
After a long pandemic-related sabbatical, the Coalition Theater has returned to action, and this Halloween weekend will bring the eighth incarnation of their long-running Halloween event, spread across four nights. Gabe Santamaria spoke to Coalition co-founder and creative director David Pijor about improv in a post-pandemic city, their mutual...
Want to get a Sailor Moon backpiece, a Gundam on your leg, or just check out a ton of anime- and tattoo-related merch? Greater Richmond Convention Center is the place to be this weekend, as the Anime Ink Convention returns to RVA! What do Sailor Moon, Gundam Wing, and Kiki’s Delivery Service all have in common? Aside from being classic anime from...
