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Salon de Résistance | Dangerous Films

Join us for Salon de Résistance: Dangerous Films on Thursday, July 30th at Black Iris. We'll be watching clips from films selected by two of Virginia’s most accomplished filmmakers: writer-director Derrick Borte (The Get Out, Unhinged, London Town, The Joneses) and...

Good Day RVA is Back and Bringing Friends Along

For four nights this weekend, bands from different generations of Richmond's music scene are taking over Get Tight Lounge. Called Tonal Recall, the series is part reunion show, part showcase and part excuse for a bunch of old friends to get back in the same room. ...

Fried Chicken and Soccer? Somehow It Makes Perfect Sense

"Richmond has your back... maybe."  That about sums it up, doesn't it? It's the slogan behind KCPFC, a new football-inspired project from Kwame Hayford, the guy behind Kwam's Chicken Project, and Richmond designer Ignatius Friend. The collection blends soccer culture...

Before Anyone Was Watching

I went to Virginia MOCA expecting to hear Andy Howell talk about skateboarding. Instead, I left thinking about community and how people find each other. Howell's installation opens Seamless, the museum's new exhibition exploring the overlap between art and design. At...

The Light That Never Went Out 

There is a spotlight still mounted in the rafters of 528 N. 2nd Street. It has been there since 1914. It has outlasted segregation, fire, the highway that cut Jackson Ward in two, and decades of silence. On the nights when the Hippodrome Theater fills up, that light...

Richard Perkins Unveils Raw, Gritty Photography at The Camel Tonight

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,...

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That Time We Hung Out with Pharrell, Chad Hugo & Clipse

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...

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Inside the Mind of Angry Woebots: Panda Murals and More

Angry Woebots sure gets around. Hailing from Hawaii, this globe-trotting muralist spent the summer of 2013 jetting between LA, Hawaii, Singapore, and Richmond, VA. Returning for the Richmond Mural Project's second year, he brought a sense of continuity from the 2012 G40 Mural Project. Known for his striking murals, Woes also paints on canvas and...

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Yesteryear Style’s Available Today at Yesterday’s Heroes

Males of Richmond unite- there is a new store in town dedicated to your classic self. Drew Spruill has spent the last 18 months making his dream of owning a store, a reality. Finally, Yesterday’s Heroes Vintage has opened on South Addison street and Spruill couldn’t be happier. The store specializes in menswear, home wares and accessories for...

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RVA NO.2 | The Pharrell Williams Interview

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...

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Pharrell Interview by Shahan Jafri_RVA Magazine 2010-14

Henrock Highs: Fill Bowne’s Epic Party Pics from January 2009

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...

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