Instead of some quirky intro, all I would like to do today is point you toward the canned food drive happening at The Camel right now. The drive is intended to ease the burden placed on those suffering from the lack of SNAP benefits, so please donate if you can. Got a...
Veteran Richmond musician and photographer PJ Sykes releases his first solo album, Fuzz, on May 7. In the run-up to the album's release, Jason Olsen caught up with PJ to talk gear, music, politics, and the old Shoney's on Staples Mill Road, among other things. It’s rare to find a voice that’s both smart and true, and rarer still to find one with...
It doesn't happen every Friday night any more, but occasionally RVA Mag still brings you a super-fun playlist from Virginia's most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. Our first playlist of the Biden administration era comes to us from Washers, a Richmond melodic indie-punk trio featuring members of quite a few bands you've probably...
The pandemic still rages, so Eyehategod have not returned to Richmond yet. But their new album, A History of Nomadic Behavior, gives local sludge-metal fans something to look forward to. Ryan Kent speaks to Jimmy Bower and Mike IX Williams about the new album, their billboard in NOLA, and more. Maybe sometime today, you'll need to pull your...
With the debut EP from his new mostly solo project, White Beast, musician and filmmaker Jeffrey Rettberg is hoping to inspire introspection in the minds of those "who have drifted into radical right wing ideology." Jeffery Rettberg produced a lot of music at the beginning of quarantine, but he had no immediate plans to release it. Then came the...
With her first solo album in a decade, Sally Rose is getting back to her Americana roots. But don't worry, she's still a rock n' roll riot grrrl at heart -- and she's bringing some much needed queer femme representation to the world of country music. In a year in which the world of local music has seemed frozen, somehow Sally Rose has managed to...
In spite of the contrasts between the two releases, digging into both the new EP from Charlottesville's Gold Connections and their previous EP reveals equally great results. Gold Connections, a Charlottesville-based underground-arena rock band led by guitarist/songwriter Will Marsh, released a new EP, Ammunition, early last November. Their...
Virginians Kendall Street Company explore introspective themes on their latest album, The Stories We Write For Ourselves, which had to be completed remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A crowd is mingling as the sun sets, with the strum of a guitar drifting through the air. Kendall Street Company presides over this crowd at Virginia Beach’s...
With the soundtrack to a fake movie about the secret world of world-class Rock-Paper-Scissors competitions, Richmond trio Hewolf takes their goofy, theatrical cock-rock to the next level. “Rock, Paper, Scissors, Shoot!” Get ready to rumble, and get ready to listen to Hewolf’s latest album, Iron Survivor 2: The Motion Picture Soundtrack. This...
Capping off a difficult year that saw the release of their debut album, Deau Eyes followed up Let It Leave with surprise single “Haven’t You Had Quite Enough,” a collaboration with DJ Harrison that takes a musical stand against the oppressive negativity of America in 2020. Deau Eyes, better known as Ali Thibodeau, exudes energy of peace, love,...
