Twenty years of Halloweek. Twenty years of fake blood, fog machines, and people insisting “Halloween’s their personality now.” And you know what? We respect it. For one glorious week, Richmond drops the pretense and remembers who it really is, a city that loves...
Mitchel Evan’s self-titled album is what we all need right now. With a sense of familiarity for longtime fans woven into a fresh new sound, the Richmond artist gears up to release a new self-titled album after the premiere of its first single, “Band-Aid.” Soon after the pandemic hit, Mitchel Evan was laid off from his day job. At the same...
Local, independent radio stations are a unique piece of culture in their communities. We caught up with Richmond-area radio stations to see what it’s like to operate an independent station in the modern world of corporate-controlled playlists and syndicated DJs. In an industry that is experiencing financial stagnation and a steady increase in...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a truly fantabulous playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week brings us a jam-packed list of bangers from Smyth Knight, an up-and-coming local rapper who's developed a buzz among quite a few veteran local heads. Knight released his latest mixtape, North...
Most people are not doing well during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the members of GWAR are not most people. The intergalactic metal gods have taken the pandemic in stride. Blothar took time out of his day of conquest to talk about GWAR’s plan for their upcoming drive-in shows. GWAR, the intergalactic alien metal band that has made Richmond its home...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a truly fantabulous playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This time around, we're bringing you a great list of tunes from Opin, the Richmond band formed from the ashes of White Laces and Navi, among others. Their second full-length album, Media &...
In January, the RVA Rap Elite started their third season of cyphers and rap battles at The Dark Room in Scott's Addition. In the small venue within the Hofheimer Building, the hip-hop based platform had established a consistent home after spending 2019 going from one venue to another. Then in March, the coronavirus pandemic stopped the world as...
Butcher Brown’s new album, #KingButch, is almost here. Recorded inside their home studio, Jellowstone, the record marks a milestone for Black musicians in funk, hip-hop, and R&B genres from the River City. #KingButch is on the horizon. The latest record from Butcher Brown, which releases virtually on September 18th, is everything the band’s...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a truly fantabulous playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, we have a playlist from James Seretis, who is probably best known to readers of this magazine as one of the cohosts of The Hustle Season, a weekly podcast you can catch here at RVA Magazine...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a truly fantabulous playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This time around, it's a follow-up to last week's 100th playlist, in which we celebrated with 100 currently active Richmond bands. We'd originally planned to combine that playlist with the idea...
