Editor’s Note: RVA Magazine is partnering with the Virginia Museum of History & Culture on coverage related to America’s 250th anniversary, including Richmond SailFest and IllumiNation. It's hard to impress people with just a building. Yet standing in front of the...
The Carver neighborhood sits tucked between the highway and the downtown sprawl, close enough to reach everything and overlooked long enough to feel like its own island. So when CONEX appeared there a few weeks ago, rising out of a sunken concrete pit built from cargo containers and covered in murals, it felt like the neighborhood had quietly...
And so we begin the holiday season, wrapped up in scarves and full of Thanksgiving leftovers. Some fantastic shows this weekend to take the in laws to, show ‘em what we got going on on a Saturday. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit me up at griffin@rvamag.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLVxXvDGCto...
A Night at Black Iris with John Campbell and Tyler Williams hosted by Landon Shroder, co-publisher, RVA Magazine. Presented in partnership with MSE Properties, Plan 9 Music and Medora Laser. Last Thursday night’s Salon de Résistance: The Shape of Music to Come at Black Iris took on a question that has gone from hypothetical to philosophical to...
One of the best parts of the Richmond scene is that there is always a good cause to support at a gig, you’re already paying the $15 for the ticket, go make it worth someone's while. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit me up at griffin@rvamag.com. Nabeel, Strawberry Moon, Kitchenette, ReceiverSaturday,...
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 show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit me up...
Dispatch Number six: will music survive technology? Join us for Salon de Résistance on November 20th at Black Iris for a conversation about the future of music and it's ability to survive the AI revolution, featuring John Campbell from Lamb of God and Tyler Williams of the Head and the Heart. Presented in partnership with MSE Properties, Plan 9...
Richmond’s music scene doesn’t rest, it just changes outfits. French Police, Angelica Garcia, Hot Water Music, they’re all passing through, if you’ve been waiting for a reason to leave the house that isn’t work or groceries, this is it. -- Tony Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit up Griffin...
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 costumes, chaos, and a good excuse to cut loose. Halloween isn’t for just kids...
Get the costume on, go dance around while dressed as the Lorax. Halloween always gets the city breathing, so go get lost in it. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy at griffin@rvamag.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dXP2XIPUEc&list=RD5dXP2XIPUEc&start_radio=1 Sunami, Scowl, Nuovo...
