Since 2013, New York based group Deli Girls have established an electrifying, riotous legacy that dares to not only call out injustice by name, but to scream it from the rooftops. Deli Girls’ founder, Danny Orlowski, has served as the fiery vocal centerpiece for...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a totally rockin' playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week's selection of killer tunes comes to us from Dumb Waiter, the avant-garde jazz-metal quartet that unifies the sounds of such disparate acts as Frank Zappa, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Iceburn, and John...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an epic, glorious playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, we've got a selection of tracks presented by Past Palms, a homebrewed electronic/downtempo project that will quietly invade your brain with their ambient, moody beats. They've stayed prolific so...
JR Da Rapper completed his first album, “Highway to Hell,” just as the pandemic hit. A portrait of Richmond at its darkest hour, the album tackles subjects that are eerily appropriate today. Here’s how he made it, and what inspired him to do so in the first place. In an interview with RVA Mag's Hip Hop Henry earlier this year, JR Da Rapper said...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an epic, glorious playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, we're bringing a selection great tunes from Richmond's own Cardinality, a duo combining the powers of Richmond musicians Ty Sorrell and AG Himself. Their self-titled debut is coming later this...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an epic, glorious playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, we've got a special treat for all you longtime Richmond punk heads: a playlist from 92FU. This project came together in the wake of last year's St. Edwards Reunion, which saw half a dozen bands...
Strike Anywhere’s first new release in over 10 years arrives at a time when Richmond is addressing many of the political issues the veteran punk band has been singing about throughout their career. Richmond’s beloved veteran punk band Strike Anywhere is releasing their first batch of studio recordings in more than a decade. Their brand-new EP,...
In the midst of big changes in the local landscape, RVA Mag caught up with Richmond hip hop legend (Mad) Skillz to talk monuments, music, and making real change in the Commonwealth. Skillz has the wisdom of experience, having worked with everyone from The Roots and Nas to Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj. A veteran of the game, Skillz has not only presaged...
To commemorate Juneteenth, two excellent Richmond musicians have released a special track to celebrate the fact that "we're still here." It's Juneteenth, the annual celebration of the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned that the Civil War was over, and that they were free. In light of the struggles against police violence...
In celebration of Juneteenth, Richmond musician extraordinaire and all-around renaissance man Reggie Pace presents a collection of joyful Black American music offering everyone "a moment to breathe." Happy Juneteenth everybody!!! This playlist is a moment to breathe. The history of Black America was recorded through music and art. It amazes me...
