Last Thursday in the Henrico County Courthouse, Zachary Alam was found guilty of grand larceny and burglary. Alam was one of about 1,600 people pardoned on President Donald Trump’s first day of his second term. He had previously been convicted for his role on January...
Well, here we are again, stuck at home with no shows to go to, trying to find a way to survive without live music for... who knows how long? I don't have any good news for you on that front, but I can offer you another collection of great live footage with which to fill your days and nights over the next week and try to ease the pain of social...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. And this week, we definitely had a plan to bring you a playlist from a rad artist who was coming through town to perform for us in the coming days. But then, COVID-19 happened, and made live music a thing of the...
The Kingston Trio will come to The Tin Pan for two intimate shows this Sunday, March 22. Our own John Reinhold talked to the current lineup about the enduring legacy of this pioneering folk group. It's been over 60 years since The Kingston Trio first came together and helped kick off the folk boom of the early 60s. Their early music mixed...
Hey there, folks, it's that time of the week when we normally let you know all the best goings-on in the live music scene here in Richmond and around the state for the next week! As you may have realized, though, the current COVID-19 outbreak and the many social and legal restrictions placed on large gatherings have almost entirely shut down the...
RVA #39 is on the streets now! Here’s another article from the issue, in which Reggie Pace catches up with Angelica Garcia: Richmond's Latinx star emerging for her widely-loved Latin Pop/Indie sound. Angelica Garcia is a bold vocalist. Her voice -- forged in ancestral Latinx culture and the raging kilns of danceable pop -- commands not just...
New York synth-pop act Porches just released their new album, Ricky Music. We spoke to them about the ever-changing nature of songwriting ahead of Porches' scheduled performance at The Broadberry later this month. “For some reason, I’m more thrilled to tour in my life than I’ve ever been.” Aaron Maine, also known under the alias Porches, his...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week's comes to us from Big No, a psychedelically oriented Richmond group who've been around for a while, and just released their self-titled latest full-length at the beginning of 2020. On their new album, the...
RVA #39 is on the streets now! Here's another article from the issue, in which JR Da Rapper and Esco of The Poverty Crew in Richmond sit down with Hip Hop Henry to talk new mixtapes, telling stories through music, and future full-flow albums. In the earlier days of RVA Rap Elite, when Strange Matter still hosted the RVA Lyricist Lounge, I...
FEATURED SHOWFriday, March 13, 8 PMCaverns Of Pine, Unmaker, Big No, VV @ Gallery 5 - $10 (order tickets HERE)We're heading into St. Patrick's Day weekend and meanwhile coronavirus has got me out here writing new lyrics for "Paranoid Chant" by the Minutemen. So what do you say we all make the choice to forgo events drawing a large crowd in favor...
