Michael Eugene Archer, better known to the world as D’Angelo, has passed away. The Richmond-born singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist didn’t just help create neo-soul, he refined it. His music, “thick as molasses,” as Rolling Stone once wrote, carried a voice...
After five years as a band, No Moniker has a brand new name. But the indie tunes the band has delivered throughout their career thus far remain as catchy as ever. If you reach deep within yourself, you may find the need to rush into the unknown. That’s what Jordan Scott, frontman for Richmond, VA band No Moniker, did. Fresh out of college, he...
FEATURED SHOWThursday, February 6, 8 PMCary Street Cafe's 25th Anniversary & Big Ol' Whoopty Doo feat. Whistler's Mother, Craigslist Jerry @ Cary Street Cafe - Free!This column is ostensibly about music, but if you want to get technical about it, it's really about shows. And sometimes the best, most important show of the week is about way...
On the latest album by his longtime solo project, Sincerely Iris, Todd Murray has found a new, heavier sound and learned the wonders of having a backing band. It’s a new move for Todd Murray in a lot of ways. It’s a location change, it’s adding a band, it’s a new sound, and it’s brand new creative challenges. In his creation of the strong yet...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week's playlist comes to us from Lotus, the instrumental progressive band who've spent the past twenty-plus years cementing their legacy with powerful live shows around the country and all over the world. They're...
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, February 1, 6 PMSnack Truck, Ultra Dolphins, Order @ Hardywood - $20 suggested donationWhoa boy, this is a real treat. While the mid-00s in Virginia underground music is better remembered today for Municipal Waste's party thrash and the no-frills USHC of the No Way Records crowd, the fact is that a whole bunch of really...
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 Richmond metallic punk band 3:33, who are releasing their new EP, Jaws Of A Wolf, this weekend with a killer release party on Saturday night at Wonderland. The EP is their first new material...
FEATURED SHOWPrsmcat Birthday Bash MinifestFriday, January 24, 8 PMSpooky Cool (Photo by Joey Wharton), Deau Eyes, Kate Bollinger, SHE Saturday, January 25, 8 PMSleepwalkers, Majjin Boo, Castle OG, Hollywood Cemetery@Poor Boys - $12 in advance/$15 at door/$20 two-day pass (order tickets HERE)It's my birthday today; I am 44 years old, which means...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week's installment of this long-running series is brought to us by none other than Mikrowaves, an all-star band featuring a variety of the city's musical household names coming together for a multi-genre party...
FEATURED SHOWSunday, January 19, 9 PMChief Tail, Suppression, PCP Parade @ Bandito's - Free!It's a funny thing about musicians -- the most talented and original of them are often the type of people who live at the extremes of society. And for that reason, some of the best bands ever have also had some of the most chaotic, unhinged, and...
