This week is insane. We’ve got the insane cello goblin, some insane performers like Shagg Carpet, and bands like Drook that are just insanely good. If I’m going to a show, I need it to be insane. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I...
The latest album by Richmond's Illa Styles is a tale of love, personal growth, and navigating the ever-changing dynamics of life in America in 2019. A Quarter Til A Mil by Richmond-based rapper Illa Styles is the latest in the River City scene. Pressing play on the album, listeners are greeted by the voice of the late Nipsey Hussle, and it...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, we've got a set of great tunes from Deau Eyes, the musical project of Richmond-based singer-songwriter Ali Thibodeau. Straddling the line between 90s-style indie/alternative rock and a more classic...
A young Richmond rapper on the come-up, Smyth Knight doesn't let his youth hold him back. Marc Cheatham of the Cheats Movement gets the lowdown on what's up with Smyth Knight. Dylan Smith, AKA Smyth Knight, is a senior at Clover Hill High School. He’s been making waves throughout Richmond’s hip-hop scene for the last two years. He’s come a long...
FEATURED SHOWSFriday, December 6, 8 PMPunks For Presents Night 1, feat. Elvzig, Smashing Presents, High Voltage, Rock You Like A Candy Cane @ Bandito's -- Donations requestedSaturday, December 7, 8 PMPunks For Presents Night 2 Pt 1, feat. Good Cretins, Black Flake, Sled Boys @ Fuzzy Cactus - $10 requested donationSaturday, December 7, 8 PMPunks...
Saw Black’s third solo record offers a personal, often silly look into the Christmas experience than listeners can relate to. 8-track tapes in your parent’s garage. Nothing screams “Christmas in 2019” like that classic pairing. OK, that's not exactly true. But don’t tell that to Saw Black. The Richmond-based folk/Americana artist recorded his...
Accompanied by his bluegrass trio, Keller & the Keels, Keller Williams will bring a foot-stompin' celebration known as Thanksforgrassgiving to The National this Black Friday. Fresh off a show at the Odgen Theater in Denver, Colorado featuring Keller Williams' latest trio, Keller & the Keels, along with Grateful Grass (a six-piece headed...
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, November 30, 7 PMSt. Edwards Reunion Show, feat. Fun Size (Photo by Joey Wharton), Broken Chains Of Segregation, Uphill Down, Knuckle Hed, 500$Fine, Phelics @ Capital Ale House Music Hall - $10 (order tickets HERE)We're used to believing that in the age of the internet, everything lives forever. Of course, if you had a...
Brandon Vedder's documentary about Pedro The Lion frontman David Bazan gives an intimate look into the difficulties of being a solo musician on the road in Trump's America. To paraphrase James Baldwin, David Bazan loves Christianity more than any other religion in America and, exactly for that reason, he insists on the right to criticize her...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, as the year draws to a close and the holidays come into view, we're staying in-house to bring you a playlist from our editorial director and resident music nerd, Marilyn Drew Necci. Here's what she...
