Lots of great stuff going on this week, I am particularly looking forward to that Dogo Du Togo show! If you see me there come say hi! Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit us up at griffin@rvamag.com....
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Richmond Live Music | House and Home, White Beast, The Wayward Leaves, Artschool & More
Editor's Note: Looking to get coverage for your music? We have a submission form. Take a minute to tell us about your project so we can better plan our editorial coverage. You can find the form HERE. Shovel your way to one of these gigs ‘cause I am sure you are also stir crazy from our time snowed in. Got a whole bunch of locals releasing a whole...
Richmond Live Music Picks | Butcher Brown, Nate Smith, Plunky, Division of Mind, Congress the Band & More
Editor's Note: Looking to get coverage for your music? We have a submission form. Take a minute to tell us about your project so we can better plan our editorial coverage. You can find the form HERE. As the new year rolls in, familiar faces return and new, ambitious acts step forward. All of it feels alive in RVA. This week, we’re looking at...
GWAR Go Full GWAR on Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club”
“‘Pink Pony Club’ is about embracing exile from a boring, shitty world and remaking yourself into whatever you want—be who you are, be who you aren’t, piss people off, we don’t care!” The Berzerker Blöthar Richmond legends GWAR are back on The A.V. Club’s A.V. Undercover for an unprecedented seventh appearance, because of course they are. This...
Richmond Live Music Picks | Justin Golden, Pissed Jeans, Cassidy Snider & the Wranglers, & More
Editor's Note: Looking to get coverage for your music? We have a submission form. Take a minute to tell us about your project so we can better plan our editorial coverage. You can find the form HERE. Blues is on the menu today, sprinkled in with some hardcore and a bit of noise. We’re mainly looking at local artists this week, but we’ve got a...
Pusha T Headlines Spanberger Inaugural Event at 17th Street Market
Virginia Beach legend Pusha T will headline Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger’s Made in Virginia Market on Friday, January 16, as part of inaugural weekend events in Richmond. The Spanberger Inaugural Committee announced Tuesday that Pusha T will take the stage from 7:35 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the 17th Street Market, closing out an...
Photos | Heart of Winter Fest
An unseasonably warm Friday afternoon set the tone for Day 2 of Heart of Winter at The Canal Club, a strange but welcome contrast to the bleak, frostbitten sounds pouring out of the venue. Despite the mild weather, the atmosphere inside was anything but soft. Black metal and doom devotees packed the room early for a sold-out show, battle vests...
A Look Back at United Blood 2025
Editor’s Note: This article reflects on United Blood’s return back in April 2025 and is a preview of what is in store for 2026. Words and photos by Cristian Espinoza The sleeping giant walks the earth again. After a five-year hiatus, United Blood returned to Richmond, Virginia with a heavy barrage of cutthroat sonics. The once-annual festival was...
Richmond Live Music Picks | Ten Pound Snail (Last Show), Leftöver Crack, Dumb Waiter, Elle Christine & More!
We have a fond farewell in the books this week. Community in our eyes, feet in the door, we look forward. Ever onward. 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=CAqH1lqiLFM Ten Pound Snail, Shagg Carpet, SprawlSaturday, January 10thThe Camel A...
From Hibernation to Hellfire: Heart Of Winter Returns to Richmond
After more than a decade in hibernation, one of Richmond’s most revered underground metal gatherings is clawing its way back to life. Heart Of Winter, the black metal and doom-heavy festival that helped define an era of the city’s DIY extreme metal scene, is officially returning January 8–10, is officially returning January 8–10 at The Canal Club...
