Coming to the end of an exciting era for Richmond music. The Mitras have been delivering hits for the past half-decade in Richmond. Paired with wild shows and an incredible sense of personability, they’ve become a cornerstone of the scene. On Saturday, September 27,...
*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #37, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. Unmaker is a tough band to pin down. This up-and-coming Richmond quartet draws from many influences -- from gothic postpunk and progressive rock to experimental electronic music. With a background primarily in metal and punk, they were brought...
FEATURED SHOWSunday, August 18, 7 PMThe Mob, Serqet, Benderheads @ Gallery 5 - $12 in advance/$15 day of show (order tickets HERE)Classic UK punk takes many forms. Defiant yet melodic bands like the Sex Pistols and The Clash are the most popular one, and made a huge imprint on the music scene for the next several decades. There's also the rawer,...
Free Metal Fridays at Another Round Bar and Grill, aka The Burnout Pit, are creating a whole new Richmond metal scene outside the city limits. Friday nights at a suburban bar are quickly becoming a hotspot for metal heads in Richmond. On the first Friday of each month, starting at eight P.M., the back room at Another Round Bar and Grill in...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a lovely and wonderful playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This time, we're bringing you a selection of bangers from Citrus City Records, whose continued work to bring the best underground sounds from Virginia and beyond to the masses of music fandom makes us...
Fresh off a week-long tour of Canada and the northeastern US, Infant Island bring us some tips to help you and your band successfully pull off a DIY tour. Touring in a band is never easy — especially when you’re doing the whole thing yourself, from planning and booking the shows to playing them. And yet, something about being stuck in a hot,...
FEATURED SHOWFriday, August 9, 7 PMJerome's Dream, Vein, Ostraca, Watchdogs @ Gallery 5 - $15 (order tickets HERE)If you have paid any attention to the underground screamo scene over the past decade or so, you're sure to have heard of Jerome's Dream. Active in the late 90s and very early 00s, this New England-based trio were crucial in defining...
Wedded bliss has brought the Chicago prodigy a bit of backlash, but this lengthy "debut" has frequent high points that are worth digging for. Chance the Rapper returned last week after a 3-year hiatus, with a 22-track body of work entitled The Big Day. The project is being billed as his debut album, but the phrase could be considered a useless...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an absolutely essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, our featured playlist comes from Slimehole founder Mark Osborne, who started his event promotion/tour booking/music consulting business a few years back when he was the talent buyer at the...
For the ninth year in a row, WRIR DJ Shannon Cleary brings us a jam-packed multi-night showcase of excellent local music under the banner of his radio show, The Commonwealth of Notions. WRIR and The Commonwealth of Notions Presents: Volume 9, a showcase of some of the best bands Richmond has to offer, kicks off on Saturday, August 3 at Gallery 5....
