Richmond once got called one of the most hipster cities in America, number five in the country, number twenty in the world, apparently. Depending on your disposition, that either made you proud or made you roll your eyes so hard you risked permanent damage. The thing...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag introduces you to yet another outstanding playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This time around, we have a playlist from Richmond singer-songwriter Benjamin Shepherd, whose latest LP, Hold The Line, entered the world last month. On that album, Shepherd's introspective...
FEATURED SHOWFriday, June 14, 7 PMEarth (Photo by Sam Gehrke), Helms Alee @ Gallery 5 - $16 (order tickets )It's hard to believe that Earth have been cranking out their pulverizing minimalist drone epics for nearly 30 years now. But it's true, and despite the band's incredibly slow pace, bandleader and only constant member Dylan Carlson has never...
On their new lathe-cut single, "Teenage Waistline," Positive No use their music to bring a message of hopeful anger. “Music is so much more than music,” said Tracy Wilson, vocalist of Richmond indie rock band Positive No. This sentiment rings especially true after listening to the band’s most recent single, “Teenage Waistline.” “Teenage...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag introduces you to yet another outstanding playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This time around, we've got a playlist from Colin Phils, a Richmond math-rock band with roots in Korea and a name that it took me six months to realize was a reference to the drummer for...
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, June 8, 7 PMNew Turks (Photo by Sarmistha Talukdar), Gumming, Deli Kings, Ghost Piss, F.R.E.E., ing @ Gallery 5 - $5 in advance/$10 day of show (order tickets HERE)The arrival of Raw Mom Presents on the Richmond live music scene has made me really happy, mainly because it allows my old pal Rivanna Youngpool to put her...
That Forbes article was right about what a great music city Richmond is, but for all the wrong reasons. Any article which refers to Richmond as “the Southern capital” is going to make me wary – the nonchalant use of this term indicates a particular disconnectedness from (or disregard for) the history, politics, and culture of the area. So, when a...
For Harrisonburg duo Buck Gooter, traveling the world playing music is what being alive is all about. In a partially unbuttoned, jet-black dress shirt and bomber-style leather jacket, coughing echoes of the rockabilly underbelly of Memphis, Billy Brett jumps off the Gallery 5 stage and into the crowd. Everybody in the crowd, sloshing around...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag introduces you to yet another outstanding playlist curated by Virginia's most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week we are graced with a heaping helping of musical delights from none other than Brother Rutherford, who you Richmond music devotees may recognize as Ethan Johnstone, drummer for local...
Young psychedelic quartet Plastic Nancy is giving Richmond's DIY scene a much-needed dose of lysergic punk heaviness. Plastic Nancy has had a busy year. Between releasing an EP, playing shows all over Richmond, and even hosting shows in their own home, one might think they’d be ready for a break. But the psychedelic four-piece is rolling full...
