Christmas soundcheck. RVA has some great stuff bookending the holidays this week. If you start feeling stuck in the house, go check out one of these shows and I bet you won’t be disappointed. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit me...
Every Friday night for the past 49 weeks, RVA Mag has brought you an absolutely essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. Now for week 50 of our ongoing Weekend Playlist feature, we bring you a very special new playlist from Avail. After all, tonight's the night -- the first of two hometown...
Richmond's Large Margin go beyond the obvious frustrating aspects of American society in 2019 in order to critically examine their role within that society. They also rock really hard. Any active listener to indie rock in the last half-decade will have noticed the uptick in “angular rock,” a term partially lifted from jazz criticism...
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, July 20, 11 AMRVA Bluegrass & Brews Festival, feat. Adam Dawson, Amanda Beason, Charlie and Darlings, The Come Hears, Corey Axt, K.F.C., Matt Monta, Ol’ Riles Band, Tony Farris & Jon Green, Wes & Rebecca @ AlterNatives Boutique - Free!It's hot, y'all. In fact, it's damn hot. And while, in our modern times, the...
Michael Millions has spent years rising to the top of the river city's hip hop scene. His next step up? Opening for Nas at The National. Michael Millions already planned on going to the Nas show later this month, but now the Richmond rapper is going to perform for the legendary Queensbridge emcee as well. Nas will be performing at The National in...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an absolutely essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. Our playlist this week comes to us from Richmond's own Pissing Contest, whose harsh, angry, yet catchy as hell punk rock stylings distinguish themselves as both blatantly filthy and full of...
From the midwest to Virginia, and from its rural heritage to modern city fads, country music has its place in the heart of American culture old and new. In the spirit of that tradition, Richmonders came together this week for the All Star Country Music Jam -- part of the Eastern League's first All-Star Week in the River City since 1992. Legendary...
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, July 13, 5 PMPunks For Presents: Christmas In July, feat. Operation Icy, ...And Out Come The Wools, Snowed Out, Hanging From The Trio, Santa Flag @ Hardywood - Free!Christmas. As the old song goes, it's the most wonderful time of the year. Such a sentiment is certainly up for debate, but one thing's for sure -- if there's...
Southside emcee/shop owner/philanthropist J.Bizz has returned to the scene with the compilation Greetings From Virginia Vol. 1, featuring all Richmond artists. With production handled by Sutta Homz and a roster that includes Radio B, Michael Millions, Noah-O, Joey Gallo, Nickelus F, OG Illa, Nick Verses, 3WaySlim and a host of others, the...
The amusing antics of this conspiracy-loving punk band can't hide the politically-informed rage that inspires them. It’ll take a fine-tooth comb and a couple hours for even the most well versed political/punk/literary trivia player to catch the immense amount of references in The Alex Jonestown Massacre’s songs. Some are more obvious, like the...
