Japanese art-punk trio TsuShiMaMiRe brought their long-running experiment in sound and spectacle to Get Tight Lounge last week. Formed in 1999 in Chiba, Japan, the group has carved out a global cult following with music that darts between jagged punk riffs, bursts of...
Human Person, the performing name of Fredericksburg-based singer/songwriter Eliza Hiatt, released their first EP Please Eat My Heart on March 15. Hiatt describes the collection of atmospheric folk songs as focusing on “boundaries, vulnerability, and giving too much.” The EP's name is inspired by Hiatt's feeling like they were giving up too much...
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, April 27, 2 PMRVA (All Day) Block Party, feat. No BS! Brass Band (Photo by Lauren Serpa), The Trongone Band, The Congress, Kenneka Cook, Camp Howard, Piranha Rama, Calvin Presents @ The Broadberry - $25 (order tickets )Y'all had to know this was coming. How could I not talk about the Broadberry's first big all-day outdoor...
*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #36, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. It's a special contribution from Nate Newton, a member of the bands Converge, Doomriders, and Old Man Gloom. Rock and roll is dead. Each and every one of you need to hear this: you, the “real” fans of “real” music. Because, let’s be honest --...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops an absolutely amazing playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This time around we're getting sounds from Faux Ferocious, a Nashville-based rock n' roll group with a bit of that good ol' postpunk tension thrown in there as well as plenty of rip-roaring yet catchy...
The youthful garage-punk trio from Richmond love to get naked, get crazy, and play loud, fast rock n' roll. Not necessarily in that order. Garage-punk trio Toward Space has been creating a brainsick space for the homeless and the strange in Richmond since their tween-age days And after nearly a decade together, this is still only the beginning of...
Nine Pillars Hip Hop Cultural Fest, Charlottesville's own homegrown hip hop festival, returns for its third year with more hip hop music, art, and culture than ever. Returning for its third year, Charlottesville’s Nine Pillars Hip Hop Cultural Fest begins Monday, April 22 and continues throughout the week, closing with a block party on Sunday,...
*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #36, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. Segga Spiccoli is only in his mid-20s, but he's been a visible and productive member of the Richmond hip-hop community for quite a while now. I got a chance to sit down with the East End rapper shortly after the release of his latest project, The...
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, April 20, 8 PMBattlemaster (Photo by David Morton), Sinister Purpose, Horse Culture, Doll Baby, Shormey @ Gallery 5 - $6 in advance/$12 at the door (order tickets HERE)This year 420 falls on a weekend, and for quite a few of y'all out there, that's a particular cause for celebration. I may not choose to partake in the...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops an absolutely amazing playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. Our playlist this week is by Toxic Moxie, the dirty disco punks who've been beloved by Richmond for most of the past decade. Having created several EPs worth of outstanding tunes that won the heart of...
