Last few shows before Christmas rolls out. Got one more charity gig on the bill for this week, some great locals, and a couple folks from on the road. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit me up at griffin@rvamag.com. More...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an absolutely essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This time around, our playlist comes from Dakota Hood. Now, you may recognize this actress-turned-singer's face from her role as the District 10 female tribute in Hunger Games. But more recently,...
The front porch of the house Deli Kings practices in each week gives you a pretty good idea of what the band is all about. On any given Tuesday night, a passerby can witness the band hanging out amidst beer cans and an overflowing ashtray. Jokes are tossed around before practice commences. The singer, perched on a stool, devours a pastrami...
Fredericksburg's Black Matter Device bring complex arrangements and furious rage to their aggressive take on "mathcore." While the return of “screamo” to the underground zeitgeist has been documented with ever-increasing thoroughness, the recent uptick in a related spastic genre birthed from the 90’s hardcore scene has flown relatively under...
FEATURED SHOWFriday, July 5, 9 PMSeeYouSpaceCowboy (Photo by Marte Rowsam), Heavens Die, .gif From God, Nature Freak @ Wonderland - $10Oh boy, I am super-stoked for this one! And not just because SeeYouSpaceCowboy, one of my favorite metallic hardcore bands of the past few years, is coming to town, but because for once, they're playing a...
Richmond’s legendary intergalactic overlords, GWAR, are set to honor their late founder and frontman, Dave Brockie, with a permanent monument in Hollywood Cemetery, one of the city’s most historic resting places. The unveiling will take place on Friday, August 30, at 2 PM, and fans, friends, and fellow scumdogs are invited to attend and pay their...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an absolutely essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This time around, we've got one from Infant Island, the Fredericksburg-based screamo band who is working hard to carry the torch for Virginia screamo far beyond the Commonwealth. In fact,...
On a beautiful summer evening, the sun set into arrays of pink as a sea of thousands poured into the gates. Music lovers of all sorts came together to experience a once-in-a-lifetime show. Opened by Coin, hands could be seen up in the air bumping to the beat of the music as the evening heated up. Later on in the night, headliners Young the...
FEATURED SHOWSunday, June 30, 10 PMSea Of Storms (Photo by Jake Cunningham), Doll Baby, Sharpening @ Bandito's - Free!It's been a long time since we got new material from Sea Of Storms, but the wait is finally over. Since 2015 when they released their debut album, Dead Weight, Sea Of Storms added second guitarist Nick Bergheimer, and this weekend...
With their forthcoming album on Spacebomb Records, Richmond's Sleepwalkers demonstrate their mastery over many eras of musical evolution. Having established themselves as leaders of Richmond's retro-inspired indie rock scene on their 2014 debut album, Greenwood Shade, the river city's own Sleepwalkers are back with a new album that confirms their...
