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,...
Every Friday evening, RVA Magazine brings you an excellent playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, we get some wonderful sounds put together for us by Cardinal, an up-and-coming Richmond quintet with a wonderful sound of their own. Growing out of short-lived local math-rock trio Majjin Boo, Cardinal...
Craig Robinson's three-night stand at Virginia Beach's Funny Bone was full of hilarity and harmony. That's harmony, dammit! The first thing you should know about a Craig Robinson show is that when he tells you to sing, you sing. The second thing you should know is that when he tells you to sing, you sing in harmony. Harmony, he said, harmony....
FEATURED SHOWWednesday, March 20, 8 PMNoisem (Photo by Andrew Hartl), No/Mas, Murdersome, MSD @ McCormack's - $10It's apparently the month for mid-week metal -- this is two weeks in a row that the most unmissable show of the week is happening only a few short hours after this column gets posted. Hey, I'm not complaining, especially if Wednesday...
Every Friday evening, RVA Magazine brings you another incredible playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, our playlist comes from Kristeva, an up-and-coming post-rock ensemble from Richmond, which mixes classical stringed instruments and occasional blackened screams into its epic instrumental grandeur....
On their upcoming debut album, Fredericksburg quartet doe deer captures years of musical and personal metamorphosis. doe deer (the lack of capital letters is intentional) is an emerging indie-garage four-piece hailing from Fredericksburg, VA. The group, which consists of vocalist and guitarist Nabeel Mirza, bassist Paul King, guitarist Matt...
FEATURED SHOWWednesday, March 13, 7 PMMark Morton, Light The Torch, Moon Tooth @ The Broadberry - $25 (order tickets HERE)Interesting things are afoot in the world of Richmond metal. You might have heard recently about one thing a member of Lamb Of God got up to in his spare time -- specifically, Randy Blythe organizing a crew of kazoo players to...
Every Friday evening, RVA Magazine brings you another incredible playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This time around, we've got a great one from Horsehead, long-running RVA alt-country/rock n' roll veterans who have made their name with consistently killer live shows. They released their sixth LP, Pageant Wave,...
The Fredericksburg screamo band has built quite a buzz recently, but for Infant Island, music is still mainly a way to connect with like-minded souls. “Friends are fans. Fans are friends,” said Infant Island’s drummer, Austin O’Rourke. “Fans are friends, not food,” chimed in the band’s guitarist, Alex Rudenshiold. The Fredericksburg-based screamo...
FEATURED SHOWFriday, March 8, 8 PMAnalog Suspects, J Slim, Cadillac Cat, Santana Brothers, music by Hip Hop Henry @ The Dark Room at The HofGarden - $10If you really want to know what's popping in Richmond hip hop, you need to keep up on what The Cheats Movement is doing. From the website Marc Cheatham's been maintaining for most of a decade now...
