Only in Virginia could a raccoon get day-drunk in an ABC store and wake up a statewide celebrity by Monday. After a masked intruder broke into the Ashland ABC on Nov. 30, tore through shelves, smashed bottles, and ultimately passed out facedown in the bathroom, the...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops an absolutely amazing playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This time around, we've got a flawlessly-curated selection of bangers from Body Talk, a local DJ collective made up of Mike Murphy, Tru Blu, Sean Lovelace, and DJ Mordecai. The members of Body Talk came...
FEATURED SHOWMonday, May 6, 7 PMSkeletonwitch, Soft Kill, Wiegedood, Portrayal Of Guilt @ Capital Ale House Music Hall - $18 in advance/$20 day of show (order tickets HERE)Monday is traditionally the most difficult night of the week on which to find a rad show at which to rock out. However, there have to be exceptions to every rule, and this week...
The Latin sounds of salsa and bachata are strong in the Richmond community. Here is your guide to find the hidden gems where locals can go for a little Latin flavor. The salsa and bachata dance scene is strong in Richmond as restaurants and bars across the metro area host Latin dancing events all week long. But many locals don’t know where to go....
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops an absolutely amazing playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. KNOWGood Films brings us some sounds from around their production studio today. This Richmond filmmaking project is currently working on completing their first full-length documentary, Shadow Boxing....
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...
