It’s early afternoon at Kuba Kuba, and the place is buzzing. Coffee cups clatter, plates hit the counter, and over it all, Melissa Vaughn is already in motion. Before we’ve even ordered our food, she’s out of her chair, greeting someone at the table next to us like a...
FEATURED SHOW Friday, February 1, 7 PM WRIR's 14th Anniversary Party, feat. Unmaker, Black Liquid, Trapcry, Alfred, Minor Poet, Rebekah Rafferty and the Wakes, The Vulgar Bulgars, Sweet Potatoes Music, Jr Wolf, RVA Comedy showcase, and more @ The Renaissance Ballroom (107 W. Broad St) - $15 (order tickets HERE) It's kind of amazing to look up...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops a ridiculously amazing playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, we receive a potent musical dispatch from Big Something, the North Carolina alt-rock group with strong enough ties to Richmond to have released a live album recorded at The Broadberry. This weekend finds the...
On Jan. 11, Charleston, SC-based supergroup Doom Flamingo graced a packed Broadberry with an electric late-night set of synthwave mayhem. The show served as the after-party for the Umphrey’s McGee show at the National earlier that night. While Doom Flamingo and Umphrey’s may not garnish comparisons in their recordings, the similarities in the...
FEATURED SHOW Sunday, January 27, 6:30 PM Street Muse Kenya Screening, feat. Gull (Photo by Joey Wharton), Lobo Marino, Mighty Joshua @ Gallery 5 - Free! Being the only person in your band means never having to worry about breaking up. This is probably a big part of why Nathaniel Rappole, who started Gull over a decade ago, has kept on going...
The Broadberry was loaded with spectators last Friday evening, as fans flocked to see No BS! Brass Band, an 11-member brass band featuring numerous well-known local jazz players, perform with their ensemble of brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. No BS! Brass have won over a lot of local music fans with their lively arrangements that...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops a hell of a playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week's installment is brought to us by Todd Herrington, bassist extraordinaire and man-about-town. You might recognize him from his work in a variety of local groups, including Mekong Xpress & the Get Fresh Horns, The Big...
FEATURED SHOW Sunday, January 20, 1:30 PM Dave Watkins @ The Pump House (1708 Pump House Dr) - $30 (order tickets HERE) Our city has a long and fascinating history, going back hundreds of years, and one result of this fact is that there are random neglected corners of Richmond that hold fascinating treasures mostly undiscovered by the city's...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops a hell of a playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week's installment is brought to us by Unmaker, the up-and-coming local goth-metal outfit. They just released their debut album, Firmament, back in October on Seeing Red Records, and if you dig this playlist, which is loaded...
*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #35, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. The Richmond hip hop scene has been one of the nation’s best kept secrets for a while now -- but between its growing online presence and impactful releases of the past year, the secret is out. From Face Melt Fridays (the always-steady showcase of...
