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Shack Up With The Shack Band At The Broadberry

The Shack Band’s annual music festival is back at The Broadberry this weekend with a lineup specifically chosen to excite the Richmond local scene. This weekend, The Shack Up is hitting The Broadberry for the fifth time in as many years. On Friday, September 27 and...

VA Shows You Must See This Week: September 25 – October 1

FEATURED SHOWWednesday, September 25, 7 PMBob Mould, Will Johnson @ The Broadberry - $25 in advance/$30 at the door (order tickets HERE)This one should just be a given, y'all. That said, we need to talk about Bob Mould, because I feel like he might be fading from the...

Richmond’s Heart Beats to the Sound of Telltale

With their latest album, Telltale embraces early 20-something life with a timeless pop punk sound.  Pop punk is alive and well in Richmond. Its heart beats to the sound of Telltale’s timeless message, for those who face the challenges their many pop punk brethren...

Meet Me At The Movies: Weekend Playlist by Fuzzy Cactus

Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This time around we're bringing you a playlist curated with love by the staff of Richmond's best new music venue 2k19 (that's...

Wandering Through Virginia With the Way Down Wanderers

Ahead of folk/Americana quintet The Way Down Wanderers' three shows across Virginia next week, Graham Stone caught up with the band's principal songwriters to talk illusions, inspirations, and good times. Austin Krause-Thompson and Collin Krause of central Illinois...

New Lions Set A Bold Path Forward

Born out of Clair Morgan’s rotating cast of band members, New Lions evolves their sound and looks to the future on new EP End Story. Clair Morgan was not meant to be a band. Richmond-native musician Clair Morgan started the musical project under his own name as a solo...

VA Shows You Must See This Week: September 18 – September 24

FEATURED SHOWSaturday, September 21, 3 PMStone's Throw Down In RVA, feat. White Denim (Photo by Barnaby Fairley), J. Roddy Walston & The Business, Cory Wong, Howlin' Rain, The Long Ryders @ Brown's Island - $20 (order tickets HERE)The seasons are changing, y'all....

Point Of View: Experiencing the Spectrum With Joey Gallo

Richmond hip hop mainstay Joey Gallo gives us all the details about his upcoming project with rapper Stalley's new label, Blue Collar Gang. Over the summer I had the chance to speak to a longtime friend of mine and RVA veteran emcee, Joey Gallo, at WRIR studios....

Big Something Kicks Off Big Tour With Two Nights At The Broadberry

Take a ride to the improv crossroads of rock, pop, and funk with one of Virginia’s longtime visitors. Burlington, NC’s BIG Something uses the unique feng shui of their sound to build songs around movie characters, almost making them into comics with each lyric. “It’s almost like we bring the characters to life,” said Nick MacDaniels, lead...

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VA Shows You Must See This Week: January 30 – February 5

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...

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Ride The Wave: Weekend Playlist by Big Something

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...

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VA Shows You Must See This Week: January 23 – January 29

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...

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No BS! Brass Band Blows The Crowd Away at The Broadberry

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...

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Common Knowledge: Weekend Playlist By Todd Herrington

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...

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VA Shows You Must See This Week: January 15 – January 22

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...

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Love Like Blood: Weekend Playlist By Unmaker

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...

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