The Carver neighborhood sits tucked between the highway and the downtown sprawl, close enough to reach everything and overlooked long enough to feel like its own island. So when CONEX appeared there a few weeks ago, rising out of a sunken concrete pit built from cargo...
FEATURED SHOWFriday, March 29, 6:30 PMA Tribute To The Brecker Brothers, feat. JC Kuhl & Bob Miller @ Ashland Theatre - $12-25 (order tickets HERE)The Ashland Theatre's only been doing shows for about a month now, and already they've become a venue to watch. No doubt this has something to do with the Broadberry Entertainment Group, whose...
Drop everything and clear your social calendar -- missing this is grounds for your immediate cancellation. Ladies and gentlemen, the thing that no one ever thought would happen is happening -- Richmond hardcore/punk legends Avail are returning for one night only to do a reunion gig at The National on July 19. Hold onto your butts, y'all, because...
Fredericksburg's central location makes it hard for the small Virginia city to carve out its own musical identity. But a recent show gave hopeful hints of a vital new scene coming together. For years, Fredericksburg has struggled to distinguish itself in the underground music scene. A relatively small city stuck halfway between Richmond and DC,...
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...
