Instead of some quirky intro, all I would like to do today is point you toward the canned food drive happening at The Camel right now. The drive is intended to ease the burden placed on those suffering from the lack of SNAP benefits, so please donate if you can. Got a...
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...
FEATURED SHOW Thursday, January 10, 9:30 PM Petrichor, Bad Magic, Doubtfire @ Don't Look Back/Triple (3306 W. Broad St.) - Free! The Richmond music scene has been showing its resilience for decades now, and the reaction it's had to the latest trying time we've found ourselves in -- prompted by the loss of Strange Matter, the steadiest venue for...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops one scorcher of a playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week's comes from Peter $un, a talented lyrical jouster who's been kicking rhymes and spitting flows around Richmond and Los Angeles for over five years now. He's stayed prolific and productive throughout that time; he...
The closing of Richmond’s popular venue leaves a hole in the heart of its music scene. *This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #35, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. Beloved Richmond music venue Strange Matter closed this December, after nearly a decade in business. The venue hosted countless touring and local musicians over the...
FEATURED SHOW Thursday, January 3, 7 PM Humungus, 3:33, Buzzard Dust, Nuclear Tomb, Et Mors @ Champion RVA - Free! It's 2019, and if there's one thing we can all agree on as local live music fans, it's that Strange Matter's departure has definitely hurt us. This week's show column shows the damage done -- fully two days of this week ended up...
Richmond’s always been a great city for music, and that didn’t change one iota in 2018. If anything, it became a bit overwhelming — indeed, even the most comprehensively-minded local music nerd was likely to overlook a few things. While putting this list together, I found a few that I overlooked myself — and I’m sure you will as well. This list...
