"When Nate first got on my radar, it was via SNACK TRUCK. Thanks to @falseidolstoys for this wonderful discovery. There were so many Virginia-based bands absolutely knocking it out of the park, really helping me and my bandmates in our project at the time, The...
Vinyl Conflict record shop has unveiled plans for a locals-only hip hop label. Bobby Egger, owner and operator of Vinyl Conflict, debuted Fantastic Damage Records in early October following several successful hip-hop releases on the shop label. The first two releases on Fantastic Damage will be cassette reissues of “Vices” (2013) and “Triflin”...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops one scorcher of a playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This weekend as you scour the four corners of the Commonwealth for the perfect dark congregation, let metallic hardcore legends Converge be your Northstar with a play list that is as powerful as it is manifold; a masterwork of...
Are you feeling suffocated by the Trump presidency? Does the thought of another two years of Alice in Wonderland political depravity leave you breathless? Papa Roach may be the anodyne you’re looking for, more so since the nu-metal luminaries are kicking off a month-long tour starting tonight at The National in Richmond. What they might be best...
Here's the new clip from VCU Track Star and RVA rhyme kicker, Bigal Harrison, for his buzzing single “Awareness,” off of the forthcoming album Bintage. Joined on the track by veteran emcee Michael Millions, the two take a trip down Grace Street and wax poetics. With a vintage production feel to match the street vibe of the visuals, the young...
FEATURED SHOW Friday, October 5, 6 PM Bracewar, Cold World, Shark Attack, Day By Day, Victim, Division Of Mind, Mindforce, Downfall, Antagonize @ The Canal Club - $20 (order tickets HERE) It might be a surprise for the uninitiated to hear this, but hardcore is basically dance music -- and hardcore bands know it. So many of them have "Intro" songs...
Alex Jones may have been banned from Youtube. He may never dish out layups with tweety bird in the upcoming sequel to Space Jam, nor debut as the flailing hypernationalist version of Jonah Jameson for the next episode in the Spider-Man franchise. However, he could sing for a band. Whether he knows he's doing so or not. When YouTube banned Jones...
*This article originally appeared in GayRVA. Jafar Flowers is a force to be reckoned with. The 22-year-old musician recently released a new mix as a formal introduction to her DJ career. Titled Sephiroth after a character in Final Fantasy VII, the 17-minute long mix is filled with hot tracks and remixes. Dialogue from the “Pain’s Cycle of...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops one scorcher of a playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, as your nocturnal machinations are set into motion, Portugal. The Man brings you a playlist that is as diverse as it is vast: a musical masterpiece of sounds, styles, and solidarity, which is suitable for any dark...
If there is one stream from the Virginia music ecosystem that needs listening to this week, it is Sunny & Gabe's new drop, Peace of Cake. Back at it with their first album in five years, the talented duo from the 757 are as on form as they have ever been. Gabe Niles, one of the regions best known producers, and singer Sunny Moonshine have a...
