"The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth" - Albert Camus Dispatch NUmber One: Salon de Résistance | presented by RVA Mag, Black Iris, and Le Cachet Dulcet Not long ago, salons were a catalyst for intellectual expression. Spaces where creators,...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops one scorcher of a playlist curated by Virginia's most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, Hampton Roads' killer duo, Sunny & Gabe, brings you a playlist worthy of the hurricane that never was; a curated gallery of music, sounds, and experiments that is as worthy of your nocturnal...
Richmond's Citrus City Records is on a steady streak of discovering the hidden gems in Virginia's vast pool of musicians and bands. Fat Spirit and Lance Bangs are just a few of the greats that have released solid tunes off the local indie label, and underground Charlottesville trio, ING, is the latest group to release an EP through them. This...
FEATURED SHOW Sunday, September 16, 9 PM Tommy Gunn's 40th Birthday, feat. Deathcrown, Cruelsifix, Night Hag @ Bandito's - Free! If you've spent any time around the RVA metal scene over the past two decades, chances are you know Tommy Gunn. This shredding riffmaster has been slinging the axe in some of the best metal bands from Central Virginia...
Although Johnny Cash was born and raised in Arkansas and spent most of his adult life around Nashville, Virginia had a hold on him. The most obvious connection he had to the Commonwealth was through June Carter Cash, his second wife, who was from southwestern Virginia and a member of the Carter family musical dynasty. Over the course of his...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops one scorcher of a playlist curated by Virginia's most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week Richmond, Virginia's jazz extraordinaire, Kenneka Cook, brings you a playlist of cool fire which is perfectly matched for any nocturnal rendezvous of questionable motivation. Get hype on those night...
Last year, the inaugural Stone's Throw Down in RVA brought major act Lettuce and several prominent bands such as the London Souls and The Bright Light Social Hour, along with Richmond staple No BS! Brass Band to Brown's Island for an all-day festival of music, local and regional breweries, food trucks, and more. The beer and music festival from...
Local film collective RVA Track continues to show us how much musical talent there is right here in our town with its monthly live music video series. From McKinley Dixon to Saw Black to Kenneka Cook, the crew over there does a great job of capturing different bands and musicians performing in intimate settings and sessions. The group recently...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops one scorcher of a playlist curated by Virginia's (or the UK's) most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week UK actor, Samuel Roukin, from AMC's "Turn: Washington Spies," "Harry Potter", "Agents of SHIELD," and "Salem" brings you an EDM playlist that will burst your eardrums, shatter your lousy...
Last night there was rain, thunder, lightning, and then there was Cole Hicks. Sometimes a great night will have a sense of destiny, some purpose that shakes us from the mediocrity of our everyday lives - last night's musical showcase at The Camel felt like that. With Richmond squads like the Association of Great Minds ripping up the East Coast,...
