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VV’s No-Wave Punk Noise is Pure Raw Intensity
It’s not supposed to sound pretty. Richmond band VV’s shambolic no-wave performances have made a mark on the local DIY scene this year. The band’s raw, anarchic intensity takes more from 80s punk outsiders like Flipper, Stick Men With Ray Guns, and Teenage Jesus and the Jerks than anything in current scene. Those influences may be more...
The Mesmeric Lyricism of Rapper Cole Hicks
Where Richmond rappers are concerned, Cole Hicks is in a league of her own. She established herself as an artist before she even set foot in high school, and she’s been proving her worth ever since. Hicks’ first introduction to rapping started when she would listen to her cousins dropping cyphers (a form of freestyle rapping) at her grandmother’s...
Spacebomb House Band, Library Music: “For the Sun and the Waters”
Spacebomb, the independent Richmond record label which has published great acts like the Sleepwalkers, Andy Jenkins, Natalie Prass, and Darren Jessee, will release the third volume in their Library Music series on October 19. Made by Spacebomb House Band and produced by Pinson Chanselle, the Library Music series highlights the record label's own...
Aesthetic Anarchy: Weekend Playlist by J Roddy Walston & The Business
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops one scorcher of a playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This weekend as you jam through the post-storm nighttime gloom, follow the boozy, bluesy rock n' roll of J Roddy Walston & The Business on a musical masquerade that will bond your sub-conscious to a sonic highway of...
Richmond’s Sports Bar Drops New LP, “Stranger In My Head”
For those of you hoping to find information on one of Richmond’s next sports bars, prepare to be disappointed. Sports Bar, the Richmond-based indie/pop-punk band, likes to undercut expectations as much as humanly possible. RVA Mag met up with three of the band members last Friday afternoon at their prefered watering hole, Bamboo Cafe -- which is...
Vinyl Conflict’s New Label Blends Punk DIY and Richmond Hip Hop
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”...
Black Moon: Weekend Playlist by Converge
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...
Papa Roach: The #Resistance’s Last Resort Plays The National Tonight
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...
“Awareness” by Bigal Harrison feat. Michael Millions Needs Your Attention
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...
