Tons of great ones at tons of great places. Some great out-of-towners, but a plethora of local favs. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy at griffin@rvamag.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfB8EvN2W0c IONNA, Girlspit,...
It was his first show in two years, and Nickelus F. and a cadre of other local rappers pulled a crowd of over 600 people to fill The Broadberry a few weeks ago, where the local hip hop heavyweight debuted songs off his new album, Stuck. The album had only been out two days, but Richmond’s love for "Sweet Petey" was apparent by the energy and...
Last time we checked in with Richmond hip hop artist Fly Anakin it was around spring of last year and he had just dropped Chapel Drive, a collaborative album with Koncept Jack$on. And since then, the Southside native has yet to sit back and relax, in fact, he's been steadily toiling away in the studio to deliver Backyard Boogie, his new album,...
The name Burn The Priest might not be all that familiar to the denizens of today's local music scene. After all, it's been nearly 20 years since the band changed their name to Lamb Of God, and their fame has grown by leaps and bounds since. But if you were paying attention to the underground world of heavy music in Richmond in the 90s, you knew...
FEATURED SHOW Friday, May 25, 6 PM RVA Music Night, feat. Butcher Brown, Dharma Bombs, Piranha Rama @ Friday Cheers - $5 (order tickets HERE) Friday Cheers is a great thing. When the summer weather hits, it offers us all a chance to get out of the dark clubs where the best live music is usually found to go cavort in a beautiful outdoor setting...
On a dark night inside an old, tired townhouse surrounded by the fractured brick sidewalks and out-of-place murals of West Clay Street, 20-year-old rapper Kaelan Brown’s bedroom exploded with sound and light. Drums popped, bass boomed, guitar shimmered and horns blared as Brown hopped around his rehearsal space, unfazed that his already cramped...
Yeni Nostalji is a pop band made up of local Turkish and American musicians whose unique pop sound has been entertaining all of us for quite some time. They've collaborated with big staples like the Richmond Symphony, Richmond brass sensations NO BS! Brass Band, and even local salsa band, Bio Ritmo. And now the five-piece, which is fronted by...
FEATURED SHOW Saturday, May 19, 7 PM Iceage, Empath, True Body @ The Camel - $13 in advance/$15 at the door (order tickets HERE) Oh wow, Iceage is back! This mostly-teenage Danish group grabbed a good bit of attention back at the beginning of the decade with their gothic take on hardcore, and I for one was a big fan (which you'll remember if...
FEATURED SHOW Sunday, May 15, 7 PM Lil Ugly Mane, Nickelus F, Narwhalz of Sound, Division of Mind @ The Broadberry - $15 in advance/$20 day of show (order tickets HERE) Travis Miller has developed quite the intriguing career over the past decade or so. While most who know his music know him primarily as Lil Ugly Mane, he's released music under a...
It was this time last year when RVA Mag checked in with Richmond's Young Scum for our Spring 2017 issue, where the band gave us the lowdown on their humble beginnings with their debut EP Autumn August and their follow-up record, Zona, a summertime-esque collection of poppy lullabies, and how they started working with local label, Citrus City...
