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=tGm4ILg9VJM&t=9s Chandler, Lex Bratcher, Billy Marchiafava, O-ZSaturday August 23rd, 2025The Broadberry Chandler’s back...
For over a decade now, Richmond has had a varied hip hop scene supported by a small group of OGs that took it upon themselves to make a scene. Richmatic at the old Twisters (now Strange Matter) comes to mind as a good example of how it worked in the early 00s -- the creation and trading of cassette mix tapes, pinned up fliers on telephone poles,...
The mid-1990s was an adventurous time for underground music, especially for punk, hardcore, and [scr]e[a]mo bands. Building off the vast musical foundations laid by the pioneers of the genre in the late 70s and throughout the 80s, the 90s emerged as a time of experimentation, aggression, and a fierce commitment to local scenes. Virginia was at...
Christmas has come and gone and we're nearing the end of 2017. It was a whirlwind of a year with highs and lows, and I think its safe to say many more lows this year than anything else politically, but we can only hope 2018 will be better. Now this post wasn't meant to get you down, get you dwelling on the past year, or worrying about your New...
FEATURED SHOW Saturday December 30 & Sunday, December 31, 8 PM New Year's Eve Weekend with The Southern Belles & Jackass Flats @ The Camel - Day 1: $10 in advance/$12 day of show (order tickets HERE); Day 2: $25 in advance/$30 day of show (order tickets HERE) It's still the holiday season, y'all--and let me tell you, it's a little...
It was the end of 2014 when the future founders of Crystal Pistol Records realized they might never get their music released. The two men, Justin Black and Pete Curry, had become good friends after playing local shows with some of the same bands. They were spending a lot of time together comparing notes on their personal attempts to release...
FEATURED SHOW Friday, December 22, 8 PM Skalidays 2017, feat. Murphy's Kids, The Pietasters, Jackmove, Mylo Shift, Santa Kilmagik @ The Camel - $10 in advance/$15 day of show (order tickets HERE) It is the end of an era, y'all. The 2017 Skalidays will mark the final live appearance of Murphy's Kids. This long-running ska band traces its origins...
Some late-breaking news here on the jazz front; tonight at Vagabond, the club fast becoming the epicenter of this city's underrated jazz scene, bassist Andrew Randazzo will lead a brand-new 15 piece big band through a tribute to the music of Vince Guaraldi, best known for his classic soundtrack for A Charlie Brown Christmas. Randazzo's new...
In celebration of their fourth album’s release, Philadelphia's The War on Drugs hit The National’s stage this past Thursday on Thurs. Dec. 14 to a sold-out show. A Deeper Understanding was released a couple months back on August 25 through Atlantic Records, and it received overwhelming accolades, including a nomination for "Best Rock Album" at...
It's time for another Decemberween and for their twelfth year, Party Liberation Foundation is bringing all the crazy antics, fire, and pyro effects, dancing, music, art and more that you love to send off 2017 with a bang. RVA Mag President John Reinhold recently sat down with the co-founder of PLF Conway Jennings, who will also be playing a set...
