Turnstile returned to Richmond on Wednesday, and it felt like Brown’s Island could barely contain them. The Baltimore hardcore outfit has long since broken past genre borders, crafting songs that reach across generations of music fans. Last night, they looked every...
The last time RVAMag spoke with Peter $un was late last year and the young hip hop artist was blowing up the local scene with his album, Paradise is A Day Away, a packed touring schedule, and sold out shows. And he hasn’t slowed down since. The Richmond native recently released a new album and has since made a big move to Los Angeles. “I have...
FEATURED SHOW Sunday, September 10, 7 PM Iron Reagan, Valkyrie, Homewrecker, Enforced @ The Camel - $12 (order tickets HERE) I'm ba-aaack! And as usual, I'm really excited about a local metal show. Yup, some things never change. Iron Reagan have been remarkably consistent for a long time, but if you think that means they're stagnating, you...
If you’re into heavy music and you live in Richmond, chances are you’re already familiar with Dave Witte’s drumming. Witte joined RVA institution Municipal Waste in 2004, and has remained in the band since then. While his history with that band is impressive, he has an extensive and diverse CV outside of it. He was a part of the now-legendary...
Everything is tight. As mottoes go, it’s not a bad one. However, while the RVA duo known as The Weak Days may lead with a sense of goofy positivity, it would be a bad idea to write them off as shallow. Guitarist Tommy McPhail and drummer/programmer Dustin Reinink (both of whom sing) deal with a variety of intense emotions and difficult situations...
Citrus City Records’ new shoegaze recruit Keep is beginning to make waves in the Richmond music scene. The duo released their first full-length album, For Your Joy back was released in June and with distortion, dissonant vocals, and industrial sounds, Wes Smithers (guitarist) and Nick Yetka (drummer/vocals) are becoming names to know if you...
Power, electricity, and love are the best way to describe the emotions being felt on the floor of The Broadberry Saturday night. It was electronic artist BUKU’s first time in Richmond since 2013, and I certainly hope it won’t be his last. This time he was accompanied by LUZCID; whose fanbase is just as large, as well as Richmond’s own The Rico...
Imagine all of the music you’ll never hear that’s being recorded as you’re reading this sentence. All of the poetry and art coming to life right now that you’ll never lay eyes on. That’s something Andrew Carter thinks about, which makes sense, given that he’s created oceans of material that will never see the light of day. “I’ve been trying to...
The Richmond Folk Festival has announced its second wave of performers for this year’s festival. On Wednesday, the city's most popular and biggest music festival, which drew more than 125,000 people last year, has released 13 more bands and musicians performing this year. Here are the newly announced acts that are set to perform at the Folk...
FEATURED SHOW Friday, August 25, 8 PM Sheer Mag, Haram, Birth (Defects), Christi @ Strange Matter - $12 (order tickets HERE) Sheer Mag's ascent over the past couple of years has been truly impressive. This Philadelphia garage-punk band burst onto the scene with their first EP three years ago, and managed to turn a whole lot of heads with only a...
