Let’s be honest: most local summer music guides read like they were written by someone who’s never been to a show. A few safe headliners. Maybe a festival or two. So we made our own and put it all in one place for easy reference. This is RVA Magazine’s...
Local alt rock band Lance Bangs has dropped a catchy, quick new single “Wash” via local indie label Citrus City Records. The three-piece group has developed steadily and significantly over the years, starting with high school sessions to where they are today. Formerly named Colin Thibodeauxxx, the band initially played the guitarist/vocalist...
Last time RVA Mag sat down for an in-depth interview with local indie/prog band Night Idea back in 2015, the four-piece were working on their debut LP, Breathing Cold which was released last March. Breathing Cold by Night Idea Since then, the band hasn’t wasted any time getting back in the studio and getting back out on the road. Night...
Big beats and bars are pushing an emcee from the background to the limelight; SwellzTheGod, a wordsmith from Newport News is making waves online with his tape Channeling Swellz. The project sits at 12 diverse tracks that give a deeper understanding of Devaughn Gaskins a.k.a SwellzTheGod as a writer and solo artist. “Channeling Swellz is...
RVA’s Iron Reagan are back with a messy new video shot and produced here in Central VA, and if you look close enough you might see you or your friends face getting smashed. Shot, directed and edited by local filmmaker Dennis Williford, “A Dying World” includes shots from the president head graveyard as well as footage from...
For those of us who have made it into the basement of Vagabond, we know there’s something special down there – and it’s about to get a lot more special thanks to the booking talents of a one Mr. Reggie Pace. According to Style weekly, Pace, best known locally as one of the leading minds behind No BS! Brass band, will be...
Virginia rapper Doug Finesse and producer Jack TP channeled hip hop OGs Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg for the formula to success with their latest project. The two artists released Only Option on January 29 online and according to Finesse, a hip hop musician from Prince George County, the eight-track album was inspired by authentic musicianship. “It...
The last time we caught up with RVA psychedelic/rock and roll band The Southern Belles they were calling it quits on their four-year First Fridays residency at The Camel. Although that may have come to an end, the band that’s become a staple in the Richmond music scene has had quite the whirlwind of a year. They’ve been heavily touring...
The only thing that local independent artist and producer Jaavon obsesses over more than death, is love. “My name is Jaavon and [my musical moniker] is Jaavondies (pronounced Jaavon-dies and not Jaavon-dees),” said Jaavon. “I came up with my name because death fascinates me, the concept that when you die… it’s over and it’s the end of your...
“Did not expect moustachioed guy with hipster hat,” read a comment on the YouTube video for Jawnii-Abhi’s August 2016 single “Flip Phone.” Despite the hipster aesthetic, the Richmond-native is not the sort of musician to pluck a guitar and croon. Instead, he raps. Jawnii-Abhi is the stage name for John Evans. He recently left the east coast...
