Richmond gets it, more than any other city in Virginia. So here’s Weekend Frequency, a weekly, reader-curated playlist built for the city, by the city. Weekend Frequency is part revival and part continuation of our RVA Mag Weekend Playlists which we curated...
We are now down to the final push. We are now down to the final push. College kids are pushing through finals, retail workers are pushing through the holiday season, and Star Wars fans are counting the dwindling days until The Force Awakens opens next week. Not to be out-pushed, D.C.’s Ex Hex will be making a final push of their own by wrapping...
On the title track to their fourth record, All Your Favorite Bands, premier folk rockers Dawes have continued the On the title track to their fourth record, All Your Favorite Bands, premier folk rockers Dawes have continued their long-standing tradition of deeply resonating lyrics aimed at controlling your thoughts for weeks on end. Not only do...
Richmond based DJs F1ng3rs and Santa Kilmagik, also known as Jeremy Belcher and Steve Owen of Richmond based DJs F1ng3rs and Santa Kilmagik, also known as Jeremy Belcher and Steve Owen of the Richmond Electronic Collective, recently put out the first of a series of Star Wars-based, hip-hop style remix albums. The first release under the moniker...
Local indie rock band Those Manic Seas is back on the scene with a new video to accompany their single "Outlier", which they
It's always great to watch a band organically grow and mature over the course of their career, especially in a way that's unresponsive to outside pressure or trends. It's always great to watch a band organically grow and mature over the course of their career, especially in a way that's unresponsive to outside pressure or trends. One of the best...
Tame Impala Currents (Interscope) Tame Impala Currents (Interscope) The Aussie pysch rockers' third record is a stunning musical statement which delivers on its lofty ambitions and places the band in music's true upper echelon. The album starts off strong with perhaps the best opening tracks in recent memory and continues as the overall sound...
A rock band making a straight forward rock record is not a notable event, but when it comes to prog rockers Coheed & Cambria straying away from their well-established canon, it might just be the most notable thing they've ever done. Coheed & Cambria are well-established in the musical world now with a legion of fans not only interested in the...
You don't need money, you don't need fame, you don't even need a credit card to ride this train. The music was free to all on this night last October at The Camel as Jet Trails Media celebrated its official launch party. And what a launch it was, with Lucy Dacus, Bandrew, Jouwala Collective, and Dalton Dash.. Music started at nine, so when I...
Our workday was just violently interrupted by RVAMag President John Reinhold nearly-screaming with excitement at the announcement of legendary metal heads SLAYER coming to RVA in February. Our workday was just violently interrupted by RVAMag President John Reinhold nearly-screaming with excitement at the announcement of legendary metal heads...
