The energy from The Garage open house, held a few weeks ago. Nestled on the edge of Scott's Addition, this community hub thrives as a creative space for performance and production. Captured moments by Mike Avey showcase the dynamic atmosphere and artistic spirit.
As part of our continuing series of compilations featuring local music curated by local bloggers, today RVA Magazine presents RVA Hot Sauce: The Mixtape, Vol. 1, compiled by The Cheats Movement. Featuring cover art by Hamilton Glass (as seen above), the mixtape also features contributions by 11 different RVA hip hop artists, all of whom had a big...
We sense something at least slightly off-kilter about the opening minutes of the self-titled debut album from The Chaw. It’s not off-kilter in an unpleasant way – it’s more of an indication of a certain nerve-wracking, jittery, “is-this-train-going-to-jump-the-tracks?” darkness that informs the album as a whole. We sense something at least...
Ladies and gentlemen, we present Sounds Of RVA's Party Hard mixtape, the latest installment of RVA Magazine's compilation series featuring Richmond music curated by Richmond bloggers. Richmond is no stranger to partying, and so we thought we would do it up right with a mix to serve as soundtrack for your next holiday party. Ladies and gentlemen,...
Our buddy Derrick Vara of Radio Rubber Room has presented us with this excellent new podcast featuring a ton of audio that he recorded earlier this year at the sixth edition of Camp Barefoot. Our buddy Derrick Vara of Radio Rubber Room has presented us with this excellent new podcast featuring a ton of audio that he recorded earlier this year at...
There is no doubt that Kingdom has become one of the leading venues for hip hop in Richond over the last few months. I credit this to the hard work of Broad Street Elite captain So !lla, who has been putting in work all over Richmond in 2012. Last Friday, I took the Cheats Movement camera to Winterfest 2012 to catch a strong collection on local...
Announcing the greatly anticipated return of one RVA's favorite variety shows: LYRIC AVE. Presented by Co-Lab, Lyric Ave is the largest poetry based variety show in the nation. Announcing the greatly anticipated return of one RVA's favorite variety shows: LYRIC AVE. Presented by Co-Lab, Lyric Ave is the largest poetry based variety show in the...
FEATURE SHOW Saturday, December 15, 10 p.m. The Soul Remedy + Turnstyle present “BEATFREQ” featuring turntable technicians spinning house, breaks, electro, funk, and Jazzy Jungle beats with DJs JGWAR, Karri On, Jesse Split, Joanna O (pictured above), Jasonindasky; along with Heaven-Leigh Kennedy "The People's Diva!" as Drag Santa @ Godfrey’s -...
Ladies and gentlemen, pure rock fury returns once again to our nation's capital. In just a few short weeks, while everyone else is cleaning up shredded wrapping paper and drinking the last of the eggnog, Clutch will be bringing the awesome power of heavy metal to the stage at the 930 Club. Ladies and gentlemen, pure rock fury returns once again...
As you probably know, Ghost of Pop 8 was this past Saturday, and mitch26 on youtube uploaded a bunch of performance videos. As you probably know, Ghost of Pop 8 was this past Saturday, and mitch26 on youtube uploaded a bunch of performance videos. The first video is Goldrush with "You Won't See Me Crying," a new jam the band has been working on....
