The James River Film Festival, now in its 30th year, spanned two weekends in April 2024. It began with screenings at Studio Two Three, then moved to the Richmond Public Library, the Grace Street Theater, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and concluded with a full day...
Here are some brand new videos from the local RVA hip-hop scene, with commentary from Roger Tyler, aka RT of The New Juice Crew. You can check out his work HERE, or catch him on WDCE 90.1 FM, Mondays At 11pm-1am, or WRIR 97.3 FM, 1am to 3 am on Saturday, along with Black Liquid and plenty of other local MCs. Hopefully, this will just be the first...
Check out this new mix from local favorite M.A.S.S. Fx. He sent us this killer heavy mix to put up for all you heavy drumstep and dubstep heads out there. Check out this new mix from local favorite M.A.S.S. Fx. He sent us this killer heavy mix to put up for all you heavy drumstep and dubstep heads out there. Check out his original tunes and mixes...
This Friday and Saturday, Kingdom will host the second annual Epic Fest, presented by Slapdash and West Coast Kix. Previously, Epic Fest was a one-day event that took place at The Camel on Broad Street, but Slapdash has ventured beyond its previous undertakings and evolved its signature indoor festival into a massive, two-day undertaking...
Seriously, you guys, the 90s are back. Every time I turn around I run across another sign, another portent of the imminent revival of the era that was the soundtrack to my teenaged musical awakening. It's really strange. But I'm also hearing a lot of music that I totally love as a result, so I suppose I shouldn't complain. Here's a great example...
Nothing like a hot summer night with two of Richmond's notorious party rockers. Long Jawns and Doddie hit NY Deli to provide the much needed "weekend bang your head and forget about the work week" attitude that keeps you coming back for more. Nothing like a hot summer night with two of Richmond's notorious party rockers. Long Jawns and Doddie hit...
Looks like Silver Persinger wasn't the only one filming performances at the Third Annual Summer Solstice Power Jam out on Belle Isle this past Saturday afternoon. RVA cameraman extraordinaire Todd Raviotta checks in with this lovely video of The Garbers, a relatively new local trio fronted by Allison Apperson, formerly of Hot Lava and The Catnip...
Tragedy - Darker Days Ahead (Tragedy/Feral Ward) Tragedy fans have been awaiting a new album since 2006’s Nerve Damage, and, similar to the aforementioned release, this year’s Darker Days Ahead has been greeted with mixed reviews. While many die-hard fans feel that Nerve Damage was a bit too poppy and catchy, preferring the newer album, some...
It's too hot out today for me to do much thinking so I'm going to keep this short. Kitten are a Los Angeles-based indie pop group with an incredible way with synth-based 80s New Wave-style hooks. "Cut It Out," the title track from the new EP they'll be putting out on Atlantic at the end of August, is a knockout punch of a song. It's too hot out...
Bereft – Leichenhaus (The End Records) It's pretty hard not to know what to expect when a band with a name like Bereft pops up in the review pile. Slightly less obvious an aesthetic indicator is their album's title, a reference to ancient German practices of placing a recently deceased body in a room for several days before burial to cut down on...
