Gallery5, a cornerstone of Richmond's First Fridays celebrations, commemorated its 19th anniversary last week—a milestone shared with us at RVA Magazine. This cherished institution is not just a gallery but a community hub, known for its unwavering support of local...
Well everyone, it's Friday afternoon, and hopefully you're about to start a really fun and happy summer weekend! A few weeks ago, The Trillions kicked off the weekend by playing Friday Cheers, and Todd Raviotta was on hand to shoot this excellent video of them playing their song "Got It Made." Well everyone, it's Friday afternoon, and hopefully...
No Name No Brain Productions are certainly making a lot of waves in Richmond hip-hop lately. I feel like a month ago I'd never heard of them, and now suddenly I'm seeing their name everywhere. Directing videos, dropping mixtapes, basically making things happen. A lot of things, and fast. Here's the newest thing they're making happen--a video...
Yes, that's right, another one of these, where I attempt to get rid of my ridiculous promo backlog by writing a whole bunch of reviews really quickly and putting them all up as one big post. I hope you all didn't become too enamored of the negativity that pervaded the first installment, because this time around I actually liked everything I...
If judged only by their name, one might be tempted to associate The Blue Angel Lounge with those poor souls stuck staring only into the prism of the past. Nothing could be further from the truth, as any of the fortunate souls who have deeply listened to – or heard live – the sounds of The Blue Angel Lounge will surely testify. If judged only by...
D.C. party rockers Nouveau Riche will be joining Audio Ammo's Bobby La Beat for a night of non stop bangers and bass as "Body Movin" pops off at New York Deli. D.C. party rockers Nouveau Riche will be joining Audio Ammo's Bobby La Beat for a night of non stop bangers and bass as "Body Movin" pops off at New York Deli. For more info and tunes...
Here's something I've been meaning to get to for a while--a really fun video from the new Municipal Waste album, The Fatal Feast, which was released a couple of months ago on Nuclear Blast Records. "Repossession," the song the video is for, is also the A-side of the bonus blue vinyl 7 inch included with the deluxe pop-up vinyl edition of the new...
Thursday, 6/14 Think/Effect, featuring members from Think and Silo Effect (pictured above), PBR, Southern Belles @ BlowToad (2907 W. Cary St.) 10pm. Thursday, 6/14 Think/Effect, featuring members from Think and Silo Effect (pictured above), PBR, Southern Belles @ BlowToad (2907 W. Cary St.) 10pm. Thursday, 6/14 The Temptations (pictured above)...
Ancient Sky – T.R.I.P.S. (Loud Baby Sounds/Sons Of Vesta Records) I don't know if it's possible to pinpoint the exact moment that the recent resurgence of psychedelia began to shift into full swing, or what catalyzed it, but it seems like the past few years have witnessed a glut of bands exploring music's trippier realms. Maybe musicians realized...
Prolific RVA garage-pop talents Kemper Blair and Stuart Holt, who have previously attained some measure of local fame with groups like Sports Bar, Rabbits, and Cubscout And The Rhinoceros, among quite a few others, have started yet another band. LifeCoach actually combines the lineups of Blair and Holt's current project, Sports Bar, and that of...
