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...
The summer 2012 season of RVAlution started last Tuesday, and Todd Raviotta was on the scene, documenting the wild and crazy times that went on. In addition to great tunes being spun all night from DJ Doddie of Audio Ammo and PLF DJs Reinhold and MTK, the Party Liberation Front crew was on-hand, engaging in all sorts of antics to get the crowd...
I have heard quite a few things about DJ 2Rip over the years from several big EDM parties up north. Recently I caught wind of a huge party he was playing up in the DMV area that was being thrown by B.A.D.ASS Raves, called Psychedelic Dreamscape 2. I have been wanting to check out 2Rip for quite some time and decided to get in touch. I have heard...
Lucero, J Roddy Walston & The Business Thursday, April 26 at Epic Theater There is a distinct allure to Lucero that really set them apart from other acts of their kind. On their first couple of releases, the lyrical musings of Ben Nichols, which reveled in heartbreak and alcoholism, felt right at home in Richmond. When That Much Further West was...
Back in the 90s, David DiDonato played guitar for several underground Richmond bands--Ipecac, Ultimate Dragons, Jolly Mortals and HRM among them. He later moved to Austin, TX, where he spent some time in J Church and The Sword. Now, today, he's attempting to make history by playing the longest continuous guitar solo ever documented [UPDATE: He...
Monday, 5/14 Cardinal (pictured above), Kuschty Rye Ergot, Palindrone @ Strange Matter 8pm. Monday, 5/14 Cardinal (pictured above), Kuschty Rye Ergot, Palindrone @ Strange Matter 8pm. Monday, 5/14 The RVA Big Band @ Balliceaux 9pm. Monday, 5/14 Honey Watts, Jonathan Vassar, Nick Coward & the Last Battle (pictured above) @ The Camel 8pm. Monday,...
The Soulpower parties are all about rare Soul and Funk records that never became hits. “We focus on the lesser known, even obscure artists that never got their big break back in the day and are mostly forgotten today,” DJ Pari says. One of those artists is Washington D.C. native Sir Joe Quarterman – who enjoys the status of a legend in the scene...
Tungs and Heavy Midgets are two RVA-based indie groups who've been on the rise in the RVA music scene over the last little while. Along with a few others in the local scene, they've been leading the charge away from the softer, more accessible sounds that dominated indie rock, both locally and internationally, during the previous decade. In...
In the attempt to read the plumes of smoke rising heavily from the LP Black Smoke Rising by The Orange Revival, one must be careful not to end up with his or her head in the clouds. Such is the intoxicating nature of the songs collected within – rock of frustration sent to the air with great elevation. In the attempt to read the plumes of smoke...
