Hey y’all! I know it’s been a few months since my last YO! HIP HOP RVA write-up, but the hiatus was necessary because wedding planning was consuming my life. As of a few weeks ago, I’m off the market! Now, without further ado… this week’s edition of YO! HIP HOP RVA...
Richmond based DJ Pari is the host of the monthly Soulpower dance party at Balliceaux and co-host of Midnight Soulstice on WRIR 97.3 FM (every Friday from 11pm until 1am). Pari spins at clubs and festivals worldwide, and he has worked with Soul legends like James Brown, The Impressions, Marva Whitney, Bobby Byrd, Mandrill, Sharon Jones & the...
In the world of Kid is Qual, expectations are always thrown out the window. That’s what makes them one of the more formidable outfits to stake a claim at being one of Richmond’s most inventive musical acts. In the world of Kid is Qual, expectations are always thrown out the window. That’s what makes them one of the more formidable outfits to...
One of the best things about RVA, in addition to having so many different bands, is that there are so many music blogs and outlets covering the scene, and that they have such different approaches and tastes. Sure, there's an unspoken rivalry to getting the news out there first, but that rivalry keeps us all working that much harder on what makes...
Here's something crazy and awesome that kind of came out of nowhere for me. Xenia Rubinos is a Brooklyn-based musician, the child of Cuban and Puerto Rican immigrants, who just released her debut album, Magic Trix. The wild, chaotic, but most of all fun sound she creates on that album is most wildly brought to life on "Pan Y Cafe," a short but...
4/12 Trevor Dunn & Endangered Blood (pictured above), Scott Clark 4tet @ The Camel 8pm. 4/12 Trevor Dunn & Endangered Blood (pictured above), Scott Clark 4tet @ The Camel 8pm. 4/12 Fort Wilson Riot (pictured above), Good Weird Collective @ The Nile 10pm. 4/12 An Mekong's Engagement Vaganza featuring DJs Reinhold & Paul B (pictured above by...
The Trillions - Tritones (Worthless Junk) The Trillions are an RVA-based power pop band who formed a couple years ago and have been making a big impression on the Richmond music scene during their time together. Featuring former members of previous RVA power-poppers Prabir And The Substitutes and The Awesome Few, these guys have plenty of...
Remember what happened the last time Paul Devro played a Brain Drain party? Yeah... me neither. Fortunately, we have some evidence left as to how crazy of a party it was. Just look how much fun this guy is having with a smoke machine: Remember what happened the last time Paul Devro played a Brain Drain party? Yeah... me neither. Fortunately, we...
The latest from 19-year-old EDM prodigy Porter Robinson is a stellar follow-up to the last tracks we heard from his Spitfire EP. Debuting the single yesterday over at Rolling Stone, Porter explains that "There's so much spine-chilling, goosebumps-inducing music out there and it's barely getting heard in the United States. I want my music to not...
[Unfortunately, due to a sudden, unexpected page-count crunch, Alexander Rose's interview with up-and-coming 757 metal band Glass Cloud had to be cut from our newest issue. It's way too good an article to just disappear, though, so we decided to present it to you in all its uncut glory on our website! --ed.] READ THE FULL VERSION OF RVA #8 HERE!...
