In the heart of Richmond, Virginia, a star shone brightly in the drag queen sky – Dajuan Lamont Gee, known as Millennium C. Snow, a beacon of creativity and resilience. April 17, 1981, marks the birth of a true original whose journey came to a sudden halt on January...
Monday, 12/5 The Inflatables @ The Camel 8pm. Free. 18+ Monday, 12/5 Mutilation Rites (pictured above), War Graves, Ravn @ Strange Matter 10pm. 18+ Tuesday, 12/6 Obscura (pictured above), Abysmal Dawn, Enfold Darkness @ Kingdom 5pm. Tuesday, 12/6 Compass Rose Orchestra, Marcus Tenney Trio (pictured above) @ The Camel 8:30pm. Free. 18+ Wednesday,...
Emperor X - Western Teleport (Bar/None) It can be easy when considering a modern indie rock record to get caught up in subgenre bingo. Is it chillwave, or glo-fi? Dream pop? Beach punk? Some combination of them all? Avoiding a detailed description through the generous use of previously defined signifiers becomes the path of least resistance. But...
WHO: Long Jawns and DJ Doddie WHAT: REBEL WHEN: Friday, December 2nd 2011, 10PM WHERE: Republic WHO: Long Jawns and DJ Doddie WHAT: REBEL WHEN: Friday, December 2nd 2011, 10PM WHERE: Republic
RVA RADIO is down with bringing you new music whenever we find it. If you are interested in being profiled on here, hit us up at hello@rvamag.com with a mix! -------------------------------------------------------------- SPACEBAR. Brace yourself for an all electronic radio show bringing you the freshest tracks in all electronic music genres from...
The one word which can best describe this past week in the electronic dance music community is historical. Why? Because Skrillex managed to shock the world by becoming the first EDM artist to ever receive a Grammy nomination. He followed this up with four more nominations, bringing his total to five, while cronies Avicii, Deadmau5, David Guetta,...
If this is where pop music is headed, count me in. Young Adult Fiction have already achieved quite a bit of acclaim among the local community for their approach to pop. They take elements of shoegaze and deliver hook after hook in every tune. At any given moment, they may sound like Built to Spill, Dinosaur Jr., or The Pains of Being Pure at...
TheContradction was born in Maryland, and has lived in VA for most of his life. He began writing music in middle school, and eventually transformed his style into an electronic melodic flow with rap/song inclusions. Inspired by heartache, sex, past love, and alcohol, Contradction's music is honest and straightforward, which he feels is fairly...
The Ghost of Pop has been known for supporting inventive musical groups as part of their annual festivities, but The Trillions take those expectations to a new level. This will only be their second year playing, but they are no strangers to the event, as members have previously performed as part of Prabir and the Substitutes and The Awesome Few....
Hey folks, here's the latest video from Atlanta garage punk band the Black Lips, which is taken from their sixth album, Arabia Mountain, released earlier this year on Vice Records. The video, a satirical take on New York in the bad old days of the 70s, depicts the band as corrupt cops on the take, riding around flirting with hookers and using...
