My FaceTime call with Rikki Rakki opened up on the picturesque scene of the four band members drinking cocktails on a wooden porch in the Black Mountains of North Carolina. I felt as though I interrupted a most intimate moment of not only a band, but a dear group of...
TONIGHT at Hat Factory is a RVA Magazine podcast all-star lineup! Bobby LaBeat,, Reinhold, and guest all-star Michael Nighttime are all in the house. Wanna go? Make sure to RSVP with promo code RVA here to get in for $3 and show up EARLY as last week sold out before midnight! RVALUTION 9 Dead Mau5 - Ghosts and Stuff from Squirrelly Jesus on...
The WEIRD parties have been gathering steam at New York Deli. Anna Wittel and Meghan Worsham, the ladies behind it sat down behind their computer and answered some questions for us. RVA: A little bout yourselves, have you promoted parties before? Anna: Yeah, I threw two dance parties back when I lived in NY – We Are Your Friends, which was...
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (DFA/Virgin) Hipster dance music that seems horribly outdated to me, but for some reason is still loved in indie circles, even though it's not 2003 anymore. And thank god, because all of this jaded electro for ironic dancing has always gotten on my nerves, no matter how wry its lyrics are. The Riverdales -...
The work of Stephen Vitiello is not easily characterized. His recorded material tends to be classified as sound art, which, while an apt term in the most literal sense, often fails to capture the nuance and imagination which permeates the albums he has released and the sound installations he has created for exhibitions around the world. Many of...
Richmond's disgusting, intergalactic, alien metal band GWAR has its own channel at GWAR TV. The lead video is from their slaughter at Bonnaroo where they violated comedian Margaret Cho's face and destroyed the crowd of 15,000 people with metal insanity. GWAR with Dirge Within and Mobile Deathcamp @ The National Wednesday June 16, 2010 show time:...
From our new RVA TV series RVA Sessions, our music video showcase of local talent in studio. This episode features local music maniac, GULL of Snacktruck. If you would like to know more about RVA Sessions or to possibly be featured in future episodes contact Jonathan Martin at jonathan@rvamag.com. From our new RVA TV series RVA Sessions, our...
Bobby LaBeat will be making an appearance at RVALUTION X: FREAKSHOW. DJing for 13 years, spun parties in RVA, DC, NY, and Chicago among other cities. Finalist in last year's Lollapalooza Last DJ Standing contest. Opened for The New Deal recently at The National, Mixmaster Mike and KRS ONE in the past. Record out with Cobra Krames called "Guns Up,...
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today (4AD) The brooding, lo-fi psychedelia of Ariel Pink's previous work gets a big sonic upgrade on his latest release, and that upgrade transforms his sound into a still strange but charming blend of sunshine psych and pure 70s AM radio pop. Smooth, delightful technicolor melodies, guaranteed to brighten...
Buffalo, NY’s power-pop trio Lemuria has been touring consistently on the DIY circuit since 2004. Their first full length, Get Better was released on Asian Man Records in 2008 and you couldn’t ask for much more from a debut record. They have also released a collection of prior EPs and singles, First Collection. Drummer Alex Kerns was kind enough...
