Philadelphia’s Nysa returned to Richmond on Friday night for a packed four-band bill at The Camel featuring local favorites Dayfiction, Artschool and Wrong Worshippers. The lineup brought together a cross-section of Richmond’s underground punk, garage, and post-punk...
Editor’s Note: This piece was written by a student at Randolph-Macon College as part of a feature writing course. Thank you to the students and to Professor Seth Clabough, Ph.D., for organizing the project. The storage unit smelled of sweat and wood. The garage door was open, gusting wind in from outside. The instruments were piled on top of...
Record stores have always been more than retail. People go in saying they’re just browsing, but that’s rarely the whole story. It’s a treasure hunt. They’re chasing a feeling. They’re hoping to recognize themselves in someone else’s taste. That’s why Plan 9 Music makes sense as the setting for Love & Vinyl, a site-specific...
Editor’s Note: Looking to get coverage for your music? We have a submission form. Take a minute to tell us about your project so we can better plan our editorial coverage. You can find the form HERE. Another cold week in RVA, luckily we have some warm shows coming up. Got some big names and familiar faces that we have not seen in quite a...
UPDATE February 2nd, 2026: Mad Skillz has won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album. You can read about that HERE. In honor of that win here is our interview with him back in December. ————- “A life lived through music, is a life well lived.” – Mad Skillz Mad Skillz is a journey. Nine hip-hop albums....
Editor’s Note: Looking to get coverage for your music? We have a submission form. Take a minute to tell us about your project so we can better plan our editorial coverage. You can find the form HERE. Shovel your way to one of these gigs ‘cause I am sure you are also stir crazy from our time snowed in. Got a whole bunch of locals...
Editor’s Note: Looking to get coverage for your music? We have a submission form. Take a minute to tell us about your project so we can better plan our editorial coverage. You can find the form HERE. As the new year rolls in, familiar faces return and new, ambitious acts step forward. All of it feels alive in RVA. This week, we’re...
“‘Pink Pony Club’ is about embracing exile from a boring, shitty world and remaking yourself into whatever you want—be who you are, be who you aren’t, piss people off, we don’t care!” The Berzerker Blöthar Richmond legends GWAR are back on The A.V. Club’s A.V. Undercover for an unprecedented seventh appearance, because of course they are. This...
Editor’s Note: Looking to get coverage for your music? We have a submission form. Take a minute to tell us about your project so we can better plan our editorial coverage. You can find the form HERE. Blues is on the menu today, sprinkled in with some hardcore and a bit of noise. We’re mainly looking at local artists this week, but we’ve...
Virginia Beach legend Pusha T will headline Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger’s Made in Virginia Market on Friday, January 16, as part of inaugural weekend events in Richmond. The Spanberger Inaugural Committee announced Tuesday that Pusha T will take the stage from 7:35 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the 17th Street Market, closing out...
