Christmas soundcheck. RVA has some great stuff bookending the holidays this week. If you start feeling stuck in the house, go check out one of these shows and I bet you won’t be disappointed. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit me...
According to the CEO of Charged Up Entertainment and local hip hop legend, Noah Oddo, the Cleveland Guardians have accused the company of infringing on their team's new logo. Oddo stated that the Cleveland Guardians' lawyers contacted him and demanded that he give up the Charged Up logo or relinquish his legal rights to protect the brand. Oddo...
Hey there, music lovers! Get ready to dive into Episode 18 of RADIO RVA with DJs Devolved and Ben Speed. They’re bringing you ‘Hypercolor’ straight from The Jungle Room, and it’s a ride you don’t want to miss. Picture this: a nonstop journey through some of the best underground dance jams out there, from past to present. These tracks span all...
FEATURED SHOW Saturday, December 31, 7 PM Shotclock (Photo by Jeramie Bailey), Dead Format, Madison Turner, Cyber Twin @ Lakeside Tavern - $10 2022 is drawing to a close, and there are a lot of different ways you might feel about it. Some depressing things happened in the world of politics, but it wasn't entirely terrible, I guess. Right? Oh,...
Richmond's always a hotbed of musical activity within all genres, but one of the busiest year after year has got to be the RVA hip hop scene. 2022 was no exception, with all sorts of projects going on, both from scene veterans and rising stars on the come-up. Gritty City Records majordomo Johnny Ciggs had an active year, collaborating with a few...
I had the opportunity to catch up with my good friend and fellow Cava Private Dining Room lover, Daniel Harthausen. Daniel is just coming off of his big win on HBOMAX’s The Big Brunch and has been in a flurry of interviews around town. Everyone knows him now but RVAMAG wanted something more personal, so we sat down to talk his business, his...
J. Roddy Walston, frontman of local rock band Palm Palm, is super talented, always entertaining, and doing something a little different. How many people write original Christmas songs? Not many in Richmond have tried, but last year he wrote a few and took them on the road. This year he has a whole album worth of music and is currently on The...
FEATURED SHOW Thursday, December 22, 6 PM The 2nd Annual Deau Eyes Holiday Party, feat. Deau Eyes (Photo by Lucienne Nghiem), Erin & The Wildfire, Ms. Jaylin Brown @ The HofGarden - $12 (order tickets HERE) OK folks, as you read this, there are only four more shopping days until Christmas, and I'd say it's high time we all got in the spirit....
Ryan Kent has always had a warm, calming presence for me. I met him when I was still very young. We were bartending at Sabai, a job that neither of us would be at for long. We established common interests in lyrics and poetry, and went out to parties a time or two. It was then that I learned that he was also the vocalist for a metal band named...
OK, yes, I screwed up -- I should definitely have included the latest No BS! Brass Band video in the Black Friday video roundup I put together a few weeks back. But hey, there's still several shopping days left til Christmas, so... better late than never? Besides, No BS! Brass are absolute RVA legends, and both their band in general and this clip...
