Last few shows before Christmas rolls out. Got one more charity gig on the bill for this week, some great locals, and a couple folks from on the road. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit me up at griffin@rvamag.com. More...
Richmond, VA is a great town and we had fun running the RVAMAG & GayRVA Reader’s Poll 2022 to get a feel on what our readers like to do and see. Thank you to the over 20,000+ people that checked out the poll and the 5000+ who voted. The following is a list of the Top 5 in each category in order of votes. DONUTS 1st Country Style Donuts 2nd...
FEATURED SHOW Friday, December 16, 7 PM No BS! 12th Annual Canned Food Drive, feat. No BS! Brass Band (Photo by Lauren Serpa), Lunch $pecial @ The Broadberry - $15 in advance, $20 day of show (order tickets HERE) This one should just be obligatory at this point, right? I mean, after all, it's Christmas, No BS! Brass Band are one of the biggest...
I was recently at a neighborhood association meeting when another resident approached me. “I liked your article in RVAMag. It made me think of things in a new way,” they said (approximately -- my memory has never been the best for things like this). This provided a source of inspiration for me to write another, in the hope, however dim, that I...
People tend to think punk rockers are real nihilistic types -- people who smash bottles, knock over trash cans, and generally walk around not giving a damn about anything. If you're actually part of the punk world, though, you know that punk is actually about wanting to change the world we all live in for the better, in as many ways as possible....
FEATURED SHOW Friday, December 9 & Saturday, December 10, 6 PM (both nights) The Final Ghost Of Pop Night One: Deli Kings, Prabir Trio, Danger Birds, Tiny Lights, The Fake Smiles, Rikki Rakki, Jonathan Brown, Alex Dimas Night Two: Zepp Repp, Madferit, 1996 @Gallery 5 - $15/single night, $20/both nights (order tickets HERE) Eras are ending all...
Natalie Tyer, AKA Nath, is a singer songwriter from RVA whose music has a serious "wow" factor. She's been releasing music for nearly a decade, recently following up her self-titled third album, from 2020, with a pair of digital singles: the Legend-Of-Zelda-themed "Let's Save Hyrule Together," released in July; and "Everything I Have," released...
On a cold Tuesday afternoon I found myself sitting around a poker table with the three members of one of my favorite local bands, Palmyra. Although the table was not set for us to play, I was hosting a game later that evening, the image was still rather amusing to me in the moment. We had gathered because, somehow, RVA Magazine had yet to cover...
FEATURED SHOW Saturday, December 3, 7 PM Alabama Thunderpussy, Suplecs, Loud Night @ Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House - $20 in advance, $25 day of show (order tickets ) I must admit, I never thought this day would come. Then again, I never thought I'd see Erik Larson's other famous former project, Avail, reunite either, and we all know...
Coming out of the 90s alternative rock music movement, bands in the third-wave ska movement of the 90s were music’s Captain America: the man out of time. Brass, punk and upstrokes on the guitars caught a unique wave that even the most seasoned of label employees couldn’t say they saw coming. Less Than Jake reached a lot of ears at the same time...
