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...
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, April 2, 2 PMWRIR's Party For the Rest Of Us, feat. Colin Phils, Ant The Symbol, Gritty City Records, Prabir Trio, Cassidy Snider & The Wranglers, The Wimps, Holy River @ Hardywood Park Craft Brewery - Free!Y'all, it's been 17 years since WRIR, the community-run, non-profit, low power station at 97.3 on your FM dial,...
Every year, a variety of things occur in Richmond that let everyone in the city know: spring has arrived once again. One of those things -- one of the best ones, in fact -- is the annual arrival of Friday Cheers on the upcoming calendar of events. Sadly, for the past couple of years, we haven't been able to look forward to that Richmond...
FEATURED SHOWFriday, March 25, 7 PMTest Pattern 01, feat. DeForrest Brown, Madison Moore @ VCU Institute For Contemporary Art - Free!Spring is officially here, folks, and not only that, but cases are down and community transmission is at a relative low here in the Richmond area. Now, while we all contemplate the possibility that we might truly be...
Shawnis And The Shimmers were all set to take over the Richmond scene when the pandemic hit in 2020. After a slight delay, they've returned with a brand new album and a mission to make the entire city fall in love with their glammed-out punk rock n' roll. From a hole in the wall on the Northside emerges a glittery garage-punk five-piece that...
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, March 19, 7:30 PMMichael Formanek Drome Trio, Brian Jones Quintet @ Spacebomb Studios - $20 (order tickets HERE)There's a lot of perspective you can call upon when you're 46 years old and you've been doing music journalism since you were 15 (no, you don't wanna see the zines I made in high school. Or at least, I don't want...
When Clairo and Arlo Parks played a double bill at the National last month, it didn't matter that it was the middle of winter -- their music brought all the warmth and sunshine their fans needed, and then some. On a Tuesday night in February, Richmond's celebrated venue, The National, hosted the most phenomenal dreamy sets from Clairo and Arlo...
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, March 12, 9 PMAertex, Debrider, Stormglove @ Fallout - $8 in advance, $13 at the door (order tickets HERE)Sometimes I pick the featured show for this column based on some super-important local musical context. Other times, I pick it because some legendary band from another city is coming to town and I don't want anyone to...
Bands form regularly as a result of thriving music communities. But the opposite? Community growing from a single band? It’s rare, but it’s what Warren Campbell has been able to achieve with his continuously evolving rock group, Dead Billionaires. The Richmond-based singer and guitarist has been writing songs and wrangling various lineups since...
A lot has happened since I first met NO BS! Brass co-founder Reggie Pace, so I knew this was going to be a long conversation. But it is always nice to sit down with a friend and ask them everything you ever wanted to know about their career choices and what makes them tick. From starting NO BS! Brass to the many bands he has been in (sometimes on...
