Let’s be honest: most local summer music guides read like they were written by someone who’s never been to a show. A few safe headliners. Maybe a festival or two. So we made our own and put it all in one place for easy reference. This is RVA Magazine’s...
The last time we caught up with RVA psychedelic/rock and roll band The Southern Belles they were calling it quits on their four-year First Fridays residency at The Camel. Although that may have come to an end, the band that's become a staple in the Richmond music scene has had quite the whirlwind of a year. They’ve been heavily touring for the...
“I think we had a pretty solid run, I never felt like our records got bad, and that’s all you want. We did four records in five years…which is pretty good. It's what you want out of a band,” said Landis Wine, former White Laces vocalist/guitarist as he sipped coffee on a recent afternoon at Patrick Henry Pub. When beloved RVA rock/electronic...
RVA's indie rock band Manatree has given us a psychedelic treat for our eyes with their new music video for “Fat Jackson.” The video, which was created by VCUarts student Mitchell Craft, features the band members along with colorful, kaleidoscope-esque special effects. The song is energetic, and according to Manatree, captures the nostalgia of...
An antiphon is a chant. A verse or a song that is sung in response. In many cases, this is where the connection between a band and their audience begins. When the words a songwriter writes become the voice of one’s internalized thoughts, the relationship begins. This article was featured in RVAMag #27: Winter 2016. You can read all of issue #27...
"Let's go upstairs and make sure we can see the whole city while we chat." That's Tyler Williams, drummer for The Head And The Heart, speaking to fellow band member Jonathan Russell and myself in the lobby of The Quirk Hotel almost instinctively after the first music question was asked. This article was featured in RVAMag #27: Winter 2016. You...
Central Virginia has hiking trails and hills but not much else - and it has even less now that the roadside attraction Foamhenge has been taken down. But your chance to see it with a nice RVA bend is alive and well thanks to Dumb Waiter and Good Day RVA. Dumb Waiter has been gigging around RVA for the last few years. Their mix of metal, prog and...
Just in time for the holidays, RVA favorites Sleepwalkers have dropped a new track to keep you rock'n on pine scent and good family times. Just in time for the holidays, RVA favorites Sleepwalkers have dropped a new track to keep you rock'n on pine scent and good family times. "We had some extra time in the studio yesterday and wanted to spread...
Newest RVA band to sign to Egghunt Records, indie rock outfit Camp Howard, just premiered a music video for their song "Lorando Y Fumando" on GoldFlakePaint. Newest RVA band to sign to Egghunt Records, indie rock outfit Camp Howard, just premiered a music video for their song "Lorando Y Fumando" on GoldFlakePaint. The track is off their debut...
Upon entering The National I admittedly had little idea of what to expect from "The Godfather of Rockabilly," as some have referred to Jim 'Rev Horton' Heath. Upon entering The National I admittedly had little idea of what to expect from "The Godfather of Rockabilly," as some have referred to Jim 'Rev Horton' Heath. The opening band was called...
