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PHOTOS | Nysa Rips at The Camel

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...

OP-ED | Drake’s Issue with Identity, An Iceman’s Melting

The Drake we once knew is gone. What began as one of the most prophetic artists to hit the rap and hip-hop scene over the past two decades has again reached another breaking point with the release of three new albums on Friday, May 15th. Iceman, Drake’s mainline...

RVA Live Music This Weekend | Nysa, Sluice, Plunky & Oneness

We got some loud shows and some really soft shows this week. Lots of exciting releases just around the corner, come hear em live before it’s on your phone. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit me up at griffin@rvamag.com....

Iron Blossom Steps Up With Jack White, LCD Soundsystem

The worst kept secret in Richmond is finally official. After weeks of speculation, Iron Blossom has confirmed what a lot of people were already betting on: Jack White and LCD Soundsystem are heading to Richmond this fall. The festival will return to Midtown Green in...

RVA Shows You Must See This Week 5/6-5/12

FEATURE SHOW Saturday, May 9, 2 PM A Good Day In RVA II, feat. The Nervous Ticks, Sports Bar, Nelly Kate, Benjamin Shepherd, Murphy's Kids, Toxic Moxie, Lobo Marino, Christi, Manatree, Half Bascule, Way Shape Or Form, Basmati, Antiphons & a special surprise guest @ Hardywood - Free! Here it is, folks: one of the most important RVA live musical...

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RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 4/29-5/5

FEATURE SHOW Saturday, May 2, 3 PM RVA Noise Fest IV, feat. Mutwawa, Coteries, Predation, SB & C, Scant + IGM, Flesh Control, Yohimbe, Subklinik, Cristal, Daggering, Richard Ripper, Golden Retriever, Broadcastatic, Brown Piss, Crack Bytch, Floodbeast, Dyrt, Fake Object, Creeping, Yoga Demon, ENE, Ting Ting Jahe, Cecelia, Toner War, The New Loft,...

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RVA Shows You Must See 4/22-4/28

FEATURE SHOW Saturday, April 25, 5 PM RPG IPA Release, feat. RPG Druglord, Roper & Furley, Lady God, Bummer's Eve @ Hardywood - Free! Turning metal bands into beer has become its own little cottage industry in the craft brewing world, and you can certainly see the reasoning. Nothing goes with raging heavy music and triumphant headbanging action...

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RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 4/15-4/21

FEATURE SHOW Saturday, April 18, 8 PM From Fragile Seeds, Way Shape Or Form, Claim Culture, Antiphons @ The Camel - $5 From Fragile Seeds have been lurking in the background of Richmond's post-hardcore/emo/whatever-you-wanna-call-it scene for a couple of years now, but they've really taken a step forward in the last several months--and just in...

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RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 4/8-4/14

FEATURE SHOW Saturday, April 11, 5 PM The Nervous Ticks (photo by Good Vendetta Photography), Nelly Kate, Dave Watkins, Gull @ Hardywood - Free! The Nervous Ticks X Hardywood: an intriguing combination! FEATURE SHOW Saturday, April 11, 5 PM The Nervous Ticks (photo by Good Vendetta Photography), Nelly Kate, Dave Watkins, Gull @ Hardywood - Free!...

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RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 4/1-4/7

FEATURE SHOW Gallery 5 10th Anniversary Weekend! Friday, April 3, 7 PM White Laces, Lobo Marino, Dave Watkins, The Awesome Few, plus PLF DJs Akasha, DJ Gon, Dope Solo - Free! Saturday, April 4, 7 PM Priests, Creepoid, Positive No, Christi - $8 in advance/$10 at the door (order tickets HERE) Sunday, April 5, 7:30 PM Friend Roulette, Night Idea,...

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RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 3/25-3/31

FEATURE SHOW Saturday, March 28, 8 PM Torche, Wrong, Hivelords, Suppression @ Strange Matter - $12 (order tickets here: https://torchesmatter.eventbrite.com/) Florida metalheads Torche have been a Richmond favorite for quite a while, and for good reason. FEATURE SHOW Saturday, March 28, 8 PM Torche, Wrong, Hivelords, Suppression @ Strange Matter...

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RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 3/18-3/24

FEATURE SHOW Friday, March 20, 5:30 PM The Diamond Center, Lobo Marino, Father Sunflower and the Golden Rays @ Hardywood - Free! We've always known that The Diamond Center were nomads. FEATURE SHOW Friday, March 20, 5:30 PM The Diamond Center, Lobo Marino, Father Sunflower and the Golden Rays @ Hardywood - Free! We've always known that The...

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RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 3/11-3/17

FEATURE SHOW Thursday, March 12, 8 PM The Bouncing Souls, Ann Beretta, The Ship Thieves @ The Broadberry - $15 in advance, $18 day of show (order tickets HERE) This is a heartening sight to see--The Bouncing Souls, a great New Jersey punk rock band who've been together for over 25 years, still going strong, bringing their punk sound out on tour...

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