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Full Moon Fever: A Tom Petty Tribute Band at The Broadberry
Full Moon Fever: A Tom Petty Tribute Band at The Broadberry Members from various Richmond bands come together to pay their respects to the late-great-and always inspiring, Tom Petty. This band does a whole night of music by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. Each musician in a die-hard fan of their instrument's player in Tom Petty and The...
Breaking: Congressman Dave Brat’s Campaign Promotes Conspiracy Theorist Tweets On Parkland Shooting
This is a developing story. As local students in his district prepare for a national walkout in support of gun control, a Twitter account belonging to Congressman Dave Brat's (R) campaign was liking tweets from conspiracy theorist websites implying Parkland survivor David Hogg is a paid "crisis actor." One of those tweets was from The Bradford...
Photos: A Glimpse into Richmond’s Hardcore Punk Scene Ahead of Exhibit at Vinyl Conflict
It's no secret that hardcore punk rock has played a major role in shaping Richmond's music rich scene and contributed to its culture, evolving and growing over time with more and more bands, and a steadfast fanbase that followed it from its early underground days at small house shows and DIY spaces, to larger venues in town. In September,...
Dalton Dash On Their Debut Album Ahead of Release Party This Friday
I’ve been watching bluegrass/folk quartet Dalton Dash entertain and grow their fanbase in Richmond with their originals and unique spin on covers for the last few years now. The crew, which began as a duo with singer/guitarist Pat Keefe and bassist/vocalist Justin Doyle, who met at Radford University (more on that later), quickly grabbed RVA...
Opinion: Why You Probably Missed the “Still Nigga” Art Exhibit
As we close out Black History Month (BHM), I must shout out my city for being true to celebrating our culture. There have been popular BHM events supported by non-blacks and held at the most sought-after venues for creatives, but more importantly, there were events that could only be pulled off by the black mavericks of Richmond - such as the...
A Royal Brew: Renaissance Dancing at Legend
Enjoy a Renaissance “romp” with Queen Elizabeth I and her court, as they arrive at “Richmond Palace” (a.k.a Legend Brewing) in “Richmond-upon-Thames, England” during the Queen’s Royal Progress of 1602. Courtiers, including Lord Robert Dudley, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Drake, Mary Queen of Scots, and many Ladies-in-Waiting, will interact...
Richmond Students Participating in National Student Walkout Over Gun Violence
A school is supposed to be a safe place for learning and growing, but they've become places where children's lives are threatened by routine gun violence. Solutions to this problem have been offered from every corner of the country, but progress still seems stalled by politics and money. Many gun control advocates point to the 1996 Dickie...
Tapped: RVA Mag/Tom Tom Kickoff Party, Twisted Ales’ Sleight of Hand, & Fine Creek’s Citra Mosaic IPA
What’s happening craft beer lovers of RVA?! Welcome to this week’s “Tapped,” RVA Magazine’s go to weekly craft beer column where you can find all your craft beer-related events, releases, festivals and all the booze news your little hearts’ desire. If you missed last week’s beer news, you can check those out here. Our cup is overflowing with news...
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 2/28-3/6
FEATURED SHOW Saturday, March 3, 6 PM Grace Vonderkuhn, Gold Connections, Fat Spirit, Doll Baby @ Hardywood - Free! It's a new year, and a lot of musicians are getting a jump on it with brand new releases intended to take 2018 by storm. It's kinda been an ongoing theme of the column over the past month or so, as a variety of Richmond artists,...
