Japanese art-punk trio TsuShiMaMiRe brought their long-running experiment in sound and spectacle to Get Tight Lounge last week. Formed in 1999 in Chiba, Japan, the group has carved out a global cult following with music that darts between jagged punk riffs, bursts of...
A figure walks toward the black curtains in the middle of a rodeo arena. Over the speakers, “Whoop That Trick” plays and an announcer bellows: “In the blue corner ... fighting for the Titans of the Cage flyweight championship ... from Richmond, Virginia … Tia ‘Jab Jab’ Jablonsky!” Jablonsky, 29, walks down the aisle of fans cheering around her as...
Local BMX isn’t a kiddie sport -- in the hands of Richmond BMX, it’s an extreme, all-ages family bonding sesh. At Gillies Creek Park, just up the road from Shockoe Bottom, the smell of cooking charcoal floats through the air. Neon figures in wraparound helmets and tiny bikes bob up and down on a twisting track. A booming voice, with ESPN-esque...
While the history of NASCAR may lie in the bootlegging, blockade-running days of Prohibition in Appalachia, today’s races marry the sport’s moonshining, outlaw-racing origins with the modern world. Racing in 2019 invites folks to fly their own flags alongside the colorful and checkered symbols of its own, encouraging fans old and new to...
Families and friends of the Indian community in Central Virginia came together on March 23 to celebrate Holi, the annual festival of color in Hindu tradition. For the fifth year in a row, Holi brought hundreds of people to the Hindu Center of Virginia in Glen Allen for a colorful celebration of community and friendship. Before being celebrated at...
Punk photographer Michael Thorn will begin a six-month residency at Lamplighter Coffee's Addison Street location this weekend. Starting with a grand opening event on March 2nd at 7pm, Thorn and Lamplighter will be showcasing new photos in the coffee shop every few weeks, and hosting a variety of related events. “The plan is to rotate images out...
*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #35, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. On a chilly late-fall day in early December, a crowd gathered on West Grace Street to document a banner year for Richmond’s hip hop community. Including lyricists, producers, DJs, battle rappers, and muralists, as well as assorted friends and family,...
This month, Richmond's music scene felt the pain of saying goodbye to one of its central gathering places. For a decade now, Strange Matter has been the most reliable location for live music in Richmond. It set itself apart with a focus on local favorites and underground scenes. Strange Matter supported the grass-roots music scenes that have put...
You might think it's Santa Claus who brings lumps of coal to little children on the naughty list every year. But a devoted group of artistically inclined weirdos take to the streets of Richmond every year in early December to remind us all that the true spirit of holiday punishment is a goat-like demon lord called Krampus. Krampus is an...
For 13 years, on Halloween, Richmond's All The Saints Theater Company has brought the River City one of the most unique and intrepid city events: the annual Halloween parade. An occasion marked by pageantry, creativity, and a dedication to the divine feminine, the parade took to the streets of Richmond last night for what could be the final time....
