At the Richmond Convention Center on Tuesday, supporters of Abigail Spanberger gathered to mark a turning point in Virginia’s history. By night’s end, Spanberger, a former CIA officer and three-term congresswoman, became the Commonwealth’s first woman governor. Her...
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....
The Virginia State Fair is a pageant of all things last-century wholesome, an event dedicated to the agricultural arts which made Virginia the Commonwealth it has become today. Since 1854, the state fair has held court (only put on hiatus due to the Civil War) and moved to its current location in 2009 with the opening of Meadow Farm. And what one...
*Editors Note: RVA Mag came across Ashley Loth's images by chance and found them powerful, dark, and atmospheric. A dreamscape of anxiety and apprehension drawn across a world both accessible and ephemeral. We asked Loth to explain in her own words what creating this photo series meant for her. "The Tragicly Poetic" is a series that opens up a...
This past weekend, thousands of jam band fans, deadheads, festy fiends, and music lovers of all kinds flocked to Infinity Downs Farms in Arrington, Va. to see their favorite national, regional, and local acts perform at the annual Lockn' Festival. Over 25 bands and musicians filled the bill for the four-day jam and rock music fest, which launched...
A lot happened in Richmond this past weekend, all of which showed that the River City still rules the Commonwealth. There are obviously great things going on all over Virginia, but none quite stack up to what Richmond can pull off in the course of 72 hours. Just a quick list of what went down this weekend: Activists stood in solidarity with the...
