As of Thursday night, Israel retaliated with strikes against Iran following Iran's initial attack on April 13. This interview took place on Monday afternoon. Navigating the labyrinth of interconnected crises and man-made natural disasters is a full-time job for anyone...
RVA Magazine brings you our newest mini-mag publication--Street Heat. Street art exploded in RVA this spring! With the near-simultaneous arrival of Art Whino's 2012 G40 Art Festival, and Ed Trask and Jon Baliles' RVA Street Art Festival, this spring saw murals popping up all over town. We here at RVA Magazine were very excited to see this...
Uranus (take a moment to giggle…) is facing off with Pluto June 24th, and it will happen six more times before the end of 2015. Essentially we are talking about Chaos, Invention, and Revolution VS Globalization, transformation, and Rebirth. Holy shit, you guys. This is generational warfare. Uranus (take a moment to giggle…) is facing off with...
In this episode, GiLL made the trip out to Ashland VA to join the guys on the Rubber Room. GiLL, a band dedicated to legendary naked basketball player Aaron Gill, draws from many musical influences. From reggae to the blues, these guys are really all about rocking out and have a good time. They provided a sneak peak to the album they are...
Throughout the past 7 years, Gallery5 is proud to have hosted some of the best local music events in Richmond. Gallery5 would not be where it is without the bands that have graced our stage, and we certainly look forward to what's in store for the future of our region’s music scene. Throughout the past 7 years, Gallery5 is proud to have hosted...
In the last episode of Radio Rubber Room, the guys welcomed their first ever Northern, VA quartet: Stomp Status. Stomp Status is a four-piece Jazz/Funk hybrid that formed amidst the halls of the George Mason Music Department. Though young, these promising musicians exhibited the high level of knowledge of instrumentation and composition you'd...
Dispatch 1: Drinking Myself Excellent So there’s this bottle in front of me. The label says Epic Imperial IPA. It tells me that it is bottle number 14 of 1,800 produced. It’s telling me that it is rare, exotic, something to be coveted. Of course, it’s also telling me that my inner hop fiend will be sated, but there are other, cheaper, more easily...
What do RVA Playlist and the RVA Beard League have in common? They are both pieces of the whole that have added to the growing vibrance of Richmond over the last few years. This episode is packed full of music related conversation and facial follicles. Enjoy. What do RVA Playlist and the RVA Beard League have in common? They are both pieces of...
I can't recall the Boulevard without Velocity Motorcycles--the glorious chrome flashing in the sun and catching my eye as I passed by the shop. Occasionally those trips would inspire fantasy of selling my truck and drifting the open road. Bouncing from town to town with a sack of clothes, looking for odd jobs to get from one place to the next....
Moon madness occurs at every full moon. Ask local law enforcement. A Gemini (air) Sun is now opposing a Sagittarius (fire) lunar eclipse. The Twins represent something very logical and analytical within us all, and the Archer represents what we strive towards. When logic faces the future, there is a sense of reckoning. Some “aha” moments followed...
