Strickland Appeared before the Virginia Board of Elections “Buy the ticket, take the ride” is that old proverbial saying coined by Hunter S Thompson. I prefer the saying “take the ride, pay for the ticket. Now is almost the time for Matt Strickland to pay for the...
After last week's power outage that shut down Cafe Diem, we are psyched to re-announce that one our favorite Richmond bands will be the featured act tonight at Cafe Diem for Open Stage Night. Mothball Fleet is a POLKA/PUNK two piece band that includes vocals, drums and an accordion. One of the most interesting and entertaining duo's in VA, the...
On December 1, 2011, RVA Remembers held a breathtaking ceremony on Brown’s Island in Richmond, Virginia, in observance of World AIDS Day. 400 red umbrellas opened up at 12:00 PM in the formation of a ribbon. The volunteers stood in solidarity for 9 minutes and 30 seconds, symbolizing the time period in which an American is newly infected with...
Marc Cheatham of thecheatsmovement.com recently shot this video interview with Ben Margolis of West Coast Kix, a sneaker and streetwear boutique that opened in Carytown a little over a year ago. Marc conducted this video interview with Ben to find out how West Coast Kix was able to make a significant impact on the Richmond fashion scene in such a...
We are psyched to announce that one our favorite Richmond bands will be the featured act tonight at Cafe Diem for Open Stage Night. Mothball Fleet is a POLKA/PUNK two piece band that includes vocals, drums and an accordion. One of the most interesting and entertaining duo's in VA, the Mothball Fleet will be going on at 11:30 so get there early....
So at this point it’s pretty much established that I am pro-music and anti-police-who-take-the-music-away. The noise ordinance that makes it easy for the police to shut down musical performances has been one of my longstanding enemies. We go way back. Recently, though, I’ve had a change of heart. Not only do I now believe that the noise ordinance...
For episode 41 we had Ryan, Ryan and Gina of the rock band No Dice in studio. They told us they had some big new to announce leading up to the show and they did not disappoint. We were pretty certain that they were planning to ask Shaun to model their new line of No Dice underpants, or they were planing on quitting the band and legally changing...
Regular RVA contributor and friend of the magazine John Lewis Morgan, of onewayrichmond.com, scored quite the scoop this week, landing a 20-minute interview with Richmond City Mayor Dwight C. Jones. As a longtime Richmond booster and someone who is always informed on a wide variety of local issues, I'm sure John had plenty of questions he wanted...
Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. We apologize if you showed up to Cafe Diem expecting to see Open Stage Night. We decided that it would be best to take last Wednesday off and decompress before gorging ourselves over the holiday. But seriously though, we posted about it on Facebook, so you would have gotten the memo if you were plugged in....
Tomorrow is Thursday, December 1, 2011. Do you know what that means? Yes, it does mark the first day of ABC Family’s “25 Days of Christmas” countdown to Christmas (and it also marks the end of their completely unnecessary countdown to the “25 Days of Christmas” countdown to Christmas). But, contrary to popular belief, there’s actually something...
