Sat beneath a shifting sun and a canopy teeming with chittering cicadas, Madison Turner and I ran the gamut. I first heard of her while I was covering the local music scene for a VCU student publication, and her angsty, self-critical, maniacally upbeat tunes spoke to...
Nearly a decade after refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis is back in the headlines and this time, sheโs asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 ruling that made marriage equality the law of the land. In 2015, Davis defied the courtโs decision and...
Getting lost in it. Really loving this week's lineup, all sorts of different stuff, dancing to it all. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy atย griffin@rvamag.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMzV4llPgMs&t=51s Marilyn and the Grand Slam Band, Caroline Vain, MiThursday August 14th,...
Tons of great ones at tons of great places. Some great out-of-towners, but a plethora of local favs. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy atย griffin@rvamag.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfB8EvN2W0c IONNA, Girlspit, Flora and the Faunathursday August 7th, 2025Banditos Insanely tough bill at...
Fifty million shows this week. I usually try to keep it to three or four, but thereโs just too much unmissable stuff on the docket, I had to throw it all in. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy at griffin@rvamag.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGB3Evw_-wg Skorts, Tentative Decisions,...
This isnโt your typical Renaissance faire. On Saturday, August 2nd, Warriors in Bloom takes over Agecroft Halll, not to rehash the old, but to reimagine it entirely. Organized by the nonprofit Virago Alley, this one-day festival puts the spotlight on the original disruptors the women and gender-diverse warriors from history who...
As Shockoe Bottom has continued to be ground zero for unmanaged nightlife, armed youth, and disappearing oversight business owners and community leaders warn that Richmondโs failure to act isnโt just bad policy, itโs a dangerous gamble with the cityโs future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeevJeoM91k On paper, Shockoe Bottom should be...
For the Richmond we know, โfancyโ doesnโt belong to the country club set. It doesnโt sip cocktails under chandeliers or care much about matching buttons. Here, fancy has dirt on its boots and glitter in its hair. It shows up to a protest in drag. It haunts the streets on Halloween in a costume held together with duct tape and conviction. The...
Yesterday, more than a thousand Richmonders took to Monument Avenue as part of the nationwide Good Trouble Lives On demonstration, organized by 50501 Virginia and local partners. The peaceful action stretched from Lombardy Street to Willow Lawn Drive, forming a three-mile human chain of protest and remembrance. Timed to honor the...
Some of the best Fourth of July celebrations in Richmond arenโt on any official list. Theyโre happening in backyards, driveways, and cul-de-sacs, surrounded by folding chairs, coolers, and whateverโs still working on the grill. If youโve got good friends and a halfway decent Bluetooth speaker, youโre already doing it right. But for everyone...
