When Mark Szafranski bought the building at 117 West Broad Street in 1991, the property was in disrepair. Water seeped from the upper floors, the windows were falling in, and downtown Richmond was, at the time, more forgotten than revitalized. But Szafranski, a...
Hey! Guess what - bringing you a new BOUNCE mix finally! Been a hectic year here at RVA & PLF - getting back into the swing with parties and new mixes. Hey! Guess what - bringing you a new BOUNCE mix finally! Been a hectic year here at RVA & PLF - getting back into the swing with parties and new mixes. Seems appropriate for our 40th mix to be by...
RVA RADIO is down with bringing you new music whenever we find it. If you are interested in being profiled on here, hit us up at hello@rvamag.com with a mix! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPACEBAR. Brace yourself for an all electronic radio show bringing you the freshest tracks in all...
Midnight Soulstice is a Richmond Soul and Funk radio show, hosted by Mr. Felty & DJ Pari, featuring guest artists and DJs.The show airs every Friday from 11pm-1am EST. Listen live at 97.3fm or WRIR.org We hope you will enjoy the second volume of The Blue Note Story, a Midnight Soulstice series about the greatest Jazz label of all time. Listen to...
Update: According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, an autopsy revealed that Cory Smoot died from a coronary artery thrombosis, brought on by his pre-existing coronary artery disease. The medical examiner found no evidence of drugs or alcohol in his system, concluding that Smoot's death was due to natural causes. The Richmond music...
RVA RADIO is down with bringing you new music whenever we find it. If you are interested in being profiled on here, hit us up at hello@rvamag.com with a mix! -------------------------------------------- “No-one really knows who or what ‘K-Dinos’ is. I don’t even really know myself.”—KTC Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you a dinosaur. A vicious...
Tonight Halloweek continues with a spooky horror movie themed night of improv comedy with the Richmond Comedy Coalition at Gallery 5. Easily the best improv comedy troupe in Richmond, someone wants the RCC Dead and tonight David, Matt, Katie and company will get to the bottom of this off-the-cuff murder mystery in hilarious bone chilling, improv...
RVA RADIO is down with bringing you new music whenever we find it. If you are interested in being profiled on here, hit us up at hello@rvamag.com with a mix! RVA RADIO is down with bringing you new music whenever we find it. If you are interested in being profiled on here, hit us up at hello@rvamag.com with a mix!...
Ross Harman was one-half of The Gaskets, a quirky electro-pop duo who were active in the Richmond scene throughout the past decade. Sadly, he took his own life last year. At his memorial service, music from his little-heard solo project The Ballpoint Pens was played, and blew everyone away. Inspired by the reaction, Gaskets manager Nate "Igor"...
Richmond, “Untied,” yet United. I waited a while to digest the Richmond Unite conference on September 9 before I wrote, simply because I could not believe that, in my long yet brief lifetime on this planet in this microcosm of Richmond, I would ever see this happen. I still find it hard to fathom. Richmond is moving ahead. Screw the trolley...
