Nothing but insanely stacked bills this week. Indie, hip hop, alternative, itโs all popping off, and I canโt wait to be part of it. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy at griffin@rvamag.com....
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Sound Check! Superchunk, Night Idea, Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, White Beast & More!
Got a couple icons of the American alternative scene in town, which pairs well with some local killers in the same realm. Some chill, some not, some right in the middle. 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=ba44JRAjpV4 Superchunk, Cor De...
Fears and Queers: Richmondโs Mistresses of Female Rage ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
At the intersection of pulpy horror and a coven-like sense of inclusive community is Good For Her: Richmondโs preeminent destination for femme monsters, wretched women, and nasty displays of the (not so) divine feminine. Good For Her is, among a myriad of other things, a monthly meeting of similarly minded villainesses for a...
Sound Check | Men I Trust, Acute Inflections, Prayer Group & More!
Feeling warmer today, not the weather, just the shows. Got a lot of calming stuff on the doc, but even the harsher stuff can be calming if youโre into all that. 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=OZRYzH0Q0pU Men I Trust,...
Sound Check | Chandler Returns, Alaskaโs Angels, Sweet Touch & More!
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=tGm4ILg9VJM&t=9s Chandler, Lex Bratcher, Billy Marchiafava, O-ZSaturday August 23rd, 2025The Broadberry Chandlerโs back home for one night only! Originally from Newport News, Chandler came to...
Sound Check | Bat, Bio Ritmo, Marilyn & The Grand Slam Band & More!
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,...
Sound Check | IONNA, Deathcat, Grocer, Richmond Writer’s Round & More!
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...
Sound Check | Flaming Lips, Modest Mouse, 804 Day, Skorts, QWAM, Griffin Benton & More!
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,...
Sound Check | Spooky Cool, Weedeater, The Be-Sides & More!
Sunโs up, we ainโt dead yet. Plenty of good stuff on the bills -- your favorites, my favorites, maybe even your next favorite. 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=NtZ8kwWtUfI Spooky Cool, Fight Cloud, Raavi, Ducctape JesusFriday July...
Get JURASS-ic to Science on Tap! Dino Night
Drink like a grown-up. Wonder like a kid. No children, no judgment, just dinosaurs. Ah, dinosaurs. We never outgrow them. Theyโre the original fascination and the gateway drug into the natural world. When we were kids, they were terrifying and magical. Now? Theyโre still magical. Just with better science and slightly more plausible theories...
