The GIANTS! Exhibition Preview Party was last night at VMFA, and for the first time in my 20+ years moving within Richmond’s arts scene, I saw a mix of people I honestly didn’t expect to ever share the same room. High-end collectors, street artists, curators, younger...
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...
Over the course of their nearly three-decade career, The Flaming Lips have undergone a series of surprising metamorphoses and unconventional detours on their path to becoming an alternative rock institution. So it might come as a surprise to learn they’ve spent most of that time signed to Warner Bros.—one of the most traditional major labels in...
Two RVA guys, Will & Dave took their act to LA almost 3 years ago once they secured some work with Fuel TV producing skits for a show called Stupidface. Two RVA guys, Will & Dave took their act to LA almost 3 years ago once they secured some work with Fuel TV producing skits for a show called Stupidface. The guys quickly got noticed and they...
RVA's premier spot for alternative comedy, the Richmond Comedy Coalition, is bringing you two hilarious shows this January at Gallery 5. Event 1: Richmond Famous with Kevin Clay Kevin Clay, editor and publisher of GayRVA.com—the city's go-to for LGBT news and entertainment—is a native of Richmond and a VCU School of Mass Communications graduate....
There are 2 shows hanging right now that are worth checking out. Richmond native Matt Lively is in Farmville's J. Fergeson Gallery with his latest Ignoring the Roar of Doom. His collection of cute human-animals make for a funny twist on the title as they are oblivious to the impending death and destruction that is about to come. An accomplished...
Finally a video from daybyday that's not owned by a large network and can be shown here. Dave and Will took their act to LA almost 3 years ago once they secured some work with Fuel TV producing skits for a show called Stupidface. The guys quickly got noticed and they secured a management agency that got their videos into the hands of Will...
In early September 2010, Richmond lost one of its brightest creative sparks. Ross Harman—musician, visual artist, and one half of the beloved indie-pop duo The Gaskets—took his own life after a long and private struggle. For those who knew him, Ross was more than his talent. He was a friend with a sharp mind, a generous heart, and a complicated...
It is around 3:30PM and we're in South Beach Studios in Miami Beach, Florida, shooting a music video with Pharrell Williams. Alex Germanotta, the DP of the video and I began talks with VA natives Clipse a little while ago. We wanted to shoot a video off of their album Till the Casket Drops, which features Pharrell, and fellow Virginia native...
Richmond, Virginia, might be an unexpected contender on a list of cities with the highest number of tattoo shops per capita, but the numbers speak for themselves. With an impressive average of 14.5 tattoo shops per 100,000 people within the city limits, Richmond stands as a testament to the enduring appeal of body art. This statistic becomes even...
