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Sweaty, Dirty, and Tired: An Interview With Deau Eyes

Ali Thibodeau, otherwise known as Deau Eyes, changed the location of our interview the night before it took place. She'd picked up a last-minute gig, and asked that I meet her at 11AM at the Valentine Museum downtown. I showed up 15 minutes early with Hourglass...

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: July 20 – July 26

FEATURED SHOWSaturday, July 23, 7 PMTired & Pissed Vol. 4 Release Show, feat. The Get Off, Krode, Skincrawler, Mean Jesus, Rough Dose @ Powers BMX - $10The pandemic put paid to a lot of lovely efforts across the underground music scene. The fact that live music...

You Were There Or You Weren’t: An Interview With Halfcast

Jason Tyler and Alex Moore of the band Halfcast showed up at the front door to my townhome in the fan at 11:01 for our 11:00 AM meeting; about as punctual as can be expected from musicians. Both were casually dressed in jeans and t-shirts, a “MOM” tattoo poking out...

Way Back Home: An Interview with Tyler Meacham

Tyler Meacham should be celebrating -- or at least relieved. The Richmond-based singer-songwriter just self-released her first full-length project, Into The Fray -- on vinyl, no less. But just after completing all of the independent work it took to make that release...

Finding the Range: A Conversation With Ru:

RVA Mag was able to chat with the seventeen-year-old Richmond area singer that is making waves in the music pool. Ru: is a singer and songwriter who is able to spin both her own feelings and those of strangers into beautiful songs. Still developing her eclectic sound,...

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: July 13 – July 19

FEATURED SHOWFriday, July 15, 8 PMToward Space, Bad Larrys, Scare City, Station Aries @ City Beach - Free!When I think of Richmond in the summer, I can't help but think about punk rock. This isn't exactly a universal experience in our gentrified,...

Drunk For Money: An Interview With CAS

Christopher Adkins Stone, otherwise known as CAS, requested that I meet him at his Richmond townhome on a rainy Monday afternoon. I was greeted at the door by his roommate and bass player in his backing band, Tien. He showed me into a living room lined with dividers...

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: November 24 – November 30

FEATURED SHOWFriday, November 26, 9 PMButcher Brown, Michael Millions, Chance Fischer, Teddy Belafonte @ The Camel - $15 (Order tickets HERE)Saturday, November 27, 9 PMButcher Brown & Nigel Hall, Sam Reed, Kenneka Cook, Charles Owens @ The Camel - $15 (Order tickets HERE)Folks, the holidays are here, and it's time to give thanks. And here in...

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The Remains Of The Day

When George Wethington headed to the Broadberry for an early November evening of live music, he was thinking about the aging process -- specifically as it applied to him. He applied those reflections to appraisals of headliners the Districts, Atlanta artist Girlpuppy, and Richmond-based openers SHE. Some fared better than others. Back in my day...

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RVA Shows You Must See This Week: November 17 – November 23

FEATURED SHOWSaturday, November 20, 6:30 PMThe Fall Of Troy, Strawberry Girls, Kaonashi, Satyr @ The Canal Club - $25 in advance, $30 day of show (order tickets HERE)Most music in the world fits into nice, neat categories. And that can be fine a lot of the time; whether you're into indie, pop-punk, or vaporwave, it can be nice to hear about a new...

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RVA Shows You Must See This Week: November 10 – November 16

FEATURED SHOWSaturday, November 23, 2021, 7 PMBeach Bunny, Miloe @ The Broadberry - $20 in advance, $24 day of show (order tickets ) Oh hey, how's it going? What have you been up to for the past year and a half? It's been a wild ride for me too, but I'm back, I'm fully vaxxed, and I'm ready to rock. Lucky me, because the big news my first week...

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Long Live The New Flesh

Last month saw the RVA Goth Prom bring a new generation of Richmond music makers to a semi-private location somewhere in the arts district. Rapper Milesisbae set the whole thing up and brought the gothic hip hop energy from an excited new generation of creative RVA art kids. No matter how long you've been part of a local scene, it's always...

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Orville Peck Proves Masking Up Can Be Sexy

Masked country star Orville Peck has attracted a lot of recent attention for his countrified cover of Lady Gaga's signature tune, "Born This Way." But when he performed for a packed house at the National last week, it was his own powerful presence that dominated the night. Photographer extraordinaire Rich Tarbell was on hand to capture the scene....

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The Vibrant Sounds of Lake Street Dive Come To Richmond

It's chilly today, but Richmond weather remained warm through late October, which offered the perfect opportunity for fans to enjoy the live sounds of Lake Street Dive and Sammy Rae & The Friends at Virginia Credit Union Live. Lucienne Nghiem was on hand to capture the images and be swept away by the sweet sounds of the evening. On the...

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Gold, Grey, and Gnarly: Baroness Returns To Richmond Sunday

For the first time since the pandemic, Georgia prog-metal legends Baroness return to the river city with an extended performance at Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House. And if you're wondering whether you should go, let us be clear: the answer is yes. Long-running progressive metal titans Baroness are not, technically, from Richmond; despite...

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