Editor's Note: Looking to get coverage for your music? We have a submission form. Take a minute to tell us about your project so we can better plan our editorial coverage. You can find the form HERE. Tons of releases on this oh-so sweet Valentines weekend. There's a...
RVA Mag wanted to find out how local venues are surviving during the ongoing pandemic. In the third of a multi-part series of articles, we hear from Cary Street Cafe, where owner Robyn Chandler tries to stay positive even as they remain closed for going on five months. Cary Street Cafe is one of the city's oldest continuous venues, having been a...
RVA Mag wanted to find out how local venues are surviving during the ongoing pandemic. In the second of a multi-part series of articles, we learn how The Broadberry Entertainment Group is keeping music alive in Richmond: from socially-distanced concerts to the mental health of musicians. 2020 has perhaps been the most difficult year in...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a totally rockin’ playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week's playlist comes to us from Summer Starved, a project of local musician and producer Kevin Burtram. His latest single, "Off Brand," brings him together in collaboration with Richmond rapper...
Making A Door Less Open, the 12th studio album in ten years from Virginia-born indie group Car Seat Headrest, is an apt expression of the anxieties and alienations of American life in 2020. The May 2020 album from indie rock group Car Seat Headrest, entitled Making a Door Less Open, came out in time for me to pop in the CD and drive down to...
RVA Mag wanted to find out how local venues are surviving during the ongoing pandemic. In the first of a multi-part series of articles, we learn how The Hof and Brambly Park Winery are keeping music alive outdoors. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a strange and challenging time for everyone. In addition to challenging people's mental health and...
Brothers Yung Paper and Lamont Henry have taken a creative approach to advertising Stack A Mill Entertainment… but unlike others, this entertainment company exists to give back to the local community. If we ever want to get back to a normal routine, it’s important for everyone to pitch in and do their part to stop the spread of COVID-19....
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a totally rockin’ playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This time around, the RVA Mag staff decided to pull together a special heat-beating playlist to commemorate the three solid weeks of 90-plus-degree temperatures we've faced in this city. It's true -- if...
In the shadow of an empty pedestal on Monument Avenue, the Lamb of God frontman spoke about the chaotic era we’re all living through, and finding peaceful moments to savor amidst the chaos. Frontman. Author. Visual Storyteller. Philosopher. These are just a few of the words one can use when describing Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe....
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a totally rockin’ playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week's comes to us from Broadside, a long-running Richmond band who've progressed from their early pop-punk sound of nearly a decade ago to a mature alt-rock sound that is exquisitely showcased on...
