Dispatch Number six: will music survive technology? Join us for Salon de Résistance on November 20th at Black Iris for a conversation about the future of music and it's ability to survive the AI revolution, featuring John Campbell from Lamb of God and Tyler Williams...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an absolutely essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, we've got a homegrown celebration of Richmond's musical legacy, put together by Reinhold, a celebrated local DJ who also happens to be our fearless leader here at RVA Magazine....
Summer is the perfect time for love songs -- especially the ones about endless romances, which drift into brief flings, littered with sunburns that hurt like the burn of the inevitable break-up. The Regrettes, a California band, are looking to soothe that burn this summer with the release of their latest album, How Do You Love? “We really...
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, July 27, 2 PMCobra Cabana Presents Ride The Snake, feat. Enforced, BBQT, Toxic Moxie, High Voltage @ Cobra Cabana - Donations to RRFPIf there's one thing this past week has told us, it's that summer is most definitely here. And that definitely makes it the right time for riding in the streets -- which is exactly what'll be...
A long-held wish came true for music fans from Richmond and all over the world this past weekend. Avail, Richmond's favorite 90s punk sons, played their first shows in over a decade at The National. You had to move quickly to grab tickets to the Friday show -- within a matter of seconds, they sold out. However, thankfully, there was another show...
Every Friday night for the past 49 weeks, RVA Mag has brought you an absolutely essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. Now for week 50 of our ongoing Weekend Playlist feature, we bring you a very special new playlist from Avail. After all, tonight's the night -- the first of two hometown...
Richmond's Large Margin go beyond the obvious frustrating aspects of American society in 2019 in order to critically examine their role within that society. They also rock really hard. Any active listener to indie rock in the last half-decade will have noticed the uptick in “angular rock,” a term partially lifted from jazz criticism...
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, July 20, 11 AMRVA Bluegrass & Brews Festival, feat. Adam Dawson, Amanda Beason, Charlie and Darlings, The Come Hears, Corey Axt, K.F.C., Matt Monta, Ol’ Riles Band, Tony Farris & Jon Green, Wes & Rebecca @ AlterNatives Boutique - Free!It's hot, y'all. In fact, it's damn hot. And while, in our modern times, the...
Michael Millions has spent years rising to the top of the river city's hip hop scene. His next step up? Opening for Nas at The National. Michael Millions already planned on going to the Nas show later this month, but now the Richmond rapper is going to perform for the legendary Queensbridge emcee as well. Nas will be performing at The National in...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an absolutely essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. Our playlist this week comes to us from Richmond's own Pissing Contest, whose harsh, angry, yet catchy as hell punk rock stylings distinguish themselves as both blatantly filthy and full of...
