Nothing but crazy bangers this week. These are all pretty big shows but it’s some of the best of the best in their respective genres, all in Richmond this week. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy...
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Yes I’m Changing: Weekend Playlist by Manatree
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops a ridiculously amazing playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This time around we've got a playlist from Manatree, the youthful Richmond quartet whose intricate melodies and complex latticework of guitar leads, synth burbles, syncopated percussion, and gorgeous vocals is both...
Big Something Kicks Off Big Tour With Two Nights At The Broadberry
Take a ride to the improv crossroads of rock, pop, and funk with one of Virginia’s longtime visitors. Burlington, NC’s BIG Something uses the unique feng shui of their sound to build songs around movie characters, almost making them into comics with each lyric. “It’s almost like we bring the characters to life,” said Nick MacDaniels, lead...
VA Shows You Must See This Week: January 30 – February 5
FEATURED SHOW Friday, February 1, 7 PM WRIR's 14th Anniversary Party, feat. Unmaker, Black Liquid, Trapcry, Alfred, Minor Poet, Rebekah Rafferty and the Wakes, The Vulgar Bulgars, Sweet Potatoes Music, Jr Wolf, RVA Comedy showcase, and more @ The Renaissance Ballroom (107 W. Broad St) - $15 (order tickets HERE) It's kind of amazing to look up...
Ride The Wave: Weekend Playlist by Big Something
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops a ridiculously amazing playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, we receive a potent musical dispatch from Big Something, the North Carolina alt-rock group with strong enough ties to Richmond to have released a live album recorded at The Broadberry. This weekend finds the...
Doom Flamingo Rocks The Broadberry With Futuristic Synthwave Madness
On Jan. 11, Charleston, SC-based supergroup Doom Flamingo graced a packed Broadberry with an electric late-night set of synthwave mayhem. The show served as the after-party for the Umphrey’s McGee show at the National earlier that night. While Doom Flamingo and Umphrey’s may not garnish comparisons in their recordings, the similarities in the...
VA Shows You Must See This Week: January 23 – January 29
FEATURED SHOW Sunday, January 27, 6:30 PM Street Muse Kenya Screening, feat. Gull (Photo by Joey Wharton), Lobo Marino, Mighty Joshua @ Gallery 5 - Free! Being the only person in your band means never having to worry about breaking up. This is probably a big part of why Nathaniel Rappole, who started Gull over a decade ago, has kept on going...
No BS! Brass Band Blows The Crowd Away at The Broadberry
The Broadberry was loaded with spectators last Friday evening, as fans flocked to see No BS! Brass Band, an 11-member brass band featuring numerous well-known local jazz players, perform with their ensemble of brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. No BS! Brass have won over a lot of local music fans with their lively arrangements that...
Common Knowledge: Weekend Playlist By Todd Herrington
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops a hell of a playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week's installment is brought to us by Todd Herrington, bassist extraordinaire and man-about-town. You might recognize him from his work in a variety of local groups, including Mekong Xpress & the Get Fresh Horns, The Big...
VA Shows You Must See This Week: January 15 – January 22
FEATURED SHOW Sunday, January 20, 1:30 PM Dave Watkins @ The Pump House (1708 Pump House Dr) - $30 (order tickets HERE) Our city has a long and fascinating history, going back hundreds of years, and one result of this fact is that there are random neglected corners of Richmond that hold fascinating treasures mostly undiscovered by the city's...
