Richmond gets it. More than any other city in Virginia. So here’s Weekend Frequency, a weekly, reader-curated playlist built for the city, by the city. Weekend Frequency is part revival and part continuation of our RVA Mag Weekend Playlists which we curated...
FEATURE SHOW Friday, January 8, 5 PM Cruel Hand, Drug Church, Teen Death, Mad Existence @ Strange Matter - $10 (order tickets here: https://cruelhand.eventbrite.com/) I'm so excited about this show, I have somewhat abandoned my usual format for this show listing. FEATURE SHOW Friday, January 8, 5 PM Cruel Hand, Drug Church, Teen Death, Mad...
“You wouldn’t know it, but there’s a park back there. It’s beautiful. Linco used to swim in there as a kid,” says Cyrax of Divine Council, pointing to a nondescript patch of trees. On the surface, it doesn’t look like much—just a string of woods a lot like the spots you made the best of near your childhood home. I ask if that was the spot where...
"We didn't write a concept record. We didn't write a prison record. We just made a heavy metal record. That's what we do." "We didn't write a concept record. We didn't write a prison record. We just made a heavy metal record. That's what we do." This article was featured in RVAMag #23: Winter 2015. You can read all of issue #23 here or pick it up...
No matter what we put on a list like this, we're sure to get a million emails letting us know what we forgot, or unjustly left out. No matter what we put on a list like this, we're sure to get a million emails letting us know what we forgot, or unjustly left out. Therefore, we're not even attempting to characterize this list as the “best” music...
FEATURE SHOW Thursday, December 31, 7 PM GWAR, Kepone, Occultist, Rocket Queen @ The National - $30 in advance/$35 day of show (order tickets HERE) That week between Christmas and New Year's Day just feels like a temporal wasteland, doesn't it? FEATURE SHOW Thursday, December 31, 7 PM GWAR, Kepone, Occultist, Rocket Queen @ The National - $30 in...
Night Idea and I are strewn across bassist Joey Anderson's living room, drinking “bromosas” - a mixture of shitty beer and shittier o Night Idea and I are strewn across bassist Joey Anderson's living room, drinking “bromosas” - a mixture of shitty beer and shittier orange juice – licking our collective weekend wounds. It's a groggy, overcast...
2010's Lemmy showed the metal forefather in a light few could possibly imagine and it's floating around on the internet righ 2010's Lemmy showed the metal forefather in a light few could possibly imagine and it's floating around on the internet right now. Born in the UK in 1945 and dead as of yesterday afternoon, the former frontman of Motörhead,...
If you’ve followed music at all in 2015, you know Natalie Prass. If you’ve followed music at all in 2015, you know Natalie Prass. The singer-songwriter, who cut her chops in Nashville, moved to Richmond to collaborate with Spacebomb Records and record her self-titled debut. Released in early 2015 to critical acclaim, the album showcases Prass’...
Lucy Dacus is probably more intimidating than any other artist I’ve covered. Not because of Lucy herself--the 20-year-old singer-songwriter perfectly exhibits every quality one craves in a musician: she’s gracious, witty, earnest, sociable, and so humble that it makes your admiration soar. She’s more interested in fervently discussing Bernie...
