Lately, I’ve been in a serious rap mood, and with that, I’m continuing my quest to dive deeper into the local scene. If you’ve got any tips, send them my way. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy at griffin@rvamag.com....
FEATURE SHOW Friday, January 16, 9 PM Second Annual Bad Grrrl Revue, feat. Hot Dolphin, Bitchmouth, Asylum, Kommunion, Dorthia Cottrell @ Strange Matter - $5 My, how time flies! A year ago, I was just starting to do this weekly column, and one of the first shows I wrote about was a punk show consisting entirely of female-fronted bands. FEATURE...
Indie darling and rock goddess of the new age St. Vincent will be wailing her heart out in our beloved city in just a few months, but a link on her website can help you get tickets before they go on sale Friday. Indie darling and rock goddess of the new age St. Vincent will be wailing her heart out in our beloved city in just a few months, but a...
In case anyone's curious - rapper and surprisingly talented tennis player Riff Raff is available for private bookings as your prom date. In case anyone's curious - rapper and surprisingly talented tennis player Riff Raff is available for private bookings as your prom date. According to an Instagram Post, Riff Raff AKA Horst Christian Simco AKA...
Dr. Dog's new live album, Live At A Flamingo Hotel, hits the streets next week, on the 13th, and they're celebrating the occasion with a big tour that will bring them to DC's 9:30 Club for a two-night stand. Night one's already sold out, but you could attend night two for free, thanks to your friends at RVA Magazine! Dr. Dog's new live album,...
FEATURE SHOW Thursday, January 8, 6 PM High On Fire, Windhand, Mountain Of Wizard, Inter Arma @ The Broadberry - $20 (order tickets HERE) Cancel all of your plans for tomorrow night! The band through which Pitchfork-worshipping hipsters and diehard purist metalheads find common ground will be arriving in Richmond to steamroll The Broadberry with...
It's here, it's here! But don't buy your plane tickets yet, RVA music fans--I'm not at all sure this year's Coachella lineup will be worth the thousand bucks or so you'll have to shell out in order to attend. It's here, it's here! But don't buy your plane tickets yet, RVA music fans--I'm not at all sure this year's Coachella lineup will be worth...
It's going down in DC this weekend. Wu Tang Clan's Cappadonna is coming to the Rock & Roll Hotel to rock the house, and you have the opportunity to see the show for free! It's going down in DC this weekend. Wu Tang Clan's Cappadonna is coming to the Rock & Roll Hotel to rock the house, and you have the opportunity to see the show for free! An...
If you've been wondering what was going on in the RVA hip hop scene over the past year, The Cheats Movement blog is here to fill you in. Blog proprietor Marc Cheatham recently put together a mixtape featuring his personally-curated 2014 RVA hip hop favorites. If you've been wondering what was going on in the RVA hip hop scene over the past year,...
I’ve spent the better part of twelve years in this town. I’ve been privy to all sorts of cultural and artistic change that has evolved throughout. I think people can generally spend an absurd amount of time waxing poetically and potentially glorifying the successes of a year that has passed. Perhaps, I am guilty of said practice. In this case, I...
