As we look back on 20 years of publishing RVA Magazine, we’re diving into our origins, beginning with our official launch in 2005. That year marked the debut of RVA Magazine, Issue 1, Volume 1, and our April 15th kickoff event at Gallery5. In the process of archiving,...
Last September, Fall Line Fest made its grand debut in Richmond with a weekend full of great music, art, and food. The only thing missing that first year though was that big name that would get everyone absolutely buzzing. This year, the powers that be have rectified that problem by landing The Hold Steady as a headliner. Last September, Fall...
The Midwestern section of the United States is a flatland of epic proportions, a place where adolescent dreams are swallowed up by long stretches of highway and cornfields. The Midwestern section of the United States is a flatland of epic proportions, a place where adolescent dreams are swallowed up by long stretches of highway and cornfields....
I am wasted in a hot tub with Natural Child, the wonderfully wild, hilariously sleazy currently-five-piece-but-originally-three-piece Southern blues-rock outfit from Nashville, who just finished their first show with tourmates Black Lips. I am wasted in a hot tub with Natural Child, the wonderfully wild, hilariously sleazy...
Unconscious Collective – Pleistocene Moon (Tofu Carnage Records) Even the most devoted fans of free jazz would likely agree that, at this point in time, an artist's output bearing that particular genre tag can be cause for some trepidation, especially when it's some cross-pollination with another style. Unconscious Collective – Pleistocene Moon...
From September 4-7, music-lovers from across the country will swarm at the rustic expanse of grass and forest that is Oak Ridge Farm for the second Interlocken Music Festival. They will flock to Arrington to watch rock n' roll hall of famers, jam band icons, and music legends including The Allman Brothers, Phil Lesh and Friends, Widespread Panic,...
Start with catchy bass lines, add elaborate stage shows and girl loving hooks, and you've got the band that’s ripping through the chart this year: Chromeo. Their 2004 debut, She's In Control, set the table for the next decade of dance music, with their 80s influenced tracks being played in clubs around the world. Their rise has continued with...
FEATURE SHOW Wednesday, August 27, 7 PM DJ Abilities, PremRock, Jake Spike, The Honorable Sleaze, Digipossum @ The Canal Club - $8 in advance/$12 at the door (order tickets HERE) I hope RVA hip hop heads appreciate what a great time this is for live hip hop in this city. I can't remember anytime before the last couple of years when there were so...
Teargas Rock is a band with a long history, though it's mostly been unknown before now. You may never have heard of them, but chances are if you've been going to shows in RVA for a while, you've heard of Young Pioneers. Teargas Rock is a band with a long history, though it's mostly been unknown before now. You may never have heard of them, but...
Does Bob Mould need an introduction? I'd hope not, but I'll hedge my bets and tell you that he started out as the frontman for seminal 80s punks Husker Du, then fronted the incredible 90s alternative rock group Sugar. These days he makes (really great) solo records, his 10th and most recent being Beauty & Ruin, released earlier this year. Does...
