Post Thanksgiving haze, rent has unfortunately paid, Christmas looms closer and closer, and I still haven’t bought those presents. One thing stays consistent, Richmond’s music makes me happy. This week we got a whole bunch of funk and some charitable punk. Got a show...
FEATURE SHOW Friday, April 11, 9 PM Pissed Jeans, Hex Machine, Slugz, Daggering, DJ Marty Violence @ Strange Matter - $12 (order tickets here: https://pissedjeans.eventbrite.com/) Pissed Jeans are the poster band for thirtysomething male angst. FEATURE SHOW Friday, April 11, 9 PM Pissed Jeans, Hex Machine, Slugz, Daggering, DJ Marty Violence @...
Newsflash: Radio Rubber Room’s biweekly shows at Emilio’s Downtown continue to be awesome and packed with rock-hungry party animals, while Thursday mornings at work continue to prove a living hell that is well worth dealing with. Newsflash: Radio Rubber Room’s biweekly shows at Emilio’s Downtown continue to be awesome and packed with rock-hungry...
Today, RVA postpunk quintet Dead Fame unleashes its long-awaited new EP, Vicious Design, upon this city and the world at large. It's been over two years since the release of their previous EP, Frontiers, and the arrival of this 30-minute slab of vinyl is surely a relief for the group's fans. Today, RVA postpunk quintet Dead Fame unleashes its...
UK rockers Band Of Skulls will be hitting DC at the end of the month, and your friends at RVA Mag can get you into the show for free! They've got a totally brutal name (which rules), but don't expect one-dimensional metal riffing from this trio. UK rockers Band Of Skulls will be hitting DC at the end of the month, and your friends at RVA Mag can...
Over the past couple of years, White Laces have done a lot to solidify their position as one of the best indie rock groups in RVA. This year, their goal is to take things beyond the borders of our fair city, and they're doing so in a big way, both with their current tour opening for Philly's The War On Drugs and their recently completed second...
There's something to be said for bands whose level of consistency becomes such a defining feature of their approach that imagining them doing anything differently borders on impossible. There's something to be said for bands whose level of consistency becomes such a defining feature of their approach that imagining them doing anything differently...
Tai Wo - Summa Nothings EP (iTunes) When combined with hunger, talent is undeniable, and Tai Wo puts his heart into this EP. In fact, ironically being that this is an EP, the only thing I really didn't like about this is that it was so short. Tai Wo - Summa Nothings EP (iTunes) When combined with hunger, talent is undeniable, and Tai Wo puts his...
RVA Magazine celebrates our 9th anniversary with a huge party tonight at Gallery 5! To get you hyped for the shindig, here's our publisher, R. Anthony Harris, with a rundown of some of his hazy memories from the past 9 years of RVA Mag.Forgive me as I think back into the void and pull from it all my recollections. There have been so many great...
FEATURE SHOW Monday, April 7, 9 PM Allvaret, Hot Dolphin, Men's Room, Omega Boys @ Strange Matter - $7 Where live music is concerned, weekend nights are often for dilettantes. If you're really serious about seeing all the best shows that come through your town, you have to be prepared to go out on weeknights. FEATURE SHOW Monday, April 7, 9 PM...
