A few weeks back, Rise Against hit The National in Richmond, tearing through a set that marked 25 years of pushing punk rock with a message. They’ve gone from raw punk to full-on rock icons, tackling every social and political issue they can squeeze into a song....
Hey folks, it's been a few weeks since we brought you a roundup of great new tracks we've heard lately, but we're always finding new stuff, so of course we have some things to share with you. Hey folks, it's been a few weeks since we brought you a roundup of great new tracks we've heard lately, but we're always finding new stuff, so of course we...
Supa Soop - Soop Nation (Hosted By DJ Smirnoff Ice) (Datpiff) Supa Soop has teamed up with DJ Smirnoff Ice of 24kMixtapes.com (you'll hear that a lot) to bring us a mixtape that raises the question: Should one do what others do because you do it well, or for better or worse, should you risk doing you? Supa Soop - Soop Nation (Hosted By DJ...
On Thursday, December 19th, The Well, located at 900 W. Franklin St, had one of its last shows, featuring Spacemonster, Antiphons, Lobo Marino, Spandrel, and Zac Hryciak & the Jungle Beat. The crowd at this show was a pretty decent size, which displays there is a considerable folk music following in Richmond. On Thursday, December 19th, The Well,...
In a year chock full of highlights and surprises, Richmond did it again. The city’s music scene had a spectacular year that made me wonder--is there any end in sight for how crazy awesome the bands in this city have gotten? I surely hope not. In a year chock full of highlights and surprises, Richmond did it again. The city’s music scene had a...
This is the first installment of the new year for RVA Magazine's weekly live music preview column, and we're beginning the year with a changing of the guard. For over three years now, our live music coverage has been handled by John Lewis Morgan, head honcho at One Way Richmond. Unfortunately, due to other responsibilities related to day jobs and...
Yesterday we brought the focus back to local music with Shannon Cleary's Top 10 RVA Releases of 2013. Today, Shannon continues the festivities with his Top 15 individual songs released in RVA in 2013. Yesterday we brought the focus back to local music with Shannon Cleary's Top 10 RVA Releases of 2013. Today, Shannon continues the festivities with...
After spending last week presenting you with our staff's Top 25 Albums of 2013, we'd like to return our focus to the always- active Richmond music scene with RVA Mag contributing writer Shannon Cleary's list of Top 10 RVA Releases of 2013. After spending last week presenting you with our staff's Top 25 Albums of 2013, we'd like to return our...
I first saw Down To Nothing play at St. Stephen’s Church in D.C. This was back in 2010, not long after I’d been introduced to the latest generation of straight edge hardcore bands, including Down To Nothing as well as Trapped Under Ice, Cruel Hand, Cold World, and more. The macho bravado and heavy, fast riffs that were these bands’ stock in trade...
Here are two new tracks from local hip hop artists, guaranteed to start your weekend off right! And here's Black Liquid to tell you about em: Here are two new tracks from local hip hop artists, guaranteed to start your weekend off right! And here's Black Liquid to tell you about em: Conrizzle - "PAWZZ$$" (Prod. By Conrizzle) Consumer of cran...
