Jesse Smith, the local legend and founder of Loose Screw Tattoo in Carytown, has been repping this ol’ Fist City since the '90s with his twisted animation style and has been celebrated all over the world for his craft. His works span a wide range of genres, but like...
Live at Ipanema, a concert series hosted by the Ipanema Café located at 917 West Grace Street, offers Richmond music fans the opportunity to see various local and out-of-town acts for free and provides the performers with high quality multitrack recordings that they are able to use however they wish. Live at Ipanema, a concert series hosted by...
Passion Pit, the infamous electro-indie pop band from Cambridge, Massachusetts, was in Charlottesville this past weekend to play a headlining gig at the nTellos Wireless Pavilion. The show, which was held on Sunday night, was extraordinarily crowded (despite the fact that it was the same night as the series finale of Breaking Bad). Passion Pit,...
“It’s all of this. It’s everything you see here: the musicians, the fans, and the music. You can feel it tonight.” – Karl Denson Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe did bring it all to The Canal Club on Tuedsay, September 24, surprising the crowd with a blend of musical styles that led concert-goers into a jazz-fusion time warp. “It’s all of this. It’s...
Ka - The Night’s Gambit (Iron Works Records) One could be forgiven for expressing disappointment that Queens rapper Ka’s last solo album, 2012’s Grief Pedigree, didn’t earn a wider degree of critical attention. But one would have to be possessed of a sincere naivete, the sort that only lays the groundwork for the worst kinds of disappointment, to...
Lotus, an electronically inspired and quasi-instrumental jam band hailing originally from Indiana (but with roots in both Philadelphia and Denver), played a killer two-night show at the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville a few weeks back. Lotus, an electronically inspired and quasi-instrumental jam band hailing originally from Indiana (but with...
FEATURE SHOW Tuesday, October 8, 8 p.m. Shuggie Otis @ The National - $25/All Ages The soulful psychedelic funky sound of Shuggie Otis comes to Downtown Richmond tonight. This multi-instrumentalist is a sure fire rock and roll legend, and to have Otis grace Richmond with his presence is remarkable. FEATURE SHOW Tuesday, October 8, 8 p.m. Shuggie...
Deltron 3030 is a hip hop supergroup who made a huge impression on the genre with their self-titled debut album, which dropped back in 2000. On that record, producer Dan The Automator, DJ Kid Koala, and emcee Del The Funky Homosapien came together to tell a science fiction story about life in the year 3030, where the environment is damaged and...
By the time Robert Rolston (better known by his nom de guerre, Quintron) took the stage just before 1:00am on Saturday night/Sunday morning, the crowd at Strange Matter had had ample time to black out, black back in, and order another round, which it turns out put everyone in exactly the right headspace to receive the gospel of otherworldly space...
Get ready to mosh! Legendary metalcore pioneers Hatebreed are coming to The NorVa next Monday, and one lucky RVA Magazine reader is gonna get to see them for free! Get ready to mosh! Legendary metalcore pioneers Hatebreed are coming to The NorVa next Monday, and one lucky RVA Magazine reader is gonna get to see them for free! Bursting onto the...
