Art is the lifeblood of any city, and if you’re in Richmond, you know we’re swimming in a sea of talent. From the quirky to the avant-garde, our city is a playground for incredible artists, organizations, and institutions that cater to every vibe and taste. As October...
This weekend marks the beginning of August, and with it, the first Friday of the month and lots of great music and art all over the city! Go see Black Girls play at Gallery 5 after you check out stuff on the art walk, head over to Aurora to see some crazy live hip hop and party your ass off, see No BS! Brass Band at the Camel, or wind down on...
So, it happened again--for the second time this year, Thievery Corporation booked a gig at 9:30 Club and it sold out so fast they had to add more shows. This time, it was their August 15 show that sold out--so they are now playing the 9:30 Club on the 16th and 17th as well. And you could go see the last of those three dates for free, because your...
Oh man, we are pumped for the Sound City Festival - It's going to be a great chance to catch some amazing touring acts, some almost-famous local acts, and some endlessly delicious local brews. Oh man, we are pumped for the Sound City Festival - It's going to be a great chance to catch some amazing touring acts, some almost-famous local acts, and...
Those bands everyone is talking about and the beer you have always wanted to taste are finally coming together for the first Sound City Bands & Brews festival happening August 10-11. With 10 bands and over 50 craft and micro beers, summer might be almost over but the party is just getting started. Those bands everyone is talking about and the...
Ladies and gentlemen, for the fifth year in a row, Virgin Mobile will be presenting their free festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion--and you can grab a pair of tickets before they're available to the general public thanks to your friends at RVA Magazine! Ladies and gentlemen, for the fifth year in a row, Virgin Mobile will be presenting their...
Autopsy – The Headless Ritual (Peaceville Records) Though they're a well-regarded staple within their particular genre, even those who've never heard Autopsy could pretty much take one look at The Headless Ritual and know more or less exactly what to expect. The band is many things – definers of a genre, torch-bearers helping keep a certain era...
Here at RVA Magazine, people are sending us new music all the time--so much that we can barely keep up with it all. Obviously, music being made in Richmond takes first priority, but considering how good a lot of the non-RVA stuff actually is, it seems silly not to share some of it with you. So here are some really good new songs that are not by...
Considering that it's been a few years since the release of Downbeat Switch's last record, The Red Door Sessions--which was itself a reworking of their previous release, Run From The Sun--it's safe to count their new album as "long-awaited." However, fans will be glad to know that the wait is nearly over, as the local soul/funk/alt-rock quintet...
You might think of the blues as a genre dominated by old men playing songs about things that happened a hundred years ago, but if there's one thing that the sensational young musicians of People's Blues of Richmond have proven to the actual citizens of the city otherwise known as RVA, it's that the blues is alive and kicking here in the river...
