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Your Guide To ‘Something In The Water’ Festival This Weekend!

As the eagerly-awaited Something In The Water Festival triumphantly returns to Virginia Beach this weekend, attendees can look forward to a smorgasbord of high-energy music, interactive activities, and culinary delights. From April 28th to April 30th, the Oceanfront,...

RVA#40: Terror Cell From Power Violence Demos to “Caustic Light”

This is Taylor from Beggars; I'm talking to Joey from Terror Cell. Does the name Terror Cell come from anything?  It’s just a cool name.  Gotta have a cool name. Tell me about how you guys came together. How'd you all meet? What's the dynamic of the band? Terror...

Mane, The Sugar Hollows & It Is: This Week’s RVAMAG Sound Check

Every single week while researching this column or others I stumble across underground bands that I have never heard off, with only one or two hundred monthly listeners on Spotify, some of them with multiple albums, and I’m constantly astounded by the amount of talent...

Moneá’s Eyes Are Open

Only 20 years old, rising Richmond R&B singer Moneá has learned a lot since the release of her debut EP, 777, released early in 2022. With her new single, "My Eyes Are Open," she shares her spiritual journey in hopes of inspiring others to look within themselves. On 777, the dreamy Aquarius opened her heart with songs like “Universe,” in...

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Stoned Ecstatic With Kurt Vile at The National

I often forget that Kurt Vile is a son of Philadelphia. His blissed-out, stream-of-consciousness lyrics rambling over chilled out riffing feels more at home in the late 60s/early 70s Laurel Canyon scene of lore than the gritty “City of Brotherly Love” -- a place known for having what can be best described as low-level simmering rage. At...

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RVA Shows You Must See This Week: October 12 – October 18

FEATURED SHOW Friday, October 14, 6:30 PM Faye, Gnawing, Young Scum @ Hardywood - Free! When you're part of a thriving DIY music scene in one particular city or state, it can be easy to think you know everything that's going on in that world. Meanwhile, you might be missing something pretty great that's happening only a few hours away. I'm sure...

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Desperation & Noise: TVLPA’s ‘Walk With Me’

I have a bone to pick with this city: no one in this town but me seems to have noticed the sheer brilliance of TVLPA. I guess it's understandable: they snuck up on me too. I'd barely heard their name when I discovered their debut album, Walk With Me, on Bandcamp earlier this year. I think I was writing a blurb for the show column and they were...

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RVA Shows You Must See This Week: October 5 – October 11

FEATURED SHOW Saturday, October 8, 7 PM Second Annual John Prine Memorial Show, feat. Blush Face, Andy Jenkins, Julie Storey, Benjamin Shepherd, Tess Fisher, Jonathan Brown, Ward Harrison @ The Camel - $10 minimum donation (order tickets HERE) Since the whole COVID thing happened, the passage of time has been weird. On one hand, it sometimes...

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Total Sound Immersion

Hello reader! I have a special one this time. In Richmond’s music scene, we have a lot going on and a lot to offer. And we’re also very blessed to have a symphony that has been cooking up a lot of shows lately. Yes. Classical music. I never really looked into it, but happened to come across an ad for a show by The Richmond Symphony in which...

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