Halloween is Richmond to its core, and it all starts this weekend. We don't have to sell you on it. Go have fun, get weird, and let's all meet up for the All The Saint's Halloween Parade in Oregon Hill. Just be safe, don't drink and drive. Welcome to Halloweek 2026....
RVA Mag and NODDERLY presents It’s Still Our City, a podcast hosted by Harrison Christy and with Clair Morgan as co-host and producer through NODDERLY. "Formed sometime in 2012, PRISONER started out as a four-piece. Their earliest songs were mostly punk/hardcore mixed with sludge and some black metal influence. Dan joined on second guitar for...
Halloween time, babe. Going to try to cram as much as I can into this column, because I know we are all trying to cram as much as we can into this weekend.Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit us up at griffin@rvamag.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq4j1LtCdww Alice CooperFriday, October 30th at Altria This...
Editor's note: Christian Detres is a main contributor to RVA Magazine. The Roll Up is a pretty simple idea, and Christian Detres, the man behind it, explains it best. "It's just invite four musicians to the studio, get them fucking stoned, have a nice conversation, give them instruments, hit record, see what happens." The pilot for the show...
"My overwhelming feeling is gratitude for the jewels in my life since moving to Richmond and finally feeling welcomed. Feeling welcomed into this community is one of the most honoring gifts I could receive. We’re all looking for that sense of belonging.” — Bijoux Nouveau Richmond’s music scene is one of the many things that make this city so...
All the indie heads are here this weekend. We got sad indie, we got sad country indie, we got sad garage indie, what more could you want. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit us up at griffin@rvamag.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTc1w32Vbeo Soccer Mommy, Snail Mail, Scarlet RaeFriday October 23rd at...
Tim Barry just released his ninth full album, Clear Blocks Ahead. He and I had a long, overdue conversation about everything and nothing, but sometimes about that new album. In part one of this three-part series, I brought up my first AVAIL show and found out that it was a lot of you guys' first AVAIL show too. The response I got from y'all was...
Lotta indie and a lot of dreamy shoegaze with a healthy dose of funk and hip hop this week. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit us up at griffin@rvamag.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ormQQG2UhtQ Thundercat, TiaCorineSaturday October 17th 2026 at The National A man that has done it...
To this day, I have zero talent with an instrument and have never been in anything resembling a good band, though I tried anyway. I was always a “writer,” though. I always had a way with words. Hardly the right ones most of the time, but I was never shy with an opinion. I always considered my place as future historian of the times, humbly, of...
We are talking ska, we are talking mod, we are talking emo. Took a turn there at the end, but we are in for tons of good stuff this week. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit us up at griffin@rvamag.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6K4OB5jCX8 Eastern Standard Time, SteelboyGet Tight Lounge 10.09.2026...
