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Editor’s Note: RVA Magazine is proud to partner with Virginia PrideFest, happening this Saturday, September 12, and to produce the annual Pride Guide celebrating Richmond and Virginia’s LGBTQ+ community. You can download the 2026 Pride Guide HERE. We’d also like to...
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A preview of IllumiNATION at Virginia Museum of History & Culture tonight
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The Richmond Music Catalog 1980-2021 Part 3
For as long as I can recall, I have always felt a bit like an outsider. When I moved to Richmond in 2002 to attend VCU, I wasn’t entirely sold on the city. I was quickly impressed by the never-ending plethora of live music taking place on Grace Street at 929 or...
The Richmond Music Catalog 1980-2021 Part 2
I've been going to shows in Richmond for what I am frightened to realize is just shy of three decades now. I showed up as a fresh-faced college kid still too young to get into the 18+ shows, and these days I'm rapidly entering the back half of my 40s. My point? It's...
The Richmond Music Catalog 1980-2021 Part 1
I often get this question: what Richmond bands are worth a listen? After a decade of dishing out recommendations, I figured it's time to lay it all out. So, here’s a list of every great local band we could round up. It's got over 180+ bands, complete with links to...
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In Plan 9 We Trust
This weekend, Plan 9 Music marks 45 years in Richmond with a party at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery. Over the past four and a half decades, the Richmond institution weathered some of the most turbulent periods in music history. It closed stores, sold its warehouse and...
RVA Pro Wrestling is on a Tear Right Now
Last year, Dogwood Dell was packed out for RVA Pro Wrestling. They threw down in front of more than 3,000 people. Since then, they've just been on a heater with sold out shows at Hardywood, pop ups that bring in bigger and bigger crowds, and quietly a small wrestling...
Review | SAFETY! Swings Big But Falls Just Short
WARNING: This review contains baseball metaphors. Cadence Theatre’s Pipeline New Works Program is at the plate again, with its last batter, Witchduck, staring at home from third base. It is literally the first swing ever for the new musical, SAFETY!, at Firehouse...
Photos | The Strokes at Allianz Amphitheatre
The Strokes are the most important rock band of the 21st century. In 2001, they changed the dial from grunge to garage, and singlehandedly sent every record label on a scavenger hunt for their sauce. If you weren’t around back then you might think I’m exaggerating....
Salon de Résistance | Dangerous Films
Join us for Salon de Résistance: Dangerous Films on Thursday, July 30th at Black Iris. We'll be watching clips from films selected by two of Virginia’s most accomplished filmmakers: writer-director Derrick Borte (The Get Out, Unhinged, London Town, The Joneses) and...
