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The Amazon Trail: Femmes And Their Gadgets

In this month's Amazon Trail, Lee Lynch tries, and mostly fails, to understand her wife's natural facility with machines and appliances. It’s a shame, the things they don’t teach us at Butch School. In the Femme Gadgets class, I learned the basics of eyelash brushes...

Rock Is Dead, Let It Die

*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #36, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. It's a special contribution from Nate Newton, a member of the bands Converge, Doomriders, and Old Man Gloom. Rock and roll is dead. Each and every one of you need to...

Stress Kills: Weekend Playlist By Faux Ferocious

Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops an absolutely amazing playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This time around we're getting sounds from Faux Ferocious, a Nashville-based rock n' roll group with a bit of that good...

Diversify Hip Hop: Nine Pillars Features All-LGBTQ Showcase

The hip hop festival coming to Charlottesville throughout next week hopes to promote an inclusive view of hip hop with a Tuesday night showcase featuring LGBTQ artists. Charlottesville’s third annual Nine Pillars Hip Hop Cultural Fest is happening next week, and for...

Toward Space Bares It All

The youthful garage-punk trio from Richmond love to get naked, get crazy, and play loud, fast rock n' roll. Not necessarily in that order. Garage-punk trio Toward Space has been creating a brainsick space for the homeless and the strange in Richmond since their...

Richmond’s Local Business Find Ways To Thrive In a Big-Box World

*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #36, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. We live in a convenience-based society. Between Amazon Prime shipping various household needs straight to our doors, and food apps like DoorDash and UberEats keeping us...

RVA Magazine and GayRVA Are Seeking Interns For Summer 2019

Do you have the writing chops to seek out and deliver compelling stories on the latest in music, art, food, beer, politics, and current events in Richmond? Well, you’re in luck, because RVA Magazine and GayRVA are opening positions for editorial and graphic design...

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Hip Hop In Full Bloom

Reppa Ton's new EP on Gritty City Records, A Flower In The Pot, shows the veteran RVA rapper weathering the storms of life and finding new ways to grow. It’s been five years since we last caught up with RVA’s very own Reppa Ton, and a lot has changed since the last...

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The Amazon Trail: Is There A Doctor…?

It’s that time again. I need to find a healthcare provider. I live in a rural community where there is a large turnover of medical professionals and a constant shortage of qualified staff. The health organization that provides these services seems to have difficulty...

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