It’s Still Our City | Ep. 7 Tony Harris, RVA Mag

by RVA Staff | COMMUNITY, CULTURE, MUSIC, PODCASTS, POP CULTURE

"A long, long time ago, I was in a Richmond, Virginia–based band called The Jefferson Plane Crash. We were writing an album, and our practice space was the old, infamous Compound. I distinctly remember walking into the restroom to hit the head, and I noticed a...

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