Inside A World of Richmond Queer Club Kids with LIGHTPAINTERR 🏳️‍🌈

by R. Anthony Harris | ELECTRONIC & EXPERIMENTAL, PHOTOGRAPHY, QUEER RVA

Beneath Richmond’s polished marketing lies a vibrant, hidden world that few will ever understand. Queer club kids, blood painted goths, drag royalty, neon-drenched ravers — the city’s nightlife is a swirling carousel of characters, as surreal as a fever dream straight...

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RVA’s Clever Girl drop new pop punk EP, catch them May 18 at 25 Watt

With the release of their sophomore EP, Worst New Artist, RVA’s Clever Girl taps into a classic punk drive with a pop feel. Momentum does not waver through the five-song EP however, a dynamic rhythm section and thought out guitar thwarts any dullness. Clever Girl is...

RVA #28: The Cherry Pits Suck

“If you hold my beer, I think I can make it,” I said to Ben. Handing him my beer, bracing myself with his free hand, I stretched as far as my legs would go to make it from the pillow on the floor up to the tiny recliner where he was perched, feet carefully up in the...

RVA MAG #28 – The Cherry Pits Suck

“If you hold my beer, I think I can make it,” I said to Ben. Handing him my beer, bracing myself with his free hand, I stretched as far as my legs would go to make it from the pillow on the floor up to the tiny recliner where he was perched, feet carefully up in the...

Best of RVA missed connection 4/18-4/25

It might be shaping up to be a rainy, cold week but summer is just around the corner. Some people chose to up their fitness game as they anticipate beach season. Maybe that’s why there’s been some missed connections happening in gyms? Of course, there’s always the...

The way the world will end: PJ Harvey lit up her sold out show at The National

If you could tune out cheers from the sold out crowd, PJ Harvey’s stop in Richmond felt distinctly funereal. But as it was, it seemed a darkly joyful proceeding, an end-of-the-world party with Harvey and her nine piece band as the horsemen ushering in the demise of...

8 questions about ‘Alien: Covenant’ and a bunch of overly researched, nerdy speculations (and GIFs) we’ve made ahead of next month’s release

As a creative (and sci-fi influenced) writer myself, I have a magnificent appreciation for Prometheus, for both what it did and didn’t do. Call it Zen, but the omission of directness, the constant open-endedness of the questions asked and the overall work required of...

An architectural breakdown of VCU’s new Institute for Contemporary Art

If you've driven through the Broad and Belvidere intersection at any point in the last year and a few months, you've noticed the construction of a hulking glass and steel building that will soon house VCU's new Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA). In a press...

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Great American Beard and Moustache Championship (GABMC)

By Caley Sturgill

Doors of The National open for registration at 1 p.m. and the Championship starts at 3:00 p.m. Competitor tickets are $35; spectator tickets are $15. Tickets can be purchased atGreatAmericanBMC.org/tickets. ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED...

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Vintage Shop Closes Amid Sexual Assault Allegations

By David Streever

This is a developing story. Fan-based vintage shop Yesterday’s Heroes closed abruptly this week, following allegations on social media from multiple women that the shop owner, Drew Spruill, sexually assaulted them and others. Initially, a sign on the door informed...

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Bad Magic Confronts Tragedy on Latest Album, “What’s Wrong With My Eyes”

By Daniel Berti

Bad Magic is far removed from modern punk trends. The Richmond trio's sound takes cues from 90s alt-rock mainstays like PJ Harvey and Cat Power, yet their sheer volume and intensity have made them a mainstay on punk bills in Richmond. The band released its latest...

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Segga Spiccoli Drops New Album, “Skinny V”

By RVA Staff

If there is one stream to check out this week it is Segga Spiccoli's, "Skinny V". "It’s been a year since I’ve released a body of work. In that year I took time to think about my life, my art, the things I’ve experienced these 25 years, and where I want to be in the...