RVAMag #23 hits the streets today! Come party with us at The Answer tonight

by | Dec 21, 2015 | POLITICS

The weather is growing colder, the year is drawing to a close, and the time approaches for the release of RVA Magazine’s final issue of 2015.

The weather is growing colder, the year is drawing to a close, and the time approaches for the release of RVA Magazine’s final issue of 2015. We’re ending the year with yet another awesome issue to wrap up our ten year anniversary in fine fashion.

We’ve covered the arts, music, and culture in our fair city as only RVA Mag can do, and this issue is no different!

#23 starts with an in-depth investigation into the work of artist Darryl Starr, who gained fame as an artist in NYC but has recently returned to his roots here in RVA. We’ll also talk to Lamb Of God vocalist D. Randall Blythe on the occasion of his new memoir, Dark Days.

That’s not all we’ve got for you, though; we’ll also be looking at a great deal of local music from all sorts of different genres, from buzzworthy singer-songwriter Natalie Prass to up and-coming young talent Lucy Dacus. We’ll be profiling the peripatetic, experimental duo Lobo Marino, the “hardest working band in Richmond, Night Idea, and getting a closer look at RVA hip hop’s next big thing, Divine Council!

We’ll be letting you know where to pick up the issue as we complete drop offs throughout the week, so stay tuned to our social media for more details there.

Check out the entire mag below, and check out below that for details on our release party tonight at The ANswer.

RVAMag #23 RELEASE PARTY DETAILS!!

Monday, December 21st we’re throwing an extra special RVA Appreciation Night: HOLIDAY EDITION! Hosted by RVA Magazine, EQ PRODUKTIONS, & The Answer Brewpub!
Don’t forget your tacky sweater.

We’ll also have TONS of RVAMag #23 to hand out, so come out and be part of the fun!

FUNK PIMPS (Dj Phil Dice + Reinhold) will be here to DJ the event!

Then LIVE MUSIC by the MEKONG XPRESS & THE GET FRESH HORNS!!! (9:30pm-12am)

(featuring members of THE BIG PAYBACK: A Tribute to JAMES BROWN, MATTHEW E. WHITE, KINGS, PRETTY LIGHTS, BIO RITMO, DJ WILLIAMS PROJEKT, THE TRONGONE BAND, MODERN GROOVE SYNDICATE, FORMER CHAMPIONS, & THE NEW BELGIANS) Many of RVA’s finest & funkiest sittin’ in.

***DRAFT SPECIALS from 4pm-midnight!!!!***

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Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner is the former editor of GayRVA and RVAMag from 2013 - 2017. He’s now the Richmond Bureau Chief for Radio IQ, a state-wide NPR outlet based in Roanoke. You can reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com




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