I’ve spent the better part of twelve years in this town. I’ve been privy to all sorts of cultural and artistic change that has evolved throughout. I think people can generally spend an absurd amount of time waxing poetically and potentially glorifying the successes of a year that has passed. Perhaps, I am guilty of said practice. In this case, I think what I’m about to write down is a sincere and honest truth.
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RVA shows you must see this week: 8/27 – 9/2
FEATURE SHOW
Wednesday, August 27, 7 PM
DJ Abilities, PremRock, Jake Spike, The Honorable Sleaze, Digipossum @ The Canal Club – $8 in advance/$12 at the door (order tickets HERE)
I hope RVA hip hop heads appreciate what a great time this is for live hip hop in this city. I can’t remember anytime before the last couple of years when there were so many great nationally-known artists coming through the city–to say nothing of how great the local scene is right now. It’s a great time to be alive and loving hip hop, and the arrival of DJ Abilities on a stage in this town tonight is just the latest example of why that’s true.
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