It's hard to believe it, but Clutch has been around for over 30 years. The Maryland-based band, whose unique sound straddles the worlds of classic rock, heavy metal, hardcore punk, and (as discussed in this interview) even a little bit of hip hop, released their debut...
Appalachian Aggression: Heavy Music Is Alive In The Rural South
In the underbellies of Virginia’s smallest music communities, DIY scenes preserve hardcore and metal over generations in Roanoke and throughout Appalachia. Hardcore punk has been burning strong in the fabric of American music for nearly four decades now. What...
Lust for Destruction: Throwback Weekend Playlist by Vinyl Conflict’s Bobby Egger
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, we're bringing you an encore presentation of a playlist put together for us a while back by Bobby Egger, the proprietor...
Lifters @ The Fuzzy Cactus
Punk rock has been enshrined in pop culture as music with something important to say, and I think that’s great, but one thing punk rock has always had room for, one that gets de-emphasized when we focus on The Clash and forget about the Ramones, is pure no-frills rock...
Sickle Moon Blues: Weekend Playlist By Infant Island
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an absolutely essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This time around, we've got one from Infant Island, the Fredericksburg-based screamo band who is working hard...
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