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...
Strange Love: Weekend Playlist by Mikrowaves
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week's installment of this long-running series is brought to us by none other than Mikrowaves, an all-star band featuring a variety of...
Boogie Island: Weekend Playlist by Citrus City Records
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week we're bringing you an encore presentation of a playlist made for us last year by Citrus City Records. We've been big fans of this...
Illa Styles: The Hero Richmond Hip Hop Didn’t Know It Needed
The latest album by Richmond's Illa Styles is a tale of love, personal growth, and navigating the ever-changing dynamics of life in America in 2019. A Quarter Til A Mil by Richmond-based rapper Illa Styles is the latest in the River City scene. Pressing play on the...
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