This week’s edition of YO! HIP HOP RVA features hip-hop artistry in three forms: boom-bap, jazz and punk respectively. Tajahmad’s record will make you scrunch your face and nod your head, McKinley Dixon’s will give you hope and inspire you, and the Kidz will awaken...
Jeff Rosenstock, McKinley Dixon & Mad Abbey: this Week’s Sound Check
If you have new tunes, suggestions, or just want to reach out, send an email to Bones@rvamag.com If the constant storms aren't driving you inside, then the temperature fluctuations are. If the environment is going to be driving the citizens of Richmond indoors we...
The Richmond Music Catalog 1980-2021 Part 3
For as long as I can recall, I have always felt a bit like an outsider. When I moved to Richmond in 2002 to attend VCU, I wasn’t entirely sold on the city. I was quickly impressed by the never-ending plethora of live music taking place on Grace Street at 929 or...
VA Shows You Must See This Week: September 18 – September 24
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, September 21, 3 PMStone's Throw Down In RVA, feat. White Denim (Photo by Barnaby Fairley), J. Roddy Walston & The Business, Cory Wong, Howlin' Rain, The Long Ryders @ Brown's Island - $20 (order tickets HERE)The seasons are changing, y'all....
The 40 Most Essential RVA Albums Of 2018 (Part 1)
Richmond's always been a great city for music, and that didn't change one iota in 2018. If anything, it became a bit overwhelming -- indeed, even the most comprehensively-minded local music nerd was likely to overlook a few things. While putting this list together, I...
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