Bad Magic is far removed from modern punk trends. The Richmond trio's sound takes cues from 90s alt-rock mainstays like PJ Harvey and Cat Power, yet their sheer volume and intensity have made them a mainstay on punk bills in Richmond. The band released its latest...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops one scorcher of a playlist curated by Virginia's most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, Hampton Roads' killer duo, Sunny & Gabe, brings you a playlist worthy of the hurricane that never was; a curated...
Although Johnny Cash was born and raised in Arkansas and spent most of his adult life around Nashville, Virginia had a hold on him. The most obvious connection he had to the Commonwealth was through June Carter Cash, his second wife, who was from southwestern Virginia...
There is undoubtedly a difference between the musical influences associated with the east coast versus the west, but what happens when they merge? Los Angeles-based rapper Peter $un released his EP, “Valencia,” giving Richmond a taste of what it sounds like to be...
My first live show, apart from Sunday's choir, was the 2011 Winter Meltdown show in Norfolk. The headliner was the iconic alternative rock group, Cake, a band formed in 1991, years before I was born. I knew a few of their hits, but had never truly "gone the distance"...