Richmond's always a hotbed of musical activity within all genres, but one of the busiest year after year has got to be the RVA hip hop scene. 2022 was no exception, with all sorts of projects going on, both from scene veterans and rising stars on the come-up. Gritty...
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: December 7 – December 13
FEATURED SHOW Friday, December 9 & Saturday, December 10, 6 PM (both nights) The Final Ghost Of Pop Night One: Deli Kings, Prabir Trio, Danger Birds, Tiny Lights, The Fake Smiles, Rikki Rakki, Jonathan Brown, Alex Dimas Night Two: Zepp Repp, Madferit, 1996...
Hip Hop, Battle Rap, and Surviving COVID: Talking Rap Elite 2022 With Radio B
Hip hop is the only genre of music you will ever hear described as a game. The way people talk about "running the rap game," you'd almost think it was a sport. Here's the thing: it is, kind of. Or at least, it kind of started out as one. And here in Richmond, some of...
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...
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: December 1 – December 7
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, December 4, 7 PMColin Phils, Houdan The Mystic, The Late Virginia Summers, Shapes In The Water @ Black Iris - $6 (order tickets HERE)It sure is nice to see local music surviving and thriving in our post(?)-pandemic world. Live music shutting...
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