Richmond postpunk band Thin Pigeon uses their music as a tool for both expression and LGBTQ advocacy. Be honest. Have you ever seen a thin pigeon? While such an animal might seem impossible to find, Richmond’s young and mighty postpunk band, Thin Pigeon, has been...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops one scorcher of a playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This time around we're getting jams from an excellent local purveyor of dusted psychedelic grooves. Book Of Wyrms released...
The newly-formed local folk ensemble is grappling with powerful emotions like loss and grief through the healing power of old-time harmonies. Sitting together in a circle, one band’s practice looks more like an old-time country jamboree than a rehearsal. Laughs are...
The closing of Richmond’s popular venue leaves a hole in the heart of its music scene. *This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #35, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. Beloved Richmond music venue Strange Matter closed this December, after nearly a...
L’Amour was one of the first punk bands to come out of Richmond, Virginia. Now, nearly forty years later, a collection of the band’s recordings is being released on local label Beach Impediment Records. Look to the Artist: 1978 - 1981 is an anthology that includes the...