Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops a ridiculously amazing playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, we receive a potent musical dispatch from Big Something, the North Carolina alt-rock group with strong enough ties to Richmond to...
As Contrary As Possible: The “Anti-Player” Music of Crazy Doberman
Free-form psychedelic band Crazy Doberman's on-again, off-again presence in Richmond has galvanized the local experimental music scene. The group has played several shows this year alongside Richmond DIY noise and experimental musicians. Crazy Doberman features a...
The Cosmic Disassembly of Ian Svenonius
*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #34, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. When Ian Svenonius and I started talking about ISIS, I knew my interview questions were dead. Originally I planned on talking with him about the musical movements of the...
The Interactive Commune of The Folly
It was about two years ago when RVA Mag last sat down with The Folly, when the blues/folk/rock band released their debut EP. Since then, they've been busy touring and toiling away in the studio on their latest project, Find A Way, which they dropped last month. Their...
…And MetallicA For All: A Glimpse Into the First 10 Years of the Masters of Metal
What started as a pet project to catalog the tours and recording process of Metallica’s first five albums has evolved into a book capturing the narrative of this formative time in the metal behemoth’s history. And this weekend, author Harold Claros-Maldonado will...
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