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Edgy and Political, Never Casual; Cake Plays Richmond

Edgy and Political, Never Casual; Cake Plays Richmond

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"...

Finding the Metapolitics With Hoax Hunters

Finding the Metapolitics With Hoax Hunters

Dormant, the latest extended play release by Richmond band Hoax Hunters, addresses blurred lines between art and politics. The band’s previous release, 2017’s “SAD!” was a reaction to the virulent political discourse of the 2016 presidential election, but their latest...

RVA Mag Premiere: Opin’s ‘How Can I’

RVA Mag Premiere: Opin’s ‘How Can I’

Richmond's Opin is on track to drop their next EP Drifters later this month, and the four-piece has given us a little taste of what to expect with the funky/groovy track,"How Can I," accompanied by some extra trippy visuals. Formed last year by ex-White Laces members...