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I Love It Loud: RVA Mag 50th Edition Weekend Playlist by Avail

RVA Staff | July 19, 2019

Topics: 50 playlist, 50th edition playlist, 50th playlist, anniversary, avail, avail richmond, avail show, country, hip hop, metal, music, Playlist, punk, reunion show, rock, rva mag playlist, rva magazine weekend playlist, rvamag weekend playlist, Weekend Playlist

Every Friday night for the past 49 weeks, RVA Mag has brought you an absolutely essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions.

Now for week 50 of our ongoing Weekend Playlist feature, we bring you a very special new playlist from Avail. After all, tonight’s the night — the first of two hometown shows marking Avail’s first live performances in over a decade happens at The National, only a few short hours from now.

Did you get your tickets? Are you seeing them tomorrow? Or are you one of the many who got bit by a lack of ready cash at the proper time? Regardless of which of these categories you fall into, you’re sure to love this playlist cooked up special for RVA Magazine’s readers by Avail to celebrate their return.

From classic punk, hardcore, and metal tunes to unexpected detours taking us through the outskirts of country, hip hop, and acid rock, this playlist really has it all — and it goes on for 50 tracks, one for each of our 50 weeks providing you with Weekend Playlists.

Get stoked, Virginia.

Open this playlist from mobile in your Spotify app HERE.

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So Good At Being In Trouble: Weekend Playlist By Peter $un

RVA Staff | January 4, 2019

Topics: Don't Forget To Smile, hip hop, Peter $un, rva mag playlist, Weekend Playlist

Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops one scorcher of a playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions.

This week’s comes from Peter $un, a talented lyrical jouster who’s been kicking rhymes and spitting flows around Richmond and Los Angeles for over five years now. He’s stayed prolific and productive throughout that time; he released a collaborative EP, Valencia, with Lasik Beats last summer, and just dropped his latest release, Don’t Forget To Smile, a couple of weeks ago. Be sure to check it out — but first, get ready to slide into your weekend with some top-quality beats, rhymes, and life from Peter $un’s playlist. He may mostly make his home in LA these days, but this playlist makes it clear that RVA’s still in his heart.

Get that head-nod going, Virginia.

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Chiquita Boom: Weekend Playlist By Angelica Garcia

RVA Staff | December 28, 2018

Topics: angelica garcia, dance, JR Wolf, pop music, rva mag playlist, Weekend Playlist

Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops one scorcher of a playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions.

This week, we close out a year of fine music with a playlist from local singer-songwriter extraordinaire Angelica Garcia. She received a lot of attention from her excellent solo debut, Medicine For Birds, released in 2016 by Warner Bros. Since then, she’s made a decided pivot toward the DIY spirit of the Richmond music underground. These days, even as she continues to tour the world as a solo artist, she’s become a force on the local scene; her new group, Jr Wolf, pairs her with Virginia Moonwalker majordomo Russell Lacy. On this mix, she explores sounds from all over the world, but makes sure to represent the heck out of RVA in the process.

Dance your way into the new year with this one, Virginia.

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Pipeline: Weekend Playlist by Portugal. The Man

RVA Staff | September 28, 2018

Topics: music, Pipeline, portugal the man, richmond, rva mag playlist, rva music, RVA Playlist

Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops one scorcher of a playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, as your nocturnal machinations are set into motion, Portugal. The Man brings you a playlist that is as diverse as it is vast: a musical masterpiece of sounds, styles, and solidarity, which is suitable for any dark autumn gathering.

Run wild this weekend, Virginia.

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