This week it's all about festivals y'all. The Iron Blossom Music Festival with nationally headlining acts is coming this weekend for two days absolutely stacked days with amazing acts. But, if that's not your speed, on Saturday evening Gallery 5 will playing host to a...
Powerhouse Avail Headlines a Killer Night in ‘Over The James’ 2023
Sweeping into Brown's Island, the now-annual Over The James showcase ignited the night, with local legends AVAIL leading the charge. Amidst the sweltering heat and an unforgiving sun that emerged after a summer rain, thousands of fans converged, their energy crackling...
Cracker was Richmond’s First Big Alt Indie Rock Band, And They Are Back This Weekend
It’s the early '90s. If you could push your way through the flannel and step over the many Doc Martens in the way, you’d find another musical movement. The domain of floppy middle-parted haircuts, long sleeve button-downs buttoned ALL the way up, tucked into belted...
RVA Mag’s Top 5 Guitarists in Richmond 2023
In embarking on any endeavor to decide who is the best, those engaged in the activity must recognize, and by extension acknowledge, that it is futile. Subjectivity holds sway over every aspect of any art form, and to dub someone the singular best of anything does a...
RVA Rapper’s Delight, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong & Tight Rope: This Week’s Sound Check
Oh my god, the scene is all over the place. On this week's SOUND CHECK, Shockoe Records is hosting an event to honor the 50th anniversary of the creation of hip-hop with RVA Rapper's Delight, some Richmond veterans are celebrating 20 years of playing in the city,...
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