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Meet Me At The Movies: Weekend Playlist by Fuzzy Cactus

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Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions.

This time around we’re bringing you a playlist curated with love by the staff of Richmond’s best new music venue 2k19 (that’s right, we’re calling it now): Fuzzy Cactus. They’ve been open for something like a month and a half and have already put on a ton of essential live shows, with a whole lot more coming in the near future. Indeed, this weekend alone features tonight’s performances by local electro/alt-rockers Opin and RVA-via-NYC experimental musician Ghost Piss, tomorrow’s Surf N’ Turf dance party featuring DJ Devolved and DJ Dogpants spinning tunes all night long, and Sunday’s appearance by raging Catalonian punks Irreal and local maniacs Benderheads.

There’s a lot more where that came from too, so stay tuned to Fuzzy Cactus’s facebook page for updates, and while you’re getting ready to head out to the show tonight, rock to this excellent playlist from the Fuzzy Cactus staff! It’s got a ton of no-frills rock n’ roll to keep your feet moving and get you ready to rage all night long, plus some awesome local artists to remind you that, while this place is still brand new, their knowledge of Richmond music is deep.

Get rockin’, Virginia.

Open this playlist from mobile in your Spotify app HERE.

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Flying High Again: Weekend Playlist by Super Doppler

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Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a lovely and wonderful playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions.

This time around we’ve got an overstuffed selection of bangers from the men of Super Doppler, who recently released a self-titled LP full of the psychedelic power pop they’ve been regaling the Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) with for years now. Their playlist is sure to keep your spirits high throughout this hurricane-threatened weekend, giving us plenty of folk, psychedelic rock, garage punk, funk, alt-rock, yacht rock, metal, and more! You’ll be able to keep this one rolling for hours, and you’ll have a smile on your face the whole time.

Take wing, Virginia.

Open this playlist from mobile in your Spotify app HERE.

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Negative Creep: Weekend Playlist By Pissing Contest

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Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an absolutely essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions.

Our playlist this week comes to us from Richmond’s own Pissing Contest, whose harsh, angry, yet catchy as hell punk rock stylings distinguish themselves as both blatantly filthy and full of subtle intelligence — as all the best punk bands do. They released their second album, The Fountain (which references both urine and Marcel Duchamp on its cover — I dig it), earlier this year, and this Sunday night will find them releasing a cassette featuring both of their albums, cleverly entitled Pisscography, at Bandito’s.

Learn more about that free show, which also features fellow Richmonders Roy Batty and Weird Tears, here, and while you wait for Sunday night to roll around, spend your weekend punking out and circle-pitting around your backyard to this excellent mix from Pissing Contest. We’d say “to whet your appetite,” but with a name like Pissing Contest, it’s best to keep food-related metaphors far away from the conversation.

Get pissed, Virginia.

Open this playlist from mobile in your Spotify app HERE.

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Vegan Mustache Jazz: Weekend Playlist by Colin Phils

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Every Friday night, RVA Mag introduces you to yet another outstanding playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions.

This time around, we’ve got a playlist from Colin Phils, a Richmond math-rock band with roots in Korea and a name that it took me six months to realize was a reference to the drummer for Genesis.

This Saturday, the inaugural POST RVA Fest, a one-day showcase of 15 post-rock, math-rock, and complex indie bands, mostly from the Richmond area, will come to the Broadberry. Members of Colin Phils have curated the entire thing, and on their excellent mix, they give us a perfect introduction to the vast majority of the bands playing the event, along with some classic math-rock, post-rock, emo, and indie tunes that are sure to brighten up your weekend. Grab your POST RVA Fest tickets here, and get ready for a full day of mind-expanding melodies.

Add it up, Virginia.

Open this playlist from mobile in your Spotify app HERE.

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Infinite Walrus: Weekend Playlist by Book of Wyrms

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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 their debut LP, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, a couple of years ago, and they’re currently gearing up to drop a full-length followup. Entitled Remythologizer, it’ll be out this summer on Twin Earth Records; the first single, “Spirit Drifter,” dropped earlier this week.

Their playlist shows that Book Of Wyrms know how long one weekend can be — they’ve filled it with songs that go well beyond the five-minute mark, and even a back-to-back trio of 20+ minute epics! Whether you love stoner metal, space-faring psychedelia, mind-expanding jazz, or good ol’ hard-rocking grunge, you’ll have plenty of awesome sounds to keep your head nodding throughout this wonderful spring weekend.

Set controls for the heart of the sun, Virginia.

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Move Ya Body: Weekend Playlist by DJ HOODY

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

This week’s mix comes from DJ HOODY, one of RVA’s foremost turntablists, who you’ve surely heard spin at many of your favorite clubs around town. He’ll be hitting the decks on Saturday, December 22 (that’s tomorrow night!) upstairs at Vagabond’s weekly Wanderlust dance party, but in the meantime we’ve got a brand new HOODY mix right here for you to shake your booty to.

And it does not mess around — HOODY’s gonna keep you dancing all night long, with jams from local heroes like Chance Fischer, Gent & Jawns, and Myke Terry as well as plenty of international dancefloor anthems.

Get wild, Virginia.

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