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RVA No. 12: Chris Visions
Chris Visions is a freelance artist based in Richmond. A VCU grad, he has tremendous style and his range is incredible. In particular, I am drawn to his ability to convey action and provide his...
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The Banksquiat: A Mini-Interview With Robb Bank$
Robb Bank$ is a young emcee from South Florida who got his start the way a lot of young artists are doing today--through social media. Originally calling himself "Tumblr God," the blogging/social...
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DAILY RECORD: Portal
Portal– Vexovoid (Profound Lore Records)There are artists whose aesthetic decisions make certain terminology difficult to resist when describing their music. The output of Australian metal band Portal,...
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THURSDAY: Immortal Technique At The Jefferson Theater In Charlottesville
Hip hop's best-kept secret will be coming to the VA area this week! Immortal Technique, the Peruvian-American rapper with a reputation for uncompromisingly political lyrics, will be appearing at the...
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RVA No. 12: Humungus
In a time when metal is characterized by apocalyptic doom and crust, avant-garde black metal, and technically layered death metal, a band like Humungus, who don’t take themselves too seriously and...
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Netflix Nerdery #3
Last week, when I watched The Taint, a Richmond based B-Horror film, I realized how awesome my job with RVA Magazine is. Because of my position as a journalist, I was given an opportunity to speak with...
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Highness Premiere New Track; Debut LP Out May 14
Highness is an up-and-coming post-hardcore quintet whose members are split between Richmond and Fredericksburg. The first thing about them that anyone is going to mention is their epic pedigree, so...
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Win Tickets To Sweetlife Festival At Merriweather Post Pavilion!
Fans of great music and sustainable, local cuisine have equal reasons to rejoice about the imminent return of the Sweetlife Music & Food Festival. Presented by Sweetgreen, a natural food restaurant...
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One Way Richmond's Must-See Show Previews 4/10-4/16
FEATURE SHOWTuesday, April 16, 10 p.m.Thelma & the Sleaze, Stiff Licks, The Milkstains, Navi @ The Nile - $5/21+ Well, once again the Nile is home to the big guns. Describing Nashville’s Thelma...
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RVA Magazine's Weekend Preview 4/12-4/14
In one week, the temperature in Richmond seems to have shifted successfully from winter to summer without wasting time with Spring. And this weekend, there are a plethora of awesome Indie shows and...
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Radio Rubber Room At The Republic: Unadulterated Rock n' Roll
Last Wednesday at The Republic, Radio Rubber Room gave us two bands, the likes of which I was beginning to worry did not exist anymore in this fair city; Lightfields and Basmati, each uniquely raucous...
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Theater Review: Richmond Shakespeare's The Tempest
Complexity, and especially ambiguity, are what make Shakespeare Shakespeare. The Bard has many strengths: the grace of his verse and the ease with which he coined the perfect phrase or word, the...
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RVA No. 12: Heavy Midgets
Established venues have a tendency to overshadow the essence of Richmond music, but the moments in time in which scenes coalesce around a small, short-lived venue can be quite invigorating. The most...
View ArticleHenley Street Theatre to Merge with Richmond Shakespeare
Richmond’s Henley Street Theatre and the Richmond Shakespeare are excited to announce a merger that will bring the two renowned theatre production companies under one roof for a year-round romp of...
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Black Sabbath Album Covers: A Historic Look Back
Recently via a brief introductory video, Black Sabbath revealed 27 seconds of a new song and the artwork for their long-awaited new album featuring their original lineup (minus Bill Ward, plus Brad...
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Silent Music Revival Presents The Kid And Wolf//Goat
The idea of bands scoring silent films is not a new idea. Ever since I saw a cello quartet provide an eerie backing to the original Count Of Monte Cristo, I knew the potential for the successful...
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RVA No. 12: Record Reviews
Corrosion Of Conformity - Megalodon EP (Scion)The latest incarnation of COC is a return to their best lineup (the late 80s Animosity trio), and it synthesises the best aspects of their many different...
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The People's Library Project: Creating A DIY Historical Record
We live in an age of social media. Online platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr have become our ephemeral bookmarks, giving each of us a voice on the internet. People can use these platforms...
View ArticleThe Million Dollar Question: Mo' Money, Mo' Problems
"Mo' money, mo' problems." Hip hop legend Notorious BIG once said it, and the Public Art Commission are finding out just how true it is. I walked into their most recent meeting and found the group in...
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I Am Your Father: An Interview With Darth & Vader
Brazilian DJ Hugo Castellan, aka Darth & Vader, has been taking the electronic music world by storm over the last few years with his electro-house/dubstep hybrid sound, most famously on his track...
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