Your Mother Wouldn't Approve: Win Tickets To The RVA Adult Expo
Surely you've heard the rumors going around. No doubt you've wondered--is it really true? Can there really be a convention dedicated to adult entertainment occurring right here within our very own...
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Highness Debut Album Available For Free Download (Limited Time Only)
Richmond (and Fredericksburg, and Brooklyn)'s own Highness released their debut album, Hold, this week, and for a limited time, it's available for free download at PureVolume.com. In light of each...
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RVA Magazine's Weekend Preview 5/17-5/19
It's that magical time of year when all the VCU students who can't hack it in Richmond for the summer go home to their parents house, until the dorms re-open or their leases start in August. We...
View ArticleJustice Releases Access All Arenas: A Mediocre Live Ego Booster
The French duo Justice were kings of dance music for a time. But, in what must be a smack in the face for their (former?) fans, Justice has released a new live album, Access All Arenas that is so...
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Dane Jefferson and The Ocean
Based out of Atlanta, painter and VCU alumnus Dane Jefferson has been working hard to bring his rough brush realism into the gallery world after a long layoff. He stopped by the RVA office on the way...
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Norberto Gomez's The Occult Nature Of Style Opens At Gallery A
Local artist Norberto Gomez Jr.‘s latest exhibition, The Occult Nature of Style, will premiere at Gallery A with an opening reception on Thursday, May 16, from 5 to 9 PM. Gomez describes the opening...
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MOVIE REVIEW: Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013, dir. J.J. Abrams)I never really connected with Star Trek as a kid. I grew up with a Luke Skywalker action figure firmly gripped in one chubby hand and Darth Vader...
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SUNDAY: Richmond Music Review #19 At The Tobacco Company!
Every month for nearly two years now, we've been joining with Radio Rubber Room to bring you the best in rockin' local sounds at the Tobacco Company! We call these monthly showcases the Richmond Music...
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A Rock Concert Rollercoaster: An Interview With Ring Of Honor Wrestler Adam Cole
This Saturday, Ring Of Honor brings its unique brand of professional wrestling to Richmond at the Greater Richmond Convention Center for what has to be a can't-miss night of excitement (purchase...
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Mellow Mushroom Opens A New Location In Carytown Next Week
Atlanta-based pizzeria Mellow Mushroom will be opening its first Richmond location in Carytown next week. For some, the coming of Mellow Mushroom means the further encroachment of corporate franchises...
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RT's Mixtape Double Feature: Young Neez & Trance Da Chancellor X Dilly
Young Neez - The Feature Presentation (iTunes)This next mixtape comes from a RVA emcee who tells nothing but straight facts and has proved it through his buzz and street credibility. Young Neez is an...
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RVA Playlist Celebrates Its Third Birthday With A Free Show At The Camel
For RVA Playlist's Andrew Cothern, blogging was originally just a hobby while he worked as a journalist at various news publications. But three years after creating RVA Playlist, it is apparent that...
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Theatre Preview: The Beauty Queen of Leenane at Henley Street Theatre
The titular beauty referred to in The Beauty Queen of Leenane lies not in outward appearance, but in playwright Martin McDonagh’s ability to make you feel uncomfortable. A story about a family working...
View ArticleSomebody Hit Toots Hibbert In The Head With A Bottle
Aaaand this is why we can't have nice things. Last night at Dominion Riverrock, an annual weekend-long music festival that takes place on Brown's Island, Richmond was lucky enough to witness a...
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Dylan, Turner, Calloway, Fitzgerald: RVA's Rich Musical History
I recently ran across an image of the Red Hot Chili Peppers playing Shafer Court in the late 80s and followed the link to VintageRVA. This site is an absolute goldmine of Richmond history. Below are...
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DAILY RECORD: Power Trip
Power Trip– Manifest Decimation (Southern Lord Records)With a few exceptions, most of the really outstanding metal releases this year have owed some serious debts to a variety of bygone eras. Magic...
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Rotten Sound Unleash Brutality Upon Strange Matter This Sunday
Rotten Sound is a brutally angry grindcore/death metal band hailing from Vaasa, Finland. On Sunday, Strange Matter will be graced with their remorselessly blistering sound. This long-running group...
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TUESDAY: oOoOO Brings Witch House Sounds To Strange Matter
oOoOO--say it with me now: "oh"--a San Francisco based witch house project created by Chris Dexter, is playing at Strange Matter tonight. oOoOO is slow, repetitive, dark, and bassy. Take a listen...
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I Drink Wine Out Of Skulls: An Interview With Duane Denison Of Tomahawk
Duane Denison started out studying classical guitar before hitting the scene with The Jesus Lizard, a daring noise band that never really got their due amid the alternative craze that defined the 90s....
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Haiku Show Review #1: Rock n' Roll Haiku
Sara Bohannon has a graduate degree in poetry, and goes to a lot of local shows. She was writing show reviews for us for a while, until she got bored with the format. But recently she came up with a...
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