RVA Nails: Flashy Nails = Instagram Success
Hitting 4000 Instagram followers is not an easy task. It takes a special kind of appreciation for the art form - quick photos of a specific nature, maintaining themes, and more importantly, providing...
View ArticleWin Tickets To See Best Coast At The National!
They're back! California indie-rock sensation Best Coast, who charmed the city with their excellent set at RVA Music Fest 2011, are crisscrossing the country right now on tour. They'll be bringing...
View ArticleBacon Fest: Prepare For Greasy Pork Deliciousness
Bacon has seemingly become America’s favorite breakfast meat in recent years, with popular sitcom characters regularly expressing a penchant for it (I’m looking at you, Ron Swanson). Big name diners...
View ArticleOne Way Richmond's Must-See Show Previews 5/22-5/28
FEATURE SHOWThursday, May 23, 8 p.m.of Montreal, Wild Moccasins @ Canal Club - $15/All Ages I do love Athens, Gee Aye. This town full of dawgs has given us R.E.M, B-52’s, Lets Active, Widespread Panic,...
View ArticleThe New Issue Of RVA Magazine Is Out Now!
Yes, it's here! Our fashion issue has hit the streets. The fashion community is on the rise here in RVA, and we're here to help you get in on the ground floor! With a lengthy pictorial section...
View ArticleTHURSDAY: Goth It Up At The Poe Museum's Unhappy Hour
This Thursday, The Poe Museum presents the latest edition of their Unhappy Hour, an informal ode to the macabre wit and mystery of Edgar Allan Poe. Held from 6 to 9 pm on the fourth Thursday between...
View ArticleMissing Maryland Deathfest? Have No Fear! Plenty Of Heavy Music Hits The...
It's that magic time of year again--Memorial Day weekend. Punks and metalheads alike put aside their differences, load their cars up with water bottles, beer, and money for merch, and head to Baltimore...
View ArticleRVA Magazine's Weekend Preview 5/24-5/27
Everyone thinks of Memorial Day weekend as the awesome start to a fun-filled summer; the three-day weekend where you are obligated to go to a music festival, the beach, the mountains... just generally...
View ArticleART FEED: Benjamin Løzninger's Smoke//Fire
Benjamin Løzninger is quite the renaissance man--the French-born artist, who currently resides in Brooklyn, also makes music, directs videos, and works as a sound engineer, among many other things. He...
View ArticleWRIR & The Commonwealth Of Notions Presents, Part III
In less than two months, Shannon Cleary will be presenting the third annual installment of WRIR And The Commonwealth Of Notions Presents, the annual live music series in which he presents a variety of...
View ArticleTheBLAAAHg Launches Print Mag; BLAAAH Due To Hit Richmond In June
A popular blog based out of Boooklyn (and Richmond, sorta), TheBLAAAHg.com, is in the process of raising money through the seemingly ubiquitous Kickstarter crowdfunding site to release a print version...
View ArticleFeast RVA: Throwing Dinner Parties To Support Local Creativity
Feast RVA is among one of the most innovative non-profit organizations that Richmond has seen lately. Their main focus is funding and supporting creative community-outreach projects by local...
View ArticleAnsel Adams Exhibition Opens At The Mariners Museum In June
Famed environmentalist and photographer Ansel Adams will be featured in an exhibition opening at The Mariners' Museum in Newport News on Saturday, June 1. The exhibition, named Fragile Waters, focuses...
View ArticleGet Ready For The Luggage Party Weekend!
This weekend, we've got a special presentation for all you fans of hip hop, partying, and good times. Veteran RVA rappers Luggage have created an epic video trilogy in collaboration with local...
View ArticleDAILY RECORD: Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge
Ghostface Killah& Adrian Younge– Twelve Ways To Die (Soul Temple Music)There was a time when a listener could purchase anything affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan without worrying whether the level...
View ArticleThe Stone Soul Music and Food Festival Returns To Richmond June 1
The Stone Soul Music and Food Festival, which bills itself as Richmond’s “largest R&B, Gospel and Hip Hop festival,” is back, taking place this year on Saturday, June 1st 2013. This year will mark...
View ArticleSatan's Satyrs Kick Off Their Born Mean Tour Tomorrow Night At Strange Matter
Take the speed and aggression of 80’s punk, plus the gloom, doom, and fuzz of 70’s metal bands, and bless it in the blood of a virgin sacrifice to Lucifer. The result is Satan’s Satyrs, a three-piece...
View ArticleThe 7-Person Chair Pyramid High Wire Act Tightrope-Walks Over Richmond This...
Touring DIY theater project The 7 Person Chair Pyramid High Wire Act is headed to Richmond. The show is the brainchild of Donna Oblongata, who, along with Patrick Costello, makes up Der Vorführeffekt...
View ArticleBasmati: Richmond Weirdo Rockers and the Growing Art-Punk Scene
It’s no secret that VCU attracts kids from all over the state and beyond. The constant influx of new students keeps the local artistic community thriving, with new scenes popping up in the vicinity of...
View ArticleDAILY RECORD: Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood
Mark Lanegan& Duke Garwood– Black Pudding (Ipecac Records)The first immediately noticeable facet of anything involving Mark Lanegan is the voice at the songs' core – the disconsolate yet stoic...
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