Need Supply Presents Northern Grade Pop-Up Market This Weekend At Haxall Point
The 17-year old Richmond boutique, Need Supply Co., is bringing the Northern Grade traveling pop-up market to the Power Plant at Haxall Point. Northern Grade was founded in 2009 by the Minneapolis...
View ArticlePetition to get Gwar to Play the Super Bowl hits 29,000 Signatures
A Change.org petition to get Gwar to be the halftime entertainment at the 2015 Super Bowl has almost hit 30K signatures. The petition, started by Kentucky man Jeff Cantrell, has a fairly simple demand:...
View ArticleJesse Miller of Lotus Talks 'Monks,' Touring, and Beard-o-Bees
Lotus, an American jam band heavily influenced by electronic dance music, has garnered a significant (and in many cases, fanatically devoted) fan base in their ten year history. The “jam-tronica”...
View ArticleTedxGrace Street Brings New Speakers to the Ted Table
TEDCity2.0, an urban innovation worldwide event being held on September 20, will have a Richmond chapter: TEDxGrace Street.Wren Lanier, in collaboration with John Sarvay, has spent the last month...
View ArticleMost Graffiti Writers Don’t Become Some Cult Hero or Iconic Figure--They End...
Many Richmonders enjoyed the colors and creatures that were painted this past month at the RVA Street Art Festival, and it may or may not surprise you to learn that most of those talented muralists...
View ArticleRVACON Starts Friday--Dress To Kill!
RVACON was nothing more than a dream prior to last summer. But this Friday, Richmond becomes the latest city to hop on the convention circuit, and it looks to contend as one of the most unique and...
View ArticleTake Your Spoilers Like A Man: An Interview With Walk The Moon
Walk The Moon is just one of those bands that you just can't help but fall in love with. Whether you're an ardent music fan or a casual radio listener, you're going to learn every last note and lyric...
View ArticleSHOW REVIEW: Pepper
Pepper, Grieves, RDGLDGRN September 19 at The National“Do not be afraid of the Pepper! The people want the Pepper.” --Dana Carvey, Saturday Night LiveOn September 19, 2013, the fans in Richmond did...
View ArticleWatch The Blood Hit The Coliseum Floor - MMA in RVA This Saturday
Richmond Rumble, a mixed martial arts event featuring thirteen professional fights, will be held in Richmond this upcoming weekend on September 28th. The fight card is headlined by two co-main events...
View ArticleCold Cave Loves Richmond Tattoos & Vegan Food
Cold Cave is the pseudonym of LA and NYC based musician Wesley Eisold. The project, in existence since 2007, has 2 full albums under its belt - Love Comes Close and Cherish The Light Years. The sound...
View ArticleDaily Record: Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady
Janelle Monae (born Janelle Monae Robinson), 27, is more than just a singer, she's a storyteller, a gifted musician, a songwriter and an artist. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, Monae would often build...
View ArticleDavy Rothbart Came to Richmond with Some Unfinished Business
To celebrate the release of the paperback edition of his book of personal essays, My Heart Is An Idiot (see the book review here), Davy Rothbart lit up Ballceaux on Sunday night as part of his...
View Article17 Syllables Of Fury: RVA's First Hand-To-Hand Haiku Tournament Dropped...
On Monday night, Raven Mack brought his Rojonekku Word Fighting Arts to RVA's Studio Two Three for a Hand-To-Hand Haiku Tournament, the first of its kind to take place in Richmond. We've told you about...
View ArticleRVA's Guide to RVACON
What to know everything that is going on for RVACON? We have the complete breakdown of what, where and when for all three days. RVACON is at the Canal Club Friday Sept 27- Sunday Sept 29th RVACON.ORG...
View ArticleOne Way Richmond's Must-See Show Previews 9/25-10/1
FEATURE SHOWSaturday, September 28, 10 p.m.Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Nervous Ticks, The Milkstains, Mutwawa @ Strange Matter - $10/18+ Why people don’t go see Quintron is a mystery to me. I guess...
View ArticleGWAR Announces Fall Tour, Support for SuperBowl Bid, In Best Press Release Ever
There's a fine line between PR work and journalism these days- and while I'm not here to make comparisons, I can assure you we get A LOT of press releases so I know a thing or two about them. We read...
View ArticleDAILY RECORD: Outer Gods
Outer Gods– Light Dims Eternal (Domestic Genocide Records)Among the most immediately noticeable facets of Outer Gods' first full-length (released after a quick succession of demos that've appeared over...
View ArticleSpace Jazz Pours From Michal Menerts Fingers
One of the biggest names in electronic music and a founding member of the Pretty Lights Label, Michal Menert, is set to release a new studio album entitled “Space Jazz” in early November. Menert is...
View ArticleWin Tickets To See Gramatik At The National!
Hey guys, get ready to dance! Slovenia's favorite son, EDM producer Gramatik, will be bringing his jazzy, funky grooves to The National on Thursday, October 3, presented by Steez Promo. And your...
View ArticleEating Pizza And Drinking Lots Of Slurpees: An Interview With Polish...
In the weeks since this year’s Richmond Mural Project, the mural “Moonshine” completed by Bezt & Sainer of the Polish street art team ETAM CRU has become the stand-out favorite, with a steady...
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