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Bass Gods & Fantastic Planet
Long and Doddie battle the bass gods as Audio Ammo hit the Deli tonite with an arsenal of 18" power subs. WHO: Long Jawns and DJ Doddie WHAT: RVA Presents Audio Ammo WHEN: Friday, September 16th 2011,...
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RVA NO. 6: Cough
Many years ago I heard an interesting theory. It said that women musicians generally tend to be bass players because they’re drawn to lower frequencies, which are more like a man’s voice. Meanwhile men...
View ArticleTOMORROW: The Second Annual GWAR-B-QUE!
I'm sure you've heard by now that this year's edition of the annual GWAR-B-Que will not be happening at Hadad's Lake water park as originally scheduled. Despite GWAR and the Slave Pit's efforts to...
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Best Friends Day: It’s Like Summer Camp, Plus Alcohol and Minus Rules
…so basically, it’s not really like summer camp at all. Unless the summer camp you used to attend included copious amounts of cheap beer and naked ladies. Also file under the copious-amounts-of...
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One Way Richmond's Show Picks 9/19-9/21
Monday, 9/19 Carolina Chocolate Drops @ U of R Modlin Center 7:30pm. Monday, 9/19 Dale Watson @ Shenanigans Sept. 19 @ 8pm Monday, 9/19 Witches, Little Master (pictured above), Julie Karr @ Cellar Door...
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RVA NO. 6: Noah O
When I met Noah O nearly ten years ago, he appeared from a distance to have a chip on his shoulder. Based on his rough exterior, dressed in baggy colorful clothes, I assumed he was a common thug and...
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SHOW REVIEW: Hip-Hop Hooray At The Camel
“We have created a historic night in RVA, something years from now I can tell my kids about. And the folklore from this night will spread that September 10, 2011 was a great night for RVA Hip-Hop.”...
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DAILY RECORD: Corrupted
Corrupted – Garten Der Unbewusstheit (Nostalgia Blackrain) Any argument regarding the heaviest bands to have existed will invariably come off as a rather unnecessary expulsion of carbon dioxide into...
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RVA NO. 6: Hold Tight!
Hold Tight! have helped lead a resurgence in Richmond’s basement pop-punk scene. They blend pop-hardcore influences like Kid Dynamite and Lifetime with an almost adolescent “let’s have fun and make as...
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BOOK REVIEW: Learning By Accident
Rosemary Rawlins' memoir Learning By Accident is the story of a wife and mother whose life is changed in the blink of an eye when her husband Hugh is struck by a car while riding his bike and suffers a...
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DAILY RECORD: Night Birds
Night Birds – The Other Side Of Darkness (Grave Mistake Records) Every other review of this album has relied on certain comparisons that are pretty much unavoidable, so I'll just get them out of the...
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Open Stage Night @ Cafe Diem w/ Proverbial
It's time for yet another Open Stage Night at Cafe Diem, presented by RVA Magazine and Radio Rubber Room. If you've missed the last four events, you've missed great music and good times provided by...
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FASHION RANT: GENERAL COLLEGE DROPOUT
Support the troops doesn't mean try to dress like them. What's the first thing American soldiers do when they get home? Change their fucking clothes. You see, most rational human beings realize that...
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THIS WEEKEND: Instant Pleasure Psych Fest At Strange Matter
It’s time to break out the electric Kool Aid because The Instant Pleasure Psych Fest is coming to Strange Matter this Friday and Saturday. In what will be two days of heavy vibes and ample sonic...
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RVA NO. 6: Jenna Chew
Jenna Chew is an up-and-coming young artist who is making an impression in the Richmond art world. She draws inspiration from works of literature as disparate as cyberpunk science fiction and...
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RVA NO. 6: Julia Scott
Bruised, bloody and beaten: these were a few words that came to mind when I first saw Julia Scott’s work. While doing some research on local design group Yours Truly, of which Julia was a member, I...
View ArticleNEXT MONDAY: Fucked Up, Wavves, and Black Girls In Charlottesville
Are you ready for the raging firestorm of hardcore punk fury that will hit Charlottesville in less than a week? Get stoked, because the veteran Canadian sextet Fucked Up aren't going to settle for...
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One Way Richmond's Show Picks 9/22-9/25
Thursday 9/22 Case Closed, Raintree, Ear Theory, Herro Sugar (photo by Mian Long), Aim For The Weekend @ Canal Club 7pm. all ages Thursday 9/22 Snarky Puppy @ Balliceaux 110pm. 21+ Thursday 9/22...
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Synergy Of Family And Fellowship: An Interview with Photosynthesizers
It's hard to remember Richmond before Photosynthesizers stepped on the scene. Although I've never seen them live, ever since I can remember, I've heard nothing but good things. When both musicians and...
View ArticleRadio Rubber Room EP30 Feat. Dane Ferguson
Last Saturday, Dane Ferguson joined us last minute on Radio Rubber Room. He brought his guitar and some really cool songs he wrote inspired by life in Richmond. Though Dane had no idea what he was...
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