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Designed Chaos by Ryan Mcginness
We heard thru the grapevine that Ryan Mcginness is coming back to the VMFA in September. His paintings at first glance look like a hurricane of color and design or as dense as a conversation on a busy...
View ArticleRadio Rubber Room EP 47 - The Dream Machine
In promotion and celebration of the upcoming kick-off for every Wednesday at The Republic, The Dream Machine made their second appearance on Radio Rubber Room. The guys had been on close to a year ago,...
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DAILY RECORD: Earth
Earth – Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II (Southern Lord Records) With the exception of the aesthetic one-eighty that Earth took five or six years ago that shifted their music from monolithic...
View ArticleWEDNESDAY: Anvil At Strange Matter!
That's right everyone, prepare to get rocked by the legendary veterans of Canadian thrash metal, Anvil! Touring the US behind their recent career anthology, Monument Of Metal, Anvil will be bringing...
View ArticleBASSNECTAR 'Amorphous Music Mixtape Vol. 7'
The Bassnectar camp just dropped this nugget on us and we had to put it on blast immediately. You know he is coming to RVA in a bit? Make sure to grab your tickets from HERE. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
View ArticleGuilo is REMED, REMED is Guilo
Picasso's later work, 50's Jazz albums and African art are a few of the things that have influenced his style. REMED is known for creating big, disruptive imagery that dominates with a style that is...
View ArticleDAILY FIX: Isaiah & Hovey - Smoke Signals
There is not much I can say about Isaiah & Hovey - not because I have not had the opportunity to familiarize myself with their work, but because in the onslaught of brief but rave reviews, and...
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SHOW REVIEW: Diamond Center/White Laces/Super Vacations/Snowy Owls
The Diamond Center, White Laces, The Super Vacations, and The Snowy Owls Friday, January 20 at Strange Matter There are times when I think this city has it too good, and January 20th was one of them....
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Hamburger Eyes Presents A New Zine From Richard Perkins
Hamburger Eyes, the long-running photography magazine/publishing company, has released a zine by photographer extraordinaire and RVA contributor Richard Perkins. Entitled Speak Of The Devil, it...
View ArticleWEDNESDAY: Radio Rubber Room Presents Soundstorm At Republic!
This week, it's the premiere of Radio Rubber Room's new Wednesdays At The Republic With The Dream Machine event, which kicks off in fine fashion with a great headlining set from Soundstorm! This young,...
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SOUL CORNER #2, by DJ Pari
Richmond based DJ Pari is the host of the monthly Soulpower dance party at Balliceaux and co-host of Midnight Soulstice on WRIR 97.3 fm (every Friday from 11pm until 1am.) Pari spins at clubs and...
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RVA Bands Hit 2012's Biggest Music Festivals
Festival season is almost upon us, and you know what that means. Many Richmond bands will be taking their sound on the road and spreading the good word. In addition to Black Girls’ recent announcement...
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DAILY FIX: Pho King Training Montage
For the last two years, Richmond's favorite Vietnamese restaurant, Mekong, has hosted the Pho King Super Bowl Challenge. The Pho King challenge kicks off at 4 PM Super Bowl Sunday, and pits its...
View ArticleRPG Kickstarter Project Needs Your Help!
Richmond stoner metal group RPG has been working for quite a while on their soon-to-be-released new LP, High Loathsome, and now the end of their quest is in sight. They've been collecting funds to pay...
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One Way Richmond's Show Picks 2/2-2/4
Thursday, 2/2, Rehab, Rittz, Downbeat Switch (pictured above) @ Canal Club 7:30pm 18+ Thursday, 2/2 NO BS Brass Band @ Balliceaux 10pm. 21+ Friday, 2/3 EQ Produktions presents Paper Diamond, The Polish...
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I Didn't Know What I Was Doing Had A Name: An Interview With Decayed Richmond
Begun about a year ago, Decayed Richmond is a website dedicated to visual explorations of the abandoned history and architecture that can be found in the neglected corners of Richmond’s urban...
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DAILY RECORD: Poison Idea
Poison Idea – Darby Crash Rides Again (Southern Lord Records) The relatively recent trend of plundering hardcore's darkest recesses for the previously unheard and unknown can come dangerously close to...
View ArticleDAILY FIX: Liturgy, "True Will"
Brooklyn-based black metal band Liturgy have had a divisive presence in the music scene over the past year or so, with many going nuts over their second album, Aesthethica, and just as many people...
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SATURDAY: Bootlegger's Ball At The Hippodrome!
The Hippodrome, a historic Richmond theater that first opened nearly 100 years ago, brought some of the mid-20th century's biggest starts to Richmond in the 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, featuring...
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REBEL @ Republic w/ Long Jawns & Doddie
Get your first Friday party on with Long and Doddie of the Audio Ammo crew as REBEL continues to be a proven destination to start your weekend off right! WHO: Audio Ammo WHAT: REBEL WHERE: The Republic...
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