Quiet Time with Blaine Fontana
I came across Blaine Fontana's work in the G40 Art Summit list of participating artists and had to give some love for his work up here. Look for a few pieces next month on Broad Street. Blaine Fontana...
View ArticleRadio Rubber Room EP 53, Featuring A Collegiate Affair
Episode 53 was quite the affair. It was A Collegiate Affair. This four piece, young-punk/rock group is currently spread out between three different VA Universities, but they come together as often as...
View ArticleDAILY FIX: Action Bronson, "Hookers At The Point" (NSFW)
Prolific up-and-coming Queens MC Action Bronson, who released two full-length LPs last year (Dr. Lecter and his collaboration with Statik Selektah, Well Done), is hard at work on at least two more full...
View ArticleRVA Hot Sauce: Episode I
On October 21, 2011, RVA HOT SAUCE was introduced to the city of Richmond. The Cheats Movement, Just Plain Sounds, and The Shop brought together some of the hottest talent in RVA for a night of...
View ArticleRVA TV: REACH: Trust / Follow
From local film-maker William Robinette: I sat down at the top of October last year to write out a short that could play at the Byrd Zombie Festival that was going on around Halloween. Things ended up...
View ArticleDAILY RECORD: Netherfriends
Netherfriends - Middle America (Kilo Records) Shawn Rosenblatt has been the leader and only constant member of the Netherfriends for years now, but back at the beginning of 2010, the project took on a...
View ArticleREVOLT OF THE APES Presents: An Interview With The Band In Heaven
There are those who believe that heaven isn’t too far away, that heaven is the whole of the heart, that heaven is a place on earth, perhaps purchased by a Lady who's sure all that glitters is gold. And...
View ArticleOne Way Richmond's Show Picks 3/15-3/18
Thursday, 3/15 Night of comedy featuring Kyle Kinane, Bill Metzger, David Marie-Garland, Joe Hafkey @ Strange Matter 10pm. Thursday, 3/15 Beppe Gambetta @ Ashland Coffee and Tea 8pm. Friday, 3/16...
View ArticleThe Tasteful Artistic Sluttiness of Wolford
Wolford is an Austrian lingerie and clothing brand not known for it's varied portfolio of models (are we edging closer to more diverse European modelling? It's tough on the psyche. I'll skip the...
View ArticleGAIA RVA Mural Complete!
What an amazing project! G40 is underway. Here are some of the final photos I took of Gaia. The mural is located at 11 West Grace Street. He is on his way down south, ATL, NOLA, and Memphis, before...
View ArticleCold Cuts w/ Long Jawns & Doddie
Cold Cuts is back, and we're not talkin your mom's lunch meat! Long and Doddie return to NY Deli with more bass, bangers and that thing kids these days like to call, "swaggggggg." Don't miss out! WHO:...
View ArticleSHOW REVIEW: Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus, Screaming Females, Diarrhea Planet Tuesday, March 6 at Strange Matter A new favorite trend to behold when March arrives: bands that are venturing to Austin, Texas for SXSW dropping by...
View ArticleThe Trillions And Canary Oh Canary At Gallery 5
Todd Raviotta's been taking his camera to a lot of awesome happenings around RVA lately, and all of us have been the benificiary! Most recently, he hit up Gallery 5 on Wednesday, March 7 to catch local...
View ArticleJoyride with Alex Key
Local graphic artist Alex Key is having a show. Here is a sample of his work and the writeup... Joyride is a new collection of work by artist Alex Key opening at Turnstyle on April 6th. The work is...
View ArticleRVA Bass Bulletin #12: Powered By White Raver Rafting
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day EDM fam! Finally, after two reclusive weeks, the site is back up and the Bass Bulletin has returned to RVAmag. Perfect timing with some big news and much to catch up on with...
View ArticleNo Signal's Show Picks 3/19-3/21
Monday, 3/19 Bomb The Music Industry, Hold Tight! (pictured above), Close Talker, Amateur Thieves @ The Camel 7pm. Monday, 3/19 Midzhur, Who Fucking Cares (pictured above), Overdoser @ Strange Matter...
View ArticleSHOW REVIEW: The Casualties
The Casualties, Toxic Holocaust, Iron Reagan, Dry Spell, Occultist Tuesday, March 13 at Strange Matter The award for show of the year so far goes to The Casualties at Strange Matter. How often does...
View ArticleSounds Of RVA Presents: On The Horizon
Greetings! This is Sarah from Sounds of RVA, and welcome to my new column here at RVA Mag. Each week I will fill this space with upcoming releases and shows to look out for, new videos, hot tracks,...
View ArticleMural Artist Pixel Pancho In RVA For G40!
If the arrival of Gaia to kick things off didn’t get you interested in the G40 Art Summit, I’m not sure what will. But here is another attempt. The amazing Pixel Pancho is killing his robots on Grace...
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