TONIGHT: ROFL @ Republic Featuring Mike Way
In a relatively short period of time, Mike Way has entertained crowds all over the country with his unique style of observations, and true stories. From performing the legendary Gotham Comedy Club in...
View ArticleRadio Rubber Room EP58 Featuring THINK/EFFECT
On a night when UFO's filled the sky and only by pure fate none of the members had gigs with any of the other bands they are also members of, super group Think/Effect made their way to the Rubber Room....
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SXSW 2012: The Hipster Olympics
You think you know, but you have no idea. This simple quote was originally the slogan for the MTV series “Diary” when it debuted in February of 2000. But the fine folks in Austin who put together South...
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RVA No. 8: Black Girls
On the morning of January 3, the members of Black Girls woke up in their borrowed Winnebago in Wilmington, NC, posted to Tumblr that “coffee and bacon fumes are currently pouring out of the camper like...
View ArticleMickael Broth's Gated Community At Artisphere
Richmond artist Mickael Broth, a former graffiti artist who became a fine artist and sign painter after serving a 10-month jail sentence beginning in 2004, has spent the last year working on Gated...
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DAILY RECORD: Dr. John
Dr. John – Locked Down (Nonesuch Records) It must be difficult for any artist who has established self-conscious personae to step away from the characterizations that they've applied to themselves over...
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SHOW REVIEW: Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn Tuesday, April 10 at The Canal Club I remember bringing home my first Cannibal Corpse record. It was the first time my parents were ever seriously worried about...
View ArticleDAILY FIX: Fam-Lay, "Skrung Owt" (NSFW)
Here's a wild new video for VA Beach rapper Fam-Lay's Neptunes-produced track "Skrung Owt." Astute followers of the VA hip-hop scene will probably have encountered this track before--a leak has been...
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G40 Art Summit Opens At First Friday
The G40 Art Summit celebrated its opening here in RVA on April 6 as part of the First Friday Art Walk. Over the course of that weekend, several big events were held at multiple spaces along Broad St,...
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RVA No. 8: All Shall Perish
Formed in 2002, All Shall Perish is a breakdown-heavy, sociopolitical deathcore band that hails from Oakland, CA. Ben Orum (rhythm guitar) and Mike Tiner (bass) were the original founding members, and...
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TONIGHT: Big Enough W/ The Dream Machine At The Republic
Last Wednesday at The Republic, it was Ghost Owls and The Dream Machine: a peculiar pairing of harmonious grassy folk rock and bold-faced rock n' reggae, respectively. Nonetheless, we saw noteworthy...
View ArticleRVA TV: daybyday's Bank Robbers
Here's another amazing video from former RVA video comedians daybyday. The duo left Richmond almost 5 years ago for LA, going on to star on Fuel TV and HBO's Funny or Die. There's not much we can show...
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Sounds Of RVA Presents: On The Horizon #5
This past weekend, the young and young-at-heart flocked to Richmond for Stay Sweet Fest, a three-day/night festival showcasing the grimiest and dopest pop punk bands. Richmond bands like Close Talker,...
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Adam And The Amethysts: Flickering Flashlight, Not So Flickering
It’s a rare occasion in which a band creates a record that simultaneously sounds like a solo album and a full on rockin’ masterpiece. But Adam & The Amethysts’ latest release, Flickering Flashlight...
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SATURDAY: Dub 101 Nerd Party At The Canal Club!
This Saturday Canal Club goes off for the final Dub101 show of the semester, the theme of which is: Final Exam Nerd Party. As the final installment of the spring semester, B.A.D ASS Raves and Overtone...
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One Way Richmond's Show Picks 4/19-4/22
Thursday, 4/19 The Garbers, Snowy Owls, Peace Beast, The Phunk Tards (DJ set) @ Balliceaux 10pm. Thursday, 4/19 ScottClark4tet, Bererberg @ Forinstance Gallery (107 E. Cary St.) 8pm. Donations...
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FRIDAY NIGHT: RVA Magazine's Seventh Anniversary Two-Party Extravaganza!
RVA Mag is turning 7 this Friday. Yeah man, its true. We can't believe it ourselves, so we are going with back to back parties to forget how we got here. First, the superhero team up with ART WHINO/G40...
View ArticleRIP Levon Helm, 1940-2012
The music world lost a legend today. Levon Helm, whose biggest claim to fame was his role as drummer and, frequently, lead vocalist in country-rock/Americana pioneers The Band, passed away today at the...
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Celebrate Record Store Day 2012 with Plan 9
Now in its fifth year, Record Store Day celebrates the unique culture of independently-owned record stores and the communities that support them--those who love exploring, owning, and collecting music....
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RVA No. 8: Lamb Of God
Lamb Of God, who formed over 15 years ago under the more inflammatory name Burn The Priest, have been the standard bearers for Richmond metal for quite some time now. Since changing their name in 2000,...
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