RVA Magazine Presents: Show Picks 7/13-7/15
Friday, July 13: Beers and Banjos with The Picktones @ The Camel 6 PM (EARLY) Friday, July 13: A Wilhelm Scream (pictured above), The Holy Mess, This is your Life, Family Cat @ The Camel (LATE) Friday,...
View ArticleSATURDAY: Siix7 Post-Recording Show At The Canal Club!
Richmond once again has a busy weekend afoot. Among the array of choices for your weekend activity, Siix7 will be performing this Saturday at the Canal Club along with River City Dogs, Westhampton...
View ArticleRT's RVA Hip-Hop Video Roundup #4
Here are some brand new videos from the local RVA hip-hop scene, with commentary from Roger Tyler, aka RT of The New Juice Crew. You can check out his work HERE, or catch him on WDCE 90.1 FM, Mondays...
View ArticleRocky Horror Show Takes Over Firehouse Theatre Starting July 19!
Back before it was ever a moving picture, there was the Rocky Horror Show, a stage musical that opened in London in 1973. The 1975 film version attained more mainstream fame, but the stage show is the...
View ArticleCOLD CUTS w/ Long Jawns & Stereo Faith
COLD CUTS continues to beat the heat this month with Long Jawns and special guest Stereo Faith from DC. Come Party! WHO: Long Jawns & Stereo Faith WHAT: Cold Cuts WHEN: Friday, July 13th, 2012,...
View ArticleSATURDAY: Death Cab For Cutie In Charlottesville! Last Minute Ticket Giveaway!
We here at RVA Magazine have gotten our hot little hands on a pair of tickets to the Death Cab For Cutie show, with special guests Surfer Blood, at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Charlottesville...
View ArticleDoctor Astronaut's Star Slam #10
If you’ve got the time, reread the first part of last week’s scope before moving onto this one. The astrology world calls planetary threesomes like the one happening now “T-Squares”, and they are never...
View ArticleDAILY RECORD: Om
Om – Advaitic Songs (Drag City Records) It can sometimes be hard to tell how self-referential bands are being with their titling, but the newest Om release seems to suggest that their nomenclature is...
View ArticleSHOW REVIEW: Lemuria
Lemuria, Hold Tight!, Family Cat, Volunteer Monday, July 2 at Gallery 5 A funny thing happened to me on the way back from my last Lemuria show. As I met up with a few friends, I received a text from my...
View ArticleDAILY FIX: Deep Purple, "Space Truckin' (Live In New York, 1973)"
Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord passed away today after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 71. It seems a lot of the time that people who talk about heavy metal pioneers hold Led Zeppelin and...
View ArticleRVA Magazine Presents: Show Picks 7/16-7/19
Monday, July 16th Dual Album Release Party, with Hold Tight, Pedals on Our Pirate Ships (pictured above), Ramshackle Glory, Sundials @ The Camel 9 PM Monday, July 16th RVA Big Band @ Balliceaux 9 PM...
View ArticleSounds Of RVA Presents: On The Horizon #18
This week's Sounds Of RVA column needs no introduction. Here you go! This past week, Sounds of RVA was treated to a free Groovin' in the Garden pass, and you guys get to reap the benefits. First, Mavis...
View ArticleOneWayRichmond Presents: Know Your Church Hill Markets
Blue Wheeler Market & Deli 3120 East Marshall St. The Blue Wheeler has been around forever. I used to live a block from it back in ‘95, but never went to Big Blue, as I called it, because back then...
View ArticleMOVIE REVIEW: The Dark Knight Rises
I left the theatre less than an hour ago and, despite being way too old to put on a cape(towel) and run around kicking and punching things the way I did as a kid after some superhero movie or another,...
View ArticleDAILY RECORD: Windfaerer
Windfaerer – Solar (self-released) Not to sound like I rely too heavily on snap judgments and preconceptions, but if somebody had told me this morning that by the time the sun had set I'd be giving a...
View ArticleRVA TV: The Fire Tapes, "Reprise"
RVA TV is proud to present the exclusive premiere of "Reprise," the newest video by Charlottesville, VA's The Fire Tapes. Directed by RVA TV alumnus William Pence, the video mixes what looks to be a...
View ArticleWEDNESDAY: Lorem Ipsum w/ The Dream Machine at The Republic
Last Wednesday at The Republic Radio Rubber Room gave us The Dream Machine and Stomp Status, with a surprise set by a fledgling trio The Northerners. TDM's young new drummer Amani Williams has clearly...
View ArticleTONIGHT: Matthew E. White Single Release Show At Balliceaux!
When it comes to Richmond music, there has been a sense recently that something great lurks in the wings. Bands are taking to the occasion to really step up their game as far as releases and touring...
View ArticleIll.Gates Brings Ill.Methodology To The Canal Club
On Thursday, July 12, San Francisco DJ Ill.Gates conducted his Ill.Methodology DJ workshop at The Canal Club. This artistic development workshop shows electronic musicians and performers techniques and...
View ArticleAn Interview With The Indigo Girls
Long-running folk-rock duo The Indigo Girls should need no introduction. They are currently on tour in support of their 13th full-length album, Beauty Queen Sister, released last fall on their own...
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