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RVA Magazine Presents: Local Shows 12/14-12/16
Friday, 12/14: Dave Brockie (of GWAR)(pictured above), Antietam 1862, Carbuncle @ Gallery 5 - $10/All Ages - 8PMFriday, 12/14: J3 Project @ City Dogs in the Fan - 10PMFriday, 12/14: The Blue and the...
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REVOLT OF THE APES Presents: An Interview With The Chaw
We sense something at least slightly off-kilter about the opening minutes of the self-titled debut album from The Chaw. It’s not off-kilter in an unpleasant way – it’s more of an indication of a...
View Article"The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" By Spock!
File this under "WTF," but with the release of The Hobbit and the announcement of the new Star Trek trailer, this song seemed very appropriate. Also, its an excuse to nerd out for a minute. Happy...
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The Cheats Movement Presents RVA Hot Sauce: The Mixtape, Vol. 1
As part of our continuing series of compilations featuring local music curated by local bloggers, today RVA Magazine presents RVA Hot Sauce: The Mixtape, Vol. 1, compiled by The Cheats Movement....
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RVA Magazine Presents: Local Shows 12/17-12/20
Monday, December 17th: Fight Cloud(pictured above), The Northerners @ The Camel– Free - All Ages - 8PMMonday, December 17th: Battlecross(pictured above), Abiotic @ Kingdom - $10 - 7PMMonday, December...
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"Previously On WRIR and The Commonwealth of Notions" Presents Volume Two
For the past two years, I have spent the beginning of my year organizing a fundraiser for WRIR Richmond Independent Radio. It is entitled WRIR and The Commonwealth of Notions Presents. The first year...
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DAILY RECORD: Down
Down - Down IV: The Purple EP (Down Records/Independent Label Group)New Orleans metal supergroup (consisting of current and former members of Pantera, Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar, and Eyehategod)...
View ArticleRVA Magazine Presents: The End Of The World Readers' Poll
Readers of RVA Magazine, behold! We here at the mag are delighted to bring to you today our first Readers Poll in... well, a long time. Before all the Mayan apocalypse hysteria dies down, we figured it...
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Sounds Of RVA Presents: On The Horizon #40
While music journalists are busy preparing and publishing their Best-Of music lists for the year, bands are frantically releasing music before the final toll of 2012. This may complicate certain lists...
View ArticleWorthless Junk Records Turns To Kickstarter To Fund New Releases
Prolific RVA record label Worthless Junk, who have previously released albums by such RVA music scene luminaries as Black Girls, No BS! Brass Band, The Trillions, White Laces, and quite a few others,...
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One Way Richmond's Must-See Show Previews 12/19-12/25
FEATURE SHOWFriday, December 21 & Saturday, December 22 SKALIDAYS 2012 Day 1 (Friday, 21st) 6 p.m.The Pietasters, Murphy's Kids, Elby Brass, Herro Sugar @ Strange Matter - $15/All Ages SKALIDAYS...
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DAILY RECORD: Nine:Fifteen
Nine:Fifteen - Electric Blanket (Candlewax)To provide context for this album, I made up a history involving a paranoid UPS third-shift worker, Prince with a stethoscope, a Clinton-era dorm dweller with...
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RVA No. 11 Is Out Today!
Ladies and gentlemen, just in time for Christmas, RVA Magazine brings our latest gift to you! RVA #11, our Winter 2012 issue, is out today, and it's crammed full of artistic goodness for you to enjoy...
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Getting Dirty and Psycho With Radio Rubber Room At The Republic
Last week’s review was a little twisted; all apologies. Since then, things seem to have tapered down to normality, but nonetheless Radio Rubber Room gave us another fine Wednesday night last week with...
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History Ink: Tattoo Art Exhibit At The Valentine Richmond History Center
As a former history major who wrote my senior thesis about theater as a form of edification for Richmond society (what was I smoking?), I felt like a hypocrite for not visiting the Valentine History...
View ArticleGayRVA: A Life or Death Situation: The Transformation of a Tattoo Artist
“You don’t see a lot of gay people in tattoo shops, especially transgender people, so it was a big deal to me,” said Abel Killian, leaning on a stool in Lucky 13 Tattoo’s back office space. He stands...
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DAILY RECORD: Dopapod
Dopapod - Redivider (self-released)Dopapod is a group that could conveniently be written-off as just another electro-hippie-jam-band. There are so many nowadays, and after all, they’re pretty much all...
View ArticleThe World is Ending!
Spoke too soon... it's happening! ed. note - I don't know who took this picture or I would credit them. I guess I can thank Art Whino since I found it on their FB.
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RVA Magazine Presents: Local Shows 12/21-12/23
Friday, 12/21: Beers and Banjos featuring Red Light Rodeo @ The Camel - 6PM (EARLY)Friday, 12/21: Farm Vegas End of the World Christmas Jam featuring Farm Vegas, The Trongone Band @ The Camel - 8:30PM...
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RVA No. 11: Fun Size
Few, if any, Richmond musicians have a legacy like that of Fun Size frontman James Menefee. As a promising young lad in a budding scene, his early ventures into music found immediate acclaim. Where the...
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