Win Tickets To See Thievery Corporation At 9:30 Club!
Electronic music fans, listen up! Thievery Corporation, that legendary DJ duo from Washington DC, is taking over the 9:30 Club, located in their hometown of the nation's capital, for three straight...
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RVA No. 11: Josiah Marroquin
Apparently Virginia Beach has some things going for it. From what I can tell, the place is ripe with youthful rage and wild-spirited party animals. The whole scene is either obscenely weird or weirdly...
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Tasty Jams With Radio Rubber Room At The Republic
Radio Rubber Room’s first Wednesday of the new year kicked off in a fiery blaze, with new and tasty music from The Mystery Ship and Splendid Suns – both of which are plugging away at new releases in...
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2012 In Review: Shannon Cleary's Best RVA Music Of The Year (Part 3: Albums)
It’s been a hell of a year for Richmond music. I couldn’t believe half of the things I listened to, and how impressed I was. Making the list for this year was a difficult task but a rewarding one at...
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DAILY RECORD: Axewound
Axewound - Vultures (Search And Destroy)Axewound is yet another addition to the growing list of "supergroups"--a title quickly evoking a yawn with every new group of dudes that get together between...
View ArticleGayRVA: Behind The Scenes of Monty Python's Spamalot At Richmond CenterStage
The Tony Award winning touring production of Monty Python’s Spamalot is kicking off its national tour January 11th at Richmond’s CenterStage. With the play authored by Monty Python’s own Eric Idle,...
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2012 In Review: Andrew Necci's Top Ten RVA Albums Of The Year
It seems like everyone who has been writing about the previous year in Richmond music keeps talking about it in terms of RVA finally being "on the map" as a cultural center for underground music--and...
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RVA No. 11: Record Reviews
Animal Magazine - Dusted: A Collection (animalmagazine.bandcamp.com) This RVA-based group gives us an underproduced slab of raw, wild hardcore punk with hints of metal and garage rock. Animal...
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RVA Magazine Presents: Local Shows 1/11-1/13
Friday, 1/11: Dumb Waiter, Navi, Eurotics (pictured above), Naked Baby @ Gallery 5 - 8:00pmFriday, 1/11: RVA Solo Night featuring Cameron Ralston, Bryan Hooten, Scott Burton (pictured above), Scott...
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RVA Mag Presents: Local Shows 1/14-1/17
Monday, 1/14: California X (pictured above), Volunteer, Men’s Room @ Strange Matter - 5:00pmMonday, 1/14: Emefe, Rattlemouth (pictured above), The Brand New Life @ Strange Matter - 9:00pmMonday, 1/14:...
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DAILY RECORD: Brian Eno
Brian Eno– Lux (Warp Records)The quasi-manifesto liner notes that accompanied Brian Eno's 1975 album Discreet Music offered the first definition of ambient music, coining the term and providing a...
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TUESDAY: Benefit For Rear Gallery At The Nile
The Rear Gallery is a new artspace that just opened recently here in RVA. A collaboration between four local artists, Laurie Lay, Elysia Houghton, Sean Jones, and Evangeline Rutherford, the gallery has...
View ArticleWhy I'm Excited About Nightlife VA's Winter Invasion--Even Though I'll Never...
It's almost February, and many of you might already be planning on hitting the slopes to defy nature by skiing on her majestic snowy landscapes. Perhaps you're even considering Nightlife Virginia's...
View ArticleWin Tickets To See Cat Power At The National!
This is a rare and important occurrence--Chan Marshall, who records and performs under the name Cat Power, is doing a brief American tour this month, and one of the seven dates she's playing in this...
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Radio Rubber Room At The Republic: New Faces
Last Wednesday was rather refreshing; Radio Rubber Room presented two new bands at The Republic--by which I mean two bands that had never before played a Wednesday night. Hannah Marie and the Bearded...
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One Way Richmond's Must-See Show Previews 1/16-1/22
FEATURE SHOWFriday, January 18, 10:30 p.m. Version City Tour featuring King Django, The Snails, Matt MacLeod @ Balliceaux - $7/21+ Looks like Richmond will be hosting a visionary in the art of...
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DAILY RECORD: Organ Donor
Organ Donor– Demo (self-released)There are certain facets to Richmond that seem as if they've always been thus, and will never change. Statues of slave owners on a street with paving straight out of...
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Commonwealth Of Notions Presents: Compilation (Volume One)
As part of our continuing series of compilations featuring local music curated by local bloggers, today RVA Magazine presents The Commonwealth Of Notions Compilation (Volume One), compiled by Shannon...
View ArticleGay RVA: A Tale Of Two Theatres
Is this town big enough for two indie movie houses?Up until last month, Regal’s Westhampton was Richmond’s only indie film theatre, and that alone gave it significant value. Will Bow Tie Cinema new art...
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RVA Mag Presents: Local Shows 1/18-1/20
Friday, 1/18: Faison School Benefit featuring John Charlet of Murphy’s Kids, Hans Gruber and the Nakatomi Towers (pictured above), The Sharp Comfort, and White Laces @ The Camel - 9:00pmFriday, 1/18:...
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