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RVA Shows You Must See This Week: November 13 – November 19

FEATURED SHOW Sunday, November 17, 7 PM A Celebration of Minimum Wage Recording, feat. Bio Ritmo, No BS! Brass, Justin Golden @ The Broadberry –

Song Review: “Walkabout” by Jr.

The notion of repressing one’s thoughts has become so commonplace that it’s practically a trope in both print and visual media. You know the story—the

V.E. Deflates The Male Gaze & Incels On “Five Four Girls”

The rise of incel culture and casual chauvinism has been hard to stomach. Just seeing the phrase “your body, my choice” slip into headlines so

Song Review: “Stable” by Tentative Decisions

“I don’t know man, I just work here” It’s not just the ubiquity of this phrase in today’s culture–it’s that it feels justified. In many

Scene Recap: Gary Luong, Woman Crush Wednesday, GWAR

Countless great outlets, organizations, and individuals cover the music scene in Richmond, so many that it might be hard to keep up to date on

Richmond’s Mad Skillz Nominated For 2025 Grammy Award

Today, the Recording Academy revealed the nominations for the 67th Grammy Awards, scheduled for February 2, 2025. Some of the biggest stars in popular music

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: November 6 – November 12

FEATURED SHOW Saturday, November 9, 7 PM Landon Elliott, The Wilson Springs Hotel, Deau Eyes @ The Broadberry – $20 in advance, $25 day of

Scene Recap: Illiterate Light, Rebekah Rafferty and The Wakes, Love Tiger Connection

Countless great outlets, organizations, and individuals cover the music scene in Richmond, so many that it might be hard to keep up to date on

Premiere: False Nectar Slice With Alternative Spite On Debut Single, “Perch”

Standing on the edge as another deranged cult seizes for control, it’s impossible to ignore the wave of bitterness and indignation over where we stand—and

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: October 30 – November 5

FEATURED SHOW Saturday, November 2, 1 PM LTC Fest 2, feat. Fleshwater, Drug Church, Modern Color, Anxious, Soul Blind, Keep, Pony, Milly, Praise, Dazy, Sign

Premiere: Artschool Confronts The Burden Of Capitalism In Their New Single, “It Takes A Toll”

As we grow older, we begin to question the oddities of what was instilled in us as children. From superstitions taught as truth to rules

Premiere: Human Worm Soars With Incisive Splendor On Debut Single, “Mega Bitch”

Writing for Esquire magazine in 1936, F. Scott Fitzgerald penned a stark personal essay entitled “The Crack-Up,” which bore the blunt sub-title: “A desolately frank

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: October 23 – October 29

FEATURED SHOW Saturday, October 26, 6 PM Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division), Here Comes Your Band (Pixies), Brass In Pocket (The Pretenders), Gold To Rust (Sisters

Song Review: laundry pile by Sravani Kameswari

Why is life so stressful? Where does all the pressure come from? It's not like we’re short on time, right? Just break down an average

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: October 16 – October 22

FEATURED SHOW Cobranniversary Six Night 1: Friday, October 18, 7 PM Speedy Ortiz, Snack Truck, Ramen Holiday @ Cobra Cabana – $15 (order tickets HERE)

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: October 9 – October 15

FEATURED SHOW Saturday, October 12, 1 PM Bamboo Cafe 50th Anniversary, feat. Piranha Rama, Prabir Trio, Tiny Lights, Barstool Heroes, Noel Haven @ Bamboo Cafe

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: October 2 – October 8

FEATURED SHOW Saturday, October 5, 7 PM Ten Pound Snail, Girlspit, Sunflower’d, Hotspit @ The Broadberry – $10 (order tickets HERE) One of the major

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: September 25 – October 1

FEATURED SHOW Friday, September 27 & Saturday, September 28 Swag Fest Day 1: Friday, September 27, 6 PM Destructo Disk, Strawberry Moon, Trapcry, Bonemachine, Tentative

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: September 18 – September 24

FEATURED SHOW Sunday, September 22, 8 PM Shagwuf Staff Picks Residency Night 3, feat. Shagwuf, The Trillions, White Beast @ The Camel – $12 in

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: September 11 – September 18

FEATURED SHOW Dark Days, Bright Nights Friday, September 13, 7 PM Young Widows, Pygmy Lush, Kilara, No Man, Porcelain, Northeast Regional @ The Broadberry –

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: September 4 – September 10

FEATURED SHOW Friday, September 6, 5 PM Mid-Autumn Celebration at First Friday, feat. Gamelan Raga Kusuma, Peni Candra Rini, Rumput, Yeni Nostalji, DJ Carl Hamm

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: August 28 – September 3

FEATURED SHOW Friday, August 30, 7 PM Mom I’m On Drugs film premiere, feat. Gusher, Lazer Dracula, Ultra Bleach, DJ Ben Speed @ Cobra Cabana

Landon Elliott Announces New Album, aftermath, Alongside Liberating Single, “neon jesus”

Life is built on faith. Faith in your environment, faith in your beliefs, and ultimately, faith in the person staring back at you in the

Richmond Music Roundup: August 1 – August 15

Mutant Academy, Illiterate Light, Carbon Leaf, Ant The Symbol, Ross Wright, Alex Jonestown Massacre, Young Scum, Mad Skillz, Deathcat, Bradford Thomas, Bucko, Contact, Johnny Ciggs

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: August 21 – August 27

FEATURED SHOW Thursday, August 22, 6 PM Poe Goes Punk, feat. Bat Boy, Doll Baby, Teens In Trouble @ The Poe Museum – $12 (order

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: August 14 – August 20

FEATURED SHOW Friday, August 16, 9 PM Antichrist Siege Machine, Funeral Chant, Hiss @ Fuzzy Cactus – $15 Metal. It’s one of the fundamental building

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: August 7 – August 13

FEATURED SHOW Friday, August 9, 8:30 PM Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, The Owners, Shawnis And The Shimmers @ Fuzzy Cactus – $15

Your Guide To Richmond Music Week 2024

Today kicks off the second annual Richmond Music Week, a celebration of Richmond’s thriving music scene brought to you by Richmond music organizations and supporters

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: July 31 – August 6

FEATURED SHOW Friday, August 2, 4 PM 804 Day, feat. Nickelus F, Erin & The Wildfire, Ant The Symbol, Holy River, Los Hermanos Alcranes, Weldon

RVA Shows You Must See This Week: July 24 – July 30

FEATURED SHOW Sunday, July 28, 6 PM Lamb Of God (Photo by Errick Easterday), Mastodon, Kerry King, Malevolence @ VACU Live – $56-$67 (order tickets