The Newlin Music Prize announced this morning that McKinley Dixon has won the inaugural award for his album For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her.

For years now, local hip-hop artists CLWDWLKR & Yajirobe have been making a name for themselves with a brand of alternative hip-hop that’s as vibrant as it is hypnotic. Through beat tapes, short [...]

FEATURED SHOW Saturday, March 18, 7 PM Ostraca, Arid, Bomb Threat, Humanitarian Deficit @ Powers BMX – $5 As someone who has lived in Richmond for three decades, I can tell you firsthand [...]

There are countless great outlets, organizations, and individuals covering the music scene in Richmond. So many that it might be hard to keep up to date on all of them. We’ll try and collect some [...]

“Go get you some money, go get you some motion,” declares local hip-hop artist Mmaftay on his latest video “Trench Talk.” Brash but enterprising, it’s this spirit that drives his newest single, [...]

Kudos to director Rick Blair and the team behind RVA Newz N Culture. They hit it out of the park by placing the lyrical rush of local MC Sneeze right in front of the swirling James River for [...]

Flavor Cookie has a lot to say and we definitely want to hear it. Her latest single, "All In My Bag" is a sleek and forceful track that proudly broadcasts her lyrical prowess, all of which is on [...]

FEATURED SHOW Friday, March 10, 7 PM Twin Drugs, Opin, Ett Eko @ Gallery 5 – $10 (order tickets HERE) It’s really tough to keep up with all the new music coming out in any given year. [...]

Releasing an album should be a joyous occasion, a celebration of all your hard work, a high you ride for quite a while. But a satisfying return is never guaranteed, and it’s this hard truth that [...]

There are countless great outlets, organizations, and individuals covering the music scene in Richmond. So many that it might be hard to keep up to date on all of them. We’ll try and collect some [...]

Why did FLKL name their new ambitious record Fistful? Is it because the vibrant songs are an audible representation of holding an abundant amount of musical sounds and styles in one’s hand? Is it [...]

Returning again for Bandcamp Friday today, The Auricular is proud to present its collection of all Bandcamp links from Richmond musicians! This list covers over 1,200 musicians from the Richmond [...]

FEATURED SHOW Tuesday, March 7, 7:30 PM Shockoe Sessions Live presents: Quatres Femmes, feat. Sophie Colette, Alex J. Dimas, Tess Fisher, Kailey Conner @ In Your Ear Studios – $15 (order [...]

Here’s a challenge for you today. Put on the latest single “Real N****z Dont Rap” from Bo Thouznd and try to keep your head from bouncing in and out of the shaking beat and rhymes. Crisp, brisk, [...]

With a booming sound and winding bars, the talent of Turtle Rocky is on full display in his latest single and video, “Petersburg Vet.” Released this past January on YouTube, the single, which has [...]