RVA Shows You Must See This Week: January 28 – February 3
FEATURED SHOW Saturday, January 31, 7 PM White Beast, Rat Fight, Telepathic Love, Captain Caveman @ Bandito’s [...]
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Premiere: Disrotter Unleashes A Grinding Reckoning Without Escape On Perish Forth
What is true horror? The sheer cruelty of the world around us, or our unsettling ability to continue to live [...]
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: January 21 – January 27
The ongoing evolution of heavy music, both within Richmond and beyond, has been very interesting to watch over the [...]
Premiere: Christina Louise Finds Musical Fire Waiting In The Ashtray On “Half-Smoked Cigarettes”
The instinct to connect is ingrained in our existence. To search for friends, mentors, companions, and confidants. [...]
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: January 14 – January 20
FEATURED SHOW Thursday, January 15, 8 PM The Damage, Destruct, Arrogants, Subjects @ Fuzzy Cactus – $10 (Main [...]
Tristan Dougherty And The Heart Pines Gather At A Pastoral Crossroads On “Indecision Waltz”
The placement of whether to leave or stay has long been a staple of popular music. Most famously framed as a punk [...]
GQue Sets The Pace With “Ran It Up”
Suffering from the post-holiday energy dip? You’re in luck! Richmond rapper GQue got the perfect antidote with “Ran [...]
The Auricular Presents Radio B At Plan 9 Music, January 21
The Auricular's performance series at Plan 9 Music kicks off 2026 in dynamic fashion with Radio B taking the stage [...]
Album Review: Talk In Your Sleep by Midlife Pilot
Midlife Pilot is a name I’ve been hearing around the Richmond music scene for quite a while now. Releasing their [...]
Lil Grits Explores The Work Behind The Wish In “Dreams”
Anything is possible when you close your eyes and let your mind drift. All of your wishes, as well as all of your [...]
choline Amplifies The Noise For A Much-Needed “Clean Slate”
It’s hard to imagine desiring a reset just nine days into the new year, but here we are. As the news becomes more [...]
Sun V Set Portray Piercing Renewal On “Ankle Biter Thorn”
In 2005, David Foster Wallace presented a new spin on the term “rat race,” electing to redefine it as “the constant [...]
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: January 7 – January 13
FEATURED SHOW Saturday, January 10, 8 PM Fundraiser for Cel’s Surgery Recovery, feat. Ten Pound Snail, Shagg [...]
Album Review: Burn In Heaven – Decalogue by Leather Hearse
Back when I started going to shows in Richmond, it was the early ’90s, and noise rock was the big thing in the [...]
Premiere: Elle Christine Grapples With Possibility On “Rabbit Hole”
New year, new you? The burning question each time we prepare for the ball drop, and the stinging taunt that follows [...]
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: December 31 – January 6
FEATURED SHOW Wednesday, December 31, 7 PM 4th Annual Lakeside Tavern New Year’s Eve Extravaganza, feat. 40 [...]
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: December 24 – December 30
FEATURED SHOW Friday, December 26, 8 PM Big No & Noah-O, King Delt, LBE Hunt, Big Street Deedy, Reppa Ton, P2P [...]
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: December 17 – December 23
FEATURED SHOW Saturday, December 20, 2 PM Justin Golden’s Birthday Show, feat. Justin Golden (solo and with [...]
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: December 10 – December 16
FEATURED SHOW Thursday, December 11, 7 PM Singh/Alcalde/Simmons @ Reveler Experiences – $15 (order tickets [...]
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: December 3 – December 9
FEATURED SHOW Friday, December 5, 5 PM RVA Krampusnacht presents: Yuletide Monsters First Friday Kickoff, feat. [...]
The Auricular Presents Avery Fogarty At Plan 9 Music, December 10
On Wednesday, December 10th, The Auricular proudly presents the spectacular Avery Fogarty of Hotspit at Plan 9 [...]
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: November 26 – December 2
FEATURED SHOW Tuesday, December 2, 6:30 PM A Shockoe Sessions Live! Christmas!, feat. Caroline Scruggs, Los [...]
Album Review: The Hard Season by The Hard Season
There are things about being a lifelong member of a marginalized and misunderstood counterculture that no one tells [...]
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: November 19 – November 25
FEATURED SHOW Thursday, November 20, 7 PM Sundials, Doll Baby, All Away Lou @ The Camel – $12 in advance, $15 [...]
Belly Of The Heart Display Moral Decay Through Felt Surrealism On “Frozo”
Oh, the tangled webs humanity weaves. Oh, the strange, strange ways we choose to display those entanglements. The [...]
D.R. Price Delivers Heartfelt Vows In “My Man”
Pure affection deserves pure expression. Nothing extravagant, nothing ambiguous. Just honest emotion spoken [...]
The Auricular Presents Warren Campbell At Plan 9 Music, November 19
This Wednesday, The Auricular proudly brings the radical sounds of Warren Campbell to Plan 9 Music for a special [...]
Richmond Music Roundup: October 1 – October 31
New music from Laura Ann Singh, Dead Billionaires, Ty Sorrell x Profound79, Roughshod, DJ Harrison, Erin Lunsford, [...]
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: November 12 – November 18
FEATURED SHOW Friday, November 14, 7 PM Piranha Rama, Unmastered Masters, Russell Lacy, DJ Sidewinder @ Get Tight [...]
Album Review: Democatessen by Sub/Shop
As a longtime denizen of Richmond, living here in 2025 is a bit weird. In a lot of ways, I don’t recognize this [...]