By Doug Nunnally In Features, News, ReviewsPublished October 30, 2025Premiere: King Kaiju Drops A Burst Of Insight On Thinking Out LoudTime might be the universe's greatest joke, or at least the way we try to contextualize it as fixed and linear. [...] READ MORE
By Marilyn Drew Necci In NewsPublished October 29, 2025RVA Shows You Must See This Week: October 29 – November 4FEATURED SHOW Sunday, November 2, 7 PM Phantom Genius, The Moment, Shormey, Good Morning Pino @ The Camel – [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In Features, News, ReviewsPublished October 25, 2025Premiere: Roughshod Capture The Frights & Fights Of Identity On “I Can’t Be Your Girl”It’s the season for haunt and frights. Movies that shock and unnerve, attractions that stalk and thrill, and [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In NewsPublished October 24, 2025NDEFRU Forgoes The Hook For The Message On “Virginia In You”The assault on progress is widespread. It's pervading every facet of our daily life, from the high cost of [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In Features, News, ReviewsPublished October 23, 2025Premiere: Velvet Ruin Cast A Gothic Glow On “Gemini / Gun”Despite the sheer volume of musicians in Richmond, some genres remain underrepresented, if not absent, from the [...] READ MORE
By Marilyn Drew Necci In NewsPublished October 22, 2025RVA Shows You Must See This Week: October 22 – October 28FEATURED SHOW Friday, October 24, 9 PM Velvet Ruin, Shagg Carpet, Homey @ The Camel – $13.20 (order tickets [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In NewsPublished October 22, 2025Alchemy Vividly Channels The Underground In “No Clip”Originality has always been an act of rebellion. Where the status quo only sees a number within a sweeping [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In NewsPublished October 22, 2025Thugga Looks For Change In The Scene With “1000 Degrees”They say to “be the change you wish to see in the world,” a call that usually applies to activism but just as [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In Features, News, ReviewsPublished October 17, 2025Album Review: More! by Dead BillionairesIf punk rock has always been about giving voice to the voiceless, More!, the new EP from Dead Billionaires, takes [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In Features, News, ReviewsPublished October 16, 2025Premiere: Erin Lunsford Finds Perspective And Perseverance While “Crossing Belvidere”Living at the brink of exhaustion is our society’s norm these days. With that comes a flood of unseen consequences. [...] READ MORE
By Marilyn Drew Necci In NewsPublished October 15, 2025RVA Shows You Must See This Week: October 15 – October 21FEATURED SHOW Friday, October 17, 9 PM Dead Billionaires, Rikki Rakki, Flora & The Fauna @ The Camel – [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In Features, News, ReviewsPublished October 9, 2025Premiere: Rough Age Finds Its Focus In The Frenzy On EntertainmentClarity is everything. It’s the thing we all chase, the thing we all desperately crave, whether we’re seeking [...] READ MORE
By Marilyn Drew Necci In NewsPublished October 8, 2025RVA Shows You Must See This Week: October 8 – October 14FEATURED SHOW Friday, October 10, 7 PM Rough Age, Sister Planet, Painted World @ Gallery 5 – $14.64 (order [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In NewsPublished October 7, 2025Wear Your Love For Local Music With This Limited Edition ShirtShow your support for local music (specifically Richmond, Virginia) with this lovely shirt printed in Comfort [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In NewsPublished October 7, 2025The Auricular Presents Erin Lunsford At Plan 9 Music, October 22Save the date for Wednesday, October 22nd, because The Auricular proudly hosts the extraordinary Erin Lunsford at [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In Features, News, ReviewsPublished October 7, 2025Song Review: “Levity” by TV Battle StationsMemory may be intangible, but its suffocating potential is very real. By design, it is both neutral and inevitable. [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In NewsPublished October 7, 2025DuctTape Jesus Presents Controlled Madness On “Private School”Few artists in Richmond hip-hop command attention quite like DuctTape Jesus. Past or present. Whether he’s tearing [...] READ MORE
By Marilyn Drew Necci In NewsPublished October 1, 2025RVA Shows You Must See This Week: October 1 – October 7FEATURED SHOW Saturday, October 4, 7 PM Reverse Yr Curse, Piranha Rama, Snack Truck @ Bandito’s – $10 [...] READ MORE
By Marilyn Drew Necci In NewsPublished September 24, 2025RVA Shows You Must See This Week: September 24 – September 30FEATURED SHOW Dark Days Bright Nights @ Studio Two Three – Three-day passes $85 (order HERE) Friday, [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In Features, News, ReviewsPublished September 24, 2025Song Review: “El Dorado” by ArtschoolSo much of our lives is spent chasing wealth and glory that we often miss the abundance already surrounding our [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In Features, News, ReviewsPublished September 22, 2025Album Review: Shake Your Bones by The Potted PlantsThere’s a common saying within professional wrestling that the most compelling characters come from the performers [...] READ MORE
By Marilyn Drew Necci In NewsPublished September 17, 2025RVA Shows You Must See This Week: September 17 – September 23FEATURED SHOW Saturday, September 20, 7 PM The Hip Hop Orchestra, feat. La Primavera Strings, Ant The Symbol, Sam [...] READ MORE
By Marilyn Drew Necci In NewsPublished September 10, 2025RVA Shows You Must See This Week: September 10 – September 16FEATURED SHOW Wednesday, September 10, 7 PM Benefit For Mitch Clem, feat. False Nectar, Downhaul, Caroline Vain, [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In NewsPublished September 9, 2025The Auricular Presents Alex J Dimas At Plan 9 Music, September 17thJoin us on Wednesday, September 17th, as The Auricular is bringing the majestic sounds of Alex J Dimas to Plan 9 [...] READ MORE
By Marilyn Drew Necci In NewsPublished September 3, 2025RVA Shows You Must See This Week: September 3 – September 9FEATURED SHOW Friday, September 5, 5 PM Hello, My Name Is… Opening Night, feat. Solace Sovay, DuctTape Jesus, [...] READ MORE
By Marilyn Drew Necci In NewsPublished August 27, 2025RVA Shows You Must See This Week: August 27 – September 2FEATURED SHOW Saturday, August 30, 8 PM Prayer Group, Gloop, White Beast @ Bandito’s – $10 [...] READ MORE
By Doug Nunnally In NewsPublished August 27, 2025Roll With The Punches Listening Party And Rebecca Porter Q&AOn Sunday, August 31, Révéler Experiences will host an intimate listening party for Roll With The Punches, the [...] READ MORE
By Griffin Smalley In Features, News, ReviewsPublished August 27, 2025Album Review: Hurting Other People by Shagg CarpetA little over a year ago, I sat down in an eclectically decorated room to talk with local egg punk band Shagg [...] READ MORE
By Griffin Smalley In Features, News, ReviewsPublished August 26, 2025Album Review: Dreamgrl by DeathcatSome may not believe it, but there was once a time when I went to see Deathcat in a small dimly lit Ipanema, maybe [...] READ MORE
By Marilyn Drew Necci In NewsPublished August 20, 2025RVA Shows You Must See This Week: August 20 – August 26FEATURED SHOW Saturday, August 23, 7 PM Chandler, Lex Bratcher, Billy Marchiafava, O-Z, music by TuffLuckKid & [...] READ MORE