Griffin Smalley rounds up this week’s Richmond music picks, from Public Image Ltd and Plague Vendor at The National to Squirrel Flower, I Have A Dreampop Fest and local favorites Celler Dwellers, Phra...

Todd Raviotta goes behind the scenes of Richmond’s Tilt Studio Sessions, where musicians, filmmakers, designers and production crews turn live performances into collaborative visual productions. The t...

Christian Detres reviews Aziza Barnes’ BLKS at Richmond Triangle Players, a sharp, funny look at Black and queer friendship in Brooklyn. Strong performances and moments of brilliance bring its charact...

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Christian Detres reviews Cadence’s Dog Mom at Firehouse Theatre, a funny, moving production he calls one of Richmond’s best in years. Tate Elizabeth Hanyok’s play explores love, loneliness, devotion a...

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Richmond creative collective Endling is working to keep the city’s underground alive. From house shows to Ember Music Hall and performances in New York, Miami and Chicago, the young artists are buildi...

Chuck Varga, a founding member of Richmond’s GWAR and the artist and performer behind Sexecutioner, died Sept. 25 at 68 after a battle with cancer. Varga helped shape GWAR’s early visual identity and ...

Griffin Smalley highlights this week’s Richmond shows, from Jesse Welles’ return at The National to Powerplant’s synth-punk takeover at The Camel and the sixth annual John Prine Memorial Benefit, feat...

John Waters brought his gospel of filth to a sold-out Byrd Theatre in Richmond for a night of trash, bad taste and perverted humor. Callie Watts reflects on the filmmaker’s influence, talks with drag ...

Richmond illustrator Ed Harrington joins It’s Still Our City to discuss his journey from VCU and Style Weekly to tattooing, freelance illustration and work for major brands. Harrington talks creativit...

Protesters gathered near Richmond International Airport to call attention to its role in ICE detainee transfers and deportation operations. ICE Flight Monitor data shows enforcement flights out of Ric...

Virginia Rep’s The Play That Goes Wrong turns a fictional murder mystery into complete theatrical chaos at the November Theatre. With physical comedy, collapsing scenery, perfectly timed pratfalls and...

Iron Blossom returned to Richmond for its fourth year with Jack White, LCD Soundsystem, Phantogram, Portugal. The Man, Dijon, Geese, Die Spitz and more taking over Midtown Green. Photographer Vinny Ca...

Richmond’s music calendar is stacked this week with Automatic and Accessory at The Camel, Unseemlier, Bashful and Heavy Friends at Banditos, and Switchfoot and Anberlin at The National. Plus, we check...

Richmond's Brown's Island is undergoing a $30 million renovation that will add permanent restrooms, drinking water, more shade and seating, a splash pad, improved accessibility and new landscaping. Th...

Ahead of Iron Blossom, veteran promoter Ken Macdonald looks at how Richmond’s live music ecosystem has grown from small clubs and theaters to Brown’s Island, major festivals and the Allianz Amphitheat...

Richmond remembers Dolly Parton through the people who loved her, from drag performers and lifelong fans to children discovering her music. Callie Watts explores Dolly’s legacy through Richmond’s Doll...

Violent Femmes singer Gordon Gano talks 45 years of making music, the staying power of “Kiss Off” and “Blister in the Sun,” doing karaoke to his own song, playing without setlists and returning to Ric...

After 16 years, Richmond’s Night Idea is still evolving. Joey Anderson, Reggie Pace and Reyna Pannell talk about the band’s changing sound, Richmond’s musical ecosystem, why musicians seem to love Nig...

Ska isn’t dead in Richmond this week. The Bouncing Souls, The Suicide Machines and Strike Anywhere hit The National, while Nana Grizol plays Gallery5 and The Auricular celebrates eight years at The Ca...

Download the official 2026 Virginia PrideFest Guide from RVA Magazine, featuring the full schedule, festival map, parking info and stories from Richmond’s LGBTQ+ community.

At 22, Mary File Clem helped create Richmond’s Fan Free Clinic, Virginia’s first free clinic and the organization now known as Health Brigade. Patience Salgado reflects on Clem’s legacy, the mutual ai...

Richmond Triangle Players executive director Philip Crosby talks queer theater, the AIDS era, political pressure, Pride and why RTP remains committed to telling LGBTQ+ stories.

Meet Tiera Craig, Diversity Richmond’s new executive director, as she discusses listening to Richmond’s LGBTQ+ community, the challenges facing local nonprofits, and her vision for the organization’s ...

RVA Cannabis Co. is bringing THC-infused mocktails, edibles and a new kind of cannabis-focused social space to downtown Richmond’s Canal Walk.

Richmond-based artist Monsieur Zohore turns paper towels, wigs, performance and comedy into work designed to charm, disarm and unsettle. Callie Watts talks with Zohore about Puppassions, race, his Ivo...

After decades helping bring major productions to Virginia, Virginia Film Office director Andy Edmunds has made a movie of his own. He talks with filmmaker Christian Detres about writing and directing ...

For more than 50 years, Jerry Williams, aka TVJerry, has watched Richmond’s film and media world evolve. He talks with RVA Magazine about reviewing movies on Channel 6, Tales from the Grips, midnight ...

This week’s Richmond music picks include Dogo Du Togo, Box Factory, Cherry Moon, Luna Light, Condition Critical, Circle Breaker and Excrementia, plus Sprawl’s new album Jumpline Bleeder. From Togolese...

Richmond has plans for your Labor Day weekend. From underground music and Radical RVA Pride to First Fridays, local art, festivals, hardcore shows and late-night drive-in movies, here are 10 things wo...

Virginia PrideFest returns to Richmond Sept. 12 with music, community and celebration. Writer Sapphira Mohammed talks with Nat Ramos, What’s Our Age Again, Teshia LeSane and Ari Voxx about representat...

Commonwealth Sound Exchange brings 39 experimental and noise acts to Richmond for a three-day festival at Studio Two Three, celebrating RVA’s deep roots in the global experimental music scene and offe...

Richmond filmmakers and musicians come together for Cosmic Echoes, a documentary celebrating jazz legend Lonnie Liston Smith. The team behind the film talks collaboration, Richmond’s creative communit...

RVA Wrestling returned to CarMax Park Saturday night, bringing high-flying action, rivalries and plenty of smack talk to Richmond Flying Squirrels fans. Photographer Vinny Candela was ringside to capt...

Richmond’s music calendar stays busy with Destructo Disk, FRIEND, Gaffer, Wilt, Rikki Rakki, Babe Lewis, Latchkey, Ranfeld and Saint Frances hitting local stages. Plus, Belly of the Heart returns with...

Christian Detres reviews Dominique Morrisseau’s Confederates at Firehouse Theatre, a sharp, confrontational examination of American racism, allyship, colorism, white feminism and the struggle to contr...

Richmond jazz legend Lonnie Liston Smith reflects on a remarkable career spanning Miles Davis, Pharoah Sanders, Expansions and Guru’s Jazzmatazz. Now the pioneering musician is opening up about his li...

Virginia Transit Company, better known as VITCO, is transforming a long-empty Richmond lot into an outdoor music venue, bar and restaurant. With punk, metal, EDM and DIY festivals in its sights, plus ...

Broad Street Bullies founder Salad disputes the initial account of a confrontation between cyclists and a driver near VCU, offering the group's perspective on what happened before the fight and why Ri...

Richmond abortion funds and providers are facing rising demand as donations and financial support decline. Four years after the fall of Roe v. Wade, Virginia has become an important destination for ab...

Richmond’s live music calendar with three nights of Palmyra at The Camel, Joey Cash bringing hazy electronic sounds to Richmond Music Hall, and Canadian indie artist Jo Passed closing out a tour at Ga...

Richmond institution Ellwood Thompson’s built its reputation on local food, sustainability and community. Now its parent company is being taken over by a data center and AI infrastructure company, rai...

After years of explosive growth with relatively little public resistance, Virginia’s data center industry is facing a more organized opposition. At a packed town hall at Studio Two Three in Richmond, ...

Richmond Shakespeare closes its 2026 summer season with Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, a sharp, stylish comedy of mistaken identities, romantic schemes and social absurdity. Christian ...

Former USAID official Nicholas Enrich joins Salon de Résistance on Aug. 27 to discuss Into the Wood Chipper and the dismantling of USAID.

Monster Video brings the old-school video store experience back to downtown Richmond. Owner Cody Denzler talks VHS collecting, physical media, forgotten movies, CRT televisions, streaming culture and ...