Richmond joins a nationwide day of voter action on October 17 as 50501 Virginia hosts its “Your Voice Matters” rally and march at Monroe Park. The event features local speakers, community organization...

Richmond's music scene gets a little bit of everything this week. Thundercat brings his unmistakable bass playing to The National, Deathcat and Nysa take over The Camel, and Brooklyn's Glimmer deliver...

A conversation with Tim Barry about his new album, Clear Blocks Ahead, turns into a trip through Richmond’s punk history. From packed AVAIL shows at The Metro to the old Grace Street house, forgotten ...

Richmond has ranked No. 9 among America's most intellectual cities in a new study by Maxwell Social, ahead of Washington, D.C., and Raleigh. The ranking looks at museums, libraries, universities, book...

Richmond Mayor Danny Avula is considering a Virginia-only alternative to Flock Safety's license plate cameras as the city prepares to end its contract in 2027. Police Chief Rick Edwards supports retai...

YouTube video by RVA Magazine

Richmond Shakespeare takes on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in David Catlin’s inventive adaptation, directed by Foster Solomon. Christian Detres reviews a production that moves between literary history ...

Christian Detres reviews Virginia Rep’s Grace and Glorie at Hanover Tavern, where Catherine Shaffner and Amber Marie Martinez deliver remarkable performances in a moving story about life, death, and t...

Ahead of his October 17 show at The National in Richmond, Thundercat talks with RVA Magazine's Christian Detres about AI music, corporate influence on creativity, his early days playing with Suicidal ...

A lifelong Phish fan reflects on discovering the band in 1994, decades of photographing Richmond’s music scene, and finally getting the chance to photograph Phish at Allianz Amphitheater on the Richmo...

Secret Walls brings its live art battles to Richmond for the Richmond Tattoo & Arts Convention, pitting tattoo artists against fine artists in two nights of head-to-head competition. CEO Kevin Collins...

Richmond’s old Grace Street helped shape the city’s food, music and creative culture. The Village, Edo’s Squid and 929 West Grace remain. With a new cultural heritage plan and VCU reshaping the corrid...

Richmond will designate the 00 block of South Auburn Avenue as “Vicky Hester Way,” honoring the late longtime owner of Babe’s of Carytown, one of the country’s longest-running lesbian bars and an impo...

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...

YouTube video by RVA Magazine

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...

by R. Anthony Harris

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...