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The first time I encountered orange wine (or skin contact white wine), I was wowed by the color and it’s presentation. It’s gorgeous. I gave it a sniff and it was so earthy, not what I was expecting. Then I gave it a sip. Truth be told, I did not like it.
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This week, we’re featuring a powerful multi-part work by Kaylee Walton. Across six linked sections, Walton charts the emotional terrain of childhood, widowhood, love, and loss, all grounded in vivid Southern imagery.
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"Reinhold put together this 'Late Summer Jams' playlist packed with funky classics, silky gems, and a whole lot of local love. These choice cuts have soundtracked his summer pool parties, late-night sessions, and plenty of events and festivals over the years."
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To understand how this growing industry operates, and where it’s falling short, we spoke with Merritt, a former local shop owner who recently shuttered his business, Item Nine, after three years in Richmond’s Fan District.
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This Friday, The Head and The Heart will return to the stage in Richmond for the first time in awhile by headlining the new Allianz Riverfront Amphitheater with their biggest local show to date.
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Unsigned but far from unseen, Richmond’s own Alexander Mack is pulling over 35,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, with standout tracks like “Young Man” crossing 1.3 million streams. On YouTube, his video for “Cucumber Cool” has racked up over 367,000 views in just a few months.
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This isn’t your typical Renaissance faire. On Saturday, August 2nd, Warriors in Bloom takes over Agecroft Halll, not to rehash the old, but to reimagine it entirely.
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Don’t let the name fool you, the Richmond Jazz & Music Festival, happening August 8–10, 2025, isn’t just about jazz.
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“Rap, at its best, is a dispatch. A story from the front lines whether that’s East End corners, Northside blocks, or a cracked sidewalk in Jackson Ward. Richmond may be a small city, but every rapper here brings a different lens, a different hustle, and if you really listen, you’ll hear it."
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Richmond’s new Allianz Riverfront Amphitheater has seen packed crowds all summer, but it didn’t feel truly broken in, not until last night, when GWAR and Hatebreed opened the gates and Lamb of God slammed them shut behind a wall of fire and distortion.
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Duke’s Hot Tomato Summer has returned to Richmond for the fifth year in a row to highlight the iconic summer duo, tomato and mayonnaise.
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Sun’s up, we ain’t dead yet. Plenty of good stuff on the bills -- your favorites, my favorites, maybe even your next favorite.
Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy at griffin@rvamag.com.
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On any given weekend in Richmond, you can find a stage lit up with stories, some bold and provocative, others warm and familiar.
But behind the curtain is something less visible, yet just as vital: public funding that makes all of it possible.
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Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is facing scrutiny, both locally and internationally, after withholding the diploma of psychology graduate Sereen Haddad, a 20-year-old Palestinian-American student who completed her degree in three years with highest honors.
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Recently, I sat down with Jackie Bishop, who runs alternative nightclub Fallout, and Juan Braxton, a longtime business owner, NAACP criminal justice chair, and former club owner, to talk about what’s going on in The Bottom.
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For the Richmond we know, “fancy” doesn’t belong to the country club set.
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Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary frontman of Black Sabbath and one of the most recognizable voices in rock history, has died at the age of 76.
For Richmond’s heavy music scene, one that’s long been shaped by the sound and spirit of Sabbath, this loss hits home.
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In Richmond, you walk into Kroger or Food Lion for the usual and walk out $80 lighter with barely a bag and a half. No steaks. No extras.
And now you’re staring at the receipt like it might explain itself. It doesn’t.
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Oh gosh, Science on Tap! I’d forgotten this was a thing.
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A Sunday series from RVA Magazine featuring writers from Richmond and Virginia
This week, we’re featuring three poems from the unpublished ARTHROPOETRY by Noah Strickler, a Richmond-born writer, musician, and filmmaker whose work finds the grotesque and the beautiful living side by side.
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Drink like a grown-up. Wonder like a kid. No children, no judgment, just dinosaurs.
Ah, dinosaurs. We never outgrow them.
The Science Museum of Virginia gets it. That’s why they’re bringing back Science on Tap, their adults-only after-hours series.
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Weekend Frequency is part revival, part continuation of our long-running RVA Mag Weekend Playlists which started before the world flipped upside down.
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The dismantling of Medicaid is not the byproduct of legislative oversight or the unintended consequence of a complex budget. It is a deliberate act, executed with precision and grounded in an ideology that has grown less apologetic with each passing year.
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Yesterday, more than a thousand Richmonders took to Monument Avenue as part of the nationwide Good Trouble Lives On demonstration, organized by 50501 Virginia and local partners.
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Episode 12 of It’s Still Our City features Hotspit, one of Richmond’s most exciting bands. Host Harrison Christy digs into lineup struggles, DIY roots, and Strange Matter memories. It’s funny, heartfelt, and a reminder of why Richmond’s scene still matters.
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Singer-songwriter Teddy Swims performed to a near-capacity crowd at Virginia Credit Union LIVE! in Richmond on Monday night, delivering a high-energy set that showcased his wide vocal range and genre-blending style.
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On Thursday evening, 50501 Virginia will lead a large-scale civil rights protest along Monument Avenue in Richmond, aligning with similar actions across the state and nation.
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Dave Matthews Band played to a capacity crowd at Richmond’s new Allianz Amphitheater on Tuesday night, delivering the venue’s biggest show since it opened earlier this year.
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When Jeff Gorman of Illiterate Light steps on stage, it’s not hype you feel, it’s heat. Not the kind that grabs at you immediately, but the kind that builds steady, loud, and unflinching. Just two guys onstage with a sound that hits like a full band.
Offstage is where the real story takes shape.
