Hoop Queens
All 14 Atlantic 10 women’s basketball teams, including the VCU Rams and UR Spiders, will clash at the Richmond Coliseum this month to crown a conference champion.
View ArticleGoing Back to Nashville
Clover Hill show choirs prepare for Nationals at the Grand Ole Opry
View ArticleThe Byrd on Film
The Byrd is one of the "mythic cinemas" featured in a new French documentary series.
View ArticleOn the Set of 'Legends & Lies'
A behind-the-scenes look at Fox News’ new Wild West series
View ArticleRaiders Return
The Raiders’ sixth season offers an affordable opportunity to get your football fix while you wait for NFL training camp to open in July.
View ArticleThe Talent Behind the Legends
Kevin Hershberger doesn’t need to live in Los Angeles to have a career in filmmaking. His western Henrico County-based company, LionHeart FilmWorks, has established such a successful niche that clients...
View ArticleRocking the Office Park
Innsbrook After Hours celebrates 30 years of entertainment and community
View ArticleAmazons on the Dance Floor
Multimedia artist Charli Brissey and the VCU Dance department will present their original production, "20 Rue Jacob," inspired by the life of artist Romaine Brooks, at the Hofmeimer/Adams Camera...
View ArticleFriday Cheers Raises the Bar
With upcoming concerts like Hurray for the Riff Raff, Future Islands and the Wood Brothers, it is tough not to take notice of this year's series.
View Article'TURN' Returns to Richmond
Gov. McAulliffe announced Wednesday that the award-winning AMC television series "TURN: Washington Spies" will film its third season in Virginia.
View ArticleRVA bands Are Rockin' at Lockn' (and Hopscotch)
If a vacation (with copacetic weather and good tunes) is on your mind, you might still have time. Some of your favorite bands are headed to places that are only a few hours (if that) away.
View ArticleDo It Again
The Beach Boys’ co-founder Brian Wilson, the self-taught composer behind such indelible pop masterpieces as “I Get Around” and “God Only Knows, will be making his first-ever live appearance in Richmond...
View ArticleVirginia Native Dons Newsboy Hat for Tony-Winning Musical
Fairfax County native Ben Cook, 17, appears in the "Newsies" ensemble as the character Race, one of the newsboys. He and the rest of the cast will be at the Altria Theater from Nov. 3 to 8 as part of...
View ArticleA Second Album, Three Decades Later
The Dads release party for Redemption, their first album in 30 years, is set for Nov. 27 at the Canal Club.
View ArticleHotel X's New CD Celebrates a Decade of Music
Now out on Seattle’s Ladies Choice Records, the Richmond-based world music and jazz collective's "X Years" release is "music for the mind, booty and spirit!" says founding member Tim Harding.
View ArticleHoliday Hilarity
Tonight is the opening night of Richmond Triangle Players’ "Christmas on the Rocks." The play is a parody in which beloved characters from Christmas programs visit a bar on Dec. 24 and share their...
View ArticleCirque du Soleil's 'Toruk' Comes to the Richmond Coliseum
Inspired by James Cameron’s "Avatar" movie, "Toruk — the First Flight" depicts a time thousands of years earlier, before humans entered the mythical world of Pandora.
View ArticleMedicine Show
Richmond is like a second home to Steve Wynn, so maybe it shouldn’t surprise people that the prolific journeyman rocker is bringing the reconstituted Dream Syndicate to Strange Matter on Saturday, Dec....
View ArticleAvers To Release 'Wasted Tracks' EP
Avers’ new EP, available Friday, is a collection of songs that emerged from an intimate writing and recording session, but didn’t fit the Richmond band’s next album, due to come out in 2016.
View ArticleQ&A: Judy Collins
The Grammy-winning song stylist will perform Dec. 10 and 16 at the Louisa Arts Center, and she’ll be at the University of Richmond for a concert and lecture on April 1 and 2.
View ArticleQ&A: Lisa Wolfinger
The co-creator and executive producer of 'Mercy Street' talks about the new PBS show she likes to call 'Gone with the Wind' meets 'M*A*S*H.'
View ArticleThe Name of the Game Is Community
RVA Game Jams and VCU serve as local hosts for an international video game design competition, also featuring a keynote talk by New York Times game critic Chris Suellentrop. Organizers hope to inspire...
View ArticleWRIR Turns 11
Richmond's independent radio station celebrates its birthday with a night of music and comedy, including Lucy Dacus, Brunswick, Manzara, The Cheats Movement, Afro-Zen Allstars, comedian Sarah Ahmed and...
View Article'The Porch' Music Series Debuts at Firehouse
Filmmaker Christian D'Andrea is partnering with the Firehouse Theatre to bring the tradition of front porch music and storytelling to a Richmond stage.
View ArticleEighth Blackbird Hopes for 4th Grammy
The chamber music sextet joins several Richmond-affiliated Grammy nominees this year. D’Angelo and the Vanguard’s “Really Love” will contend for Record of the Year and Best R&B Song. Metal band...
View ArticleRoll Over, Beethoven
Classical Revolution RVA is following up its Valentine’s Day showing of “Immortal Beloved” at The Byrd Theatre this Thursday with “Beethoven at The Broadberry,” featuring musical selections from the...
View ArticleA Serving of Survivor's Guilt and Matzo Ball Soup
In Richmond Triangle Players' production of "Lazarus Syndrome," a former concert pianist living with HIV is visited by his father and brother, bearing brisket, a bottle of Manischewitz and family baggage.
View ArticleThey Do! They Do!
Lauren Leinhaas-Cook and Larry Cook draw on their decades of marital experience in Virginia Repertory Theatre's production of the Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical “I Do! I Do!” running Feb. 26 to April...
View ArticleYarn's Music Roots
Formed in NYC's Greenwich Village, Grammy-nominated Americana band finds an appreciative audience in RVA. With a new album set to drop in May, the four-piece is back in town for a show at The...
View ArticleQ&A: Edwin McCain
How does Edwin McCain feel about hearing his 1998 hit "I'll Be" performed by "American Idol" contestants? We caught up with him recently to ask this very question and a few more before his show at...
View ArticleQ&A: Lake Street Dive's Rachael Price
The four-piece, jazz-influenced act is touring to promote the new album “Side Pony,” released in February. We caught up with lead vocalist Rachael Price to ask about the album, her performance at...
View ArticleQ&A: Rayvon Owen
The native Richmonder and "American Idol" finalist talks about his new single, "Can't Fight It," life after “Idol” and how he hopes to inspire others. He'll be back in Richmond to perform at the...
View ArticleFemale Vocalists Shine in Friday Cheers Lineup
Girl power on Brown's Island: Out of the 16 bands (headliners and openers) playing the concert series this year, more than half have lead female vocalists, including Richmond's Natalie Prass and Lucy...
View ArticleRusted Root Comes to the Tin Pan
“We are going to play some new stuff. Try out a few, maybe five, new songs,” says Michael Glabicki, lead vocalist and songwriter for Rusted Root. Not exactly what I expected from a band that started 25...
View ArticleThe Art of Puppetry
Michael Reilly is the man behind the curtain, assisting in bringing larger-than-life puppets to the stage for Disney’s "The Lion King."
View Article'Big Stone Gap' Comes to Ashland
Actor Paul Wilson will be on hand to answer questions about the film during a screening to showcase the Ashland Theater, which a group of volunteers is working to bring back to life.
View ArticleMighty Joshua Kicks Off Friday Cheers
Named a Virginia Reggae Ambassador in 2015, Joshua Achalam and his band bring energy and community engagement to the stage.
View ArticleQ&A: Phil Cook
Since taking a break from his four-piece psych-rock band Megafaun in 2012, Phil Cook has produced and played side guy for performers such as Richmond's Matthew E. White. Now he's on tour with a debut...
View ArticlePast and Present Tense
An author and filmmaker’s latest offering is fueled by a passion for Jackson Ward’s complex history
View ArticleDowntown's Cityscape Meets the Great Outdoors
Each year, about 100,000 people (and dogs) attend Dominion Riverrock, the nation’s largest sports and music festival; this year’s energetic extravaganza holds even more opportunities for fitness and fun.7
View ArticleQ&A: AJ Haynes of the Seratones
How do musicians who seem so different on paper mesh so uniformly? We asked lead vocalist AJ Haynes (and in the process learned that she likes tequila.) The Seratones play Friday Cheers on June 3 at...
View ArticleBack in Town
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats play Innsbrook After Hours, June 8 at 6 p.m.
View ArticleLucy Dacus in Richmond
"It is extra rewarding to come home these days," says the singer-songwriter who has captured national attention this year with her "No Burden" release. You can hear her in person June 10 at Friday...
View ArticleStanding in Solidarity
In honor of the victims of last week’s mass shooting in Florida, The Paisley Fields and Strange Matter are planning a benefit concert on Wednesday, June 22, at 9 p.m.
View ArticleQ&A: Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors
The Americana group’s newest album, “Medicine,” is retrospective, with emotional lyrics and a bluesy slant. They play tonight, June 24, at Friday Cheers, after Major and the Monbacks.
View ArticleInstrumental Exploration
Classically trained contemporary cellist Okkyung Lee moves with ease from conservatory to rock club, coaxing sounds that can seem abrasive and jarring or smooth and flowing. See her July 27 with Swans...
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