4+ hour, 27+ min ago  (258+ words) Eric D. Johnson’s songwriting hot streak has yielded a new Fruit Bats album titled “The Landfill.” “The Landfill” is part of an exceptionally prolific period for Johnson. His previous album, a solo effort titled “Baby Man,” was written stream-of-consciousness-style and recorded…...

22+ hour, 52+ min ago  (275+ words) Richmond offers a variety of watch parties for FIFA World Cup For Richmonders who want to get in on the FIFA World Cup fun there are four matches left and plenty of watch parties. On Tuesday, July 14 at 3 p.m. France takes…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (541+ words) Good Day RVA hosts a four-night live music residency featuring the return of legendary local acts. It’s a good day in RVA to get the bands back together. Local artist and filmmaking collective Good Day RVA will be reuniting numerous…...

2+ day, 45+ min ago  (296+ words) Kevin Harris is two years clean. He celebrated his anniversary on June 11 after spending almost 40 years smoking crack. “I always had a job, a house and a car,” Harris says. “I was a functioning drug addict. I never got fired…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (746+ words) Dylan uses his songs and platforms to educate listeners about the full, wide range of American music and culture. Can folk music help save American democracy? At first glance, it’s a preposterous question to ask. After all, hasn’t the idealist…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1189+ words) Firehouse Theatre readies the world premiere of “Safety,” a homegrown comedic musical about trauma. Content warning: This story contains descriptions of violence and trauma. In late 2011, actress and playwright Irene Ziegler awoke to find two masked men in the bedroom…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (278+ words) Style Weekly Three questions with Peter Lawson Jones about “The Last Shop on Walnut” Feature-length drama to screen at Henrico Theatre at 5 p.m. on July 11. RIFF and the RIFF Arts Institute, in partnership with Last Shop Film, LLC, are…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1050+ words) Chuck Bowen has been writing for various publications since 2009, and his work has appeared in The Guardian, The Atlantic and New York Magazine, among others. He is an obsessive reader of books and watcher of movies, with an occasional museum…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (332+ words) Andrew Cothern is a writer and music lover based in Richmond, best known under the name RVA Playlist, who champions the local music scene regularly. He is also an award-winning author for his book “RVA Playlist: Stories from the Richmond,…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (548+ words) Sarod Trilogy at VMFA, Hanover Tomato Festival, The Strokes at Allianz, Dinosaur Jr. and Band of Horses, Wayne Hancock, Gospel Fest at the Dell, One Irish Rover: A Tribute to Van Morrison, The Fixx and Smithereens, Peter Norton at VCU,…...