FEATURED SHOW Dark Days, Bright Nights Friday, September 13, 7 PM Young Widows, Pygmy Lush, Kilara, No Man, Porcelain, Northeast Regional @ The Broadberry – $30 Saturday, September 14, 4 PM Soul Glo, Thou, Kowloon Walled City, The Red Scare, Glassing, Habak, .gif From God, Goetia, Private Hell @ The Broadberry – $45  Sunday, September […] The post RVA Shows You Must See This Week: September 11 – September 18 appeared first on The Auricular ..read more

FEATURED SHOW Friday, September 6, 5 PM Mid-Autumn Celebration at First Friday, feat. Gamelan Raga Kusuma, Peni Candra Rini, Rumput, Yeni Nostalji, DJ Carl Hamm @ Gallery 5 – Free! Oh thank goodness — Gallery 5 is back! The community-oriented gallery was closed for most of August, working through some major rearranging and relocating their […] The post RVA Shows You Must See This Week: September 4 – September 10 appeared first on The Auricular ..read more

FEATURED SHOW Friday, August 30, 7 PM Mom I’m On Drugs film premiere, feat. Gusher, Lazer Dracula, Ultra Bleach, DJ Ben Speed @ Cobra Cabana – $10 (order tickets HERE) The Auricular may be a music-oriented magazine, but we celebrate the arts in all of their many-splendored forms, which is why we’re often just as […] The post RVA Shows You Must See This Week: August 28 – September 3 appeared first on The Auricular ..read more

Life is built on faith. Faith in your environment, faith in your beliefs, and ultimately, faith in the person staring back at you in the mirror. Some act as pillars while others serve as support beams, but removing any of them can cause your spirit, heart, and very essence to waver. From there, an existential crack forms, threatening the integrity and stability of your entire inner being. Regardless of whether you address it early or encounter its aftermath, the best course is always to salvage what you can and fortify the remaining framework. Seek new comforts, embrace fresh excitements, and ..read more

Mutant Academy, Illiterate Light, Carbon Leaf, Ant The Symbol, Ross Wright, Alex Jonestown Massacre, Young Scum, Mad Skillz, Deathcat, Bradford Thomas, Bucko, Contact, Johnny Ciggs & John Canada, Caro, Dayfiction, Mavi Taylor, and more! The post Richmond Music Roundup: August 1 – August 15 appeared first on The Auricular ..read more

FEATURED SHOW Thursday, August 22, 6 PM Poe Goes Punk, feat. Bat Boy, Doll Baby, Teens In Trouble @ The Poe Museum – $12 (order tickets HERE) There’s probably not much that longtime Richmond residents agree with first-time local tourists about, but I can think of one thing: we all know The Poe Museum is […] The post RVA Shows You Must See This Week: August 21 – August 27 appeared first on The Auricular ..read more

FEATURED SHOW Friday, August 16, 9 PM Antichrist Siege Machine, Funeral Chant, Hiss @ Fuzzy Cactus – $15 Metal. It’s one of the fundamental building blocks of this city’s music scene; when I got here 30 years ago, metal (in the form of GWAR) was the main reason Richmond, Virginia had a spot on the […] The post RVA Shows You Must See This Week: August 14 – August 20 appeared first on The Auricular ..read more

Today kicks off the second annual Richmond Music Week, a celebration of Richmond’s thriving music scene brought to you by Richmond music organizations and supporters HearRVA, Ignited, RVA Playlist, Shockoe Records, and The Auricular. Throughout the week, many of Richmond’s live music venues will feature performances from across different genres and artists from big name acts at larger venues like The National and the Dominion Energy Center to local and regional musicians at places such as The Camel, Black Iris, and Get Tight Lounge. Richmond Music Week will also highlight local record stores ..read more

FEATURED SHOW Friday, August 2, 4 PM 804 Day, feat. Nickelus F, Erin & The Wildfire, Ant The Symbol, Holy River, Los Hermanos Alcranes, Weldon Hill, Rein, Knifing Around, Kadencia, Palmyra, Flight Club, Dead Billionaires, Weekend Plans, Niiasii, Vexine, The Sugar Hollows, Sweet Potatoes @ 17th Street Market – Free!  We’re entering the very hottest […] The post RVA Shows You Must See This Week: July 31 – August 6 appeared first on The Auricular ..read more

FEATURED SHOW Sunday, July 28, 6 PM Lamb Of God (Photo by Errick Easterday), Mastodon, Kerry King, Malevolence @ VACU Live – $56-$67 (order tickets HERE) You guys, I could go on and on — and have before — about how fast time goes by once you become an adult, and how the occasional reminders […] The post RVA Shows You Must See This Week: July 24 – July 30 appeared first on The Auricular ..read more