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  • Issue Archive for
  • May 17-23, 2011
  • Vol. 29, No. 20

News & Features

  • Cover Story

    • The 10th Annual Music Issue

    From just-opened record shops to new labels, from retro-infused rock and soul to crackle-friendly salsa and skip-free jazz, Richmond is still crazy about vinyl.
    • by Brent Baldwin, Craig Belcher, Richard Foster, David Harrison, Don Harrison, Brent Hosier, Hilary Langford, Buzzy Lawler, Peter McElhinney, Mike Rutz and Malcolm Venable
  • News and Features

    • When Is a Gun Brandished?

    The law allows open carry, so when does a gun-toting mother cross the line?
    • by Melissa Scott Sinclair
  • News and Features

    • Bubble Politics

    While the City Council sex scandal festers, where is the ethical leadership from Kathy Graziano?
    • by Scott Bass
  • News and Features

    • Running with Picasso

    The exhibit of a lifetime brought plenty of diners and foot traffic, but no sneaker sales.
    • by Christian Harder
  • News and Features

    • Roadside Poverty

    Hidden in Ashland motels, the suburban poor struggle in anonymity.
    • by Melissa Scott Sinclair
  • The Reporter's Notebook

    • Sorry Politics

    Someone should apologize to Richmond, but it's not Marty Jewell.
    • by Scott Bass

Arts & Events

  • Music

    • Record Store Mecca

    Richmond music lovers lead the way with neighborhood vinyl shops.
    • by Brent Baldwin
  • Music

    • Word of Mowf

    The domestic evolution of a DJ.
    • by Malcolm Venable
  • Music

    • Sound Advice

    Keeping your ears open at Memory Lane.
    • by Hilary Langford
  • Music

    • Vinyl Retentive

    File by name? How to store? Welcome to the practical side of record collecting.
    • by Buzzy Lawler
  • Music

    • Be Kind, Rewind

    Against all odds, cassette tapes are getting a playback.
    • by Mike Rutz
  • Music

    • From Scratch

    100 tons of pressure and what do you get? A vinyl record.
    • by Hilary Langford
  • Music

    • Souled Out

    Seven classic 7-inchers from Richmond's soul music past.
    • by Brent Hosier
  • Music

    • The Classics

    The Richmond OKeh Sessions of 1929.
    • by Don Harrison
  • Music

    • The Classics

    Robert Williams and the Groovers, "Cranberry Blues" B/W "Loud Mufflers" (Tip Top)
  • Music

    • The Classics

    Orthotonics, "Wake Up You Must Remember" (Generic Records, 1984)

Food & Drink

  • Food and Drink

    • Tucking In

    The Museum District gets its old standby back with the newly revamped Franklin Inn.
    • by John G. Haddad

  • Short Order

    This Week: A more better Portico and a little Blue Goat growing.
    • by Deveron Timberlake

  • Punch Drunk

    This Week: Announcing the Jackbar
    • by Jack Lauterback

Opinion & Blogs

  • The Score

    A weekly rating of the city zeitgeist.
  • Back Page

    • Vinyl Chiding

    No wonder those born too late for the heyday of LPs are inexorably drawn to the joys of getting their music with maximum inconvenience on an easy-to-ruin platter, in 20-minute increments.
    • by Peter McElhinney

Special/Signature Issues

  • 2011 Music Issue

    • Track 7 - Sportsbar

    "Anisa, Nah, She Don't Live Here No More"
    • by Don Harrison

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