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No BS!

Ned Oliver — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:11:00 -0400

Richmond's No BS! Brass Band recently played three songs for NPR Music's Tiny Desk concert series.…

Toots Cancels More Tour Dates

Ned Oliver — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:00:00 -0400

Add Europe to the list of continents that can officially hate Richmond.

Frederick “Toots” Hibbert had already cancelled his tour dates in North America after a local moron hit him in the head with a vodka bottle while he played a show on Brown’s Island in May. Yesterday Hibbert went ahead and cancelled all future performances, including a six-week European summer tour.…

The Score

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:21:00 -0400

+4 "Man of Steel" opens nationwide, setting box-office records and featuring Richmond's Robert Cooper Timberline as one of the young Clark Kents. Or as sixth-grade girls call him, Super Dreamy.…

Rock and Roll Jubilee at Ashland Coffee and Tea

Andrew Cothern — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Saturday, June 22. 8 p.m. by Andrew Cothern One part music show and one part theatrical performance, the Rock and Roll Jubilee channels the spirits of music icons of the ’50s, including Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, the Everly Brothers and Ricky Nelson. Presented in the context of a live, 1958 broadcast on fictitious WJKS radio, the show combines theatrical and comedic elements reminiscent of “Prairie Home Companion” and the Grand Ole Opry with the excitement of rock ’n’ roll.…

Striking Back

Ned Oliver — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

With the spirit of cooperation fading, City Council members attempt to get the mayor’s attention with money. by Ned Oliver This was supposed to be the City Council that worked with Mayor Dwight Jones to accomplish amazing, fantastic things. After all, the mayor's most vocal critics on council, Marty Jewell and Bruce Tyler, lost the November election to newcomers who were at least presumably more sympathetic with Jones' positions.…

Food Review: Maya Mexican Grill

Robey Martin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Bringing something extra to the plate with a refined take on Mexican cuisine. by Robey Martin You know you're in the right spot on a Sunday night if you find yourself sitting next to the Giavos family of Kitchen 64, the Continental and others and Bob Talcott of Can Can Brasserie. That's how we found ourselves at Maya Mexican Grill and Tequila Lounge, a cute, airy restaurant tucked behind the movie theater in Short Pump.…

Hard Bound

Brent Baldwin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

After delving into America's greatest family feud, bestselling author Dean King is helping revitalize a region. by Brent Baldwin The cracks of a rifle come from above, at least seven or eight shots in rapid succession. Bullets spray the Big Sandy River about 10 yards from where Dean King and his teenage daughter are standing.…

City Denies Tax Break for Shockoe Apartments

Ned Oliver — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

by Ned Oliver Developer H. Louis Salomonsky thought he'd figured out how to save $2.44 million in taxes on the 131-unit apartment complex he's building. By incorporating one side of an old 11-by-20-foot brick pump house into the foundation of his massive new building in Shockoe Bottom, as reported in Style Weekly, he planned to be exempted from $280,000 a year in taxes.…

Local Natives at the National

Andrew Cothern — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Wednesday, June 19, at 8 p.m. by Andrew Cothern Formed in 2008, Local Natives create a dramatic and eclectic blend of indie rock using lots of vocal harmonies and dreamlike melodies. The group’s first album, “Gorilla Manor,” debuted in the Billboard 200 and at No. 3 on the New Artist Chart.…

Architecture Review: Life of Pei

Edwin Slipek — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

VCU's new medical education center excites with the work of a master modern architect. by Edwin Slipek So accuse me of name-dropping, but few American places can claim so impressive an architectural patrimony as the vicinity of East Broad and 12th streets. Foremost, there's Thomas Jefferson's State Capitol, currently starring in the PBS documentary "Ten Buildings that Changed America."…

Lose Your Illusion

Rick Gray — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

The ease, convenience and potential anonymity of online petitions and other such expressions have deluded too many into believing they actually have taken action. by Rick Gray There are times when I enjoy playing the curmudgeon. Heaven knows I'm getting old enough.…

The Silent Music Revival at Gallery5

Andrew Cothern — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Sunday, June 23. 8 p.m. by Andrew Cothern Films take on new meaning when soundtracks are removed — or put back in. That’s the idea at the heart of the Silent Music Revival series, the monthly event that screens a classic, short silent movie while a local band plays music to accompany it.…

Bogart’s Restaurant Listed for Sale

Scott Bass — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

by Scott Bass One of the Fan's oldest restaurants may be near its end. Bogart's restaurant and jazz club on West Cary Street is up for sale.…

The HR Department

Ed Harrington — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

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City of Frights

Martha Steger — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

A new exhibit at the Poe Museum explores French love for the famous writer. by Martha Steger We assume we know Edgar Allan Poe. A lot of us, including Stephen King, vividly remember creepy scenes from macabre Poe stories such as "The Pit and the Pendulum."…

“Tonight a Clown Will Travel Time” at Art6 Gallery

Andrew Cothern — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Sunday, June 23. 8 p.m. by Andrew Cothern Pittsburgh-based theater company Miniature Curiosa explores childhood nostalgia with the eyeballs (and experience) of adulthood. Using low-fi technology, puppetry and nonlinear storytelling, the collective presents fast-moving, fast-talking, live-action comic-book storytelling.…

Latino Students Protest Treatment at High School

Ned Oliver — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

by Ned Oliver Jessica Osornio graduated from Huguenot High School at the top of her class Wednesday. On Thursday, the valedictorian returned to school to protest across the street with 50 other students, parents and activists.…

Tying up Traditions

Piet Jones — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

What does the Southern Foodways Symposium mean to the rest of us? by Piet Jones Most major food events seem overly commercial and repetitive, and that's the bias I brought to news that the Southern Foodways Alliance was bringing a symposium to Richmond this weekend. After all, the members-only event sold out long ago.…

Sparring Partner

Angela Lehman-Rios — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Richmond composer D.J. Sparr translates the life of Muhammad Ali into music. by Angela Lehman-Rios Sunday afternoon tea is being poured in the upstairs lobby of the Jefferson Hotel. Decaffeinated classical music plays through the speakers.…

A Vignette de Arquette

Jason Roop — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

In town filming a movie, how David Arquette conquered RVA. by Jason Roop After a tittering brunette takes another photo with him on the sidewalk, David Arquette rallies a soon-to-be groom from Baltimore and his bachelor-party buddies onward to a strip club. "I love you on Stern!" one male fan gushes.…

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe at Friday Cheers

Andrew Cothern — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Friday, June 21. 6:30 p.m. by Andrew Cothern Funk and jazz saxophonist Karl Denson has worked with numerous big names in the music industry, including Lenny Kravitz (the solo on “Let Love Rule” was his), Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Blackalicious and Stanton Moore, to name a few. He continues to lead both Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe as well as the Karl Denson Trio.…

All the Single Ladies

Melissa Scott Sinclair — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Hardship, heartache and hot grits: behind the scenes of “The Real Babymamas of Richmond.” by Melissa Scott Sinclair Louise Shelton, 42, has nine children between the ages of 8 and 27. Her 18-year-old son, Rodney Shelton, was killed in a drive-by shooting on Church Hill's Q Street in October.…

Short Order

Deveron Timberlake — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

RVA Food News: En Su Boca preview, RVA Burger Week + more. by Deveron Timberlake "It would have been easier and cheaper to bulldoze the building," co-owner Patrick Stamper says of the former auto shop and adult bookstore about to open as En Su Boca. The taqueria took far longer to complete than Stamper and partner Randy O'Dell of Bellytimber expected.…

New Doom Rising

Reyan Ali — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Richmond-based Windhand stands apart in the nation's doom metal scene. by Reyan Ali The classified ad has played an overlooked role in the history of American rock music. Metallica, the Pixies and the Lumineers are just three noteworthy bands that either formed or reeled in members that way.…

City Asks for Bids to Fix Cycling Championship Potholes

Ned Oliver — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

by Ned Oliver When Richmond plays host to the 2015 UCI World Road Cycling Championships, the race course won't — organizers hope — be riddled with pot holes. Right now, it kind of is. But the city took the first steps toward fixing the problem this month when it asked contractors to bid on dozens of repaving projects on roads the international cyclists are expected to travel.…