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By: Peter Mcelhinney

Former "American Idol" contestant Maddy Curtis finds musical community in Richmond and releases her debut album.

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The best harbingers that carbs are here to stay

By: Scott Elmquist, Peter McElhinney

Lauren Vincelli says the River City is a “full-blown” pizza town with so many interesting things happening here from a “new age of exploration to some old school places.”

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Best reason to buy an E-ZPass

By: Peter McElhinney

Drivers on the Downtown Expressway, Powhite Parkway and Boulevard Bridge started getting the message following the adoption of a new all-electronic toll (AET) system in late February. The Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority says its new cashless system eliminates the need for toll booths on its roads, allowing motorists without an E-ZPass to maintain speed crossing the James River or cruising downtown.

Richmond magazine

Shared Sound

By: Peter Mcelhinney

A new studio in Henrico County offers a hub for musicians and instructors.

Richmond magazine

Remember That Band?

By: Peter Mcelhinney

Burma Jam finds a new audience thanks to a catalog rerelease.

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Review: “Space Bomb” by Charlie Hunter, Corey Fonville, Andrew Randazzo and DJ Harrison [SideHustle]

By: Peter McElhinney, Charlie Hunter

Released without fanfare earlier this summer, the album “Space Bomb” functions much as soundtrack as statement. It is a trick Nordic label ECM pulled off for decades — having great players recorded to works as well at the surface as in the depths of the interplay. But where ECM had a chamber jazz sound, “Space Bomb” leans into the blues, soul and funk.

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Take a Listen

By: Ted Salins, Peter McElhinney

Capsule reviews of Nicholas Payton and Butcher Brown's "A Supreme Blue," plus the latest Piranha Rama album, "Phony Frontier."

Richmond magazine

All the Feals

By: Peter McElhinney

Seasoned Richmond musicians join forces for an album release.

Richmond magazine

Sound Garden

By: Peter McElhinney

Fall fests highlight local artists and bring big names to RVA

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A Cosmic Journey

By: Peter McElhinney

The exploratory music of Richmond native Lonnie Liston Smith is being celebrated with two concerts this week.