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On Wednesday, February 18th, The Auricular proudly welcomes the electrifying sounds of HOTPANTS to Plan 9 Music for an exciting in-store performance!

FEATURED SHOW Friday, February 6, 5 PM We Find A Way: Lessons In Black Americana opening celebration, feat. Freedom Imani, innate, Zuri, IAMI Collective, Steelboy, DJ B-Rice @ Gallery 5 […]

FEATURED SHOW Saturday, January 31, 7 PM White Beast, Rat Fight, Telepathic Love, Captain Caveman @ Bandito’s – $10 (order tickets HERE) Most of y’all didn’t know me back [...]

What is true horror? The sheer cruelty of the world around us, or our unsettling ability to continue to live alongside it without interruption? It's too hard to tell these days. Sure, we pause [...]

The ongoing evolution of heavy music, both within Richmond and beyond, has been very interesting to watch over the past several years, and a show like this kind of throws this into relief. For [...]

The instinct to connect is ingrained in our existence. To search for friends, mentors, companions, and confidants. To find the relationships and spaces where we feel seen and needed. It’s here [...]

FEATURED SHOW Thursday, January 15, 8 PM The Damage, Destruct, Arrogants, Subjects @ Fuzzy Cactus – $10 (Main photo: Ryan del Rosario) Maybe this isn’t what most people want to […]

The placement of whether to leave or stay has long been a staple of popular music. Most famously framed as a punk expression in The Clash’s seminal “Should I Stay Or Should I Go,” the theme spans [...]

Suffering from the post-holiday energy dip? You’re in luck! Richmond rapper GQue got the perfect antidote with “Ran It Up,” his newest single, which also arrives with an entry in the RVA Live [...]

Midlife Pilot is a name I’ve been hearing around the Richmond music scene for quite a while now. Releasing their first EPs back before the pandemic, the band has been nibbling around the fringes [...]

Anything is possible when you close your eyes and let your mind drift. All of your wishes, as well as all of your fears. Both exist in that unrealized space, and the only way to achieve one and [...]

The Auricular's performance series at Plan 9 Music kicks off 2026 in dynamic fashion with Radio B taking the stage on Wednesday, January 21st!

It’s hard to imagine desiring a reset just nine days into the new year, but here we are. As the news becomes more distressing and depressing with every alert, the idea of a blank canvas seems [...]

In 2005, David Foster Wallace presented a new spin on the term “rat race,” electing to redefine it as “the constant gnawing sense of having had, and lost, some infinite thing.” Over two decades [...]