Richmond · Virginia
Find Musicians in Richmond, VA
Richmond is one of the great punk and metal towns in America: GWAR, Lamb of God, and a hardcore scene that's been loud and DIY for decades, fed by a serious art-school crowd. Bandry connects a heavy, tight-knit scene, local-first.
Why Bandry
Built for finding people locally.
Local, not regional
Radius-filtered means you see people who can actually make it to your rehearsal, not someone hours away.
The full music chain
Studios, mixing engineers, photographers, videographers, designers. Everything to take a project from rehearsal to release.
Direct contact, always
No in-app messaging to babysit. Link up, and they reach out to you directly. Off-platform, on your terms.
The scene
Richmond has the depth.
Punk and metal to the core
From GWAR to Lamb of God, Richmond goes hard, and the DIY ethic is real. Find the players by role and radius.
Art-school fueled
VCU keeps a constant flow of creative, adventurous musicians coming. Bandry connects them with the lifers.
Loud and local
A scene that books its own shows and presses its own records. The bulletin finds the people who run it.
On the ground
Where Richmond plays.
A quick map of the Richmond scene: the indie-reachable rooms and the shops that keep it running. Bandry connects you to the players who fill them, and the Resources tab pins the rest near you.
Venues worth knowing
The Camel
A Scott's Addition-edge Broad Street club around 250 cap, live music up to seven nights a week, RVA's everyday indie room.
The Broadberry
A mid-size 500-cap room on West Broad, known for national touring acts and bigger local bills with strong sound.
The Canal Club
A bi-level Shockoe Bottom venue, an intimate downstairs room around 450 cap, an all-ages staple for touring and local rock.
Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House
A downtown 300-cap room on East Main with a recently expanded stage, all genres, intimate and up-close.
Gallery5
A Jackson Ward nonprofit arts venue in a historic firehouse, roughly 75 to 100 cap, First Fridays and jazz nights.
Get Tight Lounge
A Fan-area bar on West Main with a covered red-neon backyard stage, intimate, eclectic local and touring bookings.
Cobra Cabana
A Jackson Ward heavy stoner bar with food, small and loud, known for metal, punk and underground touring shows.
Record stores, studios and rehearsal
Plan 9 Music
Record store. A Carytown institution on W Cary, spacious crate-digging, deep new and used vinyl, 45 years in 2026.
Deep Groove Records
Record store. A friendly Fan and Museum District shop on N Robinson, strong used jazz and blues, buys vinyl daily.
Vinyl Conflict
Record store. A downtown punk, hardcore and metal specialist on E Grace, a longtime scene staple, tapes and shirts too.
Spacebomb Studio
Recording studio. A downtown room on S Robinson tied to the Spacebomb label, classic gear, bookable by the hour.
Metro Sound & Music Co.
Gear shop. A West Broad shop of 30-plus years for vintage and used guitars, amps and keys, plus an hourly rehearsal room.
A starting map of the local scene, not a directory or an endorsement. Rooms and shops change, the people you meet on Bandry are how you stay current.
Who's on Bandry in Richmond
Every role in one place.
Find your people
Looking for a specific role?
Resources tab
The places, not just the people.
Beyond the bulletin, Bandry's Resources tab pulls in nearby studios, rehearsal spaces, venues, repair shops, and music stores from Apple Maps. Everything you need to actually make the record, all in one app.
Looking for a specific place? Recording studios, rehearsal space, music stores, instrument repair, music venues, or vinyl pressing near you.
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Finding musicians in Richmond
How do I find musicians in Richmond?
Post what you're looking for on Bandry's Richmond bulletin and set your reach to local. Musicians within your radius see it, and when someone's interested they link up, sharing their contact info so you can reach out directly and take it off-platform. No DMs and no inbox to manage.
Is Bandry free to use in Richmond?
Reading the Richmond bulletin and endorsing posts are free forever. Posting your own ad and linking up run on a subscription, $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year, after a 14-day free trial of everything. Bandry never takes a cut of any gig or arrangement you work out.
What kinds of musicians and pros are on Bandry in Richmond?
All of them: drummers, guitarists, bassists, singers, and keyboard players, plus producers, mixing and mastering engineers, photographers, videographers, designers, and studios. Richmond's scene runs deep, and role-based posts cover the whole chain from forming a band to finishing a record.
How close are the Richmond musicians Bandry shows me?
As close as you set. Bandry's local posts are radius-gated on both sides, so you only see people who can realistically make it to a rehearsal or session, whether that's across Richmond or out into the rest of Virginia.