North Garden freestyle rapper advances on BET’s “106 & Park”
The coup de grace in Friday’s battle was when T-G’sus said he would tie his opponent "to the back of the bike from Purple Rain."
LightHouse entry wins short category at Virginia Independent Film Fest
Plus, a bout of "indie" confusion at Plan 9
The best little show that (almost) never was
T-Model Ford, an 89-year-old Misissippi blues man, made an unannounced stop at the Tea Bazaar last night. Plus, looking forward to Audio March.
C-VILLE Minute: Your weekend preview [with video]
What’ll it be? From "Fallow City" at Ruffin to IllVille Crew at the Southern, watch me weigh your weekend options.
Taj Mahal vs. Parachute, and Eric Hurt’s new movie in pre-production
Local heroes Parachute will face off with Taj Mahal in April, plus other events.
Virginia’s arts funding is on the chopping block
So what? The cuts would compromise state artist grants, and Virginia Foundation for the Humanities programs like the Festival of the Book.
Charlottesville archaeologists uncover local Black stories
Matt Reeves is a jovial Ph.D. who travels the grounds of Montpelier on a mountain bike, wearing a knapsack. When I met him at the presidential estate he was standing near a team of seven or eight workers. They milled about like a road crew, not 200 yards from where President Madison once penned the […]
Aaron Henderson puts movement under a microscope
When three cinderblocks are swinging across the stage, following the choreography is a matter of life and death. Dancers in Elizabeth Streb’s troupe have learned that lesson. So when we heard that one of her troupe’s alums was showing his work at the Ruffin Gallery, C-VILLE staff hopped in the family Toyota and drove on […]
Former GWAR member and Sarah White join forces
I met GWAR’s Michael Bishop at UVA’s Battle of the Bands – that’s what he told me.
Local documentary premiere packs the Paramount
Notes from last night’s premiere of World Peace…and other Fourth Grade Achievements.