Agricultural celebration and old-time country living come together for three days at the annual Albemarle County Fair. Thursday’s events include a pageant, where kids compete in two classes: Around the Farm and Sunday Best. Friday features live music by Willow Branch and Timber Creek, with sets by Just Wingin’ It and Dark Hollow on Saturday. […]
Richmond’s No BS! Brass has established itself at the forefront of live acts hailing from the commonwealth’s capital. Combining elements of James Brown, John Coltrane, Michael Jackson, and Led Zeppelin with the spirit of New Orleans into an original modern-funk sound, the energetic 12-piece outfit keeps audiences moving all night long. Bolstering its bona fides, […]
To say that The Pollocks own Batesville Market would be false, but the band does have a comfort level on the venue’s stage that comes with being local and legendary in a small community. Led by Jason Pollock, whose hit songwriting propelled his grunge band Seven Mary Three up the charts in the mid-’90s, The […]
Friday 8/1through Friday 8/29 Chroma Projects presents two solo shows during the month of August. In the Micro Gallery, “Delta” features prints and printing plates by Tim Michel that consider the motif of the delta, using it as a metaphor for life as it gathers matter, stories, and experiences along its route, spreading its beneficence […]
In honor of “the world’s greatest entertainer,” Get Happy! is an exciting and engaging evening of songs from American icon Judy Garland. Conceptualized, produced, and performed by lauded cabaret artist and UVA alumna Jenna Pastuszek, this cleverly curated collection of Garland’s greatest hits and hidden gems features music from The Wizard of Oz, Easter Parade, […]
Jen Chapin Trio debuts a new two-set, cabaret-style performance featuring political insight and poetic storytelling in a musical arrangement made for the moment. Anything Goes and How Did We Get Here? weave historically informed, jazz-inspired queries and responses concerning our current and rapidly changing political environment around selections from Chapin’s critically acclaimed urban folk catalog. […]
Live Arts offers up a teen show doubleheader of Mel Brooks’ musical Young Frankenstein and Shakespeare’s tragedy Coriolanus. Monstrous laughter ensues when Frederick Frankenstein, grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, inherits his family’s Transylvania estate and quickly takes up the mad sciences in Young Frankenstein. In Coriolanus, Rome is experiencing famine-induced unrest, which is disrupted […]
You don’t have to go far to get away. With summer in full swing, we asked C-VILLE staffers to take a little time off, hop in the car, and explore the small towns that sit just beyond Charlottesville’s borders. From avocado toast in Waynesboro to a pit stop in historic Scottsville, these quick jaunts prove […]
The Cville Band continues its 103rd season with Summer at The Paramount. Featuring guest artists Robert Graham playing “Reflective Mood” and Michelle Younger (pictured) playing Julia Delaney’s “Reel and The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” the show also spotlights the municipal band’s Assistant Director Burton Hable, who will perform new pieces and old favorites. An […]
Fridays After Five rocks out with J Roddy Walston and The Automatic Band. This piano-playing chaos merchant specializes in ripping up stages with a blend of classic and Southern rock along with early metal, funk, and face-melting riffs rolling over psychedelia-infused jams. Bringing more than just volume and speed, the hard-charging outfit offers a high-energy […]