With three stages, over 50 artists, and friends everywhere you turn, the Tom Tom Festival’s Downtown Mall Block Party is the gateway to the annual event’s creative side. From the wild focus of Bad Hat Fire and fluid moves of Capoeira Resistência C’ville, to the blasts of the No BS! Brass Band and expansive jams […]
Big riffs and tight hooks never get old with Charlottesville supergroup New Boss. The bigger is better combo of Devon Sproule on vocals, Thomas Dean and Jordan Perry on guitars, Scott Ritchie on bass, Parker Smith on drums, and Nick Rubin on keys stack it up to tear it down live for the 2024 Rock […]
Record Store Day was initiated in 2007 to strengthen the independent record store scene and celebrate collecting, communing, and listening to music on vinyl. “Independent record shops are a pillar of cultural exchange and music discovery,” says Lindsay Fitzgerald, co-owner of Hello Goodbye Records, which will feature special releases, crates of vintage vinyl, and additional […]
Confession time: I have a closet stuffed to the ceiling with art and craft supplies. There may be some paper- and candle-making accoutrement in the garage, too. Oh, and the 50-gallon bin overflowing with yarn in the attic also bears mentioning. My name is Kristie, and I’m a craft addict. I’ve known that it’s time […]
Taxed for time Charlottesville City Council worked down to the April 15 statewide deadline to approve the city’s budget for fiscal year 2025. Tax increases were a topic of hot discussion, with council reworking and amending levies repeatedly during the months-long budget process. Coming in at a whopping $253,335,298, the city’s general fund will finance […]
Money talks Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on April 8 that he would not veto the entire state budget created by the legislature, instead putting forward a swath of broad-reaching amendments. The governor’s “common ground budget” has some key differences from the version passed by the state legislature earlier this year: It cuts all tax increases […]
A local by way of Waynesboro, Scott Miller pays tribute to his roots with his latest album, Ladies Auxiliary. The founder of energetic alt-country rock band The V-Roys slows to singer-songwriter mode on the record, and employs a band of women in songs that capture the music and characters of his native Appalachia. $25, 7:30. […]
Since 1974, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo has been preening and poking fun at an uptight world with “razor-sharp wit and breathtaking pointe work.” The Trocks, as the all-male comic ballet company is known, celebrate their 50th anniversary with a worldwide tour that confirms the troupe’s long-running global sensation status. $24.75-44.75, 7:30. The Paramount […]
Spring brings beauty, warmth, good vibes, and Fridays After Five. The 2024 season opener, soulful R&B band Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, is a perfect pairing for a blanket on the lawn, a happy-hour drink, and a bit of early evening ass-shaking to the tunes on the group’s new record, Bona Fide, a mix of […]
Peace talks Charlottesville City Council passed a resolution on April 1 that calls for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Palestine. The resolution was first introduced at the March 18 council meeting and failed, with three councilors voting no. Though he originally voted against the resolution, Councilor Brian Pinkston joined Councilors Michael […]