Dum Dum Girls is a throwback band that’s a force to be reckoned with. Take spitfire riffs, increase the attitude, and spice generously with talent for an adrenaline rush coupled with a healthy dose of introspection. Moving beyond simplistic ballads, frontwoman Dee Dee Penny explores a wealth of emotion, defining rebellion in life, love, and […]
Indulge in a cornucopia of autumnal activities with local food and artisans at Albemarle Ciderworks’ Apple Harvest Festival. Take a hayride over the mountain, taste local hard ciders, or test your baking mettle in an apple pie contest. Gallatin Canyon, Jim Waive, and The Get Rights keep the honky tonk tunes going all day. Free, […]
If you need a little extra motivation to hit the track, try adding food and wine at the finish line in the Race & Taste 10K. Participants will enjoy a scenic run through Trump Winery’s 1,300-acre estate and end at the vineyard’s pavilion for included brunch and wine tasting with live entertainment. All proceeds benefit […]
Far from the ordinary costume party, TRIX at Ix promises to up the ante on All Hallows’ Eve with a jam-packed live music lineup featuring Chamomile & Whiskey, We Are Star Children (above), Shagwüf with Sally Rose, EurythmIX with Lauren Hoffman, and Girl Choir. Local artist Russell Richards demonstrates his trademark mask creation while the […]
Leave a barrel of fun size bars on the porch and immerse yourself in the madness of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein played out by a highly talented cast. The horror classic is brought to the screen from London’s National Theatre, and directed by Academy Award winner Danny Boyle. Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternate the […]
Legendary pianist Allen Toussaint has been a staple of the New Orleans R&B scene for more than half a century, playing theaters and clubs and influencing and collaborating with marquee names like Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, Joe Cocker, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, and NOLA’s own Preservation Hall Jazz Band. In honor of their shared […]
The folks behind Pasture rarely do anything under the radar. But the Stonefield-based restaurant’s patrons who walked by during the week of October 20 were likely surprised to find paper hanging in the windows and a sign tacked to the door. “We are currently closed as we transition into PastureQ…a southern regional barbecue restaurant,” the […]
It’s just before midnight on an October Friday at UVA, and deep in the bowels of a stately brick mansion on Rugby Road, throngs of undergraduates in cutoffs and cowboy boots are packed shoulder to shoulder in a dingy room with a sticky floor, watching one drunk classmate after another mount and then be flung […]
If Oktoberfest failed to quench your thirst for craft brews, indulge your beer tooth at the second annual Homebrew for Hunger Beer Festival, where all proceeds benefit the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Sample over 80 beers ranging from long-beloved saisons and IPAs to more original offerings, including Swedish Fish Sour Beer and Smoked Chipotle […]
Deconstructed displays its dichotomy right off the bat. The sophomore missive from Birmingham, Alabama’s Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires opens with a greasy overdriven guitar riff and some howling gospel-inflected vocalizations from Bains. Twenty-five seconds into “The Company Man,” the drums and bass kick in and it’s pure boogie, twin guitars trading twangy […]