Columbus, Ohio native Philip Cogley plays innovative art rock via his one-man project The Saturday Giant by using live looping and intricate multi-instrumental layers of indie pop-rock to craft hundreds of unique performances each year. Cogley’s strong belief in the relationship between freedom and imperfection steers his music clear of pre-recorded samples and results in […]
Pick up a copy of C-VILLE each Wednesday for the latest stories and news briefs—this week’s are below. Missing Nelson County man Virginia State Police are searching for a Nelson County man who disappeared on Friday, January 31. Forty-five-year-old Kevin Wayne Quick, a reservist captain in the Waynesboro Police Department, left his mother’s house in […]
Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings in the comments section. Albemarle County’s Architectural Review Board meets from 1-3pm Monday, February 3 in Room 241 […]
Introduce your little ones to the beauty of classical music with the Richmond Symphony Lollipops during an hour-long experience designed for young ears. Associate Conductor Erin R. Freeman breaks down the orchestra into bite-sized nuggets of sound in order to develop an understanding of how instruments work together to create compositions. An instrument “petting zoo” […]
Don your bowling shirt and pony up for White Russians at a screening of the 1998 Coen Brothers’ classic The Big Lebowski. Jeff Bridges stars as L.A. slacker “The Dude,” who seeks recompense from his millionaire name-twin when angry thugs mistake his identity and urinate on his rug. The laid back bowling enthusiast becomes enmeshed […]
It’s December 7, the height of the South African summer, and the excitement is palpable as the gates open at a warehouse-turned-music-venue in the popular tourist getaway of White River, Mpumalanga. Concertgoers gravitate to the largest of three stages at the Route 40 Music Festival, as the drummer of the newly formed band Cosmic River […]
Relaxed roots influences tinged with psychedelica mark the sound of Richmond, Virginia’s Avers. The collaborative quintet is derived from various musical projects including HyperColor, Farm Vegas, Mason Brothers, The Trillions, and The Head and the Heart. Despite its impressive indie pedigree, the group hardly considers itself a side project as it tours in support of […]
Pick up a copy of C-VILLE each Wednesday for the latest stories and news briefs—this week’s are below. Creigh Deeds: “It’s clear the system failed” State Senator Creigh Deeds spoke in detail of his son Gus’ November 19 attack on him and subsequent suicide in an interview on CBS’ 60 minutes earlier this week, offering […]
Lots of funny things happen when the United Nations of Comedy brings its talent-filled lineup to a local stage—and most are courtesy of Funnyman Skiba. The Washington, D.C. comic has become a repeat player in the UN of C’s effort to promote diversity through the common ground of laughter. He returns along with the “Taiwanese […]
Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings in the comments section. The Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority Board meets from 2:15-4pm today, Monday, January 27, […]