In memoriam August 12 survivor Marissa Blair died on September 19 at the University of Virginia Hospital due to complications from pneumonia related to metastatic colon cancer. She was 35 years old. Blair survived the August 2017 deadly car attack that killed her friend and co-worker Heather Heyer when her then-fiance Marcus Martin pushed her […]
Boasting indie bona fides as a founding member of Brooklyn’s Jupiter One and a former member of the Athens, Georgia-based of Montreal, Kishi Bashi is touring in support of his new album Kantos. Witha sound that defies easy categorization, the multi-instrumentalist draws inspiration from diverse sources of culture, history, and expression. He defines Kantos as […]
In 1948 Martin B. Hiden formed the Tuesday Evening Concert Group, with aid from Bard Hume of The Washington Post and Richard Bales of the National Gallery of Art. After establishing a connection with the National Music League—which included affiliation with six concert organizations in the DMV region—Hiden’s group disengaged from the affiliation, reforming as […]
For the win! Football season is off to an electric start at the University of Virginia. Despite a two-hour severe-weather delay, the Cavaliers maintained momentum in their August 31 season opener, and beat the University of Richmond 34-13. Before kick-off, UVA held a moment of silence to honor Lavel Davis, D’Sean Perry, and Devin Chandler, […]
Through nearly 30 songs composed by Stephen Sondheim, Putting It Together details an overnight party in a swanky upper-Manhattan penthouse. With dynamic orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, a longtime Sondheim collaborator, and the creative direction of Robert Chapel, the production features five characters, including a wealthy retired married couple, a younger man and woman, and a […]
The CatVideoFest is a purrrfect event for children, pet-lovers, and all you childless cat-people out there (meow!). If you’re one to share kitty memes all over social media, come enjoy a safe space with other feline enthusiasts. The hour-long compilation includes submissions, sourced animations, and edits that are the cat’s pajamas. The event supports cats […]
Saturday 8/31 at Dürty Nelly’s Self-described as an “imaginative, maximalist, feminist rock band based in Brooklyn,” partygirl is just about what you’d expect from a group with that description. While the band flaunts an aversion to capital letters and proper spacing, the defining difference in the thickly smothered walls of indie rock held up by […]
Fronted by the eponymous legendary blues and roots musician, the Corey Harris Band brings traditional Delta blues to contemporary audiences with an influx of world music flare. Well-traveled—and well-versed—Harris was instrumental in the rise of acoustic guitar blues in the mid-’90s and has an expansive sonic vocabulary with inflections from African, Caribbean, and Latin music. […]
The numbers on Spotify don’t lie: Cannons is popular and it’s clear why. The group presents completely problem-free tracks that ooze a too-smooth style of stifled glam disco. You would be wrong to call it this decade’s version of easy listening, though—it’s bubbly pop music built for areas where they’ve had success: TV show placement. […]
Deep dish Charlottesville resident Rachel Drame has been charged with arson of an unoccupied structure in connection with an August 11 fire at Vocelli Pizza. The fire caused approximately $30,000 in damage to the pizzeria, and investigators with the Albemarle County Fire Marshal office quickly determined the blaze was suspicious after first responders found the […]