Youngkin declines debate, again Glenn Youngkin, the Republican candidate for Virginia governor, declined an invitation to debate Democrat opponent Terry McAuliffe this week. Youngkin and former governor McAuliffe were invited to square off in Hot Springs in an event organized by the AARP. McAuliffe has said he’s up for as many as five debates between […]
By Matt Dhillon In the staggering summer heat, Kendall King digs her fingers into the dark topsoil of a new garden bed. She’s kneeling on the back lawn of Visible Records, a gallery and studio space in Charlottesville’s Belmont neighborhood. In the garden, three tall tomato plants climb out of their cages between shoots of […]
Landing the joke: In 2017, Heather Land picked up her phone, swiped to the big-mouthed Snapchat filter, and began posting snarky commentary about the trials and tribulations of single motherhood in the South. More than 300 million views later, she’s on the road with The Age Gap Tour, holding court with her Tennessee drawl and […]
Don’t stop believin’: Television changed forever when “The Sopranos” premiered on HBO in 1999. The complex storytelling and raw humanity of the show about New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano was a huge critical success, and paved the way for a new culture of TV series. Italian gangsters became hip again, tough guys considered going […]
What on earth? The band’s name is Earthish Uncle Angelica X. That’s got to spark your curiosity, right? Fronted by Charlottesville wunderkind Will Evans, EUAX’s music ranges from avant-garde jazz to indie-rock, with influences that include Ornette Coleman, Frank Ocean, and Sonic Youth. The group’s rotating cast of characters most often sees Evans on trumpet, […]
Atlas Coffee 2206 Fontaine Ave. Pen and watercolor drawings by Jessica Livingston. BozART Located in Hot Cakes, Barracks Road Shopping Center. “Feast Your Eyes On,” a show of local artists including Judith Ely, Randy Baskerville, Joan Dreicer, and Cassidy Girvin. Through August 15. The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative 209 Monticello Rd. “Eyes on Sen Soley,” […]
Everything’s coming up Mamadi Last week, former UVA basketball star Mamadi Diakite finished his first season in the NBA with a championship win. The Milwaukee Bucks’ 105-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns in game six made Diakite the first player to ever win an NCAA championship, a G-League championship, and an NBA championship. (He also […]
Let the music do the talking: In an age of overdubbing and autotune, Aoife O’Donovan binds her music to its roots. Often accompanied by acoustic guitar, she can command a room with her delicate voice and clear-sighted songwriting. Her other projects include the bluegrass band Crooked Still and the Grammy Award-winning trio I’m With Her, […]
Highs and woes: Conor Oberst began making heart-wrenching emo music in an Omaha basement in the mid-’90s. Soon after, he joined forces with multi-instrumentalists Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott, and the project expanded into the indie-rock sensation Bright Eyes. Their latest album, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, speaks to both the […]
Power flow: Sabrina Feggans admits she failed gym class sophomore year. Fifteen years later and 50 pounds overweight, she decided it was time for a change. She hit the gym, got fit, and is now helping others through Beyond Fitness With Sabrina, where H.I.I.T. and Tabata workouts focus on community, empowerment, and self-love. Feggans is […]