Funk-forward Umphrey’s McGee has taken the long and winding road to build itself up over the better part of three decades, performing more than 2,700 live shows. Innovators of live sets and festival offerings, the group has earned a dedicated following of listeners eager to engage with its communion of music and technology. Fans of […]
Combine the arc of personal growth with a fish-out-of-water story, and add the tension and humor of an odd-couple narrative, and you’ll have something similar to Grace & Glorie. Performed by arrangement with Concord Theatricals, this two-act play by Tom Ziegler places the title characters into an unlikely alliance. Grace, a 90-year-old cantankerous cancer patient, […]
It was a sad day this past November when the doors shuttered at 606 W. Main St. While many gathered then to bemoan the loss of Blue Moon Diner, the long-time restaurant and music venue, others were unable to join in the immediate mourning. The Blue Moon Diner Celebration offers a chance to raise a […]
Step back in time with Silents Scored Live, a silent-film screening with in-person musical accompaniment. Composer, film lecturer, and Violet Crown artist-in-residence Matt Marshall brings more than two decades of experience writing and performing music for classic film screenings that offer a glimpse into what the cinematic experience once was. Marshall live-scores works from the […]
Four local musicians join up for an intimate evening of original songs in the round, when Neon Angels brings singer-songwriters Holly Renee Allen, Blair Jones, Susan Munson, and Molly Murphy together to share music and personal stories. The performers, all members of the Blue Ridge region’s flourishing Americana music scene, celebrate individual musical achievements—and their […]
With winter in full effect, it’s the perfect time to take in the Grand Kyiv Ballet’s Snow Queen, an adaptation of the famous Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. The Ukrainian dance company presents a fantastical story of love and magic featuring the music of Edvard Grieg, Jules Massenet, Mozart, and Vivaldi. After Kai is turned […]
When it’s cold outside, you need extra motivation to get the blood pumping. Boston’s reggae-rock outfit The Elovaters do just that with uplifting tropical sounds that warm your soul and get you moving. Fans of acts like Slightly Stoopid and Sublime find plenty to love from this East Coast group channeling the island culture. Expect […]
The Blue Ridge Irish Music School presents a double-feature screening of Absolutely Irish and The Tunnel from local filmmakers Paul and Ellen Wagner. The first film brings together standout stars of the traditional Irish music scene for a concert held in the intimate Irish Arts Center of New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood. The latter […]
The Charlottesville High School musical theater ensemble brings a student-directed production of A Chorus Line to area audiences. Spotlighting an array of Broadway dancers auditioning for roles in the eponymous chorus line, the action builds across a bare stage. The personalities of potential performers are on full view as the cast of would-be stars describe […]
Three Notch’d Road Baroque Ensemble extends the holiday season with the sounds of an Italian Christmas during performances in Staunton, Greenwood, and Keswick. Twelfth Night in Italy brings together the music of Corelli, Flecha, Monteverdi, Pandolfi, Scarlatti, and Vivaldi under guest Artistic Director Peter Walker. Hear shepherds’ carols and folk music, as well as art […]