Music nonprofit wants to help locals unite in song
Rappity rap, rappity rap. A 13-year-old tapped out a beat on a metal folding chair. Rappity rap, rappity rap. Dressed in black jeans, black untied high tops and a black […]
Edinburgh Festival Fringe influences local theater
Every August, tens of thousands performers from all over the world flock to Edinburgh, Scotland, and transform the 102-square-mile medieval city into the world’s largest stage: the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. […]
The imminent rise of the Will Overman Band
While playing an album release show at the Southern on June 4, the five members of local amped-up folk-rock outfit Will Overman Band stepped off the stage and into the […]
McGuffey’s life drawing sessions turn perspective on its head
On a recent Saturday morning, C arrived at McGuffey Art Center to pose for a life drawing session held in an artist’s basement studio. She knew to expect a challenge. […]
Illiterate Light searches for moral middle ground
On a freezing-cold night in February, Harrisonburg band Illiterate Light played a set under a red light bulb in the kitchen of a house on First Street South, close to […]
Coming ashore: Jennifer Tidwell’s NO WAKE binds community, fantasy and reality
As dusk sets in over Charlottesville, young girls swing silver buckets to and fro in front of the Ix Art Park entrance on Monticello Avenue. Over dark clothes, they wear […]
Radio kid: Kendall Stewart finds her niche on 106.1 The Corner
On a recent Friday morning, Lifehouse’s 2005 hit “You and Me” played on WCNR 106.1 The Corner. When the song wrapped up, new midday host Kendall Stewart took to the […]
Little big time: Local bands submit to NPR’s 2016 Tiny Desk Contest
A few years ago, Bob Boilen, host of NPR Music’s “All Songs Considered,” turned his work desk into a concert venue. Today, he invites musicians from all over the world to […]
What we want: WarHen Records keeps going for local music
Last October, Warren Parker sat at his dining room table with a set of alphabet rubber stamps, a blue ink pad and a few dozen 7″ vinyl records with blank […]
Cracking up: Kurt Braunohler likes big butts (and he cannot lie)
When it comes to making people laugh, comedian Kurt Braunohler goes big. Really big. He once hired a skywriter to scrawl “How do I land?” in the sky over Los […]