Rap videos get a boost at the Virginia Film Festival
Doughman got into filming music videos because he had to. The area music producer was handing out beats to rappers left and right, but they wanted more than just music. […]
October galleries
An artist’s journey The night Alp Isin heard that his friend and fellow artist Gabriel Allan passed away, he couldn’t stop thinking about Allan’s sculptures. Though Isin had seen “a […]
Being there: Ebony Groove revives a highlight of C’ville’s musical past
When Ebony Groove posted some old photos to its Facebook page in 2009, the comments came quickly. “Can we get a reunion please?!” “OMG what memories.” “Damn, now this brings […]
North by southeast: Heron & Crane’s Firesides arrives via online collaboration
Twenty-two years. That’s how long Heron & Crane’s first record, Firesides, has been in the works, whether or not Travis Kokas and Dave Gibson were aware of it. Kokas and […]
Hitting the right note: Jazz legend Roland Wiggins reflects on a lifetime of musical expression
Roland Wiggins taught his first music lesson when he was in elementary school. He was about 10 years old, and his music teacher, Helen Derrick, had written a series of […]
Enduring blooms: Gordonsville’s Floradise is an orchid lover’s paradise
Saunter through the Floradise Orchids greenhouse, the sound of Puccini mingling with the scent of soil and vanilla in the air, and Janet Cherchuck and Steve Shifflett will happily tell […]
Exploring boundaries: Stephanie Nakasian reflects on the beauty of jazz life lessons
Stephanie Nakasian grew up with the American songbook in her ear. You know the tunes: “Fly Me to the Moon,” “I Get A Kick Out of You,” and so many […]
Galleries: September 2019
These are a few of Ryan Trott’s favorite things Cups, mugs, hands, feet, flowers, water drops—these are just some of the everyday objects that inspire Ryan Trott. Simplified shapes repeat […]
Past perspectives: New documentary collects stories from the Paramount’s segregated era
Lorenzo Dickerson is always chasing down stories that he heard as a kid. “Stories I heard who knows when,” he says, local stories he now feels compelled to share with […]
Mourning the losses: CPG processes grief and transformation in a recut of Hamlet
Let’s pretend for a minute. It’s sometime in the not-too-distant future. Charlottesville is a thriving black kingdom, free of the white gaze and white corruption, and comprised of various hamlets, […]