ARTS Pick: Dropping Julia
Ruling the roof: Dropping Julia is the culmination of guitarist Emily Kresky’s journey as a musician, which she began in New Jersey at age 19. After developing her chops on […]
Mating ritual: Ready or Not plays well in the horror-comedy game
The class rage-fueled horror comedy Ready or Not is for anyone who’s been robbed of the life they deserve, in order to further someone else’s wealth, status, or tradition. It’s […]
ARTS Pick: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Breakout blues: At 20 years old, blues artist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram wanted to do what no one else was doing. While most of his music-making peers turned to rap, Ingram […]
ARTS Pick: Mipso
Off the grass: They got their start as a folk duo playing campus events, but today, Mipso’s blend of Americana, bluegrass, and indie pop is filling music halls rather than […]
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 […]
Tween gaff: Good Boys pairs middle school kids with grown up themes
The child performers in Good Boys are quite good, and the jokes can be very funny, but what do you do with a movie that forces you to compare it […]
Playing through it: Derek Trucks talks perseverance after loss ahead of Lockn’ gig
There were moments, Derek Trucks admits, that he wondered how Tedeschi Trucks Band—the electrifying 12-piece Southern roots outfit he leads with his wife, powerhouse blues vocalist Susan Tedeschi—could continue. In […]
ARTS Pick: Dwight Yoakam
Hollywood hillbilly: Americana superstar, SiriusXM disc jockey, and accomplished actor Dwight Yoakam tours the songs that have earned him nine platinum albums and 14 Billboard top-10 hits. On his 2016 […]
ARTS Pick: Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
Starry nights: Edie Brickell rejoins her band the New Bohemians for a string of festival dates, including a slot at Lockn.’ Though Brickell and the band have been on-and-off since […]
ARTS Pick: Camp Corduroy
Camp songs: Local performers come together at Camp Corduroy for a two-day festival created to celebrate Charlottesville artists and raise awareness for nonprofits such as The Front Porch, The Nature […]