ARTS Pick: Steve Earle & The Dukes
It’s been 30 years since the release of Copperhead Road, an album that revived the gritty rebelliousness founded in the early days of country music. Steve Earle & The Dukes […]
ARTS Pick: Chatham Rabbits
Southern duo Sarah and Austin McCombie have a bright soulful love for old-time music. It’s the reason they formed Chatham Rabbits, a name inspired by a string band out of […]
ARTS Pick: Soweto Gospel Choir
From African gospels to American pop songs, the uplifting music of the Soweto Gospel Choir has something to put a smile on anyone’s face. Formed in South Africa in 2002, […]
Netflix feature films set to impact awards season
After competing with HBO in the original series game, Netflix is now gunning for Hollywood recognition with a slew of prestige film acquisitions helmed by some of the most respected […]
YOU Issue: Michael Dubova carves a niche as an instrument maker
Here’s what readers asked for: I think you should cover my husband, Michael Dubova. …He never builds two instruments alike (except one time when he built a pair of guitars […]
YOU Issue: Jason Elliott offers HIV/AIDS education through celebration
Here’s what readers asked for: “This event has grown from just a little party in my house to a truly amazing event where this community comes together to party for […]
Comedian Hannibal Buress on the business of being funny
Since Hannibal Buress began his comedy career in 2002, he has hit screens in a variety of ways—from the series “Broad City” to the films The Secret Life of Pets, […]
YOU Issue: Charlottesville Threshold Singers soothe with bedside harmonies
“The Charlottesville Threshold Singers have been singing to hospice patients and others in need of comfort and peace for more than a dozen years.”—Lynn Pribus It wasn’t easy for Lynn […]
Well-versed: A.D. Carson finds his place—in the unlikely bridging of hip-hop and academia
It’s a rainy Friday in late October, the first cold night of fall, and the people who’ve dared to venture outside tiptoe quickly around autumn leaves sticking slick on the […]
ARTS Pick: Mike Super’s Magic and Illusion Show 2.OH!
When it comes to magic, card tricks, rabbits tucked away in top hats, and halved assistants are all icons of the trade—but how about a reveal of winning lottery numbers? […]