First Fridays: July 6
About a decade ago, Rich Tarbell sold a guitar to pay for his first camera. Frustrated with his own music, Tarbell decided instead to document local music on film. And […]
Charlottesville Opera tells modern stories
Most of the time, when we talk about characters in books, in movies and plays, we talk about their arc—who the character is when the action begins and when it […]
ARTS Pick: The Sea The Sea puts us at ease
The Sea The Sea. Saying its name out loud has the effect of an incantation or a lullaby, similar to the experience of listening to the group’s music. Vocalists Chuck […]
ARTS Pick: Soggy Po’ Boys bring the NOLA sound
The Soggy Po’ Boys are a lot more appetizing than they sound. The six-man band formed in New Hampshire, but its members are firmly rooted in the ways of NOLA […]
ARTS Pick: Disco Risqué defies categories
Disco Risqué’s mission? “To take over the world one sweaty, borderline-psychotic-music lover at a time.” Their method? Creating and performing some of the most high-energy, hard-to-categorize music in Charlottesville. Imagine […]
ARTS Pick: Charlottesville Municipal Band gives summer concert
While strolling the Downtown Mall this summer, you may encounter an enormous bass drum with “FREE CONCERT TONIGHT” emblazoned across the head. This refers to the Charlottesville Municipal Band, a […]
Fast forward: Punk band The Landlords’ first album gets a slick reissue
In his early teens John Beers was “certain that punk rock sucked.” He’d seen the Ramones on television and thought all their songs sounded the same; and he thought Patti […]
Sons of Bill releases Oh God Ma’am in wake of setbacks
When Sons of Bill played the Jefferson Theater for Christmas 2017, it was one of only a few times in the last two years that the Americana gurus had held […]
Jurassic’s Fallen Kingdom careens off beaten path
Why is it that sequels so bent on continuing stories and fleshing out backstories are much more confusing? It’s a curious thing that Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom places such a […]
ARTS Pick: Man About a Horse shows off their music
If bluegrass doesn’t typically grab your attention, Man About a Horse might be the band to change that. This five-piece from Philadelphia is on a mission to transform the folksy […]