Pulling into town this week, veterans of the jam band scene The String Cheese Incident take the stage at Ting Pavilion. For the past 30 years, the six-piece group from Colorado has been blending musical genres and blowing minds around the world. Now, SCI brings their legendary live-show experience to C’ville with a little twist. […]
Pulling into town this week, veterans of the jam band scene The String Cheese Incident take the stage at Ting Pavilion. For the past 30 years, the six-piece group from Colorado has been blending musical genres and blowing minds around the world. Now, SCI brings their legendary live-show experience to C’ville with a little twist. […]
The John P. and Stephanie F. Connaughton Gallery at the McIntire School of Commerce might not be on every Charlottesville art lover’s radar, but it should be. The gallery typically presents three shows each year with two artists per show who are invited to apply by McIntire Art Committee members. In most cases, McIntire purchases […]
In honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the third annual VeryAsian VA Celebration returns to Charlottesville this May to shine a spotlight on Asian American culture, community, and creativity. As part of the festivities, C’ville supergroup Afro Asia performs Thai tunes blended with funk, jazz, and blues for Fridays After […]
Hailing from D.C. with trip-hop and acid jazz roots, producer-duo Thievery Corporation (Rob Garza and Eric Hilton) have increasingly incorporated pan-global sounds into their electronic-based sets over the past 25 years. With live instrumentation and vocals, their stage performances have garnered massive praise for shows imbued with eccentric yet complementary stylings. Whether a particular song […]
Whether you know him as Schroeder’s idol in the “Peanuts” strips, a time-traveling buddy of Bill and Ted’s, or as a lovable St. Bernard causing canine chaos, you’ve probably heard of Beethoven by now. And with good reason; his arrangements are ubiquitous. This week, The Oratorio Society of Virginia presents a concert celebrating the 200th […]
By Thomas Crone Dirty Honey doesn’t rehash tired old rock. Rather, live shows and last year’s second album, Can’t Find The Breaks, finds the Southern California rock ‘n’ roll band injecting propulsion, youthful energy, and a new spin on sound that is rooted in the ’60s. “To have people say that they feel like what […]
By Thomas Crone Willi Carlisle has a healthy respect for the past, modeling his career, in part, on the folksingers of the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s—people who traveled a self-made circuit of coffeehouses, clubs, and theaters that catered to a hip set. Pete Seeger, in particular, is someone who Carlisle feels kinship toward, though he […]
By Stephen Barling Crouched in the back of his battered Ford pickup truck at Ix Art Park, Toru Oba is wrestling a worn yellow strap around a 5-foot-long, 400-pound hunk of raw sandstone. “I used to move these by myself,” he says, “but now I need help.” The 79-year-old Japanese stonemason and sculptor can be […]
Magically merging the elements of orchestral arrangement, incredible costuming and stagecraft, and an ensemble of unforgettable characters, Charlottesville Ballet presents Snow White. This Family Series ballet, based on the beloved Grimms’ fairy tale, brings youth and adult dancers together to tell the classic story of jealousy, love, and friendship. Witness a beautiful princess strike up […]
Promoting her new album Polaroid Lovers, four-time Grammy Award-winner Sarah Jarosz performs an evening of new music tied to old memories. Simultaneously nostalgic and current, Jarosz ruminates on the mundane yet magical moments that shape a life. Her contemporary Americana stylings are injected with infectious pop-rock motifs and Southern inflections. Following the lineage of artists […]