ARTS Pick: Macbeth NTLive
Get a front row seat to a live streaming performance of Manchester International Festival’s production of the powerful Shakespeare tragedy, Macbeth. Kenneth Branagh and Alex Kingston star in this story of […]
Album reviews: Amos Lee, Blind Boys of Alabama, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
Amos Lee Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song/Blue Note Records Amos Lee knows what an Americana record ought to sound like and Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song is it. […]
Interview: SOJA brings a distinctly American voice to reggae tradition
The success story of SOJA sounds improbable: An all-white reggae band from the Washington, D.C. suburbs of Northern Virginia gains global acclaim. But after more than a decade of hard […]
Film review: Machete Kills makes little sense and is a lot of fun
The early reviews for Machete Kills have largely been unkind, and the big gripe appears to be that Machete Kills is too long, too repetitive, and too super violent. How […]
Installation artist Patrick Dougherty twists twigs and tames volunteers
If you’ve been in the vicinity of the Ruth Caplin Theatre and the Arts Commons at UVA, you’ve no doubt noticed some unusual activity in the bowl-shaped area between the buildings. […]
ARTS Pick: Gary Clark Jr.
With over 15 years of acclaim under his belt, it’s hard to believe Gary Clark Jr. is just releasing his debut album, Blak and Blu. His natural prowess on guitar […]
Interview: Switchfoot’s Jon Foreman on God, surfing, and life in front of the camera
Over the last 17 years, Jon Foreman has cemented his status as one of his generation’s most insightful lyricists and dynamic rock singers. He has released four solo EPs, two […]
ARTS Pick: TechnoSonics XIV
Computers and synthesizers are hardly new, yet the face of music is constantly changing thanks to the evolution of electronics. This week, UVA puts its stamp on the computerized art […]
The mysterious Godspeed You Black Emperor! reunited and on tour
Formed in Montreal in the late ’90s, the band Godspeed You Black Emperor! took its name from a documentary about Japanese motorcycle gangs. The group added musicians and instruments as […]
C’ville Art Blog: The quirky and fantastical universe of Rob Browning
Rob Browning‘s paintings currently on display at PVCC‘s South Gallery is a less coherent series than his recent show at Warm Springs Gallery. However I find the variety of painting […]