ARTS Pick: The Homecoming
The Homecoming, a play by Christopher Sergel based on the book by Earl Hamner (creator of T.V.’s “The Waltons”), takes place in a familiar location—a Virginia town lodged in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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ARTS Pick: The Homecoming
The Homecoming, a play by Christopher Sergel based on the book by Earl Hamner (creator of T.V.’s “The Waltons”), takes place in a familiar location—a Virginia town lodged in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
ARTS Pick: Let There Be Light
Let There Be Light is an annual evening of light-based artwork and amazement is held in reverence of the winter solstice.
Album reviews: Freelance Whales, Alyssa Bonagura, Soundgarden
Brian Palmer writes Tunes, a bi-weekly music column that reviews current releases.
Charlottesville City Limits: Local promoters’ favorite performances of 2012
Charlottesville is one hell of a music town these days. With 60-plus shows weekly, we are starting to feel on par with the heralded scenes of Athens, Asheville—and at this rate, someday…Austin! We reached out to local players in music promotion and asked them to name a show that stood out in 2012. Rodrigo y […]
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong make Charlottesville a second home
Odds are, if you keep an eye on music in this town, you’re familiar with Pigeons Playing Ping Pong. Whether you’re one of the devoted and exponentially growing “Flock,” or simply a fan of the work of behavioral scientist B.F. Skinner, the name just sticks. To clarify to the latter group, it’s a band: a […]
Film review: Playing for Keeps
Playing for Keeps is not the worst movie of 2012. In fact, it’s not even in the bottom 10. (It may be in the bottom 11.) And in life’s grand scheme, it’s innocuous.
Live Music 2012: An industry-eye view of Charlottesville’s music scene
To many, Charlottesville is still best-known as the birthplace of the Dave Matthews Band, and with good reason: It would be a very different town without the group’s legacy. But our city has always hosted a wide range of musicians, from could-be stars to hometown oddities to local living legends and an impressive roster of […]
Six reasons to see DMB this weekend
It’s been more than two decades since Dave Matthews Band emerged from Charlottesville and forever altered the pop-rock landscape with rootsy jams highlighted by the juxtaposition of fiddle and sax. While small gigs at Trax and frat parties were the launch pad, the band belongs to the rest of the world now—with 37 million albums […]
ARTS Pick: Sarah Siskind
Singer/songwriter Sarah Siskind has made a subtle, yet significant, impression on the music world in recent years.
ARTS Pick: The Santaland Diaries
The Santaland Diaries is based on National Public Radio funnyman David Sedaris’ story of the same name.