Groove out with Charlie Ballantine and his trio at a special evening of jazz infused with rock and folk influences. Ballantine showcases his versatility across an impressive body of originals and standards, feathering intricate guitar grooves with complex compositions. His 2020 release, Vonnegut, features original compositions inspired by the writing of fellow Midwesterner Kurt Vonnegut. […]
Groove out with Charlie Ballantine and his trio at a special evening of jazz infused with rock and folk influences. Ballantine showcases his versatility across an impressive body of originals and standards, feathering intricate guitar grooves with complex compositions. His 2020 release, Vonnegut, features original compositions inspired by the writing of fellow Midwesterner Kurt Vonnegut. […]
Saddle up for The Wild Caldonia Rodeo, a sensual, burlesque play from Nu Rodeo Caldonia, a queer BIPOC production team and artist collective from Richmond. Set in Virginia City, Nevada, and inspired by a few historical people and events, the rodeo features an enticing blend of singing, theater, and, of course, the art of the […]
Charlottesville’s Boxed Lunch performed its first show as a band at Holly’s Diner in 2019. A few years and an EP later, the group returns to the diner for a late-night set. The band, which includes Justin Storer, Joel Streeter, Emily Gardiner, and Zack Beamer, combines melodic songwriting, killer harmonies, and skilled musical chops for […]
When Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live brings its Glow Party event to the John Paul Jones arena on March 25 and 26, the newest face in the cab will be Taylor Holman. Holman, driving the Demo Derby truck on the tour, grew up around monster trucks. But she only climbed behind the wheel about eight […]
Rob Derhak thinks of Charlottesville fondly. The bassist, vocalist, and founding member of the band moe. recalls playing here “back in the old days,” when there was “that old bar behind the railroad tracks.” Trax? “Yeah, I think that was it,” he says, but it’s like he still doesn’t quite believe it all happened. Derhak’s […]
A classical masterpiece is updated with stunning modernity in Orpheus and Erica: A Deaf Opera. The culmination of a years-long collaboration between Victory Hall Opera and a team of deaf theater practitioners, Orpheus and Erica sees a young couple battling illness and fertility tempt fate by using modern medicine. The clever production weaves together Italian […]
Wind your way into the theater for a special Labyrinth movie party. Subtitles and animated cues make it easy to sing along and belt out your favorite lines (“You have no power over me!”) as Sarah, played by Jennifer Connelly, journeys through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered to rescue her baby brother from David Bowie […]
“The Gathering series is all about building community … it’s a call to look inwards and find what matters,” says Carbon Leaf frontman Barry Privett. The Richmond, Virginia, faves recently released the second volume in a four-part series that finds the long-running quintet returning to its acoustic roots. Gathering Vol. 2: The Hunting Ground is […]
boygenius The Record One of the most anticipated albums of 2023, thus far, surely must be boygenius’ The Record. The band, which formed in 2018, is composed of Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker, and Phoebe Bridgers. Prior to meeting in 2016, Dacus and Baker had released a few EPs and albums, while Bridgers was relatively new […]
For months, the publicity buildup for Elizabeth Banks’ horror-comedy Cocaine Bear has convincingly sold it as deliriously entertaining nonsense. The movie’s hilarious, unrepentantly trashy trailer boldly spelled the plot out: A hulking black bear high on cocaine rampages through the Georgia hills. Sadly, the film is a missed opportunity that doesn’t deliver on its very […]