Pick: Gary Clark Jr.
Landing it Gary Clark Jr. tells it to you straight on his third studio album, This Land. “Fuck you, I’m America’s son. This is where I come from,” he sings […]
Pick: Love and Information
Full speed ahead Someone’s up to something in Caryl Churchill’s Love and Information, a thought-provoking play that explores the mysterious complexity of human connection at breakneck speed. Comprised of over […]
Pick: Pilobolus
To the limit Bask in a kaleidoscope of movement at dance company Pilobolus’ Big Five-Oh! Tour. The iconic dance troupe is known for its radical performances that test the limits […]
Bringing banjo back
Bill Evans left a lasting impression on the Charlottesville music scene. After graduating from the University of Virginia in 1978, the innovative banjo player stuck around town and started a […]
Pick: PUP
Listen with caution: Canadian punk band PUP’s name may be an abbreviation for “pathetic waste of potential,” but don’t let that fool you—its fourth album, THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND, marks […]
Pick: Love the Color of Your Butterfly
Metamorpho-sing: Revel in the atmosphere of a vintage jazz club at Love the Color of Your Butterfly, a deeply personal program from renowned soprano and Victory Hall Opera founding troupe […]
Pick: Raymond & Ray
Don’t skip the preview: The 35th annual Virginia Film Festival is less than two months away, and organizers are giving us a head start with the sneak preview screening of […]
Joyful return
Ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras sought to find harmony, or the “music of the spheres,” in the vibrations of planets as they orbited through space. Two thousand years later, Music Director […]
Touch me not
Back in 2013, Alfred Goossens—a certified Virginia Master Naturalist—started to think about poisonous plants. How often, he wondered, were outdoor enthusiasts like him encountering species that might actually be harmful? […]
Bowie’s changes
David Bowie was so ahead of his time that, even six years after his death, his music seems advanced. Brett Morgen’s concert film/documentary Moonage Daydream is a cause for celebration […]