Film review: Crimson Peak is more than just a ghost story
As tempting as it is to call the ghostly gothic romance Crimson Peak a return to form for writer-director Guillermo del Toro, let’s take a moment to truly appreciate his […]
Pen pals: New WriterHouse series brings authors together in conversation
Charlottesville is like the Bermuda Triangle for writers: You come here, get sucked in and never leave. You can’t help it, really; the literary community is huge. The arts are […]
ARTS Pick: MarchFourth!
In a world toppling with conformity, the internationally acclaimed performance troupe MarchFourth! makes its own rules. No less than 20 musicians, dancers and artisans combine jazz, salsa, hip-hop and rock […]
Fresh airwaves: Local radio station provides a new home for hip-hop
It’s time to update your car radio presets, Charlottesville. The long-anticipated launch of a new hip-hop radio station happened on October 5 at midnight when WVAI 101.3 Jamz took to […]
ARTS Pick: Shakespeare
Almost 400 years later, the world is still enraptured by the lovers, heroes, fairies and deviant minds that dominate tales penned by William Shakespeare. In tribute to the approaching anniversary […]
Utmost caliber: Jack Graves III reflects on the art world with ‘Icons’
For Jack Graves III, art is a family affair. “My dad started an art gallery in 1978 in Jacksonville, Florida, with a $600 loan from his dad. By the time […]
ARTS Pick: Pavel Haas Quartet
Hailed as “the world’s most exciting string quartet” by Gramophone magazine, Prague’s Pavel Haas Quartet features two violins, a viola and violoncello. Thanks to its rich, vivid sound, the group […]
Film review: The powerful He Named Me Malala underserves its heroine
Few people in recent memory have risen to the challenge of history as has Malala Yousafzai, the remarkable young Pakistani education activist who miraculously survived an attempt on her life […]
ARTS Pick: People’s Champs
Brooklyn-based septet People’s Champs artfully fuse West African and South American dance rhythms with futurist synths to create a unique sound endorsed by various music scenes from indie rock to […]
Go West: Live Arts opens with a tribute to the original sex symbol
Mae West, the Depression-era starlet and sex symbol, once said, “I never loved anybody as much as I loved myself.” For most of us, the only time we’re told to […]