Will McCranie: A man and his guitar
Packing up and moving your entire livelihood from Georgia to New York City to seek a record deal could be considered a less than calculated career move. For alternative rock […]
C’Ville Art Blog: Paint and ceramic meditations at the Firefish Gallery
What is perception? Philosophers, psychologists, and ophthalmologists have studied this question for years, but none have studied as vividly or exhaustively as visual artists. Subtle nuances of memory, culture, and aspiration […]
Film review: Girl Most Likely fumbles through a series of bad choices
Give Kristen Wiig credit: She’s clearly not interested in repeating the Bridesmaids formula. And though Girl Most Likely has, at least on the surface, some plot threads in common with […]
Field recordings: Dymph de Wild’s found object art feels like home
Chroma Projects’ current featured artist, Dymph de Wild, works in a variety of media (drawing, printmaking, photography, video, performance, sculpture), juggling different approaches and moving from the randomness and spontaneity […]
ARTS Pick: Four County Players present Godspell
See the Gospels as you’ve never seen or heard them before in Four County Player’s revival of the hit musical Godspell, which tells Jesus’ life story with a dash of […]
ARTS Pick: Jennifer Stuart & the Design
Meet Jen, Jacob, Jimmy, Jon, Jason, and…Dave. A local work in progress since 2004, Jennifer Stuart & The Design has one tradition—creativity fueled by a melting pot of countless musical […]
ARTS Pick: Storm the Bridge
The Fourth of July may have passed, but don’t let your revolutionary spirit falter. Invoke the essence of 1780s Paris as the good citizens of Charlottesville join together to tear […]
Honky tonk girl
Country music legend Loretta Lynn died on October 4, 2022. C-VILLE Weekly spoke with her in 2013, and the interview is reposted below. Loretta Lynn released her first record, Honky Tonk […]
ARTS Pick: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Blending the tragic with the triumphant, The Diving Bell and The Butterfly depicts the life of renowned magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, after suffering a stroke that paralyzed his entire body […]
Musical loom: Dan Deacon weaves dense sonic delights
Dan Deacon is a busy man. Best known for his sweaty, gloriously fun concerts, his talents go far beyond the ability to get a crowd excited. Once you get past […]