Tiny sneakers, massive charm
Judging by its trailer, Dean Fleischer-Camp’s Marcel the Shell with Shoes On might come off as utterly silly—and in parts, it very enjoyably is. But, ironically, its hero, a charmingly […]
C-VILLE’s editor walks into a bar…
I’m new in town, so naturally, for my first assignment, I bellied up to six bars and sampled this year’s Best of C-VILLE nominees for Best Craft Cocktail. It’s like […]
Pick: Little Women
March on: An old classic is infused with modern sensibilities at the Virginia Theatre Festival. Acclaimed playwright Kate Hamill takes Louisa May Alcott’s beloved Little Women in a contemporary direction […]
Pick: Silas Frayser
Break loose: Local singer-songwriter Silas Frayser formed a sound that rests between acoustic beach rock and folk rock. His 2021 EP, The Silas Frayser Band, features emotive vocals, catchy picking, […]
Pick: “Witnessing Resistance”
Looking back: Photojournalist Eze Amos took more than 9,000 photographs on August 12, 2017. Now, five years later, he is sharing what he experienced and witnessed during and after the […]
The Boys are back in town
David Sickmen and The Hackensaw Boys have been a lot of things to a lot of people over their two-decade run. But they’ve never forgotten where they’re from. “When we […]
Pick: Nicole Atkins
Pop-noir: New Jersey-bred singer-songwriter Nicole Atkins captured the romance and danger of the Jersey Shore’s sprawling boardwalk with psych-rock grooves, girl-group melodrama, and a bit of honky-tonk on her 2020 […]
Pick: The Sound of Music
Do-Re-Mi: The hills are alive with The Sound of Music. The Charlottesville Opera, directed by Cara Consilvio, brings to life the beloved true story of Maria and the von Trapp […]
Pick: Bruce Holsinger and Corban Addison
Read on: Looking for some summer book recs? New page-turners from Bruce Holsinger and Corban Addison are sure to boost your beach reading experience. On Thursday, UVA professor Holsinger celebrates […]
Best original organ
For fans of writer/director David Cronenberg’s films, his newest, Crimes of the Future, is cause for celebration. It’s 100 percent unadulterated Cronenberg, and marks a return to the sub-genre he […]