Farm and fleet
City Market-goers know where they oughta get empanadas. Julio Quispe’s Pachamama Peru offers some of the market’s best prepared eats, and his baked and fried Peruvian pies, filled with local […]
Dead ahead
By Jedd Ferris Joe Russo juggles a lot of projects. The versatile drummer, a fixture on the New York City jazz and jam scenes, is an in-demand studio player and […]
Swine time
Pig R, 92 minutesViolet Crown Cinema Sometimes the beauty of a film lies in its simplicity. When character development and atmosphere are allowed to be front and center, the strength […]
Sound choices
McKinley Dixon For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her Spacebomb Records As one of the year’s most important releases, McKinley Dixon’s Spacebomb Records debut rounds out a trilogy […]
PICK: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram was born in 1999, the same year that northern Mississippi’s area code changed to 662. Ingram spent his first 22 years mastering blues guitar, and his debut […]
PICK: All in the Timing
Perfect Timing: Back with its first theater production since the start of the pandemic, Four County Players is making up for lost time with a smorgasbord of mini plays taken […]
PICK: Vibe Riot
Bursting with sophisticated musicianship and intelligent lyricism, Vibe Riot makes a scene with its bluesy funk. Fronted by Brooklyn-born and Virginia-raised J. “Jaewar” King, the group’s percussive music awakens the […]
PICK: Heather Land
Landing the joke: In 2017, Heather Land picked up her phone, swiped to the big-mouthed Snapchat filter, and began posting snarky commentary about the trials and tribulations of single motherhood […]
PICK: The Sopranos Sessions
Don’t stop believin’: Television changed forever when “The Sopranos” premiered on HBO in 1999. The complex storytelling and raw humanity of the show about New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano […]
PICK: Earthish Uncle Angelica X
What on earth? The band’s name is Earthish Uncle Angelica X. That’s got to spark your curiosity, right? Fronted by Charlottesville wunderkind Will Evans, EUAX’s music ranges from avant-garde jazz […]