PICK: Jurassic Park
Paleo diet: Thanks to Steven Speilberg’s Jurassic Park, we learned that theme parks populated by cloned dinosaurs are a bad idea. Revisit the Costa Rican island where plans for a […]
Erin & the Wildfire
Friday’s fired up: Channeling ’60s soul and ’70s disco funk, Erin & the Wildfire tackles everything from female solidarity to pizza. That quirky range is backed by the solid grooves […]
PICK: Mama Tried
Locally made jam: Mama Tried is a local supergroup, pulling talent from Charlottesville favorites like Alligator, Mojo Pie, The Cows, and The Skip Castro Band. The all-star band features Susan […]
Death wishes
Longtime NPR host Diane Rehm is arranging flowers as she talks about death. Rehm became involved in the right-to-die movement after watching her husband of 54 years die from Parkinson’s […]
Hometown influences guide new releases
Butcher Brown Encore, Concord Jazz Richmond collective Butcher Brown made its major label debut last year on Concord with the release of #KINGBUTCH, an expansive full-length album that showcased the […]
PICK: The Quebe Sisters
Swing out sisters: Straight from low-lit honky-tonks and dusty dance halls, The Quebe Sisters saunter in with their progressive take on the traditions of Western swing and songs from yesteryear. […]
PICK: Back to Barboursville
Sweetheart of Barboursville: You’ve probably seen Terri Allard gracing one of our local stages or on the tube as host of Virginia Public Media’s “Charlottesville Inside-Out,” but did you know […]
PICK: AbbeyRoad
Come together: All you need is love—and the ultimate Beatles party band AbbeyRoad. For years, AbbeyRoad has been channeling the four lads from Liverpool with a wide-ranging repertoire that spans […]
Collard greens for the soul
Vast culinary traditions influence Southern food—European, Native American, African, Caribbean. But if you’re thinking individually about those traditions when you’re thinking about Southern food, you’re kind of doing it wrong, […]
PICK: Kendall Street Company
Out of this world: Kendall Street Company turns up the heat with a midsummer concert celebrating its newly released “pop-ambient space opera,” The Year the Earth Stood Still: Ninurta. The […]