Movie review: Ready Player One turns brain games mindless
Before we get into just how much Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One misses the mark, it’s worth noting that its badness has nothing to do with video games and the […]
Cry Cry Cry embarks on a brief reunion tour
Cry Cry Cry is back together, but not for long. A collaboration between established folk singers Dar Williams, Richard Shindell and Lucy Kaplansky, the harmony-based trio formed two decades ago […]
Getting a lift: Nine Pillars’ female showcase is brimming with talent
Last April, A’nija Johnson walked into the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center auditorium ready to speak her truth at the Nine Pillars Hip Hop Cultural Fest’s freshman class competition. […]
Album reviews: Van Hunt, Caroline Rose, Dungen/Woods, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Van Hunt Popular (Blue Note) The “great lost” album by the vastly undersung Van Hunt is no longer lost, but it’s pretty great. The Ohio savant caught notice in 2004 […]
ARTS Pick: C’ville’s Freshman Class takes the mic
First-timers get a chance on the mic and a warm welcome from host Remy St. Clair as the Nine Pillars Hip-Hop Cultural Fest invites local middle and high school students […]
ARTS Pick: Jimmy Buffett brings the beach ballads
For local Parrot Heads looking to waste away again on a seashore in their minds, Jimmy Buffett brings his easy listening island tunes and beach ballads to the stage. Combining […]
ARTS Pick: Americana rockers The Black Lillies stop in C’ville
For the past eight years, Americana road warriors The Black Lillies have been chasing success like hounds, pushing musical boundaries on tour and in the studio. The independent roots-rockers inspire […]
ARTS Pick: Cigarettes After Sex fans show some ‘Affection’
Cigarettes After Sex formed accidentally in 2008, according to the group’s founder, Greg Gonzalez, who says he was experimenting with the dreamy, languorous sound that defines the band. A move […]
‘Feminine Likeness’ explores two sides of the canvas
Standing in The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA, surrounded by paintings from across the 19th and 20th centuries, you notice something about the passage of time in the museum’s […]
Movie review: Pacific Rim Uprising stomps through subplots
Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim—like pretty much all of his films, including The Shape of Water—was a tribute to the genres he loved that lack mainstream recognition, in this case […]