Creative sparks: The value of undeveloped spaces in Charlottesville
McGuffey South Let’s consider for a moment John Rubino as the example of what an artist operating in the IX Art Park might look like. The fact that he is […]
Album reviews: Glenn Jones, Holger Czukay, Free Pizza
Finding the way Glenn Jones Fleeting (Thrill Jockey) In the early ’90s, as a member of the mostly instrumental group Cul de Sac, Glenn Jones helped point out the possibilities […]
Film review: Finding Dory is a different fish, slightly different story
On the one hand, the mere fact that Finding Dory is not the best or worst sequel Pixar has made is quite an accomplishment, and illustrates another area in which […]
Bronwen Dickey talks pit bulls at the Charlottesville Reading Series
Though books about dogs never go out of fashion, popular dog breeds change over time. After all, it wasn’t so very long ago that Labradoodles didn’t even exist and everyone […]
ARTS Pick: The Hello Strangers
Tales of men gone wrong and long-forgotten fables litter the songs of sisters Brechyn Chace and Larissa Chace Smith, who perform as The Hello Strangers. From Austin, Texas, where the […]
ARTS Pick: The First Harmonics
It’s common knowledge on UVA Grounds that a cappella groups are selective. Whether you’re the Hullabahoos or The Virginia No Tones, each group is looking for something specific. The First […]
ARTS Pick: The Temptations
Motown R&B sensation The Temptations topped the music charts of the 1960s with their unmistakable sound of soul. More than 40 years later, with many changes in lineup since the […]
ARTS Pick: Anthony D’Amato
The latest from Americana singer-songwriter Anthony D’Amato, Cold Snap is a far cry from his first release, the album he recorded in his Princeton University dorm room. Cold Snap is […]
Film review: The Conjuring 2 relies too often on gimmicks
As a technically gifted and revolutionary presence in a once-stale genre that inspired both the best and the worst trends of the subsequent decade, it may be fair to say […]
Offstage Theatre recasts The Maids as teenagers
Though Jean Genet’s 1947 play The Maids (Les Bonnes) is known as a sadomasochistic, cruel and absurd work, director Stephen Simalchik says he would describe his Offstage Theatre production as […]