Dropping in: Parachute aims for the top of the pop chart
Will Anderson says his Parachute bandmates like cool music. Him? Not so much. “I’m so fascinated with pop music,” Anderson says. “It’s always been my obsession. I’m sure people get […]
Film review: Allegiant is overwhelmed by predictability
As maligned and oversaturated in the market as they are, there’s a real value to the dystopian young adult sci-fi/fantasy tropes that target the tween demographic and are, ideally, familiar […]
ARTS Pick: Yo La Tengo
Original indie-rock act Yo La Tengo has managed to stay fresh and relevant over 30 years of touring and recording. Playing off the successful mix implemented on 1990’s Fakebook, the […]
Coming ashore: Jennifer Tidwell’s NO WAKE binds community, fantasy and reality
As dusk sets in over Charlottesville, young girls swing silver buckets to and fro in front of the Ix Art Park entrance on Monticello Avenue. Over dark clothes, they wear […]
ARTS Pick: Idiot Glee
Solo artist James Friley’s compositions are a modern tribute to the art rock of the ’60s and ’70s. Performing under the name Idiot Glee, Friley melds his spacecraft pop by […]
Founding feminists: Two artistic women in 18th-century London take on high society
Makers. Mistresses. Proto-feminists. Those are a just a few of the titles reserved for the artists represented in The Fralin Museum of Art’s “Two Extraordinary Women: The Lives and Art […]
Slow and steady: After 25 years, Tortoise still follows its own logic
Back in 1994, Chicago Tribune rock critic Greg Kot reviewed the self-titled debut album by Tortoise. Even for Chicago, a town noted for musicians who tease at and push the […]
VIDEO: Author of Beale Street Dynasty speaks with C-VILLE
The Virginia Festival of the Book, in its 22nd year, is holding events throughout Charlottesville and Albemarle County through Sunday, March 20. Read more about some of this year’s featured […]
Film review: 10 Cloverfield Lane captivates with twists and turnoffs
After all the secrets lurking within 10 Cloverfield Lane have been revealed, after all its mysteries have come unraveled and you’re leaving the theater, that’s when the pure weirdness of […]
ARTS Pick: Leo Kottke and Keller Williams
Georgia native Leo Kottke is something of a miracle in his profession—the musician endures partial hearing loss in both ears caused by separate incidents and suffers from tendinitis—yet, none of […]