Sound choices: A sunny turn lights the way
MAYSUNS Coloso (EP) (Maycatcher Music) After snagging a Best Rock Album statuette at the Washington Area Music Awards for 2022’s The Oldlight, the band Hanoi Ragmen announced it would be […]
Nickelodeon’s ‘The SpongeBob Musical’ at Four County Players through 8/10
For families—that is, people with kids—there may be no better local entertainment this summer than driving out to Barboursville for The SpongeBob Musical by Four County Players. Sure, you could […]
Üga Büga with Greenhead and Diseased Earth at the Southern 7/26
The best thing about Charlottesville’s Üga Büga is that it’s hard to describe. I’ve seen it called “Southern sludge beard metal” and “hog rock” (likely in reference to its debut, […]
Retracing and rethinking
I’m a sucker for a historical walking tour. Treading where our forebears trod to see current spaces through their historical context reshapes our understanding of places that we thought we […]
‘Get Happy!’ at Ruth Caplin Theatre 7/24-7/27
In honor of “the world’s greatest entertainer,” Get Happy! is an exciting and engaging evening of songs from American icon Judy Garland. Conceptualized, produced, and performed by lauded cabaret artist […]
Jen Chapin Trio at Belmont Arts Collaborative 7/24
Jen Chapin Trio debuts a new two-set, cabaret-style performance featuring political insight and poetic storytelling in a musical arrangement made for the moment. Anything Goes and How Did We Get […]
‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Coriolanus’ at Live Arts 7/24-7/26
Live Arts offers up a teen show doubleheader of Mel Brooks’ musical Young Frankenstein and Shakespeare’s tragedy Coriolanus. Monstrous laughter ensues when Frederick Frankenstein, grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, […]
From Orange to Waynesboro, C-VILLE staffers hit the road for a few close-to-home adventures—and came back with stories to tell
You don’t have to go far to get away. With summer in full swing, we asked C-VILLE staffers to take a little time off, hop in the car, and explore […]
The Cville Band
The Cville Band continues its 103rd season with Summer at The Paramount. Featuring guest artists Robert Graham playing “Reflective Mood” and Michelle Younger (pictured) playing Julia Delaney’s “Reel and The […]
J Roddy Walston and The Automatic Band
Fridays After Five rocks out with J Roddy Walston and The Automatic Band. This piano-playing chaos merchant specializes in ripping up stages with a blend of classic and Southern rock […]