ARTS Pick: Marian McLaughlin
Experimental folk musician Marian McLaughlin has a trance-like effect on her audiences thanks to her stream-of-consciousness delivery that is at once delicate and multilayered. Her exploratory approach to music is […]
Film review: DiCaprio suffers beautifully in The Revenant
It may seem sarcastic or strange to praise a movie for having an unengaging story to tell, but in the case of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant, its lack of […]
January First Fridays Guide
Local artist Aaron Eichorst believes in the power of a positive perspective on influencing personal success. His exhibition, “Inner Outlook,” is an artistic manifestation of his personal attitudes and temperaments […]
New year notions: Local artists look ahead at 2016
Ah, the new year. That time when thoughts turn to starry-eyed dreams, impossibly slim waistlines and the vague notion that if we could just pull away our bad habits like […]
ARTS Pick: Donna the Buffalo
For the past 20 years, Donna the Buffalo has been uniting audiences with its rhythmic and groove-heavy tunes. Self-described as a band “for the people,” this New York-based group incorporates […]
Fruitful endeavors: Michael Clem issues second solo album a decade later
Since moving to Charlottesville from Northern Virginia in 2008, Michael Clem has become a staple of the city’s music scene. Having played bass and sung harmony and lead vocals for […]
Fragments of conversation: Art and discourse in a new exhibition at McGuffey
Scrawled on a chalkboard in Jim Respess’ studio in the basement of the McGuffey Art Center is a Sol Lewitt quote that reads, “Banal ideas cannot be rescued by beautiful […]
Dynamic Duo: MoJa embraces lifelong musical lessons
It isn’t the quest for red-carpet accolades, social media props, YouTube views or Spotify listens that drives MoJa. The Charlottesville-based quartet, co-fronted by violinist Morwenna Lasko and guitarist Jay Pun, […]
What we want: WarHen Records keeps going for local music
Last October, Warren Parker sat at his dining room table with a set of alphabet rubber stamps, a blue ink pad and a few dozen 7″ vinyl records with blank […]
ARTS Pick: New Year’s Eve
First Night Virginia $6-38, 3pm-midnight. Downtown Mall, locations vary. New Year’s in Ireland 7pm. Tin Whistle Irish Pub, 609 E. Market St. 202-8387. Rising Appalachia’s New Year’s Eve Gala $37-65, 8pm. […]