Fresh Blood: New gospel folk singer Matthew E. White invigorates Americana
He may be new to the solo Americana scene, but don’t consider him a musical novice. When Matthew E. White was 11, he took up the drums and played with […]
ARTS Pick: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Six tweens compete for the title of champion speller in the beloved musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. This eclectic group of kids spells through the show […]
The last VHS tape: A eulogy for the Sneak Reviews experience
“I’m proud of what we’ve done for more than 21 years. It’s the little guys, the small business that really get to make an impact on the community,” says Mark […]
ARTS Pick: Jackie Daly and Matt Cranitch
Though difficult to read and even harder to pronounce, Sliabh Luachra, a region in southern Ireland on the border of Cork and Kerry, has birthed a rich style of music […]
Art unattended: Chroma explores mediums in ‘A Language Must Be Found’
I’m one of those people who cleans compulsively. I snap into straighten up mode when I feel overwhelmed by the number of notebooks on the sideboard, of unattended flip-flops by […]
ARTS Pick: Stewart Huff
Since dropping out of college 15 years ago to become a writer and comedian, Tennessee native Stewart Huff’s star has been rising on the national and international horizons. Get to […]
Sand pail list: Five movies to watch every summer
You have two options this summer: You can take Hollywood’s nostalgia bait and buy a ticket to one of its myriad sequels, prequels, reboots and spiritual successors to your favorite […]
ARTS Pick: I Love a Piano
A celebration of the music and lyrics of Irving Berlin, The Heritage Theatre Festival’s production of I Love a Piano follows a piano as it moves in and out of […]
Intro to Lockn’: Local band battle will feed talent straight to Virginia’s biggest festival stage
Lockn’ is still an interminable two months away. If you’re as impatient as we are for the third installment of the music festival, to be held this year from September […]
ARTS Pick: Ike Reilly
With the unlikely style of Billy Joel meets Johnny Cash, Ike Reilly, a former grave digger from Illinois, tells timeless tales of love, lust, drugs and drinking through reckless tunes […]