Album reviews: Kopecky, SOAK and love+war
Kopecky Drug for the Modern Age/ATO Records A “family band” no more, Kopecky is back with a slightly new name and a slightly new sound, but its penchant for making […]
ARTS Pick: Rock the Gospel
Traditional Christian tunes get a contemporary update at the third annual Rock the Gospel, a benefit concert supporting victims of domestic violence. Award-winning comedian Rich Praytor, the American Gospel Music […]
Film review: San Andreas searches for glory amid disaster
If your favorite part of Independence Day is when the dog jumps to safety, San Andreas is your movie. Thematically and tonally inconsistent, it has one goal and one goal […]
June First Fridays Guide
Richard Freeman is one of Virginia’s little-known art institutions. His frame shop sat stalwartly on the Corner for most of the last century, after opening under print-loving Paul Victorius’ ownership […]
ARTS Pick: Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds
Since 2008, Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds has been on a meteoric rise to the top: playing over 600 shows, releasing three full-length studio albums (as well as an […]
Dear dads: Photographer Zun Lee sees something different in black fatherhood
When Toronto-based photographer Zun Lee received his first camera, he had “zero passion or desire to do the photography stuff.” “I was stressed and traveling all the time for work, […]
Street sounds: Your guide to local street musicians and summer concerts
There’s more than one type of music scene in Charlottesville—the kind where you wait months to see an act you’ve been wanting to cross of your bucket list, and the […]
More than facts: Brendan Wolfe reimagines Virginia history
“The thing about working for the encyclopedia is that you’re just surrounded by stories all the time. I never get tired of all the interesting stuff that you come into […]
ARTS Pick: The Decemberists
Part modern folklorist, part “Portlandia,” The Decemberists never fail to deliver a fascinating set of intelligent, cathartic indie rock. Front man Colin Meloy defines the band’s stylish, experimental narrative while […]
Film review: Tomorrowland takes good intentions over the edge
There is far more wrong than right with Disney’s Tomorrowland, but there is one bright, gleaming asset to the film that should be taken into as much consideration as its […]