WTFEST
WTFEST melds the barbecue pit and the mosh pit in a show so good, it’ll make you wanna slap everyone. The new metal music festival features 11 bands alternating between […]
Visible Records’ ‘Return of the Triumphal Mother’ illustrates the overlap of art and life
“Return of the Triumphal Mother” at Visible Records shares a series of new works by Dani and Sheilah ReStack, including a site-specific projection installation. The exhibition by the ReStacks, who […]
Loving Cup is the only certified-organic winery in Virginia
On a sunny, breezy Sunday morning in late April, Mary Ames is paying for her membership in the Loving Cup Wine Club, but not by credit card or cash. Instead, […]
Sizzle and chill: Where to go, what to do, and how to get summer right
The heat is on, and Charlottesville is buzzing with festivals, food, and all kinds of fun. If you’re looking for a weekend retreat, a patio cocktail, or a fresh peach […]
“Sense and Sensibility”
The American Shakespeare Center brings Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility to the stage this summer. Brimming with wit, despair, humor, and insight, the adaptation by Emma Whipday with Brian McMahon […]
The Broken Hearts
Created in 2017 by former Tom Petty and Mudcrutch bandmate Charlie Souza, The Broken Hearts is dedicated to accurately capturing the live concert experience of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers […]
Bellringer: Celebrating the Poetry of Rita Dove
Bellringer: Celebrating the Poetry of Rita Dove brings together the work of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and composer and bass-baritone Jonathan Woody. The world premiere of Woody’s new piece takes […]
Charlottesville Opera’s “Carmen”
The Paramount Theater 6/21–6/22 Man meets woman. Woman seduces man. Man leaves wife. Woman leaves man for a bullfighter. All hell breaks loose. It’s a story as old as—well, as […]
Adrian Younge pulls from the past and vast musical cultures
There’s a Portuguese word, saudade, that doesn’t translate exactly to English. Maybe it works out to something like “a mournful longing?” But composer and multi-instrumentalist Adrian Younge describes its meaning […]
Aimee Mann
The Jefferson Theater Thursday 6/19 You really have to hand it to someone who hit rock bottom multiple times across a career, yet consistently managed to dust off and get back […]