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 […]
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 […]
Lydi Conklin’s first novel, Songs of No Provenance, was published earlier this month, and tells the story of Joan, a disgraced New York musician seeking reinvention by teaching songwriting at […]
UVA doctoral candidate T.C.A. Achintya needed a better way to get around. A new program from the City of Charlottesville made it happen. “I had contemplated buying a regular bike, […]
Independent reggae artist Mighty Joshua’s conscious lyricism, decrying historic and contemporary inequity while praising positivity and resilience, speaks broadly to the experiences of the African diaspora. His words flow over […]
Historically known as Jubilee Day, Charlottesville’s Juneteenth Celebration commemorates the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation, functioning as a second Independence Day. Parade Grand Marshal Mayor Juandiego Wade leads a […]
Classical music and criminal narratives commingle on the pages of The Dark Maestro, the latest offering from author, educator, and musician Brendan Slocumb. The book follows Curtis Wilson, a cello […]
Danzy Senna’s latest novel, Colored Television, tells the story of Jane, a novelist and tenure-track professor, and her husband Lenny, a painter and teacher at a Los Angeles art school […]
Living in a college town comes with challenges (think crosswalks on the Corner between classes). It also comes with wonderful benefits, such as access to the expertise and research of […]
Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show pulls into town for two nights of electric entertainment. Stapleton, a bona fide country music superstar, cut his teeth in Nashville by way of Kentucky. […]