ARTS Pick: Kings of Belmont
Nothing defines America’s pop music culture quite like rock ‘n’ roll, and no local outfit rocks out quite like the Kings of Belmont. In the midst of a summer schedule […]
ARTS Pick: Thoroughly Modern Millie
The winner of 2002’s Tony Award for best musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie, kicks off the Heritage Theatre Festival in retro fashion. The show follows Millie, a wide-eyed Midwestern farm girl-turned-flapper, […]
Coastal break: Photographer Megan Bent shines a light on perserverance
If you, like my quads, grimace at the thought of a fifty-minute cycle class, Megan Bent will blow your mind. The 32 year-old photographer recently completed an 8-day, 525 mile-long […]
Film review: The fourth Transformer movie fails to dazzle
There are so many bad movies out there that it’s not reasonable to suggest Transformers: Age of Extinction is the worst movie ever made. It’s entirely reasonable, however, to suggest […]
ARTS Pick: Grizfolk
“The Struggle” by Grizfolk Smell the roses When five musicians from different parts of the globe meet in a Southern California beach town, the serendipity results in Grizfolk, a band […]
Radio city: In a nearly saturated market, the diversity behind the mics of Charlottesville’s radio stations keeps the airwaves fresh
Just how much radio can Charlottesville support? Our little city already has a relatively large number of stations for its size: a total of 15 at last count.
Mark Tomasko works to preserve the art of engraving
I’ll be honest, I was an avid coin collector as a kid, but it was never about the art. The intricacy of the designs on coins or the colors of […]
July First Fridays Guide
First Fridays is a monthly art event featuring exhibit openings at many Downtown art galleries and additional exhibition venues. Several spaces offer receptions. Listings are compiled in collaboration with Piedmont […]
Kluge-Ruhe presents new works in renovated galleries
After an extensive renovation, the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection has unveiled two new exhibitions in its redesigned galleries. “Art and Country,” on view for the next year, provides a crystallization […]
Album reviews: Linkin Park, Grandpa Egg, Umphrey’s McGee
Linkin Park The Hunting Party/Warner Bros. Somewhere along the way, the band Linkin Park became viewed as a formulaic one-trick pony. Pair up Chester Bennington’s throat- scraping screeches with raucous […]