ARTS Pick: John Lindaman
John Lindaman hasn’t lived in Charlottesville for years, but he’s fondly remembered by many for his seminal late-’90s band True Love Always, a regular on the old Tokyo Rose stage […]
ARTS Pick: Philip Seymour Hoffman film screenings
The glaring pomp and circumstance of Superbowl Sunday was saddened this year by the untimely death of Philip Seymour Hoffman. As an actor, Hoffman was unparalleled at imbuing his characters […]
ARTS Pick: Klezmer Ensemble with Alan Bern
The centuries old musical tradition of the klezmorim, professional Jewish instrumentalists of Eastern Europe, was brought to the states by immigrants at the turn of the last century, and Americanized […]
ARTS Pick: Wild Horse, Wild Ride
Venture into the new West with a handful of horse trainers on a 100-day journey to select and tame wild mustangs for adoption in the poignant, award-winning documentary Wild Horse, […]
Les Yeux du Monde welcomes color in ‘Visions of Spring’
If you’re tired of grey skies and slush, you might want to visit Les Yeux du Monde before the end of March. “When you walk in the gallery, you see […]
‘From Jackson 5ive to Boondocks’ explores African- Americans in animation
The word “animation” conjures up the glorious childhood routine of plopping in front of the television on Saturday mornings for hours on end. However, that’s just a small glance at […]
One-woman show could possibly save the world
If you’re reading this on your smartphone, and you’ve got Facebook, Twitter, and an appreciation for live comedy and action/adventure, you’re needed at the Helms Theater. There’s a world that […]
ARTS Pick: St. Paul & The Broken Bones
The unassuming members of St. Paul & The Broken Bones produce spine-tingling soul music that surpasses simple revival—this music sweats and stomps its way through a regeneration of the genre. […]
Album reviews: Audrey Rose, Jillian Edwards, and Daniel Ellsworth and the Great Lakes
Audrey Rose The Bomb Shelter Sessions/Self-released Nashville-based singer-songwriter Audrey Rose strikes a chord on her latest EP, The Bomb Shelter Sessions. These five songs have a beautiful grittiness that conveys […]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. gears up for the next record
Catchiness. It’s the pop song writer’s holy grail. But what is it about a song that gets it lodged in hipsters’ heads? Is it a combination of the perfect melody […]