Strumming the heartstrings
One night last year, I was standing backstage at The Gravity Lounge listening to Paul Curreri and Devon Sproule together on stage.
Back to the starting line
“The Amazing Race: All Stars” Sunday 8pm, CBS I’m generally against “all-star” seasons for reality shows. As seen on “Survivor,” the contestants are typically so changed by their previous experiences […]
Capsule reviews of films playing in town
Babel (R, 142 minutes) Alejandro González Iñárritu (director of 21 Grams and Amores Perros) contributes another weighty ensemble piece. This complex, occasionally sluggish rumination on communication (or the lack thereof) […]
Sarah Silverman is magic
“Lost” Wednesday 10pm, ABC Delight, Losties, as starting tonight you get a whopping 16 episodes straight, no repeats, to finish out Season 3. Since the producers have started talks with […]
Radio days are always here
In 1957, UVA engineering student Rowland Johnson spent part of his honeymoon delivering, in a rented truck and with the help of his groomsmen, a four-ton World War II Navy […]
Capsule reviews of films playing in town
Babel (R, 142 minutes) Alejandro González Iñárritu (director of 21 Grams and Amores Perros) contributes another weighty ensemble piece. This complex, occasionally sluggish rumination on communication (or the lack thereof) […]
The great unknown
Lots of great out-of-town bands will stop in town in the next couple weeks, with Yo La Tengo (www.yolatengo.com) and Jonathan Richman at Starr Hill, as well as SH presenting […]
Bowl-ing for dollars
“Top Design” Wednesday 11pm, Bravo First, let me just say: Did not see that coming. I’m referring to the finale of “Top Chef,” which precedes the debut of this new […]
Capsule reviews of films playing in town
Babel (R, 142 minutes) Alejandro González Iñárritu (director of 21 Grams and Amores Perros) contributes another weighty ensemble piece. This complex, occasionally sluggish rumination on communication (or the lack thereof) […]
1st Friday – February 2
Art Upstairs “A Plein-Air Journey Through Albemarle County,” oil paintings by David Golden, 6-9pm. BozArt Gallery Mixed-media abstract works by Amy Mitchell Howard, 6-9pm. The Bridge/Progressive Arts Initiative “Cast Off […]