Golden voices: Singer-songwriters Emmylou Harris and Mary Chapin Carpenter are two of the most prolific women in music. A 14-time Grammy winner and Billboard Century Award recipient, Harris’ eloquently straightforward songwriting and expressive voice share the hard-earned wisdom that comes with experience. Experience is also the muse for Chapin Carpenter on her most recent record, […]
Golden voices: Singer-songwriters Emmylou Harris and Mary Chapin Carpenter are two of the most prolific women in music. A 14-time Grammy winner and Billboard Century Award recipient, Harris’ eloquently straightforward songwriting and expressive voice share the hard-earned wisdom that comes with experience. Experience is also the muse for Chapin Carpenter on her most recent record, […]
Can you dig it?: The party never stops for Magic City Hippies (above), the Miami-based alt-pop group composed of Robby Hunter, Pat Howard, and John Coughlin. The trio embraces everything from AM radio rock and poolside pop to nimble raps and salsa—all layered over a current of psychedelic funk. Quarantine didn’t stop the boys from […]
Words matter: The power of verse steals the show at POETRY LIVE!, the third installment of Live Arts’ poetry showcase. Six local poets, including Audrey Parks, Sara Robinson, and Dr. Lesley Wheeler, will read work inspired by the theme “transformations,” a reference to Live Arts’ 2022-23 season. Poems explore the nature of change, the mutable […]
National Geographic’s documentary Fire of Love is easily one of this year’s most engaging films. Its larger-than-life subjects are the late Maurice and Katia Krafft, the world’s only well-known volcanologist couple. Devoted to studying volcanoes closely, the Kraffts shot astonishing footage under extremely dangerous conditions. The intensity of the film relies on the couple’s fascinating […]
Newly planted We have a new crush—it’s free of GMOs, pesticides, and hormones, and full of flavor. The Shops at Stonefield welcomed Organic Krush Lifestyle Eatery in July to the delight of Charlottesville health nuts (and nut nuts). OK is all in on its mission to make delicious, healthy food available in a fast-casual setting, […]
Oops! … let’s do it again: Don your denim on denim, low-rise bottoms, velour tracksuits, and flippy fedoras to celebrate the emancipation of the princess of pop at It’s Britney Bitch Burlesque: A Tribute to Britney Spears. The Britney-inspired routines will get your tail feathers moving as you sing, laugh, and cry along to smash […]
Reclaim your soul: The Soul of Cville festival returns for a second year with a three-day celebration of Black excellence. This year’s event marks the fifth anniversary of A12, and organizer Khalilah Jones says it’s programmed intentionally “to reclaim that day as our own, and like the phoenix, obtain new life by rising from the […]
Smash the patriarchy: Jodie Comer plays Tessa, a young barrister on a winning path in National Theatre Live’s Prima Facie, an award-winning one-woman play from Suzie Miller. Tessa is at the top of her game—defending, cross-examining, and illuminating all shadows of doubt—until she is sexually assaulted by a colleague, and finds herself grappling with the […]
Ramona Martinez began writing songs when she was 15 years old. Then, she stopped. Now, 15 years later, she’s back to penning tunes—this time in cavalcades. She’s written more than 20 songs in less than a year. And she’s unapologetic about her mission: “Country music stardom is my goal,” she says. Martinez, a former NPR […]
“Polly came into this world an artist,” says Carol Grant, speaking about her daughter Polly Breckenridge. “It was apparent from a very young age that she loved creating things out of whatever was available to her. That was her joy.” Breckenridge, who died unexpectedly on April 22, 2022, is the subject of a memorial show […]