Are you struggling with life, love, stress, and setbacks? Are you well aware that the modern man must hustle? Have you been trying to find a balance since the aughts? Have you been a staple of the Midwest hip-hop scene and a defining force in Minneapolis music since the 1990s? Then you must be Atmosphere! […]
Are you struggling with life, love, stress, and setbacks? Are you well aware that the modern man must hustle? Have you been trying to find a balance since the aughts? Have you been a staple of the Midwest hip-hop scene and a defining force in Minneapolis music since the 1990s? Then you must be Atmosphere! […]
Southern sounds abound in the setlists of Americana music purveyors Whiskey Myers. Bridging country crooning and rock ‘n’ roll with a foundation of folk, this six-piece outfit from east Texas has been bringing its smooth, full-bodied blend of sonic spirit to stages since 2007. The band’s latest release, Tornillo, is self-produced on the group’s own […]
With a bevy of book-centric activities to pique interest and inspire, the family-friendly Crozet Book Fest brings the rites of writing front and center. Friday features Bookish Trivia with Olivia to kick off a slate of events, followed by a Saturday full of panel discussions and more. Learn about the ins and outs of being […]
Electronic music and intermedia art collide at the annual TechnoSonics Festival. With the theme of immersion, the 2024 iteration explores aspects of the world that envelop minds, bodies, and spirits. Sounds that surround, and environments that encapsulate, are all fair game at events on UVA Grounds and at Visible Records. The featured work in electronic […]
Halloween is just around the corner, and spooky vibes are swirling in the autumn air. Fans of fangs will want to sink their teeth into the fine historical fiction of Stanley Stepanic. The local author teaches courses on the Polish language and Eastern European film at UVA, as well as the history of vampires. Stepanic […]
Everybody’s buzzing over caffeinated pop princess Sabrina Carpenter. Brandishing a bevy of hit songs and a stage showto swoon over, Carpenter brings her Short n’ Sweet Tour to town with plenty to wig out about. Fabulous fits and funny bits abound, framed within a ’70s-era variety show aesthetic. The Disney Channel alum shows off her […]
Founded by pioneering choreographer Alvin Ailey in 1974, Ailey II has been pairing the talent of early-career dancers with emerging choreographers to shape the next generation of modern dance for the past 50 years. In Revelations, his seminal work, Ailey incorporates African American spirituals, song-sermons, gospel music, and holy blues to plumb the nadir of […]
Chicago-based jazz trumpeter Emily Kuhn returns to her hometown with The Emily Kuhn Quintet. As part of a residency with the Charlottesville Jazz Society and WTJU, the group will perform a public concert featuring new original music and selections from Kuhn’s recent release, Ghosts of Us. Pulling on the threads of connection, stillness, grief, and […]
Spooky season is upon us, so it’s the perfect time to revisit the camp and comedy of ’80s cult classic The Monster Squad. Dracula believes the creatures of the night should rule the world, and he’s enlisted a cadre of creeps to aid the cause. Can a plucky pack of prepubescents stop the monsters before […]
Boasting indie bona fides as a founding member of Brooklyn’s Jupiter One and a former member of the Athens, Georgia-based of Montreal, Kishi Bashi is touring in support of his new album Kantos. Witha sound that defies easy categorization, the multi-instrumentalist draws inspiration from diverse sources of culture, history, and expression. He defines Kantos as […]