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(09/06/18 4:37am)
Third-year College student Kristen Barrett, the first black director in student theater group Shakespeare on the Lawn’s history, will be directing SOTL’s upcoming production of “Romeo and Juliet” this semester. Reimagined as an interracial love story set in the era of the Rodney King riots, Barrett hopes to contribute a fresh perspective on race relations through the use of such a well-known and powerful play.
(04/10/18 4:15am)
After 20 years spent focusing on solo careers, the members of folk group Cry Cry Cry — Richard Shindell, Dar Williams and Lucy Kaplansky — have come back together for a short reunion tour this spring. The group visited Charlottesville on Saturday night and packed the Jefferson Theater for a performance of both original songs and well-arranged covers. For the concert-goer who has seen their fair share of uptempo indie rock shows at the Jefferson, CCC’s slower, lush and harmony-driven arrangements were a nice change of pace for the historic concert hall.
(02/05/18 4:45am)
With the recent spate of nationally known events becoming dramatic TV retellings, there is an increased scrutiny on directors’ skew of said events. Shows like “The People v. O.J. Simpson” do an exceptionally great job of maintaining a balance between glorifying their subjects and crucifying them. Unfortunately, “Waco” achieves no such feat.
(11/15/17 5:08am)
One of the more surprising aspects of this year’s Virginia Film Festival was the inclusion of high-quality miniseries. In particular, the unforgettable National Geographic gem “The Long Road Home” stole the show. Based on Martha Raddatz’s 2007 book of the same name, this eight-part series depicts a 24-hour period in which the Fort Hood First Cavalry Division was ambushed in Baghdad — a day that would come to be known as ‘Black Sunday.’ Particularly gripping about this show is its style of plot delivery, switching back and forth between the action in Iraq and the daily lives of soldiers’ families back in the United States.
(11/02/17 6:09am)
Now approaching its 30-year anniversary, the Virginia Film Festival has become a staple within the University community. Taking place on the Downtown Mall as well as on Grounds, the four-day festival is a great way to unify students and community members.
(10/17/17 3:11am)
It’s rare that two relatively new artists make a collaborative album together, and the collaboration between Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett is all the more interesting because the artists in question come from opposite ends of both the musical and personal spectrums. Yet Vile and Barnett, two of indie music’s up-and-comers, have combined their respective talents to put together “Lotta Sea Lice.” With Barnett being a rambunctious Australian rocker and Vile being a Philadelphia folk-psychedelic artist, the pairing was bound to produce a few tracks of merit. After meeting on tour a couple years ago, the two began a cycle of exchanging song ideas until finally meeting up in Melbourne to record the nine-song EP in only eight days.
(09/21/17 4:50am)
When it comes to musicians whose peaks of fame were in the 1970s or 80s, there are generally three paths their 21st-century endeavors can take — a polarizing experiment with new styles of music, a foray into the mainstream or a continuation of past successes. With “The Laughing Apple,” Yusuf — formerly known as Cat Stevens — moves decisively down the third route, following up 2009’s “Roadsinger” with an album reminiscent of his early works. It’s easy to get confused — yet somehow, this latest effort avoids feeling stale, despite Yusuf’s use of both his previous producer and former guitarist Alun Davies.
(09/19/17 3:23am)
Pop-electronica pair Sylvan Esso stopped by The Jefferson Theater for two shows Thursday and Friday nights and did not disappoint. There was tangible excitement for the indie act and both nights were sold out performances. At the Friday show, latin-electronica one-piece Helado Negro, the stage name for Roberto Carlos Lange, kicked things off at 9 p.m. with a 45-minute set highlighted by the singer’s “friends” — two silent dancers wearing costumes made of what appeared to be tons of silver confetti.