Inhabitants of Charlottesville may have been surprised to see a rather crude piece of art being driven through town last Monday morning, heading towards The Southern Café and Music Hall on the Downtown Mall.
After a great summer of television, the leaves are falling and fall programs are returning. 2015 was ruled by Netflix, but this fall, Amazon is looking to make its mark. Here are the some of the most anticipated television shows this fall season.
“Amy-Sarah Marshall, will you marry me?” said Lisa Green, down on one knee. The crowd erupted with cheers and applause.
With a cross-country rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner” and an umpire’s call to play ball, Stephen Colbert returned to TV.
For the past 15 years, Greensky Bluegrass has been crafting unique, genre-bending songs. The band will be returning to the Jefferson Theater Sept. 23, almost exactly a year after its last Charlottesville performance. Arts & Entertainment chatted with founding member and banjo player Michael Bont to preview the upcoming show.
The Miss America Organization celebrated its 95th anniversary Saturday night with a pageant which delivered a healthy dose of big hair, big earrings and big goals.
“The Mask You Live In” was screened Tuesday for over 400 guests as a collective effort by Lambda Upsilon Lambda, the Women, Gender & Sexuality Program, Feminism is For Everyone and the University Women's Center.
Romantic actions may have left some concerned that Jimmy and Gretchen would become soft and lose the biting edge that made “You’re the Worst” such a welcome surprise last summer.
The humor of “The League” has always stemmed from the narcissistic characters’ misguided attempts to humiliate and manipulate each other.
Back in August, indie pop’s new kid on the block, BØRNS, gave a sampling of his 11-song LP, “Dopamine,” slated for release in October.
Ostensibly the final video game in the “Metal Gear Solid” series, at least under director Hideo Kojima, “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain” is the latest chapter in the collection of prequels that depict the rise and fall of the series’ eventual antagonist, Big Boss.
The video game industry focuses heavily on the production of sequels and franchises. The reason for this, like -- most things in any industry -- is the issue of profit-making ventures.
Beirut’s fourth album “No No No” presents a much simpler sound four years after their 2011 album, “The Rip Tide.”
At this year’s MTV Video Music Awards ceremony, Miley Cyrus shocked viewers around the world when she concluded her hosting stint by announcing her fifth studio album.
In recent years, the rise of music streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music has given consumers an alternative to directly buying music.
One of the best reasons to watch a romantic comedy is to experience its total escapism. In a romantic comedy, men are dapper, women are quirky and neither possess a flaw more egregious than “clumsy.” It’s not just the characters who are ideal.
Big-budget movies have artistic potential, but first and foremost, each and every movie produced by major production companies is made for a profit.
The Ante Room, a hole-in-the-wall venue in downtown Charlottesville, is easy to miss while driving along Main Street.
From the very first song on Carly Rae Jepsen’s album “Emotion,” it is clear the Canadian singer is far from a one-hit wonder.
A powerful entity in their lives and society in general, money is a common inspiration for songwriters. As such, many songs exist that detail artists’ views toward money, portraying it in many different lights, from an object of desire to the root of society’s problems.
