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A major debut for Major and the Monbacks

The eight-piece rock ‘n’ roll band known as Major and the Monbacks, featuring U.Va. alum Cole Friedman, his twin brother Neal and several other Norfolk natives, offers a sound reminiscent of 1960s rock.


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“The Messengers” is filled with choppy acting, sub-par visuals, but lots of potential

Given the CW’s current trend of focusing on supernatural and post-apocalyptic shows — like “The Vampire Diaries,” “The Originals,” and “The 100” — it comes as no surprise that the CW has gone one step further with its latest show “The Messengers,” which adds angels into the fictitious fray. “The Messengers” follows five individuals who are granted supernatural powers when a meteor strikes the Earth.


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“Botched” is no hack job

The hit E! reality television series “Botched” chronicles the work of plastic surgeons Dr. Terry Dubrow and Dr. Paul Nassif as they seek to rectify cases of plastic surgery that have gone horribly, horribly wrong.


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HBO: More than just “Game of Thrones”

Sunday night has always and will always be the best time for television dramas. Now, with “Game of Thrones,” the final season of “Mad Men,” and network powerhouse “The Good Wife,” all playing on this hallowed field, HBO has competition.


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Hoos in the Stairwell steps it up

Virginia’s all-female musical theatre a cappella group Hoos in the Stairwell — also referred to as the Hoosits — will perform their spring concert, “Our Time” Tuesday, April 28.


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Iration to play Jefferson Theater this weekend

Iration is an alternative reggae band based in Santa Barbara, California. Their latest releases “Time Bomb” in 2010 and “Automatic” in 2013 peaked at number two and number one, respectively, on the Billboard Reggae Albums Chart, and they recently announced a fourth studio album to be released later this year.


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Hoos in the Stairwell steps it up

Virginia’s all-female musical theatre a cappella group Hoos in the Stairwell — also referred to as the Hoosits — will perform their spring concert, “Our Time” Tuesday, April 28.


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Recapping the 2015 Tom Tom Founders Festival

In light of last week’s Fourth Annual Tom Tom Founders Festival and the events it brought to Grounds, Arts & Entertainment sat down to chat with founder and director Paul Beyer to talk about the festival’s past, present and future. Arts & Entertainment: To begin, could you give a quick background on what Tom Tom is, for those who don’t know about it?


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“Daredevil” delivers

Superheroes and live action TV shows have never worked together — it is too expensive to show cool stuff audiences may want to see, and superheroes ultimately end up lackluster.


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Brian Wilson’s collaborative disaster

The Beach Boys’ 2012 album “That’s Why God Made The Radio” was something of a miracle. It included all the surviving original members, together for the first time in over a decade, performing brand new sunshine-packed songs which almost felt like classics.

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With the fall season underway, Cavalier Daily Sports Desk writers Victoria Blankenship and Ryan Weiner discuss the University’s Sabre Points System, how it works and why it matters for Virginia athletics. From football Saturdays to volleyball courts, they share how the system strengthens student turnout and shapes the athletic experience on Grounds.