“The Characters” has a simple premise: eight up-and-coming comedians, half an hour per person, no structure and no rules.
Most University students when hearing about a rap show at the Jefferson Theater might envision barely discernable verses, overdriven beats and a boisterous crowd. Understandably, the audience at last week’s GoldLink show walked in with high hopes and latent reservations.
In Sunday’s “Girls,” the comedy-drama from HBO, it appeared that this season might be losing some of its momentum.
For over forty years, Elton John has produced some of the most renowned and identifiable music in the industry. With great energy, he and his band brought it all to John Paul Jones Arena last week.
Last week, the Virginia Festival of the Book’s “A State of Many Nations: Immigration and the Changing Face of Virginia” brought together photographer Lloyd Wolf, journalist Tom Gjelten and author Gustavo Pérez Firmat to discuss how their work emphasizes the changing role of diversity in America and the phenomena surrounding immigration.
Last week at local coffee shop Millie Joe, the University English department continued its Master of Fine Arts Reading Series.
The Jefferson Theater housed an eclectic cultural performance this past Saturday: U.Va.’s Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection presented Culture Couture — a fashion show, food fest and musical performance celebrating indigenous Australian art and culture.
How far is too far? The Wild Feathers dance around this question on their second full LP, “Lonely Is A Lifetime”. Like any good sophomore album, “Lonely” represents a quest for identity for the young band out of Nashville.
Each year the Virginia Festival of the Book brings authors to Charlottesville to speak about their past work and recent publications.
A brief recounting of the life and career of Iggy Pop makes clear why he deserves to be called a legend: from early collaborations with the late David Bowie to inventing the stage dive.
Electronic and dance group Lust for Youth last week dropped “Compassion,” a compilation of eight ambient tracks about love and everyday life.
“The Real O’Neals” is the newest sitcom on ABC — a network whose comedy lineup focuses on variations of the traditional family unit.
In 2008, “Cloverfield” captivated audiences with a fresh-take on a rather traditional tale: an attack on a city by a mysterious monster.
Episode four returns to Brooklyn to focus on the leading women’s relationships as some fall apart and others fall together.
With their third album, the group returns with an updated, smoother, warmer sound that still holds true to the style from the first album that shot them into the spotlight back in 2009.
It becomes clear almost immediately in “The Brothers Grimsby” that viewers are in a for a raunchy experience.
Netflix recently released the fourth season of their wildly popular, critically acclaimed political drama “House of Cards.”
After part one’s tumultuous events, part two of the season 11 finale of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” showcases the gang’s final interactions in the face of a likely death.
Following the releases of Slayer’s “Repentless” and Megadeth’s “Dystopia,” metal fans across the world called out for the other two members of The Big Four, Anthrax and Metallica, to put out albums. Anthrax responded first with heads banging and teeth gnashing.
On Thursday, rapper Kendrick Lamar released “Untitled Unmastered,” a collection of eight demo tracks created during the recording of “To Pimp a Butterfly” unpublished until now.
