Rappers these days can be put into a few different camps: the hold-overs from the golden age of hip-hop, emcees who emphasize lyricism, storytelling, technical dexterity, and often some sort of message and, on the opposite spectrum, energetic rappers who rely on adrenaline and sonic bombast, rather than lyricism, to make loud, instantly gratifying music.
I was 11 when I stopped taking musical lessons. As a child, I played piano for a few years before I realized it wasn’t my forte.
This past weekend, local organization Art With A Mission-Charlottesville debuted its latest exhibit, “Gukiza (to heal): The Art of Rwandan Children.” The exhibit features artwork from Rwandan youth who have been working together through Rwanda’s Art With A Mission program.
It’s been 36 years since Stephen King published his famous hotel horror story, “The Shining.” After global acclaim and a successful movie adaptation lauded for Stanley Kubrick’s precise direction and Jack Nicholson’s maniacal performance, it seemed as though the story of the Torrance family and the Overlook Hotel had settled in with the classics.
I’m not entirely sure what I expected from Michael “Nick” Nichols, National Geographic Wildlife Photographer and Editor-at-Large of photography, but it certainly was not a kind-hearted, down to earth man standing proudly, but not pompously in front of the dwarfing images of larger-than-life elephants, lions, and trees.
Though Panic! At the Disco’s “Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!” carries a new synthetic sound — a welcome deviation from the slew of Fall Out Boy copies that Panic! has put out in the last couple of years — the album is far from pleasurable.
ABC’s hit series “Revenge” has returned with a new season that promises to bring as much drama and action as the last.
During the past week and a half, one question has addled the collective American psyche: Is Huell ever going to get out of that room?
I’m not sure what I was expected when I walked into the Jefferson Theater last weekend for the STRFKR concert, but whatever it was was miles away from what I found.
When a friend told me she planned to attend to a workshop production of “Max Understood,” I impulsively decided to tag along, not knowing what to expect.
Last Saturday, I met a muskox at the Arctic Culture Forum Open House. Well, in a way. The Arctic Culture Forum is an educational initiative started by Judith Varney Burch, who created the art exhibit to spread interest and knowledge about Arctic cultures and conditions.
Many have suggested fun.’s hit single “Some Nights” is a melodic cross between Queen and The Lion King.
“Rush” isn’t your generic car action flick; it’s an emotional journey focused on competition and how much one is willing to risk to win.
At the tender age of 5 years old, my grandfather took me to see Disney on Ice: Beauty and the Beast.
With his recent on-screen successes, Joseph Gordon-Levitt has decided to try his luck behind the camera with an offbeat love story, “Don Jon.” In addition to writing the screenplay, he stars in the film alongside Scarlett Johansson and seasoned veterans Julianne Moore and Tony Danza.
What do kilts, couples, and Earl Grey tea have in common? They were all present last Thursday at the Lorna Sundberg International Center.
John Paul Jones Arena was flooded last week by a sea of rainbow colored hair, non-prescription glasses and mustaches, with the faint scent of thrift store clothing floating through the air as fans from around Charlottesville streamed in to see Icelandic sensation, Sigur Rós.
Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra kicked off its season Friday, filling Old Cabell auditorium with its production, “A Musical Kaleidoscope.”
English indie rock band The xx graced Charlottesville for the tail end of the North American leg of its Coexist tour last week.
A new administrative policy on academic space reservations has performing arts CIOs up in arms, as scores of theatre directors and a cappella group leaders scramble to find available spots for rehearsals.
