David von Mering and Carter Schultz started Aer and the accompanying Fresh Aer Movement while they were still in high school.
Pop band Parachute recently released their fourth studio album, “Wide Awake.” In anticipation of their Charlottesville concert, the show kicking off their upcoming tour, Arts & Entertainment spoke with founder and lead singer Will Anderson to discuss his time at U.Va., musical influences and the new album.
Much information has been flying around about the current candidates up for election, making it easy to forget what is really important — their theme songs!
Last week, three bands rocked a favorite local venue, the Jefferson Theater. Charlottesville’s own Kendall Street Company performed a stellar opening act followed by The Southern Belles and Lord Nelson.
Everybody has heard the holiday classics that fill the radio waves from November to December. Instead of hearing the same old tunes over and over, shake up your playlist with these unique, unusual and outright weird holiday selections.
Philadelphia rock group Modern Baseball takes music back to the days of 2000s emo-punk rock but replace the teen angst with substantive and thought-provoking lyrics.
We’ve all borrowed things from time to time, but Lil Dicky takes it to a whole new level in his “$ave Dat Money” music video by borrowing, well, everything!
On September 22, DMV-signed rapper Logic released “Young Jesus.” This jaw-dropping single is the first off his upcoming sophomore album, “The Incredible True Story,” due out later this fall. The song features Logic’s friend Big Lenbo in his recording debut, and it is one of the best songs Logic has released to date.
The Ante Room, a hole-in-the-wall venue in downtown Charlottesville, is easy to miss while driving along Main Street.
Dr. Dre released his third and final studio album, “Compton,” on Aug. 7, 16 years after his last album, “2001.” A compilation of everything that makes Dre, Dre, “Compton” is an ode to his hometown, reflects on his upbringing and features many of the rap artists he’s helped along the way. “Compton” does its best to transport listeners to the city of Compton, beginning with a newscast-like introduction to the story of Compton’s potential glory and rapid downfall.
