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Community Supported Art shares come to Charlottesville

For years, people around the country have been participating in Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs), programs...

The intriguing story of the Patterson family provokes...

In 1932, a group of 21 African-American artists and intellectuals, including Langston Hughes, traveled from Harlem to...

An alternative carnival pairs faith, arts, and activism

For two weekends beginning September 28, a traveling fair entitled the Carnival de Resistance will visit...

Indie bands Superchunk and Sigur Rós are cut from...

The term “indie rock” is so widely used that it has come to mean drastically different things to different people....

Light House Studios fundraiser showcases films by local...

Light House Studios, the award-winning program of filmmaking workshops for local youth, will present its 12th annual...

The Fire Tapes release the impressive Phantoms before...

In 2010, The Fire Tapes were virtual unknowns in Charlottesville. Made up of recent transplants from D.C. and...

Anticipation builds for Magik Markers return to town

Magik Markers is one of America’s finest contemporary noise rock bands and its greatest asset is frontwoman Elisa...

Interview

In 1961, Murry Wilson founded The Beach Boys, a family act consisting of his sons Dennis, Carl, and Brian, their...

Lost Rivers connects art to community at The Bridge

“If you go to the parking lot of the Ix building, you can hear the creek under you,” said Matthew Slaats. “It sounds...

Interview

Led by teen singing sensation Alex Chilton and studio mastermind Chris Bell, the band name Big Star and the album...