Pop singer-songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr. is in a state of grieving. The gorgeous emotional reprieve that constitutes Jesso’s debut, “Goon,” targets pop album essentials such as broken hearts and failures to make it as an artist in Los Angeles.
Indian Classical Night is a colorful showcase of the diverse cultural dances and musical talents present at the University as well as in the Charlottesville community.
Last Friday, the Culbreth Theater hosted Charles Wright, the 2014-15 U.S. Poet Laureate, and National Book Award winner Mary Szybist.
Last week, University professor and poet Stephen Cushman and Poet Laureate of Virginia Ron Smith read selections from their works in the Special Collections Library.
The greatest thing about University a cappella is that, other than terrific music, you really never know what to expect.
Ruffin Distinguished Artist in Residence Claude Wampler’s exhibition “Trailing Spouse” is on display through Mar.
Warning: This review contains spoilers. Fox’s high school musical dramedy, which was a brief but intense phenomenon six years ago, finished its episodic run to a fractional audience Friday with two back-to-back episodes, “2009” and “Dreams Come True.” “2009” was an hour-long flashback detailing the personal journeys that led to the club’s creation while “Dreams Come True” was a flash-forward, where everyone gets what they want and then some. Is the two-part “Glee” finale worth watching, though?
Shakespeare On The Lawn takes on The Bard’s classic, “King Lear,” in its contemporary, yet timeless rendition of the text.
Indie-pop group Marina and the Diamonds’ new album, “Froot,” is a delicious surprise. Greek-Welsh frontwoman Marina Lambrini Diamandis has a syrupy, deep sound resembling that of Lana Del Rey, but Diamandis adds a discotheque twist.
The best thing about “The Lazarus Effect” is its sinister opening sequence. Grotesque shots of mysterious, oozing compounds bubbling in petri dishes and swirling through centrifuges set the stage for creepy laboratory antics to follow.
In Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly,” the Compton MC provides his fans with a new take on an old sound and alternative content. Lamar’s new album is both personal and universal, both a condemnation and a celebration.
Following an impressive display from opening act Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas, J. Roddy Walston & The Business — a band consisting of four men sporting similar long hair and beards — appeared on a rustic stage at The Jefferson Theater last Thursday.
Indie-rockers Modest Mouse released their newest album, “Strangers to Ourselves,” following an eight-year gap from their last studio album, “We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.” Over the course of six albums, Modest Mouse has established itself as a constantly changing band.
“The Royals,” the first scripted show from the E! Network, capitalizes on the American craze over British royalty and can best be described as a British version of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” While this premise has the makings of a great guilty pleasure, “The Royals” has struggled to find its footing and fails to live up to its campy, melodramatic potential. The show centers around a fictionalized version of the royal family, headed by matriarch Queen Helena (Elizabeth Hurley), who struggles to balance her royal duties with her role as a mother.
As a part of their sold-out American tour, indie folk band The Lone Bellow took to the stage at the Jefferson Theater Saturday and delivered a two-hour performance that gave the audience goosebumps.
Heavy rainfall, hurried breath and sneakers stomping away at the sliding mud as a frantic Ben Crawford (Ryan Phillippe) cries out for help.
Barbara Rosenblat was prominently featured as Miss Rosa in the latest season of the Netflix series “Orange Is The New Black.” What fans of the show may not realize, though, is that Rosenblat is one of the most popular and respected audiobook narrators in the country.
Harry Lee, a 2008 University graduate, is currently producing a documentary titled “Abaarso,” which follows the lives of students who attend the Abaarso School of Science and Technology in Somalia.
Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas contains equal parts grunge rock and Motown soul.
Author Ross Alan Hill does not consider himself an art aficionado. However, in his latest book, “Broken Pieces: Nothing Is Wasted,” Hill tells the story of how he found solace in a specific style of art known as Redento Raffinato while attempting to overcome many obstacles in his personal life. Redento Raffinato, Italian for “redeemed elegance,” is a special type of blown glass art created from broken pieces of glass that fall onto the studio floor.
