The Jefferson website describes The Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue band as a “funk/rock/jazz/hip-hop band.” But even that description fails to capture the true spirit of their concert: party.The entire crowd danced to the music Thursday night — fans as young as high school students and as old as grandparents were busting a move to the New Orleans sound.
“I'm lost inside America / I'm turning inside out / I'm turning into someone else / I heard so much about,” Robert Plant sings on “Turn It Up,” the fifth song on his 10th solo album, “lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar.”These lyrics embody the complexity of Plant’s 48-year-long career, during which the British singer has seemingly explored every facet of American music: psychedelic blues (with Band of Joy), early hard rock and metal (with Led Zeppelin), 1950s-throwback R&B rock (with the Honeydrippers) and stripped down folk and blues in his solo projects.
Twelve years. That’s how long it took Director Richard Linklater to make “Boyhood.” And it is masterpiece of a film.
It has been four long years since Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers released an album — but the long wait for “Brill Bruisers” has proven definitively worth it.
Fox’s hopeful retelling of the “Batman” story arc falls flat due in large part to the series’ misleading title, “Gotham”. Such a title holds connotations of a heroic, mysterious Batman, roaming the night in pursuit of justice.
After listening to Maroon 5’s latest studio album “V,” listeners may find themselves in an Adam Levine-induced daze. For some strange reason, Levine is still able to make us delight in his falsetto and his band’s funky tunes.
In the past year, Ariana Grande has gone from typical teen pop starlet to full-blown international music sensation.
The second installment of the President’s Speaker Series for the Arts will bring actor Kevin Spacey to John Paul Jones Arena Oct. 18. This event follows last year’s address by University alumna Tina Fey.
It was a summer of waiting: waiting for the hot sun to go down, relieving us of its unapologetic rays; waiting for noon, only after which is it socially appropriate to start drinking.
“You’re only given one little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.” In my first memory of Robin Williams, he can fly.
For almost three decades, the Virginia Film Festival has provided the Charlottesville area with the opportunity to appreciate film and learn about the artists and histories that inspired great works. As VFF enters its 27th year, it continues to expand its reach within the University and Charlottesville communities.
The University is a serious school. Wahoos are serious about academics, social lives, and tradition. And when it comes to our selective comedy groups, we’re serious about humor.
College comes with a hefty price tag. Between tuition, textbooks and other “necessities,” new students seek relief with cheap eats and store discounts soon after they move in.
Coming to Grounds as a new student can be intimidating. There is the stress of trying to make a good first impression, find new friends and have a social life which is both stable and fun.
The Downtown Mall lies just a trolley ride away from Grounds for incoming first- years seeking a slice of Charlottesville culture.
Charlottesville is known for having one of the highest number of restaurants per capita in the nation — the Huffington Post ranked the city 14th — but what’s hidden among these eateries is even more spectacular.
As first-year College student Victoria Tovig prepares to step into the role of Elle Woods this weekend, she has one solemn warning for her audience: “expect lots of pink.” Still, not everything has been rosy ahead of First Year Players’ anticipated production of “Legally Blonde: the Musical.” Director Richard Farella, a fourth-year Engineering student, chose to put on this musical despite the formidable obstacles, ranging from complicated set requirements to a need for impressive vocal talent.
Sometimes, it’s not just about what you see, but also what you hear. Frenzied voices in heated argument, chaotic chants, screeching rockets, The Beach Boys and the bone-chilling echo of a single gunshot took the stage during the University production of Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People.” This alluring but unconventional soundtrack took the place of the Gershwin melodies of Drama Department shows past, consistently keeping audience members on the edge of their seats. Beyond its auditory experience “Enemy” is an impressive culmination of both dramatic and comedic features, which together help craft a powerful storyline that won’t easily be forgotten. The play, adapted for the University’s Ruth Caplin Theater by Assoc.
Award-winning documentary “Our Nixon,” part of the Virginia Film Festival, drew a mixed crowd of students and Charlottesville locals to Newcomb Theater on Sunday afternoon.
Distance sucks. There’s really no other way to put it. Sure, with the Internet expediting communication and shows like “Catfish” glamorizing transcontinental romance, you’d think it’d be easy to surmount hundreds of miles in pursuit of love.
