It is Dr. Murphy’s relatability, his childlike like sincerity and wonder, that often has audiences questioning our own social norms along with him.
Whatever else it was, 2017 was a banner year for Charlottesville’s arts scene. Will 2018 hold much of the same?
The arrival of 2018 marks the opportunity for artists and writers to release and create new bodies of work. Here are four of the most anticipated arts and entertainment events awaiting us in 2018.
Steven Spielberg's "The Post" is not just a suspenseful film featuring two Hollywood stars, but also a timely reflection on the critical importance of freedom of the press.
Powerhouse pair Lil Wayne and Drake reconnect on "Family Feud," an energetic and up-to-date remix of Jay-Z's track from "4:44."
“Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho” is a perfect representation of the overall artistry of the rappers, playing off of their strengths and drawing from the successful song formulas that catapulted them to success.
G-Eazy, at least stylistically, is a man stuck in the past. But his new music is trying to change that.
As a film, “Bright” is many things — none of them good.
"The Last Jedi" is a Star Wars film that both acknowledges and consciously sheds the weight of its storied past, frequently upending the audience's expectations.
Calling this work a N.E.R.D album might be a slight misnomer, given this project embodies the Pharrell Williams solo oeuvre much more so than any of the group’s previous releases.
Miguel has the vocals down, but the level of production of “War & Leisure” is not at the point where it has enough variance to be innovative.
While not always perfectly polished and professional, their production was carried by an infectious cast and ensemble energy.
The record label-management company-content platform 88rising is an organization which has firmly placed itself at the nexus of the rapidly volumizing diffusion of Asian pop culture into American music.
Björk created the underlying sound of “Utopia” with a 12-piece Icelandic section that played the music she composed while wandering the Icelandic countryside.
On Nov. 14, People Magazine blithely announced the chief warrior in the fight for cheek-blushing and lip-biting, the man they deem sexiest alive, in the entire world, in a certain year. And they picked Blake Shelton.
The Jefferson Theater will host the musician Tuesday, Nov. 28, along with folk-rock singer and University graduate Ned Oldham.
Following the tone set by "World Peace Is None of Your Business," Morrissey's 11th studio album "Low in High School" offers acrimonious commentary on the current state of the world.
A diamond in the rough of the days before indie-rock had been fully absorbed into the mainstream, "The Lonesome Crowded West" deserves not to be forgotten.
Though perhaps far from a heartwarming film, “Mudbound” is an important one, thought-provoking as it is stunning.
Under Luca Guadagnino’s deft direction, the film renders that stretch of ephemeral glory real enough to touch.
