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1973 marked the opening of writer and musician Richard O’Brien’s musical stage play The Rocky Horror Show, a science fiction, horror-comedy paying tribute to the sci-fi and horror B movies from earlier in the century. Though the 1975 film adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show was poorly received upon its release, it gained a cult […]
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Evan Novoa first picked up an instrument at the age of seven. Ten years later, Novoa is shredding away at the guitar, with aspirations of making it big in the music industry. Novoa is currently in two bands: Good Fortune and Argo and the Violet Queens. When asked how he got involved with these bands, […]
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On Sept. 15, at around 8:45 p.m., the lights of the Ting Pavilion on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville dimmed as a band of eight men walked on stage. A red glow illuminated the stage, and a loud, bassy sound filled the air, demanding the audience’s undivided attention. Fans who were previously seated got to […]
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Taylor Swift’s new album called Midnights has 13 songs that I can only describe as a mixture of country and pop. The songs are “Lavender Haze,” “Maroon,” “Anti-Hero,” “Snow on the Beach,” “You’re on Your Own Kid,” “Midnight Rain,” “Question…?”, “Vigilante Shit,” “Bejeweled,” “Labyrinth,” “Karma,” “Sweet Nothing,” and “Mastermind.” The album contains songs that have […]
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Encompassing the length of Washington historical Wharf on a brisk Saturday evening, a dense line formed outside The Anthem music auditorium. The warm bulbs of the venue’s Marquee illuminated the name “Billy Strings” in bold lettering. Anxious chatter could be heard as the minute hand approached twelve. Starting at 8 p.m., this Nov. 18 performance […]
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The Latin Ballet of Virginia danced their “Alma Latina” at PVCC’s V. Earl Dickinson Fine and Performing Arts Center on Oct. 15 paired with live music by Richmond’s Kevin Davis & Ban Caribe Ensemble. Award-winning flamenco dancer and choreographer Francisco Mesa “El Nano” joined the artists to showcase the various rhythms and movements of the […]
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One morning after class, I made my way to the lower floor of the Keats Science Building and to my usual spot. I opened YouTube and found my way to a clip of Anthony Fantano, a popular music critic, reviewing Kick III, the third installment of Arca’s serial Kick albums. He had almost finished the […]
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Live performances were absent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but on Sept. 24 a sense of normalcy was felt at one of Harrisonburg’s first live musical performances in over a year. Ian Zook, a Brass professor of James Madison University (JMU) and the French horn player of the event, teamed up with Tracey […]
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This weekend marked the 12th or 13th year that EpicCville has hosted Battle of The Bands. “Honestly we’ve been doing this so long I don’t even remember,” said organizer Chris Gallagher, from atop the stage set in the field at the Shops at Stonefield. “I originally started Battle of the Bands because I came from […]
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In the wake of Drake’s much anticipated sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy — Toronto’s finest blessed his cult following with the release of Scary Hours 2 EP on March 5, 2021. This project is the second installment of the Scary Hours series with the first debuting in 2018. The EP is composed of three […]
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