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Tyler Gaines, staff writer Feb. 17, PVCC hosted a weekend of theater. Of Ebony Embers: Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance was among the line-up. In honor of Black History Month, the show payed homage to the African-American struggles and artistic vision of the time. The cast and crew were impressive, as The Core Ensemble […]
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Triston Duenas, staff writer The event hosted on Sept. 28 by The Untz, Ebisu Sound, and the Rouge Agency attracted many music fans from all over Central VA to Rapture in Charlottesville to see musical artist Yheti. This was Ebisu Sound’s biggest event yet. Ebisu Sound is a local music group comprised of DJs […]
Continue ReadingTriston Duenas, staff writer A hip hopera is not exactly what it sounds like at first. Instead of picturing an opera with hip hop music, picturing a regular opera would be more accurate. Only the dances during and in-between scenes are done in a hip-hop style rather than classical. I approached The Haven curious […]
Continue ReadingIsaac Rowlingson, staff writer On Sunday, Nov. 19 at 3 p.m., the Tidewater Classical Guitar Orchestra played at PVCC’s V. Earl Dickinson theatre. The auditorium was filled with a diverse audience. As the musicians came out, the audience applauded them. The first part of the concert was the full guitar orchestra. The performers were separated […]
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Triston Duenas, staff writer In under two weeks, Rapture opens its club R2 to another round of debauchery. R2 will be hosting several artists from Ebisu Sound, The Untz and the Bassment. Artists include Chee, Moniker, Mr. Jennings, Tre Justice, be.IN and Dutch. Each artist will be playing their own unique set of music […]
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Isaac Rowlingson, staff writer The racing Tabla drums of Debu Nayak rumbled and popped like a thousand bubbles in a sea of color. The Sarangi, a North Indian stringed instrument translating to “a hundred colors,” sang in the bowed hands of its master practitioner Pankaj Mishra. The singer was Dr. Pooja Goswami Pavan, who holds […]
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Isaac Rowlingson, staff writer Hundreds of baby boomers gathered round, lounging out after a lifetime of hard work. Their kids are grown and have moved off someplace doing something for some reason. Now hitting retirement age, many of them made the pilgrimage to the Misty Mountain Music Festival nestled in the rolling hills of Crozet, […]
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Ray Petree III, staff writer John Lennon’s words, echoed by Stevie Wonder’s rich and powerful voice, reverberated through the crowd at Scotts Stadium: “You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you will join us, and the world will be as one.” A message so powerful, that it […]
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Marlie Soderquist, staff writer On the March 18, 2017, the Chainsmokers, DJ and producer duo Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart, performed at the John Paul Jones arena alongside Kiiara, Emily Warren, and Illesium. The duo became a sensation after their 2014 song “#Selfie” which was popular in multiple countries. They are more known for the […]
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Joe Fowler, online editor Twenty-five years have passed since heavy metal band Body Count released their controversial, self-titled debut album. The band made headlines with lyrical content that drew the ire of law-enforcement agencies, the National Rifle Association, and former-President George H.W. Bush and his second-in-command Dan Quayle. Over two decades and several albums later, […]
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