Posts in category A&E
National Poetry Month arrives, does n...
by Brandon CaplanEarlham’s celebration of National Poetry Month will culminate in a poetry festival to take place tomorrow, April 19, from 12 p.m to 3 p.m. The events of this year’s Poetry Month were organized by the recently formed Richmond Community Poetry Effort (RCPE). The RCPE evolved out of a semester-long study of the curre [...]
Baroque violin duo charms
Violinists Florian Deuter and Mónica Waisman performed at Stout Meeting House on Monday. The pair performed series of songs from the Baroque era of classical music by a variety of composers, from Bach to lesser-known composers such as Orlando Gibbons.
By Tyler Cobb.
Retro review: 5 faves from the ’...
Joni Mitchell and Stevie Wonder made arguably some of their era’s finest albums. However, their music achieved its heights for almost completely different reasons. Mitchell, on her 1971 album Blue, recorded with minimal instrumentation (often just her singing over her piano or guitar), creating a timeless effect; Wonder, recording with [...]
Dan Deacon performing Friday
Friday, April 11 in Comstock at 9 p.m., Dan Deacon will be performing his energetic brand of electronic dance music. Utilizing various electronic instruments and devices, Deacon explains his style in this way: “I try to write music that…like, if really cool six-year-olds got together, and they were, like, ‘let’s write the mo [...]
Common Grounds Coffeehouse has the ri...
Richmond had the privilege of hearing the eclectic musical talents of Four Shillings Short on Friday, April 4. The group takes the diverse styles of Celtic, blues, East Indian and Medieval and seamlessly melds them into a rich stew of surreal yet enlivening tunes. The group consists merely of husband Aodh Óg Ó Tuama from Cork, Ireland on voca [...]
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern alive an...
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern may be dead, but the show is everything but. If you missed the show last week, do yourself a service and grab a ticket for one of this weekend’s final shows. (more…)
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