Kim Reese Would Never
By Darnell Lamont Walker (Dedicated to the ones who turned down the money, took the hard road, and never stopped looking in the mirror) There’s an episode of A Different […]
“When do we get to rest?”: Golden Globe Nominee and Oscar Nominated RaMell Ross on the Directorial Choices of Nickel Boys
by Darnell Walker-Jones If you want to know what 16th-century Italians felt like seeing a painting by Michelangelo for the first time, watch Nickel Boys. My university, Florida A&M University, […]
The Man Behind the Beat
By Sonia Montalvo The deep punchy 808 bass drum of Yo Gotti’s 2013 Hit Single I Know, sent the masses to the dance floors to flex in the bravado of […]
We Can Show You Better Than We Can Tell You
By Sonia Montalvo I Photos by Tristan Thompson Disclaimer: This narrative is not the complete history of Gogo music in Charlottesville. This article serves as an in-depth look at the […]
reReflector 04: Big Lean & “Ghost of Vinegar Hill”
by Niya Bates | Photos by Lincoln Carr Featured photo:Lincoln Carr aka “Big Lean” reflected on a truck hood. I think we have all been a little haunted by what […]
Grammy Winner Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Melvin Crispell III Unite for Black History Month Gospel Concert
UVA’s Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is set to bring the critically acclaimed “Gospel sensation” Tasha Cobbs Leonard to the Charlottesville area. On February 16th, the Grammy […]
