Brain Box presents:
Fly Me to the Moon with the Science Museum of Virginia
Science Museum of Virginia’s astronomer Justin Bartel is back in the studios and this time he’s talking to us about our nearest neighbor, the moon. Did you know that humans will be landing on the moon again for the first time in over fifty years?! In this episode, Justin tells us about the Artemis program and their upcoming missions (in Greek mythology, Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo; it was NASA’s Apollo program that landed the first men on the moon).
Also, there is an exciting lunar event coming up on April 8th: a total solar eclipse! Justin tells us why eclipses occur, what we can learn from them, and how we can best (and safely) view them.
To learn more, visit:
NASA’s page on the Artemis program
NASA’s page on the 2024 total solar eclipse
House of SWÉ / The Elements of Music presents:
The Elements of Music 03/10/24 Episode 8
Kelsey Nicole Opens Up in Interview
Kelsey Nicole Opens Up About Night Megan Thee Stallion Was Shot and “Betrayal” [Video]
Andrea Kearney House of SWÉ / The Elements of Music March 10th, 2024
Posted In: Blogging, Local, Music, Music Shows, News, Website
Tags: HIPHOP, Music show, RVA, RVA Music
River City Limits presents:
Newlin Music Prize Short List and more
Andrew with RVA Playlist is back on River City Limits and sharing the short list of Richmond artists for this year’s Newlin Music Prize, which is awarded to the best full-length album from the Richmond area, as decided by members of the local music scene and fans.
The short list for the prize was chosen from albums released by Richmond area artists in 2023 and a jury of more than 100 Richmond-area musicians, artists, journalists, photographers, and activists nominated albums for this award. Each member of the jury will review the 20 records and submit a ranked ballot which will be used to determine the winner, who will be revealed on March 25. There is also a public fan vote open now until March 21 at NewlinMusicPrize.com. Results of the fan vote will count as one ballot towards the final result.
Plus, we have a bunch of other new local stuff!
rvaplaylist River City Limits March 9th, 2024
Posted In: Local, Music, Music Shows
SIFTER for the Ear presents:
Richmond’s new screening space
PJ Sykes, Jeff Roll and Shane Brown have launched CinemaNiche, a film group that presents movies in the Studio Two Three’s newly occupied building in Manchester. Their next screening is March 8 with the documentary Sisters with Transistors, celebrating International Women’s Day with a look at the women who were involved in the early days of electronic music. Jeff and PJ talk about:
– What led them to this venture
– The expertise each of them brings
– The meaning of the name
– Buying a new sound system and special projector
– Prepping the screen with paint that costs $100 a can
– About the screening of Sisters with Transistors
– How they’re different from the Bijou Cinema
– BONUS: Their new logo was to be unveiled at the March 8 screening, but they allowed SIFTER to preview it here!
LINKS
CinemaNiche screening on March 8
CinemaNiche Facebook
Sisters with Transistors (movie website)
PJ Sykes Mixcloud
PJ Sykes website
Wild and Scenic Film Festival
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear March 8th, 2024
River City Limits presents:
RCL 3-2-24 Jay Smack Host – new and not so
smack River City Limits March 4th, 2024
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SIFTER for the Ear presents:
Advantures of a location manager
Tom Sanchez Prunier lives in Richmond and works as a location manager or location assistant on films and TV series shot in the area. He’s also written and directed some film shorts, written poetry and created a YouTube channel that features diecast cars. Our discussion includes:
– Getting into the business
– Location scouting is more than finding a site
– Protecting a $1million piano for Mercy Street
– Hanging with zombies on The Walking Dead
– What is Spork Syndicate
LINKS
Tom on IMDb
Tom on Vimeo
Spork Syndicate on YouTube
Sisters with Transistors screening on March 8
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear March 1st, 2024
Unicorn Power presents:
Unicorn Power Welcomes INVICTIS!
Richmond’s one and only power metal band INVICTIS chatted with One Hit Wanda about themselves and their upcoming debut album, plus a playlist inspired but what inspires them.
Melissa Vaughn Unicorn Power March 1st, 2024
Posted In: Local, Music, Music Shows
SIFTER for the Ear presents:
Wait…I have another story!
Crissy Offutt worked in Richmond’s production community before heading out to LA, where she was involved with lots of shows and people. Most notably, she was an enjoyable side character in Denise Richards’ reality show. She’s got lots of dish (and a few expletives), including:
– An office encounter with Rob Reiner
– Buying guitars for the Naked Brothers Band
– Hanging with Matt Bomer at her dog’s birthday party
– Adopting Denise Richards’ pigs for It’s Complicated
– Gene Simmons crawling over Denise to meet Crissy
– Attending a Super Bowl party at the Playboy Mansion
– Being in Celebrity Fit Club and Housewives of the CIA
– Smoking with Jennifer Anniston, Katherine Keener and Drew Barrymore
– Brad Pitt’s grandmother vs Christine’s grandmother
– Her puppeteer husband on Friends
– Keeping her olives from Kelsey Grammer
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear February 23rd, 2024
Higher Consciousness presents:
Higher Consciousness
From 3 to 5 pm on Thursdays, Alicia is dedicated to raising your vibration in this time of mass spiritual awakening. The synchronicities and coincidences that call for attention are given space and joined with music that shares the peace of Gaia and points to the thresholds of our collective experience. A mixture of edgy music, candid interviews, and Alicia’s insights, this is Higher Consciousness.
(Playlist 83)
Alicia Higher Consciousness February 22nd, 2024
Posted In: Local, Music, Music Shows
Tags: DJ Godiva, Music and tarot
SIFTER for the Ear presents:
Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Nikki Giovanni is one of the world’s best known Black poets. She became famous in the 60s as part of the Black Arts Movement and went on to write more than 2 dozen volumes of poetry and 11 illustrated children’s books. She’s received the NAACP Image Award seven times and has taught at Virginia Tech from 1987 until she retired in 2022. We talk about the new documentary about her that’s on Max, GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT:
– Why a trip to Mars can be understood by Black women
– Who determined the artistic design and concept of the film?
– Getting Taraji Henson to read the narration
– Watching her interviews from the 70s
– Lighting James Baldwin’s cigarette during a TV interview
– Why she refused to answer a question
LINKS:
Nikki’s website
Going to Mars (on Max)
The poem that Paula wrote for Nikki
Screening of CURRENT, A Descendant’s Journey for Truth at the Library of Virginia
and here’s a poster with the dates/times for the other screenings in Virginia.
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear February 16th, 2024