Artist at Work: Russell Richards

Primeval Times by Russell U. Richards
Primeval Times by Russell U. Richards

Elizabeth McCullough of CvilleWords talks with artist, author, and filmmaker Russell Richards about how chronic illness and a recent accident have affected his approach to life and art. Richards is currently at work on a short horror film, Sins of the Fly, which will feature a pink Cadillac, a performing dog, and loads of local talent.

Richards can be found in his studio at the McGuffey Art Center surrounded by his colorful lithographs and etchings. He is the author of The Art and Innards of Russell U. Richards! A wide selection of his work can be seen at his website.

Franz Nicolay DJ Takeover at WNRN!

Franz Nicolay
Franz Nicolay

Franz Nicolay from The Hold Steady took the reins on Late for Work with Tad Abbey this morning. Franz is currently touring the east coast, playing material from his release “Major General” and is trying out some new material. Franz had an hour to play whatever he wanted. He also chatted with Tad about his tour, his inspirations and his many bands.



Charlottesville-Right Now: Sean Kotz

dvdcoverfinal500Filmmaker Sean Kotz of Horse Archer Productions joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to discuss his most recent projects, including Why Old Time, a documentary that explores old time mountain music. Kotz also updates listeners about Virginia Creepers, a film which documents local television horror shows throughout Virginia from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Noise-pop band Jodienda at the Tea Bazaar Tonight

tour-sheetWhen we started the Charlottesville Podcasting Network back in 2005, one of the ideas was to do as many interviews as we could to support bands that were coming into town. Sadly, we’ve only been able to do that on a… very limited fashion. However, last week I was contacted by the members of Jodienda to see if I could help promote their gig at the Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar. I said I wanted to use them as guinea pigs for a new generation of interviews, and so on Sunday morning we spoke via Skype for this brief interview.

Jodienda is playing tonight at the Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar on June 15th, 2009. Also playing are Your Animal Spirit in the Unreal City and Fluffy Lumbers.

Crowfield at WNRN

Tyler of Crowfield
Tyler of Crowfield

Tyler Mechem of Crowfield was Anne Williams’ guest this morning on Acoustic Sunrise. He played a few songs from their album “Goodbye, Goodnight, So Long Midwestern”. Tyler is on a tour of radio stations without any proper gigs for the next few weeks. WNRN was lucky enough to be picked as a destination. Videos will be up soon at youtube.com/WNRNradio.