Saturday night at the Jefferson Theater, the Invisible Hand releases its self-titled debut disc. If you haven’t heard it yet, the album is an absolute monster that sets a new high water mark for local indie rock, prog rock, Kinks-indebted rock—you name it. They’re joined by Sarah White and the Pearls and Lux Perpetua.
That show could serve as a nice diversion from the Virginia Film Festival, which runs through Sunday. It opened last night with a sold out screening of Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, which was excellent—a harrowing nailbiter about everything that can go wrong with a human being when pushed to far. Film events run throughout the weekend, and you can see our festival guide here.
A few more highlights, as if you need them: Guillermo Del Toro cancelled, but his Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark will still be terrifying when it screens Saturday; if you missed the premiere of local undead flick Danger. Zombies. Run. last week, catch it Friday; and on Sunday, Creator/Writer/Producer Vince Gilligan and Producer Mark Johnson discuss the groundbreaking drama "Breaking Bad," in which a dying man is forced to cook meth for cash.
"Breaking Bad" recap
Of course, pick up a copy of this week’s C-VILLE to check out all of the First Friday openings for today. For shows that capture that undeniable autumn vibe, we recommend the New City Arts-curated "Feast," which begat 11 unlikely, and somehow riveting, collaborations around that theme—appropriate enough as Thanksgiving approaches. At Les Yeux du Monde, enjoy the exploding colors of the mountains alongside those of Annie Harris Massie’s paintings:
This Sunday night show is not to be missed: Mountain Man is a deceptively named threepiece that draws on a wide array of vocal traditions to create handily-arranged, earnest acoustic music that tends to entrance all who should hear it. Don’t miss this earthy chaser for a hectic weekend, on Sunday at Christ Episcopal Church.
"Animal Tracks"
What’re you up to this weekend?