Rock’n'roll had an older twin with a flipped-up-collar attitude and a good-natured sneer. This first-born rebel was called rockabilly. Its blistering, slap-back beat set primal nerve endings aquiver that most teenagers hadn’t known they possessed.

Submissions for this year’s festival, which has “Funny Business” as its theme, must arrive by Aug. 25.

TNA visits Winston-Salem this Saturday night, bringing up scary memories of that moment… the moment when you tell your significant other about your love of pro wrestling.

Ten years ago this Friday, Nickelodeon launched “SpongeBob SquarePants.“ It drew immediate attention because of its absurd premise

Charles Howard Thomas is learning to navigate the choppy waters of independent film making

Sirius XM satellite radio has launched The Michael Jackson Tribute Channel, which will run through Monday at 11:59 p.m. on Sirius channel 51 and XM channel 62.

Danville native Jonny ‘Fairplay’ Dalton lasted two rounds with Michael Lohan on Saturday night during a celebrity boxing match

Since its inception in 2007 the annual event billed as “three days of peace, love and photography” has featured some of the world’s most famous and accomplished photographers.

Scott Stadium can accommodate about 61,000 for sporting events, but given the magnitude of U2’s rotating stage, capacity will be scaled back from that figure

At first, Robert Compton was more than a little apprehensive about spending two days of quality time with a country music icon like Hank Williams Jr. But that nervousness went away quickly.

Amherst and Nelson counties have a new summer festival coming, one that will replace the now-defunct summer fest at Oak Ridge Estate and likely will be similar to the massive Garlic Festival

A TV ad showing actress Angelina Jolie firing weapons must not be shown because it could be seen as condoning gun violence, Britain’s advertising watchdog said Wednesday.

Team White made up some serious ground Sunday night, finishing “The Amazing Race” in fourth place.

Charlottesville product Trevor Moore has his name all over “Miss March,” a comedy due in theatres nationwide this weekend.

Felicia Barton’s “American Idol” journey came to an end Wednesday night

Felicia Barton will be on “American Idol” tonight, but her dreams for the show almost didn’t come true.

Larry Collins, vice president of film for Carmike Cinemas, which has two locations in Lynchburg, said there are several factors that determine what movies come here, and when

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Lynchburg native Elizabeth Coulter Vonderheide, a product of the city schools’ string program who is now earning her place as a solo violinist as well as an orchestral player, will join the Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra on March 21 for a concert of favorite Baroque era music

Check out nominations for best actress, best actor, best supporting actress, best supproting actor, best picture, best director, and best animated film. Watch trailers of the nominated films. See more nominations by film.

As if a night together with Grammy Award winner Keith Urban, one of the industry’s most explosive and critically hailed live acts isn’t enough, now comes word that Urban’s “Escape Together World Tour” together with KC Masterpiece® and Kingsford® will feature Dierks Bentley as its opening act for its Roanoke Civic Center tour stop

14-year-old Danny Johnson scored a huge 973,954 points, beating the previous record by nearly 75,000 points Wednesday.