At last, a possible explanation for why our city attracts members of the Grateful Dead and Phish: The Charlottesville Pavilion, Coran Capshaw and Dave “Savin’” Matthews Band received high praise in The Virginian-Pilot for their efforts in an increasingly eco-friendly music world. DMB, dubbed “one of the greenest acts working today,” gets props for tracking its carbon dioxide emissions and eating local and organic while on the road, and Pavilion manager Kirby Hutto says that Capshaw’s house of music would rather raise drink prices than use wasteful cups.
 The Charlottesville Pavilion, shown here during last October’s Wilco show, uses recyclable containers and more to keep things green. |
Perhaps more interesting is the leverage that artists gain when they go green: Jose Gonzalez, who played Starr Hill a couple times, asks for biodegradable catering in his backstage area. And, according to Billboard editor Ray Waddell, “When you have artists of the stature of Dave Matthews Band, the venue wants to keep doing business with them.” Our staff fears this may create a vicious cycle of music schedules ripe with hippies. In related news, Willie Nelson returns in his bio-diesel bus to play the Pavilion on July 29 in a show sponsored by Budweiser. And, presumably, their ugly aluminum bottles.
Previous "This Just In" articles from this week:
UVA and Tech journalists take down state law [April 2]
Ban on booze ads violates First Amendment
An embarrassing arrest [April 1]
On probation for pot, football player allegedly swipes plastic
Alleged I-64 shooter charged with five more counts [April 1]
Asks for court appointed lawyer
