Popular perception these days is that small music venues are under attack. At the end of a year that saw the imposition of a very, very quiet 55dB noise ordinance in some neighborhoods, and the shuttering of music operations at Random Row Books (which still hosts plenty of other events), the fear isn’t entirely out […]
Gabe DeLoach tries to be neutral while working on "The Harvest: A Story of Giving"
Trees on Fire at the Jefferson, Songwriters in the Round and a couple of nice new ideas
Southern owner Andy Gems: "I can assure you. I did not call the Fire Marshal." (Updated: The Fire Marshal speaks.)
The 48 stories that Ann Beattie, who teaches at UVA, published in The New Yorker are collected in a new hardcover volume that serves as an invitation to reflect on her long career.
A bunch of homecoming shows this weekend, including one with the Hackensaw Boys
I met with two songwriters behind the Red Satellites, guitarist Drew Carroll and singer Kevin Hivick, for caffeine and conversation last week, but mostly to ask them, in light of rumors that they’ve been banned from certain venues for breaking stuff, what it feels like to be considered the most dangerous band in Charlottesville. The tinkly […]
Things went south at a benefit for the MRC, which featured alums YG the Truth, J dot and Lee Banga