WNRN DJ was a victim of random parkway shootings
Tim Davis, host of "The Boombox," was in serious condition yesterday.
The Bayly dusts off
I visited the UVA Art Museum last week intending to see the “Highlights from the Collection: From Rodin to Warhol” exhibit that was scheduled to open Friday. When I arrived I learned that the Bayly’s elevators were malfunctioning, which made it impossible for museum staff to tear down the last exhibit, “Treasures Rediscovered.” (Would you […]
My favorite local songs to run to
Feedback is listening to nothing but local music while training for the Charlottesville Marathon
MACRoCk recap, Sproule and Curreri on NPR and some notes for the week
Death Bellows 45 – The Invisib… Happy Monday, all. We’ve got a cluttered week in culture here in Charlottesville. But first, looking backward: On Saturday I traveled to Harrisonburg for MACRoCk, or the Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference, a sort of consolation prize after my plans to visit South by Southwest fell through. Downtown Harrisonburg […]
C-VILLE Minute: Your weekend preview
Enjoy some weekend reading. Plus, notes on WTJU’s new general manager.
Charles Wright, UVA professor and Pulitzer winner, will retire in May
UVA’s highly-ranked creative writing department loses one of its crown jewels.
“Real country” talk with Lee Ann Womack
Before this weekend’s show at JPJ, Womack talks about country music history, her biggest-ever hit and songwriters.
Why has Governor McDonnell set aside $7 million for the state's film industry?
On a muddy lot about a half hour north of town there’s a big recycling container that’s been repurposed as the production office for a horror movie called House Hunting. Inside are a couple of card tables covered with papers, folders and open laptops. The day’s call sheets hang in manila folders taped to the […]
Chatting with JPJ's new General Manager
Jason Pedone is a native of Jefferson City, Tennessee, which has a metropolitan population of about 15,000 people. As the new general manager of the John Paul Jones Arena, that’s about as many people as he’s expected to mobilize for every concert he hosts. Before Jason Pedone came to the John Paul Jones Arena in […]