What's old is new again
Recycled cardboard deer trophy from Galen A. Wright of Cardboard Safari. $52 at Blue Ridge Eco Shop. Vintage reproduction Chippendale bench reupholstered in burlap. $895 at And George. Giraffe made of 100 percent […]
More opportunities arise for locals to help Haiti
Following last Tuesday’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake, many locals began to reach out to check the status of friends and family in Haiti, and offer assistance.
Checking in with Madeline and Humberto Sales
We’re working on some recordings that we started in Brazil, a few compositions of our own for our next album.
Twenty years of local news and arts in the spotlight
Meet the New Year! Same as the old year? As C-VILLE’s journey through our archives comes to a close, it’s nice to know that the more our city changes, the more it stays the same. Case in point? You’re either a Gogol Bordello city or you ain’t—and Charlottesville, you most definitely are. New York City’s […]
Checking in with Broderick Jones
What are you working on right now? Right now I am working on the new season of my online video puppet show, “Jigsaw.” I am hoping to do some preview episodes before the year is out, ramping up to season four, starting up in January. I’m also working on a few other undisclosed projects—I don’t […]
2009: Casteen got to packin'; co-eds got to strippin'
1 Casteen calls it quits after 20 years John Casteen’s retirement, which he announced on June 12 and which will be effective in August, will end a successful, yet controversial, reign. Though he’s a Hoo to the bone—he got his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University, and was dean of admission—he will mostly be […]
Stories on the national radar
Harrington disappearance remains a mystery Morgan Harrington has been missing since October 17 when she left the Metallica concert at John Paul Jones Arena. Virginia State Police say the 20-year-old Roanoke native found herself outside the arena, and, due to its no re-entry policy, was denied admission. Though Harrington’s purse and cell phone were […]
2009: Lawsuits can’t stop a road, but they sure can hinder a hotel
1 Biscuit Run scrapped in favor of state park? After years of planning and months of discussions about its rezoning, it looks like Biscuit Run, the biggest would-be development in Albemarle County, will soon be donated to the state of Virginia as parkland. Behold the power of the Great Recession. Why else would Hunter […]
2009: State piggy bank comes up empty; Slutzky takes his ball and goes home
1 Kaine stubs out restaurant smoke On December 1, Tim Kaine stopped in at Hamiltons’ at First and Main on the Downtown Mall to celebrate the kick-off of the statewide restaurant smoking ban that went into effect that day. With 1,040 annual deaths in the state attributed to second-hand smoke and about $105.3 million […]
What can Gogol Bordello do for you on December 31?
Eugene Hütz New Year’s Eve falls on a Thursday this year, but details like days and locations matter about as much to Gogol Bordello as the ear wax that singer Eugene Hütz claims to use as mustache lube. Matter less, probably. An example: During a June 2008 performance in Richmond, Hütz grabbed a microphone mid-show […]