Captain Ahab, with Doofgoblin [with video]
Doofgoblin and Captain Ahab are like Jack Sprat and his wife…
Almost famous
The day that Feedback was scheduled to meet up with Sparky's Flaw front man Will Anderson he called us up and asked, "Can we move things back an hour? Band rehearsal got pushed back.
Truman Sparks, with Pterodactyl and the Cinnamon Band
music On Wednesday night, the rock gods bestowed a shower of riffs and feedback on Charlottesville. At Atomic Burrito, The Brimstone Howl and The Points whipped out gritty garage numbers. The Tea Bazaar reverberated with the psychedelic sounds of Phantom Family Halo. The powers that be, however, led me to Belmont’s "jazz and blues lounge," […]
Rocking in the 21st century
First things first. If you happened by our offices Monday morning, you probably heard cheers spilling out onto the Downtown Mall.
UVA underground
Under the cover of night a small group of UVA students walk cautiously down McCormick Road, tiptoe into the grass and then—CLINK—they’ve vanished. What happened? Escape hatch: The steam tunnel entrance at McCormick Road and Emmet Street leads to another world. No, they haven’t been abducted by the ghosts of ol’ TJ, Faulkner or Poe. […]
Iron man
"It's very important that you eat breakfast, or else the workout could turn into a very bad experience. Do you usually eat breakfast?"
A little night music
We have to say, we were a little disappointed in our readers' choice for Best Place To Get It On. Home? How boring is that? But we suppose it is good to keep that sort of thing private.
Negativland
music In modern society it’s easy to throw together pop culture fragments for entertaining results. Whether you’re flipping through the ridiculous parade of TV reality shows or getting down to Girl Talk‘s mash-up dance mixes, it’s not hard to find novelty and distraction. We like our postmodern art (especially when it comes to sights and […]
Spinning into orbit
The Corner is growing quite big on Charlottesville's musical radar these days. Satellite Ballroom, for one, has been bringing many great national acts (and their fall lineup becomes more mouth-watering each day). But if you're looking for enthusiastic local music, Wednesday nights at Orbit Billiards is (to borrow from Beck) where it's at.
Strings and things
A few years ago Feedback spotted some arty types lugging cello cases around the Downtown Mall.