Reflections on four years of shooting the breeze with local musicians
Pulling the plugReflections on four years of shooting the breeze with local musicians
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Reflections on four years of shooting the breeze with local musicians
Pulling the plugReflections on four years of shooting the breeze with local musicians
Feel the “Burn”
“Burn Notice”Thursday 10pm, USA Joining established USA hits “The 4400,” “The Dead Zone,” “Monk” and “Psych” is this promising show about American spy Michael Westen who, on a deadly mission, learns that he’s received a “burn notice”—in real world parlance, he’s been fired. He gets dumped in his hometown of Miami, assets frozen and put […]
Mr. Nice Guys
It has been 15 years now that Dave Matthews came out from behind the bar at Miller’s and assembled the band that got struck by lightning. As they take to the road—their annual summer ritual—see if you remember whom the boys in the band were playing with when they formed DMB. Probably any fan can […]
Capsule reviews of films playing in town
1408 (PG-13, 94 minutes) Somebody found another unadapted Stephen King short story. By law they’ve all got to be made into movies before his death, so here we go again. John Cusack plays an author who specializes in debunking claims of the paranormal. To those ends, he checks into the infamously haunted Dolphin Hotel, whose […]
MUSIC NOW Archives
Pluckin’ good [with video]Pokey LaFarge revisits his musical roots in Charlottesville We Are Star Children Straight Punch to the Crotch; Self-released Summer in the city The Charlottesville Municipal Band takes its annual concert series to the Paramount Telecaster roadmaster [with video]Bill Kirchen brings his honky-tonk hammer to Crozet A not-so-new dawn fades [with audio]After four […]
Capsule reviews of films playing in town
1408 (PG-13, 94 minutes) Somebody found another unadapted Stephen King short story. By law they’ve all got to be made into movies before his death, so here we go again. John Cusack plays an author who specializes in debunking claims of the paranormal. To those ends, he checks into the infamously haunted Dolphin Hotel, whose […]
2007 C-VILLE Photo Contest
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Repeat respite
“Hidden Palms”Wednesday 8 & 9pm, CW We need a good summer soaper. It’s been how long since we’ve had a delicious guilty pleasure that we can really sink our teeth into? Sadly this…is not it. Poor Kevin Williamson—who peaked way too soon with Scream and “Dawson’s Creek” in the ’90s—is back on TV, this time […]
Funky town
The other night at Saxx, I overheard a guy shouting at his friend, “This is the first time I’ve been in here. This place is really unbelievable. Normally I would only tell my closest friends that it is here.” Imagine owning a place so good, that your patrons want to keep it secret. Saxx you […]