The body is old-growth Brazilian rosewood and red spruce, finished in a gorgeous sunburst and trimmed with abalone, its insides braced with Adirondack spruce. Koa wood binds the Honduran mahogany neck. The scale is 25" and the nut width is 1 3/4". Adam McNeil (right) and Randall Ray (left) make Rockbridge guitars by passing them […]
The body is old-growth Brazilian rosewood and red spruce, finished in a gorgeous sunburst and trimmed with abalone, its insides braced with Adirondack spruce. Koa wood binds the Honduran mahogany neck. The scale is 25" and the nut width is 1 3/4". Adam McNeil (right) and Randall Ray (left) make Rockbridge guitars by passing them […]
We’re no San Diego, but for a small town, we have quite a few choices for good Mexican. These dishes ought to spice up your week.—Megan Headley Line up early at the Al Pastor Taco booth at Saturday’s City Market for the namesake al pastor (BBQ) taco, which will start your morning off with a […]
On the heels of the Virginia Wine Board’s spring announcement that viognier would be our state’s signature grape, it came as no surprise that eight of the 15 participating Monticello AVA wineries submitted a viognier as one of their four wines to be judged in this year’s Monticello Cup. But what I and the other six judges at Prince Michel Winery did find surprising last Monday was how few of the viogniers we loved.
New developments The local restaurant pool just keeps getting bigger, foodies. Welcome, Burger Oasis. The Woodbrook Shopping Center spot serves, as you’d expect, burgers and fries, plus tasty desserts like strawberry shortcake. Across the street, The Brick Oven in Rio Hill Shopping Center recently reopened its doors under new ownership and down the road in […]
I imagine Charlottesville’s 1980s indie rock braintrust as a scene like the salons of Paris after World War I, where ambitious young artists met in smoke-filled rooms to discuss the importance of their work. To this imaginary gathering Stephen Malkmus (later of Pavement) arrives by skateboard and launches into a treatise on the role of […]
The cable box power drain What’s the biggest energy hog in the house? You might guess the fridge, the dryer or the hot tub, but the New York Times reported in June that in many homes, the little boxes on top of the TV are actually the largest electricity users. They’re running even when not […]
The music of Bruce Hornsby, who plays with his band The Noisemakers at the Pavilion this week, is undergoing something of a resurgence of interest thanks in no small part to critically lionized songwriter Justin Vernon, of Bon Iver. Vernon’s self-titled new album borrows a couple of tricks from early in Hornsby’s career—glistening piano work, throaty vocals, throbbing percussion—and has critics speculating whether we’re in for the resurgence of “dad music.”
It’s easy to go glassy-eyed from awe and confusion when nose-to-nose with Feast!’s cheese case, which is well-endowed with 75 choices. But since everyone who works there is passionate and knowledgeable about their product, rest assured that you’ll walk away with the best cheese your money can buy. Feast! Cheese Manager Ehren Siebert recommends using […]
We’re no strangers to good barbeque. In fact, we dedicated an entire issue of C-VILLE to finding the best in town. Unfortunately, we overlooked a contender: Two J’s Smokehouse in Palmyra, from Joshua Ball, offers hickory- and fruitwood-smoked meats and homecooked sides (“everything but the French fries,” Ball says). Ball knows good ’cue. Before opening […]
Fetching In the dog days of summer, we all need a cool drink of water. Make sure your pooch’s water bowl adds class, not clutter, to the floor: Choose one of these tail-waggers from a local shop.