In search of the McDonnell doctrine
O.K., so Virginia may not have been founded as an overflow saucer for English debt prisons (unlike certain peach-lovin’ southern neighbors we could name), but we’ve certainly had our share […]
Women are everywhere in Charlottesville’s arts community.
So where are the women in rock?
Marie Landragin doesn’t just play guitar. She plays guitar like a man. At a recent show at the Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar, her band Corsair thrilled a crowd of about […]
More girls in the boys club
The comment board on my Feedback blog became ground zero in the debate over women in rock music when I asked an age-old question in April. Where are the women […]
Bella Morte and Synthetic Division, The Southern, May 22
How did you spend International Goth Day, which was last Saturday, May 22nd? If you’re a member of the endangered species Gothicus Charlottesvillianius, you were at The Southern seeing local gothic darlings Bella Morte and the synth-pop duo Synthetic Division.
Schilling: Show me the e-mail addresses
How many people are on City Council’s mailing list? Council knows, of course. Soon, Rob Schilling may, too.
Jefferson School prepares African-American cultural center
Five years after it was designated a historic site, the Jefferson School finally has a starting date for a long-planned redevelopment to preserve its character.
Mount Liebig Photography Project 2004; Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum; Through August 15
The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection is one of my favorite places in Charlottesville. I like its serene setting on Pantops, the simplicity of the museum’s purpose, and the way the staff is either unobtrusive or delighted to see me
The Fine Wisdom and Perfect Teachings of the Kings of Rock and Roll; Mark Edmundson; Harper, 224 words
“The psychoanalysts say that most of us who fear heights do so because when we’re up high, we have to struggle hard against a potent urge—it’s the death drive operating—to toss ourselves off and end it
It's Super Rock Time; The Fleshtones; Raven Records
It took an Australian label to bring back the early recordings of a New York band that thrived in the ’70s and ’80s punk scene and yet was never really […]
Another brick in the Mall
Dear Ace: I hear the CCDC is running an exhibition about the history and design of the Downtown Mall. What’s up with that?—Pedestrian-Mallrat-in-Charlottesville Good question. Nowadays Ace basically lives at […]