Dylan and God
Like a voice crying in the wilderness, Bob Dylan emerged in the early ’60s…
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Dylan and God
It’s been 16 years since his last performance in Charlottesville. Now, Bob Dylan returns with a show at the John Paul Jones Arena, preaching an apocalyptic vision as fierce and fiery as ever.
Like a voice crying in the wilderness, Bob Dylan emerged in the early ’60s…
Serial rape suspect linked to a third attack
Nathan Antonio Washington, the man arrested for two sexual assaults linked to the serial rapist, has been tied to another sexual attack. A DNA sample obtained from Washington matched DNA evidence found at the scene of the sexual assault that occurred in a Waynesboro motel in 1997, according to The Daily Progress. That assault was […]
Police stymied in Water Street shooting
The city police department is still looking for the person who shot three people in the early hours of September 9 while they sat in a car in the parking lot at 200 Water St. Zinele Brown, a 28-year-old Albemarle County resident; Jarret Jackson, a 20-year-old Charlottesville resident; and a 19-year-old male whose name hasn’t […]
U-Hall ’91 revisited
William Cocke: “In a lot of ways it was a typical U-Hall show. The acoustics aren’t that good in there, the acoustics were never that great. “I’m probably the only one, but I liked ‘Joey.’ I’ve always liked that song. It’s about a mobster who gets whacked at a Clam Bar. It was off of […]
Dylan v. Costello
Given name Robert Allen Zimmerman Declan Patrick MacManus Born May 24, 1941, Duluth, Minnesota August 25, 1954, London, England Wives 2 3 First record Bob Dylan (1962 on Columbia) My Aim Is True (1977 on Columbia) Latest record Modern Times (2006 on Sony BMG) The River in Reverse (with Allen Toussaint; 2006 on Verve Forecast) […]
Bob Dylan's Blues
We’re not the only ones that are excited that Dylan is coming to town. We asked some local musicians to tell us their favorite Dylan lyrics, and here’s what they said. See if you can match the musicians with the lines that they chose. 1. Timothy Summers (co-director of the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival)2. Terri […]
Anger management
In the fall of 1980, Elvis Costello released a collection of 20 stellar songs called Get Happy!!, and although it was his fourth near-perfect record in as many years, the performer was anything but elated. In fact, he was secretly contemplating retirement. “I didn’t want to do it anymore,” Costello admitted to writer Greil Marcus […]
A Peek at Supervisor candidate websites
Election day is just around the corner. A seven-week-long corner. Nonetheless, it’s prime time for Albemarle County Board of Supervisors candidates to get their messages out. And what better way than via the Internet?
City considers AM info station
Charlottesville city officials are considering the feasibility of building a low-power AM radio station to transmit general, visitor and emergency information to the general public. If built, the station would be noncommercial and would have a limited transmission range of about six miles. The city already has the capability to transmit certain types of information […]
Group works to diversify teaching pool
By 7pm, the Social Hall of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church had swelled with folks in sport coats and sharp dresses. They mingled shoulder to shoulder, some looking at the artwork that hung from each of the four walls, others trying to squeeze by each other, moving from one conversation to the next. The bright, […]