A mega-celebrity of the cello in Europe, with rockstar hair and puckish irreverence to match, Steven Isserlis (www.stevenisserlis.com) is less known on this side of the Atlantic. But his reputation has spread in these parts thanks to cellist Raphael Bell, London-based artistic co-director of the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival (www.c-villechambermusic.org), who first brought Isserlis to […]
Tuesday, February 6It snowed! It was the second snow day this year for the kiddies in Charlottesville and Albemarle. About 2.5" of the stuff started falling around 7:30pm, followed the next morning by a mean wind chill that dipped the temperature to sub-zero levels. The result? Frazzled moms, crashing cars and overjoyed kids. Wednesday, February […]
For more than 20 years, National Geographic photographer Michael “Nick” Nichols has been throwing slideshow parties, projecting photos onto a large screen for assembled friends. The parties started in his Berkeley,
For more than 20 years, National Geographic photographer Michael “Nick” Nichols has been throwing slideshow parties, projecting photos onto a large screen for assembled friends. The parties started in his Berkeley,
Tuesday, January 30One million Mule-sic downloads Sure beats a flashback: Gov’t Mule offers a slew of live recordings to their one one millionth online music customer. In the post-Napster lawsuit world, bands are making bank on the appetites of insatiable fans. Gov’t Mule, who released their 2006 album, High & Mighty, on locally owned ATO […]
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Correction appended Tuesday, January 23Bad news for Dominion Power Dominion Virginia Power may have to take a rain check on new nuke plants at Lake Anna—the Nuclear Regulatory Commission can’t do much without a detailed congressional budget. Congress’ failure to pass a detailed budget could mean shelving new nuclear energy projects, The New York Times […]
The Dreamers are in day two of their five-day recording session at the Music Resource Center(www.musicresourcecenter.org) on Ridge Street. The mixing room is packed with bodies: Three UVA students share a sofa with two sixth graders from Walker Middle School, singer Heather Maxwell stands beside the mixing board with MRC Outreach Coordinator Damani Harrison. All […]
Tuesday, January 16A little ditty about Mamadi Diane Mamadi Diane threw 26 points for the Cavaliers—more than he’s scored in the last three games combined. The ‘Hoos defeated ACC rival Maryland 103-91. Sean Singletary dumped in 25 points and forward Jason Cain lived up to his potential with 13 points during the UVA men’s basketball […]
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