As you may have noticed, every magazine or newspaper you pick up this week is running their ‘06 almanac issue. The news, the people, the trends, and the events that shaped another year past. Of course, The Hook is no exception. However, imagine our surprise as we browsed Richmond-based Style Weekly’s ‘06 music round-up, only to discover that it’s all about Charlottesville…well, sort of.

Style Weekly asked its regular music critics to pick their top five albums, favorite single, and favorite Virginia live performance for the year. While their artist choices traversed the musical landscape, the venues for Virginia live performances were awfully familiar.

As SW’s music editors put it, “To the capital city’s shame, nearly every favorite live show occurred in Charlottesville. But don’t think of music critics as pompous windbags, elitists or music snobs. Instead, think of them as lovers in a state whose motto welcomes them.”

Wow, talk about sour grapes! Indeed, three of SW’s four critics chose Charlottesville shows. And so, to this city’s delight (and our snobdom?),we list them here… (more)

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