Music Stories
FunStuff: January 3 beyond Downton Abbey premiereIf you're into Downton Abbey, the English drama that the New York Times dubbed “an instant classic,” and the Wall Street Journal called “impossible to resist,” you won't want...read more Dec 31st, 2012
FunStuff: Charlottesville events November 29 and beyond Parachute drops inHometown boys band Parachute return to town for two shows at the Jefferson Theater. Since falling under the wing of local band manager and music mogul Coran Capshaw, Parachute,...read more Nov 27th, 2012
FunStuff: Charlottesville events November 22 and beyondRun like a turkeyBe one of those hot dogs who smugly burn giga-calories before the Thursday Thanksgiving gluttony begins. Registration for the  31st annual run at Boar's Head is already closed...read more Nov 19th, 2012
Avett Brothers: Young and not in the wayJust a little over a year after they last performed for a sellout crowd, the Avett Brothers returned to Charlottesville's nTelos Wireless Pavilion on a perfect fall night, Friday the 19th of October...read more Oct 23rd, 2012
Counting platinum: After a decade, Crows return to town“You owe your audience a really passionate concert every night, so I want to come out and play my a— off,” says Adam Duritz, front man for Counting Crows, a fixture in the alternative rock scene for...read more Oct 20th, 2012
FunStuff: Charlottesville events October 18 and beyond Nizer in 4DWhat's that old saying about a prophet not finding honor in his hometown? Well, the Downtown Mall's biggest theater is giving props to Albemarle's own world-famous one-man juggling and...read more Oct 15th, 2012
FunStuff: Charlottesville events October 11 and beyondUVA HomecomingsHomecomings at UVA is an event-packed weekend every fall surrounding a home football game. Should be a good one this year, as Virginia and Maryland are ranked pretty closely in the ACC...read more Oct 7th, 2012
Blue Pavilion: Photos from last night's Jack White concertThe critically acclaimed musician, Jack White, often frowns on photography at his shows, but he allowed access for acclaimed Central Virginia photographer Milo Farineau for the Thursday, September 27...read more Sep 28th, 2012
FunStuff: Charlottesville events September 27 and beyondMap the dark or calligraphy?We're never quite sure where Rosamond Casey's art is going to take us– whether it's a Rorschach game like Catch the Baby, or the creation of imaginary characters...read more Sep 23rd, 2012
Remember six things: New DMB album makes rock historyBack in February, L.A. Weekly ranked the Dave Matthews Band #1 on a list of the "20 Worst Bands of All Time," saying "Dave Matthews croons like Kermit with a hangover, for a presumed intended...read more Sep 21st, 2012
Retro arts: Arthur fuses tune and tome in 'Heart'Leave it to a guy who spent his youth in Charlottesville to find a way to bring new life to two art forms most critics have written off as unpopular or dying: the concept album and the American...read more Sep 10th, 2012
Need a myth? Okkervil River's Sheff probably has one"There's an aspect to religion and stuff like that," says songwriter and vocalist Will Sheff, "that simply is just really beautiful stories that tell some kind of truth that's so deep and cloudy that...read more Aug 17th, 2012
Born to run again: The Boss returns to Charlottesville Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will make their third appearance at John Paul Jones Arena this fall. It happens on October 23rd as part of the ongoing globe-spanning tour in support of...read more Jul 27th, 2012
Posthumous pieces: Music offers healing after son's deathA posthumous album by a prodigious local guitarist debuted July 6 at the Crozet Baptist Church thanks to a chance discovery and some help from local musicians. The jam band-influenced jazz-rock...read more Jul 23rd, 2012
FunStuff: Charlottesville events July 26 and beyond Don't raze my mountainThe secret to tales of environmental heroism is to make nonfiction read like a novel, much as Truman Capote did with In Cold Blood. And that, apparently, is what non-practicing...read more Jul 23rd, 2012
Interview: Philly band brings 60s-loving rock to the Jefferson Philadelphia-based band Dr. Dog has won much praise during it's 10-plus year career for fusing rock's tie-dyed era– the Beatles, Cream, the Band– with 90s and 2000s indie pop...read more Jul 20th, 2012
Exterior outlets: Stirratt explains why Wilco rocks onOver the past couple decades, few bands have been as consistently successful as Wilco, who have managed without a steady lineup or even a regular sound. Starting off as an alt-country act, Wilco...read more Jul 7th, 2012
Mix and run: Death Cab finds new formula in Codes and KeysDeath Cab for Cutie has one of indie rock's great success stories. The act started in the late 1990s as Ben Gibbard and a cassette recorder but soon became a full band signed to the young and nearby...read more Jun 29th, 2012
FunStuff: Charlottesville events June 28 and beyondBee gone Even more frightening than the invasion of the killer bees is the still-unexplained disappearance around the globe of the honeybee, whose presence is critical if you like eating fruits and...read more Jun 25th, 2012
FunStuff: Charlottesville events June 14 and beyond SuperCLAWThis ain't your mama's PTO fundraiser. Sweaty, loud-mouthed, garishly dressed women with names like The Homewrecker, Pain-Fonda, Cop-ophelia, and Ze Dirty Butcher (pictured) arm wrestling...read more Jun 10th, 2012