Music Stories
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
FunStuff: Charlottesville events May 31 and beyond Final First Friday at the GalleryThe accounting firm of Hampton and Everett has doubled as a gallery and opened its sweet office space at 107 5th Street SE for the past seven years, showing artists...read more May 27th, 2012
Image-unconcious: tUnE-yArDs moves past the bodyIn 2011, tUnE-yArDs received the album of the year award for w h o k i l l  in the Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop poll, which compiles the votes of about 700 music writers. Primary figure...read more May 23rd, 2012
Indie artist: Musical Oldham finally tackles film actingLocal musician Ned Oldham's artistic journey has been a quirky and interesting one–- punk rocker, psychedelic groove maker, college and middle school teacher, writing center director, folk...read more May 21st, 2012
FunStuff: Charlottesville events May 17 and beyondBatesville Day Now that Batesville got its country store back, or "café-market" as the owners of the recently opened Plank Road Exchange are calling it, there will again be some tasty food at this...read more May 12th, 2012
They boogied... before midnightSkip Castro entertained a massive crowd at Fridays After Five on May 4, and the crowd seemed to know the words to the songs to which they were dancing. The band, which got its start in...read more May 4th, 2012
Café-market: Batesville gets its store backThe historic structure that previously housed the beloved Batesville Store has reopened, and its new incarnation is Plank Road Exchange, which its foodie proprietors describe as a "café-market."...read more May 1st, 2012
FunStuff: Charlottesville events May 3 and beyond  First stop for First FridaysWith its artist studios and monthly receptions, McGuffey Art Center is the headquarters for the local art scene, the place you're going to find some art that you...read more Apr 29th, 2012
Big lessons: Candid Doughty offers sa-sa-somethingThe man who sings about his reticence in "Na Na Nothing" turns out to have plenty to say– or at least write about. If fans haven't always been privy to intimate stories from Mike Doughty, they'...read more Apr 28th, 2012
Mr. Tom Tom: Beyer sees bands and innovation togetherAs far as music festivals go, certain regions of the country have it covered: Chicago has Lollapalooza, Tennessee has Bonnaroo, and Austin has South-by-Southwest. What more do we need? According to...read more Apr 26th, 2012
Mayer Hawthorne breaks hearts at the JeffersonMayer Hawthorne, a crooning white guy in a dinner jacket whose music echoes the Stylistics and other soulful sounds of the 1960s, performed for an appreciative Monday night crowd at the Jefferson...read more Apr 23rd, 2012
FunStuff: Charlottesville events April 19 and beyond From windows to wisteriaIf you're a do-it-yourselfer, have a green thumb, or just get excited about home renovation projects, this three-day event is probably the most fun you can have without a...read more Apr 15th, 2012
Tom Tom beat: McGuffey block party kicks off month-long festPaul Beyer's ambitious vision for Charlottesville's own South by Southwest– the Tom Tom Founders Festival– debuts April 13, a kick-off to 30 days of music, art, and innovation on Thomas...read more Apr 10th, 2012
Super 'Tramp': Van Etten laughs a lot more than you'd think"I’m not trying to fancy things up too much," says Sharon Van Etten with a laugh. “I’m just a girl in a sweater and jeans playing songs with my friends." It’s a humble understatement for a woman...read more Apr 10th, 2012
Fridays kicks off: Free concert series features lots o' localsIt's been warm so long it might look like summer to you, but in fact, spring is just now sprung, and there's no surer sign than the kick-off of Fridays After Five. The free concert series that brings...read more Apr 10th, 2012
FunStuff: Charlottesville events April 12 and beyond TJ's b-day Happy birthday to youuuuuu. Happy birthday to youuuuuuuuuuuu! Happy Birthday, dear TJ... It's Thomas Jefferson's 269th birthday! Even if America's third president can't be here in...read more Apr 8th, 2012
FunStuff: Charlottesville events March 29 and beyondThe scent of a neighborhoodOne of Charlottesville's oldest neighborhoods, Belmont is known as one of its most colorful places as well. Now comes photographer Peter Krebs, a recent transplant from...read more Mar 26th, 2012
FunStuff: Charlottesville events March 22 and beyond Book feteThe Virginia Festival of the Book gets underway March 21, but there's still time to catch some bookish talks and readings, especially those off the beaten path. For instance, how has social...read more Mar 18th, 2012