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More than two years after telegraphing their intentions, the leaders of Ivy’s Mount Cavalry Baptist Church have followed through and demolished their old sanctuary.
The Charlottesville Derby Dames lace up their skates and swarm the Carmike 6 parking lot at 7pm Friday night, October 2, for the opening of Whip It, Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut. Ellen Page, the girl from More… (0)
Canadian quartet Great Lake Swimmers put a new spin on folk-rock.For all the hype about the revamping of Americana tunes with an influx of indie-folk bands, the North American music scene is in no way limited to American artists– just ask Toronto-based folk rockers Great Lake Swimmers.
“Music shouldn’t have borders around it, but I’m very proud that Canada is doing so well with music right now,” says frontman Tony Dekker, little Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene sprites no doubt appearing in thought bubbles above his head. “I like to think there’s something uniquely Canadian More… (0)
Jay Pun and Morwenna Lasko reinterpret traditional acoustic sounds.Take traditional elements of Charlottesville’s music scene– Dave Matthews, bluegrass influences, the usual dedication and hard work– mash them together, and add in a violin. The resulting concoction is local guitar and violist duo Morwenna Lasko and Jay Pun, an ensemble that has unintentionally taken all aspects of C’ville’s musical legacy and reconstructed an innovative, funky sound.
“The first thing that comes to mind when you hear ‘acoustic guitar and violin’ is bluegrass,” guitarist Pun laughs. “But then they say to us, ‘How do you describe More… (0)
According to a report by online blog The Daily Beast following the recent gruesome murder of Yale grad student Annie Le, UVA is the seventh safest university in the country. The report analyzed more than 4,000 universities using 50 different criteria to arrive at a top 25 list. (2)
After more than a year sitting empty, the storefront on the east end of the Downtown Mall that used to house Order from Horder has a tenant. Signs announce BCreative is coming soon and tout “mostly funny stuff for under $10.” More… (0)
