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Highlights
Book review and Q&A: “So Much to Listen To: Kyle Gann’s No Such Thing as Silence,” BOMB Magazine blog, March 31, 2010
Live review: “Joanna Newsom and Jens Hannemann at the Jefferson Theater,” Tinymixtapes.com, March 30, 2010
Interview: “Nels Cline,” Indexmagazine.com, December 19, 2008
News: “Energy Scammers on the Prowl in Bushwick,” BushwickBK.com, December 17, 2008
Interview: “Marnie Stern,” Tinymixtapes.com, November 10, 2008
Feature article: “No missing out” - At South by Southwest, unexpected ear candy, C-VILLE Weekly, August 26, 2008
Live review: “Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at John Paul Jones Arena,” C-VILLE Weekly, May 6, 2008
News: “CVS near deal for Plan 9, Satellite space,” C-VILLE Weekly, April 22, 2008
Album review: “Volume One by She & Him,” C-VILLE Weekly, April 8, 2008
Interview: “Alvin Lucier,” The Declaration, September 21, 2006
Features
“Poster Boy: Michael Anderson” [PDF] - Ins & Outs Magazine, May 26, 2009
“Slanted and Enchanted” - Animals, airwaves, and other adventures that tilted my perspective on Charlottesville music, C-VILLE Weekly, July 1, 2008
“We’re with the bands” - Laying out local music, A-Z, C-VILLE Weekly, April 15, 2008
“Band on the run” - Touring with Charlottesville’s next big thing, C-VILLE Weekly, February 12, 2008
“C’ville hip-hop R.I.P.?” - How gunplay shut down the local scene…again, C-VILLE Weekly, December 18, 2007 [Contributed reporting]
“On the road (with Wilco)” - Local songstress Shannon Worrell recalls touring with Tweedy and Co., C-VILLE Weekly, October 16, 2007
“Off track?” - In the wake of the record industry’s action against seven UVA students for illegal downloading, local music insiders put their spin on what it means for music fans, C-VILLE Weekly, September 4, 2007 [Contributed reporting]
“Iron man” - Trying to get fit, C-VILLE Weekly, August 7, 2007
“Keyed up” - Matthew Burtner’s students marry computers and instruments for a sound that’s neither digital nor instrumental, C-VILLE Weekly, May 22, 2007
“Remembering the Scene: Four Years Full of Rock,” The Declaration, April 26, 2007
“WTJU: Still More Indie Than You,” The Declaration, April 12, 2007
“Noise will be Noise,” The Declaration, February 8, 2007
“Making Space for Art,” The Declaration, January 25, 2007
“Amplify Your Mind,” The Declaration, September 14, 2006
“Showtime in C’ville,” The Declaration, August 31, 2006
“Matthew Burtner’s Alaskan Musical Journey,” The Declaration, August 24, 2006
C-VILLE Feedback Music Column
“Mousing around” - Tom Peloso talks about joining Modest Mouse, touring with R.E.M. and good times with the Hackensaws,” C-VILLE Weekly, June 24, 2008
“Pluckin’ good” - Pokey LaFarge revisits his musical roots in Charlottesville,” C-VILLE Weekly, June 17, 2008
“Summer in the city” - The Charlottesville Municipal Band takes its annual concert series to the Paramount, C-VILLE Weekly, June 10, 2008
“Telecaster roadmaster” - Bill Kirchen brings his honky-tonk hammer to Crozet, C-VILLE Weekly, June 3, 2008
“A not-so-new dawn fades” - After four years at Outback Lodge, The Dawning searches for a new venue again, C-VILLE Weekly, May 27, 2008
“Goodbye, Satellite” - A fond farewell to Charlottesville’s eclectic concert hall, C-VILLE Weekly, May 20, 2008
“RQ readies for Blowoff” - Bob Mould and Richard Morel kick start R2’s new gay dance night, C-VILLE Weekly, May 13, 2008
“Waltzing O’Connor” - An American fiddler’s epic musical journey makes a stop at the Paramount on May 9, C-VILLE Weekly, May 6, 2008
“Going electric” - The Travis Elliott Band plugs in, plays out and plans to record, C-VILLE Weekly, April 29, 2008
“Coming together” - Area orchestras align for Gustav Holst’s The Planets, C-VILLE Weekly, April 22, 2008
“Working hard for the Big Easy” - The Preservation Hall Jazz Band carries on New Orleans’ rich musical traditions, C-VILLE Weekly, April 15, 2008
“21st century troubadour” - Colin Meloy covers Sam Cooke, wishes for chickens, brings family along for the ride, C-VILLE Weekly, April 8, 2008
“Taste tested” - Pietasters frontman Steve Jackson talks about backing James Brown and keeping it real 18 years and running, C-VILLE Weekly, April 1, 2008
“Are they not MEN?” - Le Tigre’s Johanna Fateman and JD Samson help take back the night, C-VILLE Weekly, March 25, 2008
“What would Django do?” - Rick Olivarez talks rock, Tuesday nights at C&O and his trio’s upcoming record, C-VILLE Weekly, March 18
“In the key of change” - Shake-ups in the local music world, environmental “hybrid-rock” and sweet Dewdrops, C-VILLE Weekly, March 11
“Peelander-Z from outer space” - Punk may be dead, but what about “Japanese action comic punk”?, C-VILLE Weekly, March 4
“Vibrant voices” - Huun-Huur-Tu will let Tuvan folk tunes shine at Gravity Lounge, C-VILLE Weekly, February 26
“Rockabilly around the clock” - Richmond’s Wrenn Mangum channels Elvis and more, C-VILLE Weekly, February 19
“Kick out the (gypsy) jams!” - Globe hopping and punk rocking with the Luminescent Orchestrii, C-VILLE Weekly, February 12
“Come on, get irie” - Reggae night returns to the Outback Lodge, celebrates Marley’s birthday, C-VILLE Weekly, February 5, 2008″
“When things get Harry” - Harry Faulkner recalls playing with Boyd Tinsley, strums his guitar again, C-VILLE Weekly, January 29, 2008
“Fired up” - The Fiery Furnaces campaign on platform of ’70s synths and heavier rhythms, C-VILLE Weekly, January 22, 2008
“The charm of C’ville” - Rob Sheffield talks music, Charlottesville and their many intersections, C-VILLE Weekly, January 15, 2008
“Flying solo” - Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner talks about touring on his own, egg timers and Yo La Tengo, C-VILLE Weekly, January 8, 2008
“Heart of steel” - Metal man Miljenko Matijevic celebrates the grand opening of his Downtown recording studio, C-VILLE Weekly, January 1, 2008
“What’s Cookin’?” - Blues wiz Eli Cook finishes strong in ‘07, kicks off ‘08 with Hendrix covers, C-VILLE Weekly, December 25, 2007
“Hark! The Oratorio Society sings” - L. Thomas Vining and company warm up for their Paramount holiday concert, C-VILLE Weekly, December 18, 2007
“Candy land” - Keith Morris beams up a wealth of local talent for his whimsical debut, C-VILLE Weekly, December 11, 2007
“Playing nice” - The Nice Jenkins record in Esmont, rock up the East Coast, C-VILLE Weekly, December 4, 2007
“Trilling sounds” - The “seriously joyous” melodies of the UVA Klezmer Ensemble, C-VILLE Weekly, November 27, 2007
“Good times with old time” - Jamming the night away with C-FOOT, C-VILLE Weekly, November 20, 2007
“Keytar heroes” - Straight Punch to the Crotch conquers evil, spreads love, C-VILLE Weekly, November 13, 2007
“Fitting the Mould” - The former Hüsker Dü frontman brings his guitar and a new concert DVD, C-VILLE Weekly, November 6, 2007
“Animated sound” - Brendan Canty performs live soundtracks at the Film Fest, C-VILLE Weekly, October 30, 2007
“On beat” - Robert Jospé and Kevin Davis’ World Beat Workshop wows Jack Jouett students, C-VILLE Weekly, October 23, 2007
“Get bent” - Rock ‘n’ roll or mariachi-style, 6 Day Bender packs a punch, C-VILLE Weekly, October 16, 2007
“Live and local” - From theaters to bars, Charlottesville’s musical talent spreads its feathers, C-VILLE Weekly, October 9, 2007
“Road trip!” - Feedback finds Charlottesville music in NYC, C-VILLE Weekly, October 2, 2007
“Death and destruction” - Christopher King talks about his new compilation of tragic folk songs, C-VILLE Weekly, September 25, 2007
“Full Circle” - Finnish rockers return to town with new sounds, C-VILLE Weekly, September 18, 2007
“Dance dance revolution” - AudioRapture: husband, dad and DJ, C-VILLE Weekly, September 11, 2007
“Striking chords” - Leaving the noise behind, Oakley Hall’s Pat Sullivan reaches ecstasy with twangy tunes, C-VILLE Weekly, September 4, 2008
“Almost famous” - Is Sparky’s Flaw set to be the next big thing?, C-VILLE Weekly, August 28, 2007
“Rocking in the 21st century” - Peter Frampton talks about Harrison, Bowie, Death Cab, C-VILLE Weekly, August 21, 2007
“Spinning into orbit” - Freaking out over local music fests, C-VILLE Weekly, August 14, 2007
“Strings and things” - Extended forecast: the Chamber Music Festival and the weather in Negativland, C-VILLE Weekly, August 7, 2007
“An Apple a day” - Nickel Creek talks about touring with Fiona, C-VILLE Weekly, July 31, 2007
“Bang a gong” - What’s going on with Gamelan, the Drip Society and Brian Jones?, C-VILLE Weekly, July 24, 2007
“The gospel of headbanging” - This Means You releases its debut LP and play Outback Lodge, C-VILLE Weekly, July 17, 2007
“Getting in with the un-crowd” - Richard Buckner’s formula for easy listening, C-VILLE Weekly, July 10, 2007
Reviews
“Joanna Newsom and Jens Hannemann at the Jefferson Theater,” Tinymixtapes.com, March 30, 2010
“Two Tributes to Jack Rose,” BOMB Magazine blog, February 26, 2010
“Alpha Centauri EP - Corsair,” C-VILLE Weekly, February 9, 2010
“Split 7″ - Invisible Hand and The Alphabet,” C-VILLE Weekly, December 22, 2009
“Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby,” C-VILLE Weekly, October 20, 2009
“Sharon Van Etten and Meg Baird at Joe’s Pub,” Tinymixtapes.com, September 10, 2009
“Underwater Peoples Late Summer Showcase at Market Hotel,” Tinymixtapes.com, August 22, 2009
“Rhys Chatham’s A Crimson Grail for 200 Electric Guitars and Liquid Liquid at Damrosch Park Bandshell,” Tinymixtapes.com, August 8, 2009
“Fiery Furnaces at Le Poisson Rouge,” Tinymixtapes.com, June 11, 2009
“Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and Old Calf at Fry Springs Beach Club,” Tinymixtapes.com, May 27, 2009
“Losing Sleep by Parachute,” C-VILLE Weekly, May 19, 2009
“Antony and the Johnsons at Town Hall,” Tinymixtapes.com, February 24, 2009
“Spectre Folk, Kurt Vile, MV & EE, Pink Reason and Christian DeRoeck at Monster Island,” Tinymixtapes.com, January 26, 2009
“A Funk Carnival at Market Hotel”, BushwickBK.com, January 13, 2009
“Butthole Surfers and Black Dice at Warsaw,” Tinymixtapes.com, January 6, 2009
“Dance Like A Speaker by Abel Okugawa,” C-VILLE Weekly, December 16, 2008
“Cinema 16: A Psychedelic Occurence,” BushwickBK.com, November 24, 2008
“Baltimore Round Robin: Eyes Night at Le Poisson Rouge,” Tinymixtapes.com, November 19, 2008
“Dinosaurs Spit Poison in Tribute to Crichton,” BushwickBK.com, November 18, 2008
“Of Montreal and Love Is All at Roseland Ballroom,” Tinymixtapes.com, November 7, 2008
“Gibson/KEXP Showcase Rocks 2008 CMJ Music Marathon,” Gibson.com, October 27, 2008
“James Jackson Toth and the Duchess and the Duke at Gravity Lounge,” Tinymixtapes.com, August 29, 2008
“Yellow Crystal Star with Dickhearse: A Discourse on Dick Horse and Myceum at The Bridge,” C-VILLE Weekly, June 17, 2008
“We Are Star Children by Straight Punch to the Crotch,” C-VILLE Weekly, June 10, 2008
“Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at John Paul Jones Arena,” C-VILLE Weekly, May 6, 2008
“Split 7″ by Worn in Red and Benard,” C-VILLE Weekly, April 29, 2008
“Volume One by She & Him,” C-VILLE Weekly, April 8, 2008
“S/T by Six Day Bender,” C-VILLE Weekly, April 1, 2008
“Paleface with Ilad, David Shultz and the Skyline and Birdlips at the Tea Bazaar,” C-VILLE Weekly, February 26, 2008
“The Fiery Furnaces, with Tapeworms and Ki:Theory at Satellite Ballroom,” C-VILLE Weekly, January 29, 2008
“Six Organs of Admittance and Grand Banks at the University of Virginia Chapel,” Tinymixtapes.com, January 25, 2008
“Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and the Ivan Milev Band at Satellite Ballroom,” Tinymixtapes.com, January 18, 2008
“Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo by Rivers Cuomo,” C-VILLE Weekly, December 25, 2007
“Direct Transmissions from the Hunab Ku by Galactic Core,” C-VILLE Weekly, December 11, 2007
“The Gentle Laxative Demonstration EP” by Truman Sparks,” C-VILLE Weekly, November 20, 2007
“Bubbalon By Bass: Adventures in Entropy by David Grant,” C-VILLE Weekly, November 13, 2007
“Man Mountain Jr., with the Kings of Belmont at Satellite Ballroom,” C-VILLE Weekly, November 6, 2007
“S/T by Horsefang,” C-VILLE Weekly, October 30, 2007
“Bob Log III, with The 40 Boys and The Corndawg at Outback Lodge,” C-VILLE Weekly, October 9, 2007
“Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival at Old Cabell Hall,” C-VILLE Weekly, September 18, 2007
“Into Surrender by Chris Jameson,” C-VILLE Weekly, September 11, 2007
“Zion Crossroads by Corey Harris,” C-VILLE Weekly, September 4, 2007
“Captain Ahab, with Doofgoblin at Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar,” C-VILLE Weekly, August 28, 2007
“Truman Sparks, with Pterodactyl and the Cinnamon Band at Saxx Jazz and Blues Lounge,” C-VILLE Weekly, August 21, 2007
“Negativland at Satellite Ballroom,” C-VILLE Weekly, August 14, 2007
“The Broken String by Bishop Allen,” C-VILLE Weekly, July 31, 2007
“Sweet Crude Bill and The Lighthouse Nautical Society, with Accordion Death Squad at Outback Lodge,” C-VILLE Weekly, July 24, 2007
“Super Taranta by Gogol Bordello,” C-VILLE Weekly, July 17, 2007
“The Screaming Infidels at Fellini’s #9,” C-VILLE Weekly, June 26, 2007
“Battles, with Ostinato at Satellite Ballroom,” C-VILLE Weekly, June 19, 2007
“Animal Collective, with Sir Richard Bishop at Satellite Ballroom,” C-VILLE Weekly, June 5, 2007
“Questing Through Chaos by Kate Starr,” C-VILLE Weekly, May 15, 2007
“Worn in Red, with Thunderlip and Fred Gable at Tokyo Rose,” C-VILLE Weekly, April 24, 2007
“Road Does Not End by Meghan Eckman,” The Declaration, April 19, 2007
“Infinite Delay by Graboids,” The Declaration, April 12, 2007
“Trans Am, Zombi and Psychic Paramount: Traveling Through Time and Space,” Monkeyclaus.com, April 11, 2007
“Folk Music for the End of the World by Various Artists,” C-VILLE Weekly, April 10, 2007
“The Hackensaw Boys, with Jim Waive & the Young Divorcees, and Casa de Chihuahua at Starr Hill,” C-VILLE Weekly, April 3, 2007
“Aa and DoZ: Building Momentum,” Monkeyclaus.com, March 20, 2007
“Explosions in the Sky with The Paper Chase and Eluvium at Starr Hill,” C-VILLE Weekly, March 20, 2007
“Jandek at the Firehouse Theater,” The Declaration, March 15, 2007
“Ostinato with Red Wizard and Horsefang at Outback Lodge,” C-VILLE Weekly, March 6, 2007
“Children Running Through by Patty Griffin,” C-VILLE Weekly, February 20, 2007
“Swedish Auto by Derek Sieg and Tyler Davidson,” The Declaration, November 2, 2006
“Islands at Satellite Ballroom,” The Declaration, October 18, 2006
“Drum’s Not Dead by Liars,” The Declaration, April 13, 2006
News Writing
“Energy Scammers on the Prowl in Bushwick,” BushwickBK.com, December 17, 2008
“Dave Koehn is new ‘Voice of the Cavaliers,’” C-VILLE Weekly, July 1, 2008
“Three Cavs drafted for MLB,” c-ville.com, June 6, 2008
“Meals on Wheels feels pressure at the pump,” c-ville.com, June 6, 2008
“Man charged with murder of 11-year-old on 6 1/2 Street,” c-ville.com, June 3, 2008
“Bo Diddley, recent Paramount performer, dies at 79,” c-ville.com, June 2, 2008
“My Morning Jacket slated for Pavilion in September,” c-ville.com, May 8, 2008
“Modest Mouse coming to town,” c-ville.com, May 6, 2008
“CVS officially coming to the Corner,” c-ville.com, April 29, 2008
“CVS near deal for Plan 9, Satellite space,” C-VILLE Weekly, April 22, 2008
“Corner owner confirms CVS interest,” C-VILLE Weekly, March 11, 2008
“UVA underground,” C-VILLE Weekly, August 21, 2007
Interviews
“So Much to Listen To: Kyle Gann’s No Such Thing as Silence,” BOMB Magazine blog, March 31, 2010
“Nels Cline,” Indexmagazine.com, December 19, 2008
“Marnie Stern,” Tinymixtapes.com, November 10, 2008
“Vashti Bunyan,” The Declaration, February 1, 2007
“Alvin Lucier,” The Declaration, September 21, 2006
“The Wrens,” The Declaration, September 15, 2005