So I got to thinking that it would be really cool if we could get cvilleMUSE readers to share their concert photographs with the rest of the world. So let’s give it a shot and see what happens. For all the details on submitting your photos for publication on cvilleMUSE…. » Read More
I pulled out an old Peter Case album just to refresh my memory. Case is a fantastic songwriter who is highly respected in some circles, but remains virtually unknown in others. I’ve got FlyingSaucer Blues in the CD player right now. If you’re so inclined, check out track 2: “Cool Drink O’ Water”, track 4: “Walking Home Late.”, and track 11: “This Could Be The One”. I’m sure you can find a preview somewhere on the interweb.
Or you could check him out in person, as Peter Case stops by the Gravity Lounge tonight. Case’s most recent album Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John received a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Folk Album. The talented Nathan Moore from over in Staunton, VA opens. Show time is 7:30pm. Cost is $15.
And that’s just the tip of the proverbial iceberg… » Read More
Live Arts just did a major redesign of their website. They’ve incorporated a lot of new features such as a blog (with commentary!), an AJAX side bar (that’s fancy stuff for non-technical people), sharing features and a whole lot more. Go check out their site and let us know what you think.
So I got this crazy idea. You guys may not like this at all. Or you may really dig it. In many ways cvilleMUSE is an experiment…an experiment in connectivity and expression on art and place. So let’s see how well we connect the dots.
I think we should make a mix tape. The first cvilleMUSE mix tape.
Here’s how it works. I’ll begin the mix tape with a song, which I’ll post in video form after the break. Then it’s your job to chose Song #2. First one in, gets the next song. But here’s the catch. You have to tell us why the song you chose should follow the song before it. And we need a video for the song because it’s really the only way the casual reader can follow along. Just add the URL to your comment so that I can embed it on the post.
Then we move on to Song #3. Same thing. First one in, why you chose the song, and a video URL. Then Song #4, Song #5, etc. This first mix we’ll use as a test run. So only 10 songs total. At the end, we’ll have a page of songs with videos on a single post. Our first mix tape. Who wants to play? I’ll start… » Read More
In the Heights was nominated for 13 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical. The revival of South Pacific was not far behind with 11 nominations, including Best Revival of a Musical. In the Heights creatively combines Latin music with several vignettes about life in Washington Heights for Latinos. As a landmark musical in theater history, South Pacific joins other Broadway classics, Gypsy, Grease, and Sunday in the Park with George in the Best Revival of a Musical category.
For many students today, Poe Alley is simply a well-traveled route on the way to class or back home to their dorms. For tourists it is just one of countless opportunities to stop and take a snapshot of the beauty of UVA’s well-manicured grounds. But for Taylor Harris, the author of the recently published essay The Veil, the sights, sounds, and feel of Poe Alley represents something that is not so apparent to the naked eye.
I’ve painted a lot of pictures. Always using models, still lifes or photographs. I still had never painted en plein air (means “in the fresh air”) until last Friday.
May 15: Song of the Day. The Band–The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
With all this talk of Newman’s soon to be created rock movie/tv series (in case you haven’t been following along, you can jump into the conversation here) and then Dolly’s mention of The Band’s magnificent Last Waltz (another thread you can follow here) I thought we’d explore the finer points of music documentaries and music-related films and see if we could come up with a definitive list of “must sees”.
A couple of the first music films I remember watching back in high school were R.E.M.’s Tour Film, which followed the Athens, Georgia quartet through their Green World Tour in the late 80’s, U2’s Rattle and Hum, filmed after the release of Joshua Tree and chronicled the band’s journey through America and its music, and of course who didn’t, at one time or another, pop Pink Floyd’s The Wall into the VCR?
[On a somewhat related note: Quick show of hands. Who here, besides myself, has cued up the Dark Side of the Moon album and the film The Wizard of Oz with somewhat disappointing results?]
Depending on your tastes in music and your love of film, we could come up with quite a list. Here are a few of my personal favorites: » Read More
Here’s one for fans of jazz, acoustic music, and masterful guitar playing as the Gravity Lounge welcomes The Frank Vignola Quintet to Charlottesville on Thursday, May 15.
Frank Vignola, who also happens to be the guitarist for the David Grisman Quintet, has received rave reviews from audiences, peers, and critics alike. Guitar legend Les Paul named Vignola as one of his Five Most Admired Guitarists” and Modern Guitars Magazine had this to say:
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“Vignola lives in a music world without boundaries. He and his group dial into …music from all over the planet and wrestle, cajole, and seduce it into a harmonious and sometimes quirky melting pot.”
Show time is at 7:30pm this evening and admission price is $20. For more on the Frank Vignola Quintet and for a taste of the band’s sound….
On January 30, 1969, The Beatles, accompanied by Billy Preston on electric piano, made their last public concert appearance together as a band. The performance was entirely unannounced and took place on the rooftop of Apple Records. They performed five songs before the whole thing was shut down by the police. Here’s the first of those final five songs, “Get Back” from the band’s final album Let It Be.
Get Back by The Beatles
Personally I don’t know that I’ve ever witnessed a completely unannounced show. » Read More
The Charlottesville Music Showcase presents an evening of turntable wizardry and hip-hop at Rapture on Wednesday, May 14 featuring the Duck Brothers, DJ Ill Skill, and DJ 3rd Degree. This “Night of Spinning” kicks off at 10pm. There is no cover. Must be 21+.
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Keeping it in the spinning turntable vein, check out the video after the jump featuring Cut Chemist in the animated short piece for “Spat”. All the sounds you hear are a tapped conversation between two turntable decks, which kinda of blows my simple, one record at a time, mind. Enjoy.
I pulled out an old Peter Case album just to refresh my memory. Case is a fantastic songwriter who is highly respected in some circles, but remains virtually unknown in others. I’ve got Flying Saucer Blues in the CD player right now. If you’re so inclined, check out track 2: “Cool Drink O’ Water”, track 4: “Walking Home Late.”, and track 11: “This Could Be The One”. I’m sure you can find a preview somewhere on the interweb. 
So I got this crazy idea. You guys may not like this at all. Or you may really dig it. In many ways cvilleMUSE is an experiment…an experiment in connectivity and expression on art and place. So let’s see how well we connect the dots. 
