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Tonight Bobby St. Ours will be playing at the Tea Bazaar.
And of course, Jeff Tweedy will play a sold-out show at the Paramount.

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UVA’s Pulse Comic Zine just put out their second issue. You can pick it up at a number of locations (Clemons, Alderman, Clark, Newcomb, Cabell, Atlas Comics, Mod, Black Cat, Roots Rock Reggae, Treasures Through Time, and St. Maartens), or you can download it from their website. It’s free!
Monkeyclaus posted live audio from [...]

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(the rapture)
Tonight The Rapture and Under The Influence of Giants will play at Starr Hill. If you like to dance, you will probably have fun.

After the show you can dance even more at Ready Steady Go, a mod dance party at Atomic Burrito with DJ Steve Richmond. It’s free and starts at 10pm.

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January 24th was the second anniversary of this website. I never imagined that this fun little hobby would become what it is now. Over the time that I’ve maintained this site, my love for Charlottesville, its music, and the people who make that music happen has grown exponentially. I’ve met so many [...]

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(tetsuo: the iron man)
Sunday night at DUST: Tetsuo: The Iron Man, possibly with live musical accompaniment by Doofgoblin. 8pm.
If you would like, you can check out an article that I wrote about The Bridge’s Winter Film Series in this week’s issue of The Declaration. Don’t forget to check out the next night of [...]

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(the ospreys)
Tonight The Ospreys will be at the Tea Bazaar.
Also, Rory Block will play at Gravity Lounge. (UPDATE: Thanks to James for pointing out that Joan Fenton will be opening for Rory.)
And Jollie Fille will play at Atomic Burrito.

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Here’s an e-mail interview that I conducted with Camera Obscura. I was hoping to post it before the show, but didn’t get it back in time. Enjoy.
Nailgun: Your latest record is called Let’s Get Out of This Country. How are shows in the US different from those in Scotland and the rest [...]

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Here are a few photos from Sunday’s Camera Obscura/Essex Green show. They aren’t great quality, but hopefully you’ll enjoy them nonetheless.
Camera Obscura:

Essex Green:

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The Hook has a great article by Lindsay Barnes about Rob Sheffield and his book Love Is A Mixtape. Here’s a quote:
“What’s still the same is that Charlottesville is a magnet for crackpots of various kinds,” says the man who launched a national writing career from Smallville.
“It’s the kind of place where you can [...]

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