This Just In

Videos of the Day – week of 4/21

4/21 – for Marathon & Patriot’s Day today in Boston: a new version of “Dream On” recorded in conjunction with an ESPN E:60 special that aired over the weekend.

4/22 – The new band Ex-Hex features a couple of familiar names…Mary Timony of Wild Flag & Helium indie-rock fame & also Betsy Wright, who used to be in the excellent Cville band The Fire Tapes.  Now she’s based in DC & touring the country with Ex-Hex, who release an album on Merge Records later this year…

4/23 – we just played the new Jack White track “Lazaretto” yesterday as the New Song of the Day at 2pm & then again on BTC last night…icymi – he recorded a version he called “The World’s Fastest Record” for Record Store Day this past Saturday.  From recording a live version to selling that very 7-inch record to a fan, the process took just under 4 hours at the Third Man complex in Nashville.  Here’s a recap…

4/24 – Remember Local H?  They are still around…here’s their alt-rockin’ take on Lorde’s “Team!”

4/25 – Lissie covers Drake, One Direction, Dylan, Judas Priest and even Danzig on her new EP!

 

 

Latest News

9 hours ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Education, Local

GA resolution to be presented Monday on Charlottesville 12 Day

Charlottesville City Schools Monday observes Charlottesville 12 Day for September 8, and a presentation of a General Assembly resolution honoring them happens that morning outside the Albemarle County Office Building at Preston and Ridge.

23 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

This year’s song of the summer is a ballad, not a banger. Here’s what that says about us

For the past 14 weeks and counting, the top Billboard spot has been held by a love ballad: Alex Warren's "Ordinary." As Berklee College of Music professor and forensic musicologist Joe Bennett notes, the February release is "a fair bit slower than the mean average for the Hot 100, or for a historical song of the summer."

1 day ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Education, Local, Surrounding Counties

Man wanted in Waynesboro for allegedly putting a firearm inside a student’s book bag

blue police lights

A student immediately told a teacher and an administrator that they knew who had done it.

1 day ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Lifestyle, Local

Charlottesville PrideFest hopes to bring together LGBTQ+ community

Charlottesville Pride will host its annual PrideFest at the Ting Pavilion this Saturday from 12:30-7:30 p.m.

1 day ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Local

Weekend lane closures on I-64 Albemarle bridges

bridge overpass

Watch for constricted lanes on I-64 through Albemarle County just outside the city for VDOT bridge safety inspections over the weekend between Pantops and Monticello.