Anyone who has spent a summer in Charlottesville knows that the city, though it may quiet down when students leave, continues on and provides residents with a multitude of fun activities: peach picking, wine tasting, and outdoor events on the downtown mall are only a few things that make spending a summer in Charlottesville a unique and memorable experience.
Long before Pitch Perfect, Glee, and The Sing-Off brought national attention to the wacky world of a cappella, this unique musical style had already amassed a dedicated fanbase at Mr. Jefferson’s University.
Start looking under the couch for loose change Wahoos, because fall is here and the Charlottesville concert scene is booming.
With looming finals dampening everyone’s spirits, it seems to be the perfect time to look ahead to a sunnier, more melodic season.
With looming finals dampening everyone’s spirits, it seems to be the perfect time to look ahead to a sunnier, more melodic season.
Believe it or not, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been around for a decade now. While most bands would have faded into obscurity since then, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs prove that they are more than capable of producing fresh, new music with the release of their new album, Mosquito, last Tuesday.
If you’re a true metal fan, you’ve likely been spending the last few weeks biting your fingernails with your Monthly Metal Allowance crinkling in your pocket while you anxiously scan The Cavalier Daily for my judgment of Killswitch Engage’s (KSE’s) latest album, ‘Disarm the Descent.’
The low-profile Charlotte Aitchison, who performs under the moniker Charli XCX and gained international popularity as the featured artist of Icona Pop’s anthemic “I Love It,” recently released her own studio debut, ‘True Romance,’ an album full of songs about love, relationships and partying.
From garage band kids to “kings of Coachella”, the members of Phoenix have come a long way since the turn of the millennium.
After the release of the thoroughly disappointing 2011 album ‘Mine is Yours’ and a subsequent two-year hiatus, Cold War Kids have finally returned with the release of their fourth studio album ‘Dear Miss Lonelyhearts.’ When the group debuted in 2004 they mesmerized fans powerful, yet fun singles like “Hang Me Up to Dry” and “Hospital Beds,” but efforts by the band since then have certainly tapered off. Fortunately, ‘Dear Miss Lonelyhearts’ helps build hope for what I had deemed to be a lost cause. Still, while the Long Beach, California based band seem to channel their best work on most of the record’s tracks, others seem as long and drawn-out as the Cold War itself.
Every summer needs a playlist to fit the mood of your long road trips, cramped plane flights, pool parties, and meadow picnics.
It’s April 20th and I am a deep sea diver. Instead of exploring the ocean for coins, I’m scouring an endless tangle of milk crates and dust-caked paper for a perfect find. I’m not blazed, but I am blazing a new trail at the sweet speed of 33 1/3 RPM. After all, it’s Record Store Day, an audiophile’s second Christmas.
‘Wheelhouse’ is Brad Paisley’s ninth studio album, but even after more than a decade of success in the country music world, Paisley is far from slowing down or stalling out.
In their new album ‘Pioneer,’ The Band Perry, a trio of siblings, has stepped out of their comfort zone and embraced an edgier sound.
The Generationals’ new album, ‘Heza,’ is easy on the ears, but maybe for that very reason falls somewhat short of expectations.
There are two songs called “Thriller” on my iPod. One is by the late King of Pop and the other is by Fall Out Boy — track one on 2007’s ‘Infinity on High.’ In that version, machine-gun drums and guitar chugs set the stage for Patrick Stump’s ethereal vocal range where he assures us that the band’s thoughts are precious, for “every dot-com’s refreshing for a journal update.” Six years later, that’s exactly what happened.
‘Wolf’ show’s Tyler’s vast improvement upon the ramshackle production techniques of his previous two albums, ‘Bastard’ and ‘Goblin.’
Break out your best set of headphones because post-dubstep act James Blake is back with his sophomore album, Overgrown.
We’ve reached the final stretch of spring semester. The Cavalier Daily is running this article in its penultimate week of production for the school year, and the ratio of schoolwork to productivity is seriously off-balance.
As a die-hard country music fan, I can’t even begin to explain how disappointed I am with Blake Shelton’s latest album, ‘Based on a True Story.’
