Author: David McNair
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Music at the Main Street Annex: 1/24 to 2/7
Fri. January 24th Magnus Music Presents CORSAIR / HORSEFANG RED MONEY / EVERYONE DIES IN THE END Doors 9 pm 18 & Up $8 for 21 & Up $10 for Under 21 Genre(s): Metal / Heavy / Postrock Sat. January 25th Magnus Music and Silent Brothahood Present “STYLE VS SWAG” featuring DJ C-ROC and hosted by 91.9’s The Boombox VA DOE Doors 10 pm / 21 + $10…
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Music at Rapture: 1/22 to 2/5
Charlottesville Music Showcase PresentsWed. Jan. 22nd – The Shack Band (RVA) + Moby & The Dicks (Home)Genres(s): Rock / Country / Boogie Thurs. Jan. 23rd – Drop Ded RedGenre(s): Hip Hop / Top 40 / Dubstep / Remixes Sat. Jan. 25th – Le Feb @ R2Genre(s): House Jamz / Hip Hop Dane Alderson Trio January ResidencyMon. Jan. 27thGenre(s):…
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13 new shows at The Jefferson & The Southern just announced
Operation Freeflow Benefit Concert – To Assist The West Virginia Chemical Spill Cleanup & Recovery ft. Morgan O’Kane, Jon Stickley Trio, Dane Alderson Trio & After Jack WHERE: The Jefferson Theater WHEN: Saturday, January 25, 2014 – Doors 6:30 PM, Show 7:00 PM TICKET PRICE: $15 Advance / $15 Day Of Show ON SALE: On Sale Now Local…
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Vintage DTM: Main Street in the 1930s
This view of Main Street is from the base of Vinegar Hill, looking east on Main Street, in the 1930s. This is the west end of today’s Downtown Mall. If you go downtown and look closely at the second and third stories of many of the buildings on this part of the DTM you will…
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Prelude to MLK week: old-style gospel at Fellini’s #9, and more
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is January 20, but for days before and after, events across town and at UVA are being held to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy, including an afternoon of gospel at Fellini’s #9 on the DTM. Over at UVA, author and radio host Michael Eric Dyson, two-time NAACP Image Award winner, and…
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Prelude to MLK week: old-style gospel at Fellini’s #9, and more
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is January 20, but for days before and after, events across town and at UVA are being held to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy, including an afternoon of gospel at Fellini’s #9 on the DTM. Over at UVA, author and radio host Michael Eric Dyson, two-time NAACP Image Award winner, and…
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More knock, knock: NBC29 interviews accused Mall attackers
Just days after the DTM interviewed the accused Mall attackers, NBC29 follows suit.
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Knock, knock: men involved in Mall “beating” tell their side of the story
In an exclusive interview with the two men arrested and charged with assault in connection with a December 20 altercation on the Downtown Mall, which was initially portrayed as a “knock out” style attack for mere sport and entertainment by the alleged victims in the press and on Facebook, Malcolm Stevenson and Richard Spears offered…
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Vintage DTM: the old A & N building
A&N sat on the corner of 5th and E. Main for many decades, both before and after the construction of the downtown pedestrian mall. Once a two-story building, it fell victim to a 1968 fire at the M.C. Thomas Furniture store next door. The business would carry on for many more years and is seen…
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The DTM Launch Campaign: please show your support today!
Thank you to all those who have supported The DTM Launch Campaign. You’ve made it possible for me to create this website, and to cover stories like the recent Downtown Mall beating, which impacted our community on a national level. It’s certainly been a unique experience writing about such a story as a private citizen…