Reviews of the Nels Cline Performance

To follow up on the June 6th Nels Cline performance at The Paramount, be sure to check out these online reviews:

Audiozine writes an in-depth overview of the performance in which he states, “Although firmly grounded in jazz music, Nels Cline Singers utilized a variety of techniques that I associate more closely with various underground rock subgenres.”  You can download and listen to the full recording of the set by visiting Audiozine’s blog.

Brandon Wu also reviewed the show in Avant Music News, saying, ““You’re all very strange people” — that was Nels Cline’s introductory statement before his trio, the Nels Cline Singers, launched into the first of two blistering sets at The Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, Virginia on Friday, June 6.”

Post your own reviews of the Nels Cline Performance and let us know how you enjoyed the show!

TAGS: Nels Cline, Paramount Theater, Charlottesville,  live music, jazz, rock, guitar

How to Enjoy Charlottesville — Abigail Washburn

David Phillips posted a great list of places and things to enjoy in Charlottesville, listing the Paramount Theater as one of the top attractions in town.  What way to better experience the area than to come out to the Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet show, this Friday, June 27th at the Paramount?  See the full schedule of Paramount shows at the online calendar of events .

TAGS: Abigail Washburn, Sparrow Quartet, Paramount Theater, live music, Charlottesville

Abigail Washburn, Gruvr and Eventful Tools

For music enthusiasts, there are lots of cool widgets out there, but one that I really liked was Gruvr.  It has a feature that allows you to follow your favorite bands.  Also, Eventful has a tool that allows users to make “demands” for artists to play in their area, like this one for Abigail Washburn who will be performing at The Paramount Theater in Charlottesville on Friday, June 27th.

TAGS: abigail washburn, sparrow quartet, paramount theater, live music, indie music, folk music, gruvr, eventful

LOOK3 — Photographers, Photos, Paramount Theater

Last week, Look3, the Festival of the Photograph, took place on the historic Downtown Mall.  Charlottesville’s Paramount Theater was excited to host many talented and legendary artists for the festival, having served as a venue for the event. Overall, Look3 was a huge success that drew in photography enthusiasts, professional photographers, and emerging visionaries.

Several attendees have already begun to discuss the event on various blogs.  PodSquadHQ writes, “I’m still a little fried from this year’s activities (in a very good way) but I’m more inspired than I’ve been in years.” Another blogger, lilith, writes “Charlottesville enjoys creative license with its “splendid isolation,” and talent appears to be responsive to, if not appreciative of, its myriad cultural niches.”
Check out these and other comments about the Look3 at these blogs:
•    PodSquad
•    Maryland Institute College of Art and Photography
•    Festival of the Photograph
•    Kircher’s Conceit: A Photography Blog
•    Photography Weblog
•    cVillain.com

A few videos from the event have been posted to YouTube.  A video featuring comments from Co-Executive Director of Look3, Michael “Nick” Nichols, shows The Paramount, and various photos on display across the Mall. Another cool video to watch is Look3-Festival of the Photograph 2008.

Check out these images of the festival at The Paramount, taken and posted by brokensquare and tashistation.  They show the theater amidst the action.

I invite and encourage all of you to add these posts to your favorites and include more news here regarding Look3.  Many thanks go out to all of you who attended the event and for making it a success.  Be on the lookout for other events at The Paramount by visiting www.theparamount.net.

TAGS:  LOOK3, Paramount Theater, Photography, Charlottesville, Festival of the Photograph, Photo, Culture, Photos

Nels Cline Soundcheck

Before Nels Cline takes the stage this Friday night, he’s going to take the time to hang at The Paramount Theater with some of his fans. We’ll catch up with him as he wraps his early evening soundcheck, and then let you in on what went down. And debut our first guest bloggers, perhaps?

If you would like to hang with your favorite performers during future sound hecks, drop me a note at info@theparamount.net. Let me know which show(s) you’ll be attending.

All the best,

Kristen Gleason
Director of Marketing
The Paramount Theater
215 East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902

Guitar God Nels Cline at The Paramount Theater

The Paramount’s becoming the place in Charlottesville where Wilco members come to play. Jeff Tweedy did an amazing concert here in January 2007. Now Nels Cline, who amps up Wilco’s guitar power, brings his trio The Nels Cline Singers for a show tomorrow night. Make no mistake – there will be no singing involved. Instead, expect everything from shred to serene, rocked out by drummer Scott Amendola, bassist Devin Hoff, and the newly-annointed “Guitar God” himself (so saith Rolling Stone Magazine), Nels Cline.

At $25.50 it’s a steal, and a cool way (literally) to spend what is going to be a hot night in C-ville.

Enjoy the show!

Kristen Gleason
Director of Marketing
The Paramount Theater
215 East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902

Welcome to The Paramount Theater’s Blog!

Thanks for stopping by … we’re putting on a new online face for Charlottesville’s historic Paramount Theater, and we want you to be part of it.   For a while, “Welcome to your Paramount Theater” was a big catchphrase here.  This was never truer than with this blog.  We want to take you inside the walls and behind the scenes … from backstage to above the stage.  We’ll have all sorts of cool info about who’s playing and performing, what’s happening before and after shows, who’s behind the scenes, and how it all comes together.

There will posts written from my blue-green office on the 5th floor (with a nice view of the Wachovia building), but I’m not interested in being the only voice here.  Or having just my co-horts here chiming in.  We want you to write about the performing arts. To speak about your passions – music, dance, drama. Considering where we sit, that could mean classic film or architecture, or history, too.  We hope you’ll make suggestions, review shows on your own blogs, and talk about what you think of your experiences here.

Write us at info@theparamount.net … we’ll hook you up.

Many thanks,

Kristen Gleason
Director of Marketing
The Paramount Theater
215 East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902