Something exciting is happening tonight; the first-ever edition of RADIO BISTRO, a Monday-night music-listening thing in the downstairs Bistro at the C&O. My friend and roommate Chris Hlad and I will be selecting the music from 10pm until 2am; it’s definitely not a dance party, more like a pleasant opportunity to enjoy great music while you are also enjoying great drinks and food. If it goes well, it may very likely become a regular thing.

The C&O is easily my favorite bar in town, in fact it is possibly one of my favorite locations in all of Virginia. The idea of DJ-ing there fills me with both a giddy glee and weird sort of anxious anticipation. I may be mistaken, but I’m fairly certain there has never been DJing at the C&O before, or at least not since I was old enough to hang out there. I’m mostly excited about the opportunity to play music in a setting that is neither late-night radio nor a dance party; I get to pick out all the other excellent songs that don’t really fit into either one of those niches. It’s the first thing I’ve done with Chris, but we spend a lot of time staying up late nights crushing 12-packs and discussing music in our kitchen, and I’m pretty certain our tastes should make for a pretty interesting mix. (Y’all know Chris, right? co-Director of the Parking Lot Movie, longterm resident of the Lot itself, former WTJU DJ, and a ubiquitous Charlottesville presence for many years… if you’ve lived here since the 90’s, there no way you don’t know Chris.) We’ll be playing everything from Jazz to Rockabilly to Post-Punk to Krautrock.

There’s no cover, and the C&O is serving from their late-night until 1:30. Come check it out, have a drink, and enjoy some good music. Your presence will help to assure the event’s success, both immediate and continued…